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Texas Tribune
As Hill Country waits for FEMA money after July flood, Trump announces $50 million for storm recovery
The announced funding was still only a fraction of Gov. ​Greg Abbott’s initial estimate of $489.7 million in costs in his first request for federal help. Sept. 2, 2026, 9:42 a.m. Central Republish This...
Emily Foxhall
09/02/2026 Online
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WOAI
It's a Numbers Game: Jasmine Crockett REFUSES to Back Talarico as Texas Race Tightens
By The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show Sep 2, 2026 ​Jasmine Crockett isn't falling in line behind ​James Talarico — and Ryan Girdusky explains why that could matter in an increasingly competitive Texas...
09/02/2026 Online
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Texas Farm Bureau
Farmers, ranchers meet with congressional lawmakers, staff
Texas farmers and ranchers met with congressional ​lawmakers and staff during the August recess to discuss challenges facing agriculture and the need for action in Washington, D.C. "August recess meetings...
Emmy Powell
09/02/2026 Online
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KTRE (ABC) 9 (Lufkin)
‘Get the Flock out of Texas’: State senator calls for ALPR ban
Sen. ​Lois Kolkhorst says ​Texas lawmakers are discussing a ban on license plate readers when the Legislature convenes in January State Sen. Kolkhorst calls for ALPR ban(KBTX) Published: Sep. 1, 2026 at...
Cris Cordova
09/02/2026 Online
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Texas Farm Bureau
Ross Fire burns more than 90,000 acres so far in North Texas
...since become one of the largest wildfires recorded in North Texas. Palo Pinto County rancher Dr. ​Glenn Rogers was preparing to board a flight when he learned about the fire. He returned home and spent...
Emmy Powell
09/02/2026 Online
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Kurv 710
Jasmine Crockett Still Not Campaigning For James Talarico
(Washington, DC) — U.S. Representative ​Jasmine Crockett says she’s focusing on down-ballot Democratic nominees instead of ​James Talarico’s run for the U.S. Senate. The second-term congresswoman lost the...
09/02/2026 Online
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Texas Tribune
Austin man’s wrongful deportation casts scrutiny on Texas’ embrace of ICE partnerships
The federal government let U.S. citizen Brian José Morales García return to ​Texas on Sunday after deporting him to Mexico following a traffic stop in Central ​Texas. Sept. 2, 2026, 5:00 a.m. Central Republish...
Alejandro Serrano, Uriel J. García
09/02/2026 Online
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Gilmer Mirror
Jasmine Crockett’s down-ballot slate starts to take shape as she steers clear of Senate race
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. ​Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas, said she’s soon planning to endorse several Democratic candidates running for county judge and the ​Texas House, marking the first glimpse of her avowed...
Gabby Birenbaum
09/02/2026 Online
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Houston Defender
Houston City Council greenlights investment in 25 neighborhood parks
...across the city. It formalizes a roadmap for Let’s Play Houston, a public-private partnership Mayor ​John Whitmire has called the city’s biggest park investment ever. Through a partnership between the city...
Tannistha Sinha
09/02/2026 Online
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Pleasanton Express
From Austin to Atascosa County
Recently I attended the ​Texas Legislative Conference in Austin. This annual conference brings together county judges, commissioners, legislators, policy experts, and local government leaders from across...
Weldon P. Cude Atascosa
09/02/2026 Online
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Houston Daily
De La Cruz joins agricultural leaders for Farm Bill panel in Beeville
Government ​Monica De La Cruz, U.S. Representative for ​Texas's 15th Congressional District | Official Facebook By M. I. Mcbride August 28, 2026 Congresswoman ​Monica De La Cruz joined agricultural...
M. I. Mcbride
09/02/2026 Online
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
‘If we lose Texas, we’ve lost the country’: Ken Paxton rallies in Parker County
Attorney General ​Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, held a rally at Willow Park Baptist Church in Weatherford on Tuesday night as part of his "Protecting the ​Texas Promise" tour. The majority...
09/02/2026 Online
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KJTV (FOX) 34 (Lubbock)
Data center CEOs testify before Texas Senate committee
Executives say they want to help communities as ​lawmakers examine water, power and tax concerns Executives behind some of the largest data center operations in West ​Texas testified before a ​Texas state...
Kcbd Staff
09/01/2026 Online
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KGNS-TV (Laredo)
Laredo activists raise concerns over Flock camera contract
...use of Flock license-plate reading cameras following the Aug. 31 special city council meeting. Gov. ​Greg Abbott’s office recently announced a pause on future state funding for the technology. At the meeting,...
Alex Cano, Elena Stoica
09/01/2026 Online
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KLTV 7
State lawmakers hear testimony on water use in data centers
...that supports that with as least expense to the meter and the consumer involved," said state Sen. ​Charles Perry (R-Lubbock). State ​lawmakers hear testimony on water use in data centers Published: Sep....
Michael Richardson
09/01/2026 Online
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