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MRT: FERC: TX Blackout Risk Low Due to Overreliance on Natural Gas; DPS Troopers in ATX to Move to Border; Eagle Pass Businesses Hit by Bridge Closures

MRT: Judge Orders Paxton, 3 Aides to Be Deposed in Whistleblower Lawsuit; DFW-area Flu & COVID Cases Rise Ahead of Holidays; Gov. Abbott Begins Flying Migrants to Chicago

MRT: ACLU, Groups Sues over New State Border Arrest Law; 5th Circuit: Feds Must Halt Cutting Border Wire; TX Added Most People Over Last Year

MRT: Gov. Abbott Signs Law Making Illegal Entry a State Crime; SWA Agrees to $140M DOT Fine over 2022 Holiday Meltdown; Moderate Mayors Seek to Repair State Relationships

MRT: Abbott to Sign Law Allowing State Arrests on Border; Customs to Shut Down Border Railway Operations; WaPo Profiles Paxton; Violent Weekend in ATX; RIP Cragg Hines

MRT: Nearly 1.7M Texans Lose Medicaid; Austin Murder Suspect Previously Released on $1 Bond; 3 SAPD Officers Indicted in Shooting Death; HISD Approves Flexibility Measure

MRT: Paxton Impeachment Cost TXLEGE $4.3M+; Elon Musk Planning New University in Austin; Lubbock Joins ERCOT; Paxton Targets 3 CCA Judges

MRT: Tesla Recalls 2M Vehicles for Autopilot Safety Feature; Harris County Dems Admonish DA Ogg; ERCOT Sends Mixed Messages About Winter; 2024 Primary Map Comes into Focus

MRT: TX Sup. Court Rules Against Woman Seeking Abortion; Dunn Sells Company for $12B to Oxy; Former Hidalgo Staffers Back in Court; Neave Criado to Primary Johnson

MRT: Whitmire Wins Houston Mayor in Landslide; TX Deputies Confronted Alleged Murderer of Six People in August; TX Supreme Court Halts Ruling Allowing Woman’s Abortion

MRT: Judge Rules Woman May Abort Fetus with Abnormalities, AG Paxton Warns Hospitals; DPS Probe Absolves Troopers of Mistreatment; Sec/State Declares 13 Props Approved

MRT: Dallas City Council Considers How to Spend $1.1B in Bond Money; Judge: Dallas Can’t Ban STRs Yet; Houston Mayoral Runoff Turnout is Low

MRT: ATX Shooting Rampage Suspect ID’d; Pregnant TX Woman Sues to Have Abortion; TX Ends Effort to Seize Fairfield State Park; ERCOT Rules Cost $12.5B?

MRT: 5th Circuit Halts Order Allowing Feds to Cut Border Wire; Travis County DA Drops Criminal Charges Against 17 APD Officers; Whitmire, SJL Hold Final Debate

MRT: $1.5B Border Bill Heads to Gov. Abbott; 4th Special Session to End Today; Texas GOP Passes One Resolution Condemning Anti-Semitism, Rejects Another

MRT: AG Paxton Sues Pfizer over COVID Vaccine; Border Wire Ruling Issued; DPS Records on Uvalde Ordered Released; Cornyn, Cruz Decry Harlan Crow Senate Subpoena

MRT: TX Supreme Court Appears Hesitant to Clarify Abortion Ban; SA Selects Builder for New Terminal; Will Vouchers Ever Pass the TX House?; Mayorkas Visits Border Again

MRT: Abortion Ban Legal Challenge Begins at TX Supreme Court; TEA Probes Great Hearts TX; Abbott Endorses First House GOP Primary Challenger; HISD Down 6k Students

MRT: Whitmire, SJL Battle in Runoff Debate; CBP Closes Eagle Pass Bridge; IAH Plans $2.6B Rebuild of Int’l Terminal; Midland Fights Water Drilling Permits; VP Harris Hits Houston

