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KWTX (CBS) 10 (Waco)
Camp Mystic in Texas files for bankruptcy after catastrophic floods killed 28 people
PREVIOUS REPORTING: The directors of Camp Mystic, a ​Texas summer camp where 27 campers and counselors died in a flood on July 4, 2025, testified Tuesday. (CNN, POOL VIA KVUE, MORE) Published: Jun. 24,...
Associated Press
06/24/2026 Online
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Amarillo Gazette
Ronny Jackson addresses local tragedy and national media issues in recent tweets
U.S. Rep. ​Ronny Jackson representing Texas' 13th Congressional District ​Ronny Jackson, U.S. Congressman representing Texas’s 13th district, posted a series of tweets between June 19 and June 21, 2026,...
M. E. Blevins
06/24/2026 Online
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Amarillo Gazette
Ronny Jackson highlights local initiatives and national policy wins for Texas’s 13th district
U.S. Rep. ​Ronny Jackson representing ​Texas' 13th Congressional District ​Ronny Jackson, U.S. Congressman representing ​Texas’s 13th district since 2021, recently posted a series of updates on social media...
M. H. Wills
06/24/2026 Online
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Houston Public Media
Texas leaders are asking data centers how much water they use. Most aren’t responding
A member of the public wears a "Don't data center my ​Texas" pin on the back of their hat while waiting for the Natural Resource Committee to convene on June 23, 2026. Data centers need a lot of water and...
Alejandra Martinez
06/24/2026 Online
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KRIV Fox (Houston)
New World screwworm cases rise to 19 as Texas expands livestock quarantines
...flesh-eating New World screwworm parasite have risen to 19, with 18 in Texas and one in New Mexico. Governor ​Greg Abbott has activated the state's Emergency Operations Center and implemented strict animal movement...
Amber Kite
06/24/2026 Online
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KWBU Public Radio
As New World screwworm reaches Texas, Trump officials race to breed more sterile flies
...New World screwworm and had kept it at bay for months before the first case was confirmed in a South ​Texas calf in early June. As senators asked whether the U.S. Department of Agriculture needed further...
Texas Public Radio
06/24/2026 Online
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Texas Public Radio
Cornyn and Crockett remain top skeptics of their party’s U.S. Senate nominees after primary losses
Published June 24, 2026 at 6:39 AM CDT Mark Felix and Joel Angel Juarez for The ​Texas Tribune U.S. Rep. ​Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas, and U.S. Sen. ​John Cornyn This week when Democrats meet at their state...
Kayla Guo | The Texas Tribune
06/24/2026 Online
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Gilmer Mirror
Texas lawmakers want fixes to statewide voter registration system ahead of midterms
...nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Sign up for Votebeat ​Texas’ free newsletters here. ​Texas lawmakers on Tuesday asked the ​Texas Secretary of State’s Office for...
06/24/2026 Online
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Dublin Citizen
State Reps weigh in on 765KV project
...County Courthouse. Preliminary routes for the five-stage process totaling hundreds of miles across ​Texas have been identified, and the Public Utility Commission is set to identify the final route in mid-August....
06/24/2026 Online
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WOAI
Talarico's 'I Hate Christianity' Comment Resurfaces in Senate Race
A years-old podcast interview is creating new political headaches for U.S. Senate candidate ​James Talarico. In the 2021 interview, Talarico said he thinks of himself as "a Christian who hates Christianity,"...
06/24/2026 Online
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Gilmer Mirror
Texas officials say rodents and other small wildlife could be to blame for New World Screwworm infestations
...Animal Health Commission every day, Dinges said during the committee hearing last week. State Rep. ​Ryan Guillen, a Republican from Rio Grande City who chairs the committee, asked whether it would be logical...
Berenice Garcia
06/24/2026 Online
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Gilmer Mirror
Congressional panel demands Travis County DA’s records on immigration prosecution
...immigration officials. A letter from three Republican members of the committee on Monday, including Rep. ​Chip Roy of Austin, asked Garza to provide the panel with all of his office’s communications with Immigrations...
Ayden Runnels
06/24/2026 Online
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KXOF-TV Fox 39 - Laredo
Texas Flood: Texas Lawmakers Release Report On Camp Mismanagement During Flood Emergency
In recent months, ​Texas lawmakers conducted an extensive investigation into the management failures at Cap Mystic summer camp during a severe flood emergency. The resulting report detailed alarming deficiencies...
Fox Rgv
06/23/2026 Online
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San Antonio Report
Majority of San Antonio City Council opposes canceling Ye Alamodome concert
...should not allow Ye to play in the Alamodome, a city-owned facility. "If he was performing at Fiesta ​Texas or Sea World, that’s one thing. This is a city funded facility and I think, of all days, my goodness,...
Tpr, Joey Palacios
06/23/2026 Online
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KXXV (ABC) 25 (Waco)
Central Texas residents testify at state capitol on data center water
Posted CENTRAL ​TEXAS (KXXV) — Central ​Texas residents joined others from across the state at the capitol to testify about water usage by data centers, as state agencies acknowledged they have limited information...
Mariah Williams
06/23/2026 Online
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KRIV Fox (Houston)
State Senator warns Homestead Exemption cheaters to stop or else
...more with a crackdown on those fraudulently claiming the benefit is coming. The Brief State Senator ​Paul Bettencourt warning property owners of consequences for illegally claiming Homestead Exemption Warning...
Greg Groogan
06/23/2026 Online
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KVII ABC 7 (Amarillo)
Abortion pill debate returns to Texas Capitol as lawmakers review new law
Mifepristone tables. (AP File Photo) Comment on this story0Comment AUSTIN, ​Texas — The debate over access to abortion pills in ​Texas returned to the ​Texas Capitol on Tuesday during a Senate State Affairs...
Andrew Lamparski
06/23/2026 Online
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