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A Houston drowning tests whether Texas law gives the right to deny brain death testing
Parents of a 2-year-old girl involved in a drowning incident on Memorial Day have sued to stop ​Texas Children's Hospital from testing if she's brain dead, testing a new strategy in ​Texas' "right to life"...
Katlyn Ma
06/22/2026 Online
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NewsRadio 1080 KRLD
Report finds Camp Mystic lacked emergency plans before deadly July 4 flooding
FILE - Camp Mystic is shown in Hunt, ​Texas on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) ASSOCIATED PRESS / Ashley Landis Leaders at Camp Mystic were unprepared for the catastrophic flooding that...
Christopher Blake
06/22/2026 Online
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Classic Rock Q107 - KTBQFM
Phone Confiscation Policy Left Camp Mystic Staff Isolated During Fatal Flash Flood
...investigators reveal their findings into what led to last summer’s Camp Mystic tragedy in Central ​Texas. Investigative Report Reveals Haphazard Planning Led to Camp Mystic Flood Tragedy State-appointed...
Tasha Stevens
06/22/2026 Online
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KWBU Public Radio
'Mass euthanasias': Screwworm could have deeper implications for Texas' already-crowded animal shelters
...wound is at risk of attracting the fly. This includes cats, dogs and humans. Earlier this month, Gov. ​Greg Abbott issued a statewide disaster proclamation for all of Texas' 254 counties in response to screwworm...
Jayme Lozano Carver | The Texas Tribune
06/22/2026 Online
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NewsRadio 740 - KTRH
Property Tax Cheating Is A Thing Now In Texas
A new investigation found that cheating on the ​Texas Homestead Exemption has become a widespread problem. Especially, in Houston. After reviewing 20,000 Harris County property owners, Charles Blain with...
06/22/2026 Online
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Meatingplace
US Screwworm Cases Climb After More Found in Texas
...social media.... KERRVILLE, TEXAS - JUNE 08: Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins speaks alongside Gov. ​Greg Abbott, ranchers and health officials during a press conference at the Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock...
06/21/2026 Online
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KVII ABC 7 (Amarillo)
Talarico goes all-in with attack on Paxton plea deal in child sex abuse case
by Taylor Goldenstein, The ​Texas Tribune Sun, June 21, 2026 at 4:36 PM From left: ​Texas Attorney General ​Ken Paxton and state Rep. ​James Talarico, D-Austin. The two are the Republican and Democratic nominees...
The Texas Tribune, Taylor Goldenstein
06/21/2026 Online
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Beaumont Enterprise
Jefferson County could join new Texas coastal recreation area
...national recreation area intended to expand recreation, tourism and conservation efforts. U.S. Rep. ​Randy Weber, R-​Texas, introduced H.R. 9325, the Lone Star Coastal National Recreation Area Act, on June...
Tessa Noble
06/21/2026 Online
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
Border wall construction set to begin in Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge
...a purchase or the property owner's permission, or condemning that land. Nicol called on U.S. Rep. ​Monica De La Cruz, R-Edinburg, as well as U.S. Senators ​John Cornyn and ​Ted Cruz - who each voted in favor...
Francisco E. Jimenez
06/21/2026 Online
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EMS1
Texas tightens robotaxi rules after emergency response incidents
...whilst the lights were red. Andrej Sokolow/TNS By Martin Bensley dpa LOS ANGELES — The US state of ​Texas is tightening regulations for robotaxi fleets following a fatal incident in Dallas when an autonomous...
Martin Bensleydpa
06/21/2026 Online
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Cleburne Times Review
Abbott addresses data center concerns
Some positives but still short of the hoped-for mark, local officials and residents said of Gov. ​Greg Abbott's June 10 letter addressing data centers. "It's a positive thing in some ways, but also too...
Matt Smith
06/21/2026 Online
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Texas Supreme Court denies request to save beach from SpaceX
Elon Musk's SpaceX can keep closing a ​Texas beach to launch rockets from the company's nearby Starbase, according to the state's Supreme Court. The state's highest court rejected claims brought by environmental...
Bruce Golding
06/21/2026 Online
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KFOX FOX 14 El Paso
Solidarity events press USMCA review as July 1 deadline nears
...contribute to pollution that affects nearby neighborhoods. Staudt said community groups, U.S. Rep. ​Veronica Escobar and federal agencies worked for years on the issue, and that the Community First Coalition...
Evelyn Palma
06/20/2026 Online
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Dallas Express
New Bill Proposes Lone Star Coastal National Recreation Area In Texas
U.S. Rep. ​Randy Weber (TX-14) has filed ​legislation that would create a National Recreation Area spanning five counties along the Upper ​Texas Gulf Coast. The proposed Lone Star Coastal National Recreation...
06/20/2026 Online
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