MRT: Runoff Poll: Whitmire Up 7; VP Harris in Houston Today; Paxton Whistleblowers Seek to Depose AG Paxton; School Choice Faces Uncertain Path; SAPOA Targets DA Gonzales

MRT: Texas State to Hold First 2024 Presidential Debate; Risk of Winter Blackouts Increases after ERCOT Reserve Plan Fails; OAG to Probe MMfA for Fraud; Murr to Retire

MRT: ESAs Stripped from House Education Bill; Abbott Endorses Trump; SpaceX Starship Rocket Reaches Space by Disassembly; SBOE Rejects Science Textbooks

MRT: All Eyes on TX House for ESA Vote; SpaceX Launch Shifts to Sat; New Surcharge on Gas Bills for Winter Storm Uri Costs; SBOE Debates Climate Change Textbook Language

MRT: Buckley at Center of ESA Battle; Paxton Defends 2020 Election Lawsuit in Court; FAA Approves 2nd Starship Launch; Texas State Builds $140M STEM Building; Fallon Explains Switch

MRT: Bill Allowing Arrest of Illegal Aliens Sent to Abbott; Burnet County Judge Allows Whistleblower Lawsuit to Proceed; Nirenberg Seeks Charter Changes; Fallon Seeking Reelection

MRT: Burgess to Retire; Fallon to Seek SD-30; A&M Interim President Welsh to be Given Permanent Role; Administrative Law Expert Nielsen Named Solicitor General

MRT: APD Officer Dies in SWAT Standoff; Hidalgo Claims New Texas Rangers Warrants are ‘Political Vendetta’; DMN editorial on CPS’s Failures; Bishop of Tyler, TX Removed by Pope Francis

MRT: Senate Passes All Priority Bills; Rangers Issue New Warrants for Ex-Hidalgo Staffers; New $370M State Emergency Ops HQ to be Built; Judge Rules Against Harris County Election Challenge

MRT: Turner Endorses SJL as Successor; House/Senate Appear to Agree on Border Bill; Feds Issue Superseding Indictment of Nate Paul; UATX Ready to Accept Applicants

MRT: Abbott Calls 4th Special Session; Paxton Whistleblower Lawsuit on Hold; Whitmire, SJL Advance to Houston Mayoral Runoff; 13/14 Ballot Props Pass; RIP Bobby Moody

MRT: Election Day: Houston Mayoral Runoff Ahead?; Bumble CEO Wolfe Herd to Step Down; AA Cuts 21 Flights at AUS; Dallas Council Considers $1.1B Bond

MRT: Patrick Has Pneumonia as 3rd Session Ends; TxDOT Plans to Spend $500M on Congestion Reduction via Highway Projects; Goldman Running for Congress

MRT: House, Senate Divided; Judge Orders Prosecutors in Paxton Securities Fraud Trial to be Paid; PUC Approves 40% Budget Increase for ERCOT; Trump Holds Houston Rally

MRT: Abbott Visits Israel; Trump Holding Houston Rally Today; House Punts on School Choice; Another Special Session Ahead?; SWA Considers DFW

MRT: Abbott Touts Deal w/ House; CPS Previews Winter Capacity, Concerns; TX is Bitcoin Mining Capital of the World; Granger is Expected to Retire

MRT: Federal Judge Blocks Fed Gov’t from Cutting Border Wire; Paxton Securities Fraud Trial set for April; Hackers Claim to Have Dallas County Data

MRT: Cruise Suspends Operations in ATX, U.S.; HISD Schools Report Lead in Drinking Water; DPS Testifies on Colony Ridge; Hillary Clinton Campaigns for SJL

MRT: Judge Blocks Release of A-F Scores; TMC Helix Park Opens; House Rules Used to Remove AG Paxton from House Floor; Jeffers: Paxton as Strong as Ever?

