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Camp Mystic reopening faces urgent safety plan denial.
A ​Texas judge has upheld a temporary restraining order preventing Camp Mystic from using or altering buildings and grounds where 27 campers and counselors died in a catastrophic flood. Situación en el...
Christopher Blake
04/27/2026 Online
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Wichita Falls Times Record News
Texas lawmakers to discuss fatal July 4 floods. Here when, how to watch
April 27, 2026, 7:10 a.m. CT Over the course of the past year, ​Texas state ​lawmakers have been investigating the fatal July 4, 2025, floods that claimed over 130 lives, including those of 27 young girls...
Mateo Rosiles
04/27/2026 Online
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Houston Public Media
Can you still legally buy consumable hemp products in Texas? Here’s where things stand
...Vineyards in Meadow. (Molly Ashford | Harvest Public Media) Recreational marijuana is not legal in ​Texas, but you can still buy THC. Federal ​legislation passed in 2018 allowed ​Texas farmers to start growing...
Ron Corning, Miranda Suarez
04/27/2026 Online
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WFAA ABC 8 Dallas
Wise County officials begin cleanup, declare disaster after deadly tornado ripped through Runaway Bay
...afternoon, Wise County officials issued a local disaster declaration for the county and called on Gov. ​Greg Abbott to issue a disaster declaration for the county, too, the release states. The declarations will...
Rachel Behrndt
04/27/2026 Online
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KWTX (CBS) 10 (Waco)
San Augustine honors Revolutionary War veteran with patriot grave marking ceremony
...one will care to come and remember us." Jalam Lewis, the deputy district director for Congressman ​Nathaniel Moran, said the event was a way to show support for Texas values and history. "The values of faith,...
Alivia Hartpence
04/27/2026 Online
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City of Houston eGovernment Center
Mayor John Whitmire's Statement on Termination of HPD Officer
City of Houston Has Zero Tolerance for Racism April 24, 2026 -- Mayor ​John Whitmire released the following statement regarding the termination of Houston Police Officer Ashley Gonzalez: "The comments...
04/27/2026 Online
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My Paris Texas
North Texas Rep. Pat Fallon running to lead GOP on influential House Oversight Committee
Separately, Amarillo Rep. ​Ronny Jackson is considering a bid for the top Republican spot on the House Armed Services Committee in the next Congress. Rep. ​Pat Fallon , R-Sherman, is running to be the top...
Trey Wright
04/27/2026 Online
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Texas Tribune
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Republican runoff: Who is running for Place 3 and what to know
...online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Illustration by Fernando Alvarez Gonzalez/The ​Texas Tribune. Source image: Johnathan Johnson for The ​Texas Tribune Sign up for The Brief, The ​Texas Tribune’s...
María Méndez, Alex Nguyen
04/27/2026 Online
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Texas Tribune
Meet the mayor of a tiny Texas town who wants to limit how cities can govern
...co-published with WFAA and ProPublica as part of an initiative to report on how power is wielded in ​Texas. In February, ​Texas Attorney General ​Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit accusing Dallas officials of failing...
Jason Trahan, Tanya Eiserer
04/27/2026 Online
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Fort Worth Report
Feds, state squeeze Fort Worth hemp shops toward brink
...heroin. The administration’s loosening does not decriminalize marijauna for recreational use. "In ​Texas, our options have been systematically narrowed to the point of near-extinction," said Stinnett, owner...
The Fwr Staff
04/26/2026 Online
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Collin Times
Congressman Keith Self introduces FAITH Act to address religious financial coercion
Keith Self, U.S. Representative for ​Texas from District 3 Congressman ​Keith Self introduced the Freedom Against Imposed Theology Harms (FAITH) Act on Apr. 20, which aims to prevent financial penalties...
K. R. Myers
04/26/2026 Online
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Corpus Christi Sun
Senator Adam Hinojosa highlights community events across South Texas
...Corpus Christi Community Church in the London area, joining representatives from State Representative ​Todd Hunter’s office, the City of Corpus Christi, and Nueces County. Thank you to the London https://t.co/0ct8MyK69h"....
A. R. Barajas
04/26/2026 Online
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Centroplex News
Hillary Hickland discusses municipal elections and education in recent posts
...school’s strong emphasis on community service & volunteering. Huge thanks to the guides for an" Hickland succeeded ​Hugh Shine as representative for Texas’s 55th House district after being elected in 2025.
U. W. Merriman
04/26/2026 Online
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Amarillo Gazette
Congressman Ronny Jackson’s office announces April mobile office hours in Texas communities
The Office of Congressman ​Ronny Jackson announced on April 16 that staff will hold mobile office hours in several Texas communities throughout April. The sessions, which do not require an appointment, are...
C. L. Taylor
04/26/2026 Online
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San Antonio Current
Federal judges order pause of Egyptian family’s deportation after ICE re-arrested
...congressional Democrats. "This is outrageous and undermines the rights of every American," U.S. Rep. ​Greg Casar, an Austin Democrat, posted on X. He noted that if the administration can "ignore a court order...
The Texas Tribune, Propublica, Lomi Kriel
04/26/2026 Online
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