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Texas Political Pulse
Texas Political Pulse for July 16, 2026. You received 16 news.
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| July 16, 2026 | Austin, Texas | Press Release | Appointment Governor Greg Abbott appointed Manish Rungta, M.D. to the Texas Medical Board (TMB) District One Review Committee for a term set to expire on... |
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| ...neighborhoods by Wednesday afternoon. The Texas flood watches affect 6 million people Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has issued disaster declarations for dozens of counties. As of Wednesday evening, just over... |
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| Jesse Bedayn, Jamie Stengle Associated Press |
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| Flooding along the Guadalupe River in Texas Hill County could reach levels similar to those the area saw last July, which claimed more than 130 lives - 28 from Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian camp.... |
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| ...Published: Jul. 15, 2026 at 10:42 PM CDT|Updated: 11 hours ago GRIMES COUNTY, Texas (KBTX) - Governor Greg Abbott’s 30-day window to decide on SpaceX’s proposed Terafab JETI tax agreements closed July 15, but... |
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| ...value and could generate revenue to support streets, public safety, utilities and other services. "Texas is attracted to data centers right now because Texas has lots of available land," Lusk said. "It's... |
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| Paisley Mcgee Staff Writer |
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| July 16, 2026, 7:35 a.m. MT El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego is backing James Talarico in the U.S. Senate race. Samaniego made the endorsement public in a July 15 social media post that included... |
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| KERA Published July 16, 2026 at 9:14 AM CDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Attorney General Ken Paxton is accused of voting with the wrong address in six elections for the past two years. The Collin... |
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| KERRVILLE, TEXAS - JULY 06: In an aerial view, the sun sets over the Guadalupe River on July 06, 2025 in Kerrville, Texas. Heavy rainfall caused severe flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas... |
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| Governor Greg Abbott is confirming that the Texas Rangers will investigate last week’s fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE agent in Houston. The governor made the announcement on Wednesday,... |
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| Camp Mystic's owners have successfully moved a wrongful death lawsuit filed by six families from Texas state court to federal court, arguing the case is tied to the camp's ongoing bankruptcy. The move... |
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| Lucio Vasquez |the Texas Newsroom |
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| ...portions of Texas. The Brief Heavy rainfall has caused historic flooding in some parts of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the state is taking a proactive approach to the severe weather Fifty-nine Texas counties... |
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| ...but is becoming increasingly used by massive data centers coming to the state. It would allow the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality — the state’s environmental regulator — the authority to rewrite... |
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| TEXARKANA — More than a dozen East Texas counties are working to create a groundwater conservation district that would prevent over-pumping water from the aquifer below their communities. On Tuesday, Gregg... |
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| First-time homeowners in Texas are falling behind on their mortgages at increasing rates, largely due to rising home insurance costs. That's according to data from the Federal Housing Administration, which... |
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| Democratic U.S. Reps. Greg Casar, Jasmine Crockett and Christian Menefee are demanding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement release video or audio footage from the shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo... |
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| ...during a traffic stop in which they also accused him of having "weaponized" his car. In Houston, Mayor John Whitmire, after days of protests, requested that Texas Department of Public Safety officials launch... |
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| Texas Political Pulse for July 16, 2026. PressRelations Reports created this media review specially for you. Our team is available to answer your questions. Please, just email us: [email protected] |
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