MRT: House Stiffens Penalties for Trafficking, Approves $1.5B for Border Wall; TX Now #1 in Installed Solar Power on Grid; PUC Approves 621 Area Code for Houston

MRT: 5k UAW Workers in Arlington Join Strike; AG Paxton Sues Feds over Border Wire Cutting; TX House Schedule Floor Votes on COVID Mandates, Border Security

MRT: Lt. Gov. Patrick Announces He Will Buy Israeli Bonds with $3M DTL PAC Donation; SJL Apologizes for Leaked Recording; Stogner to Run 3rd Party for RRC

MRT: Early Voting Begins; Houston Chronicle Endorses Whitmire for Mayor; SJL Recording Riles Campaign; Austin Home Prices Now Look Like D-FW

MRT: 2 SAPD Officers Shot, Hospitalized; TX House Unveils ESA Bill; Dallas Fed: Summer Heat Cost Economy up to $24B; Two Paxton Deputies Depart OAG

MRT: S. TX Police Officer Fatally Shot During Pursuit; Plus Power Invests $884M for Battery Storage; Centerpoint Union Approves Contract; Stickland Out at PAC

MRT: A&M Student Dies After Fall; Chevron, Exxon Partner on Hydrogen Hub $; Guard Installing Razor Wire b/w TX, NM Border; Abbott: School Choice ‘Closer Than Ever’

MRT: State Fair Shooting Wounds 3; Abbott Will Add Teacher Pay Once School Choice Passes; Allred Expands $ Lead over Gutierrez; Rangers Take Game 1

MRT: TX Gulf Coast Selected on of 7 Regional Hydrogen Hubs; Solar Eclipse to Test Grid Sat; Senate Passes Bill Allowing State Police to Arrest Migrants at Border

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MRT: ERCOT Grid Reliability Program Cost Utilities $10B; $6B for TXLEGE to Spend on Border, ESAs; Patrick Won’t Return PAC $; Ogg vs. Hidalgo on DA Budget

MRT: Exxon Mobil Acquires Pioneer; Abbott’s Busing Program Hits 50k; Senate Cmte Advances School Choice, Ed Funding Bill; Poll: Whitmire 34, SJL 31

MRT: Phelan: No ESAs w/o School Funding Boost; Paxton Endorses 7 House Challengers; MX Protests Truck Inspections; Cruz Raises $5.4M in Q3; Hurd Endorses Haley

MRT: Special Session Begins Today; State Defends River Buoys in Appellate Court; TX Members of Congress May Seek Rules Change; 2025 SA Mayor’s Race Underway?

MRT: Abbott: School Choice, Border Security, Ending COVID Mandates on Special Session Call; Hegar: Revenue Estimate is $18.6B; D-FW Office Vacancy Grows to Record High

MRT: Biden Admin Waives 26 Laws to Build Border Wall in Starr County; All Eyes on Speaker Phelan as Special Session Nears; West Texas A&M Receives $20M Gift

MRT: TX, DOJ to Argue Before 5th Circuit on River Buoys Thurs; ERCOT Calls on Closed Power Plants ahead of Winter; SAWS Increases to Mostly Hit Businesses

MRT: Ranch Owner Denies He Gave Approval for Trespass Arrests; DFW Breaking Records; Port of Galveston Plans $50M Project; Whitmire’s $10M Questioned

MRT: Special Session to Begin Oct. 9; Pressure Builds on Phelan; Fire Union Endorses Whitmire; 900k in TX Lose Medicaid; Drought Causing Ranchers to Reduce Herds

MRT: Ike Dike to Cost $57B?; A&M Student Body President Removed from Office; ERCOT to Fight EPA Coal Plant Rules; Pelosi Endorses SJL for Houston Mayor

MRT: Abbott in NYC Targets Biden for Border Crisis; Abbott to Add Border to Special Session; Dallas Dems Call for Johnson to Quit; Turner Gives Final State of the City

MRT: Mexico Agrees to Deport Migrants from Northern Border Cities; Federal Judge Blocks Drag Show Bill; Ban on Sexual Books in Schools Takes Effect

