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Texas Political Pulse for June 4, 2026. You received 15 news.
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Gilmer Mirror
New World Screwworm Confirmed in Zavala County Calf
...Contact the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) for wildlife infestation information and the ​Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) for human infestation information. Learn more about New...
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Texas Public Radio
Potentially explosive gas leaks reported thousands of times in Texas
...an explosion and fire at an apartment complex Thursday, May 28, 2026 in Oak Cliff. Excavators in ​Texas have damaged pipelines more than 4,800 times since the beginning of 2026, frequently causing highly...
Alexsis Jones | Kera, Dylan Duke | Kera
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Marfa Public Radio
Zapata County landowners say border wall contractors bulldozed property before agreements were signed
...before construction proceeds, citing concerns about flood risks to riverside communities. U.S. Rep. ​Henry Cuellar has also asked federal officials to consider exceptions for projects in Laredo, Zapata County...
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Gilmer Mirror
Texas A&M Forest Service detects emerald ash borer in three additional counties
...area. These quarantines are standard protocols with such infestations and in Texas are set by the ​Texas Department of Agriculture. For more information on EAB in Texas, please visit tfsweb.tamu.edu/EAB/....
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Wichita Falls Times Record News
USDA confirms New World screwworm in Texas calf, first in decades
...Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) for information on wildlife infestations. Contact the ​Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) for information on human infestation. USDA noted that...
Mateo Rosiles
06/04/2026 Online
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Houston Public Media
Texas now requires cities to do an audit before raising property taxes. Some small towns can’t afford it
Alpine, pictured here in 2020, is one of over 130 ​Texas towns and cities to receive letters from the state attorney general’s office notifying them that they are prohibited from raising ad valorem taxes...
Joshua Fechter
06/04/2026 Online
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Beeville Bee Picayune
Three Rivers student earns third place in 15th Congressional District Art Competition
...was recognized by her art teacher Reagan Fox and Patrick Roberts from the office of Congresswoman ​Monica De La Cruz. (Photo courtesy of Three Rivers ISD) Photo Name: ins 6-11 Art Carranza Photo Cutline:...
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Gilmer Mirror
Texas Dream Act goes to court over fight to restore in-state tuition for undocumented students
...Community College are asking the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday to let them defend the ​Texas Dream Act that has helped thousands of undocumented students afford college. The law allowed certain...
Jessica Priest
06/04/2026 Online
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Community Impact Newspaper Austin
Austin raises senior, disabled homeowner property tax exemption by $12K
...owners to lower the share of their primary residence's value that can be taxed by local entities. ​Texas school districts are now required to offer a set base exemption of $140,000, while other jurisdictions...
Ben Thompson
06/04/2026 Online
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NewsRadio 1080 KRLD
Cornyn Abruptly Halts Trump Highway Renaming Bid in Texas
AUSTIN, ​TEXAS - MAY 26: Sen. ​John Cornyn (R-TX) speaks during a news conference at an election night event at the JW Marriott Austin on May 26, 2026 in Austin, ​Texas. Texas Attorney General ​Ken Paxton...
Joe Kelley
06/04/2026 Online
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KOSA (CBS) 7 (Odessa)
Commissioner Miller: First Suspected New World Screwworm Case in Texas Demands Use of All Available Tools to End Threat
Calls on President Trump to deploy SWASS to protect American agriculture Commissioner ​Sid Miller leads a panel discussion at the Permian Basin Water in Energy conference on March 7, 2024.(Hannah Brock)...
Texas Department Of Agriculture
06/04/2026 Online
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Houston Press
Houston City Council Postpones Budget Adoption
...adoption this month, but critics — including some speakers at the people's hearing — have said that Mayor ​John Whitmire's proposed budget funnels too much money toward law enforcement and not enough toward flood...
06/04/2026 Online
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KRIS (NBC) 6 (Corpus Christi)
Governor Abbott's office slams Corpus Christi council for delaying Inner Harbor desalination vote
...neighborhood reporter for West Nueces County and Kleberg County. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Governor ​Greg Abbott's office is criticizing the Corpus Christi City Council's decision to delay a vote on the proposed...
Stephanie Molina
06/04/2026 Online
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Olney Enterprise
STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
Thu, 06/04/2026 - 12:00am Paxton hopes to unify Republicans after runoff Attorney General ​Ken Paxton and his allies began working to repair fissures among GOP voters after he routed incumbent U.S. Sen....
Gary Borders
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Olney Enterprise
Bullock, Swetnam Claim Victory in County Run-Off Election
...voters participated in the runoff election countywide. In other Republican contests, Attorney General ​Ken Paxton defeated U.S. Sen. ​John Cornyn in Young County, receiving 1,842 votes, or 59.27 percent, compared...
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