MRT: Tesla Now Employs 20k in Austin; Whistleblowers Seek Continuation of Lawsuit; CPS Lost 1/3 of Case Workers Last Year; Toxic Red Tide Algae Returns

MRT: FERC Approves $13B Port Arthur LNG Expansion; Dallas Mayor Becomes a Republican; Superintendent Miles: Need 4-5 Years to Turn HISD Around

MRT: Some Border Crossings Shut Down; Eagle Pass Reinstates Trespass Arrest Order; SA Lands First European Nonstop; ERCOT Expects Grid to Meet Fall Demand

MRT: Abbott Declares ‘Invasion’, Sends in National Guard; Eagle Pass Declares Invasion as 4k Cross in 2 Days; DPS Renews Enhanced Vehicle Inspections at Border

MRT: Abbott Signals Oct. Special Session on School Choice; CMS Probing State Medicaid Terminations; Hou Chron Reports on Deliberations; Bowers to Seek CD-32

MRT: Baylor Settles Sexual Assaults with 15 Survivors; Developer Caters to Illegal Immigrant Home Buyers; Dallas City Hall has 3,400+ Vacancies; SAISD Plans 17 Closures

MRT: AG Paxton Acquitted on all 16 Counts, Returns to Work; Only Two Gop Senators Voted to Convict; Patrick Calls for Reforms, Phelan Defends House Approach

MRT: Paxton Trial Moves to Closing Arguments and Deliberation; ERCOT Questioned by PUC Over Last Week’s Grid Emergency; Hidalgo to Return Oct. 2

MRT: Prosecutors Rest, Defense Begins in Paxton Trial; Dallas Approves $65M Contract for Convention Center Rebuild; CPS Energy CEO Raises Doubts About Grid for Winter

MRT: Paxton Whistleblower Testifies of ‘Corrupt Interest’ in Lawsuit; Cammack Says He Didn’t Know Subpoena Targets Were Paul’s Foes; TEA Delays Release of A-F Scores

MRT: Federal Voting Rights Trial Begins; Dallas Directors of City Planning, Housing Resign; Attack Ads Begin in Houston; Time Limits Constrain Lawyers in Paxton Trial

MRT: FAA Halts SpaceX Rock Launches; Oct. Eclipse Poses Test for Grid’s Reliance on Solar; AAS: Prosecution, Defense Notch Early Wins in Paxton Trial; RIP Charlie Robison

MRT: Border Buoy Removal Ordered Stayed by 5th CoA; Transmission System Brings Grid Close to Limit; Biden Admin Considering ‘Remain in Texas’ Policy

MRT: ERCOT Briefly Enters Emergency Status, But No Rolling Blackouts Seen; Federal Judge: Remove Border Buoys by Sept. 15; DPS License System Remains Down

MRT: Senate Refuses Motions to Dismiss; Lt. Gov. Patrick Rules Paxton Cannot be Forced to Testify; Nueces County DA Resigns; 6th SAPD Officer Shot in 2 Weeks

MRT: Paxton Impeachment Trial Begins; 5 Questions Looming over Trial; Cornyn Rising Amid McConnell Scare?; 4 GI Deaths at Fort Cavazos in Past Month

MRT: 2 Dead at Arboretum Shooting; CM Kelly: Probe Austin Shelter After Whistleblower; SAPD Chief, DA Squabble; Google Plans $600M Red Oak Data Center

MRT: Harris County Leads TX in Fentanyl Deaths; Travis County Judge Strikes Down ‘Death Star’ Law, OAG Appeals; ATX Homeless Strategy Officer Resigns; Paxton Allies Rev Up

MRT: House Impeachment Managers to Attempt to Force Paxton to Testify; Patrick’s ‘Tough Task’ a ‘Legacy Defining’ Test?; Williamson County Raises Prop. Tax Rate

MRT: How ERCOT Avoided Power Emergency Last Week; Abbott Pledges to Take Biden to SCOTUS on OLS Defense; Paxton Denies Braddock’s Resignation Rumor

MRT: ERCOT Issued 4 Straight Conservation Requests; Austin Firefighters Head to Binding Arbitration; Rural Sheriffs Get State Cash Injection; DMN on Crenshaw

MRT: Chemimir to Avoid Death Penalty; Pressure Mounts on Senators; Rick Perry Scolds Undermining of Impeachment Effort; Dallas County Auditor Resigns

MRT: The Hidden Cost of the Heat Wave; Dallas Mayor Calls for End to Tax Increases; SA Council to Consider 105 More Police Officers; Texas Tribune Suffers Layoffs

MRT: T.S. Harold Hits S. TX, Bringing Needed Rain; Buoy Hearing Concludes; Harassment Alleged Against Former Top OAG Aides; Hurd Misses Debate

MRT: Buoys Moved Closer to U.S. Ahead of Today’s Hearing; Can Paxton Be Forced to Testify?; Nate Paul Associate Investigated by FBI; Buzbee for City Council

MRT: Marc Brown Declines to Serve as Patrick Adviser for Impeachment; Dallas Sues Navy over Cleanup at Hensley Field; Buzbee to Run for Houston City Council?

MRT: Terran Green Arrested in Houston; TAMU to Build Space Facility Near NASA; Feds: Abbott Can’t Declare ‘Invasion’; State Approves $100B Road Plan

MRT: Harris County Deputy Shot Overnight, Manhunt Underway; Baylor Exempted from Title IX; New Filing: Paxton Used Uber Alias; Survey: 80% of Buoys on MX Side

MRT: Dad Arrested After Gun Found in Backpack of 3-Year-Old; STAAR Tests: Reading Steady, Math Higher; Schaeffer to Retire; Fmr. Miss Texas to Challenge Angie Chen Button

MRT: UT & MD Anderson Unveil $2.5B Cancer Center; Gov. Abbott Declares 3/4 of State a Wildfire Disaster; State Invokes ‘Invasion’ Clause in Defense of Buoys

MRT: UT & MD Anderson to Announce Hospital; FW is Fastest Growing City in US; Migrant Baby on DPS Bus Dies in Chicago Hospital; Path Forward on School Choice?

MRT: Federal Grand Jury Reviewing Paxton Relationship with Nate Paul; Speaker Phelan Weighs in on Big 3, Re-Election; 15 TX GOPers Demand Border Security

MRT: Electric Rates Spike; Gov. Abbott Signs $18B Property Tax Cut; Amtrak, TX Central to Partner?; State Rep. Raney to Retire; J. Christie to Run for HOU Mayor

MRT: Harris County Jude Lina Hidalgo Takes Leave for Treatment for Clinical Depression; SAEN: UT Must Fire Hanania; TX Auto Loan Payments Soar Past $1,000

MRT: Uvalde Shooter’s Cousin Caught Attempting to Illegally Purchase AR-15; Border Fight Boosts Abbott’s Profile; Paxton Lawyers Seek to Dismiss Charges Before Trial

MRT: Judge Rules Abortion Law Too Restrictive for Complicated Pregnancies, Ruling Appealed; Paxton Lawyers Test Gag Order; ERCOT Pushed to Use Reserve Power

MRT: Paxton Securities Fraud Trial to Wait Until After Impeachment Trial; A&M Reaches $1M Settlement with McElroy; Houston to Host 2028 GOP Convention?

MRT: Paxton in Court for Securities Fraud Status Hearing; Paxton Moves to Strike Unsworn Testimony from Senate Trial; A&M Professor Denies Comment

MRT: DPS Arresting Fathers Traveling with Children?; Eagle Pass to Rescind Park Agreement Enabling Arrests; Houston Election Trial Begins; Patrick Breaks Silence on A&M Professor

MRT: Paxton Lawyers Seek to Dismiss 19 of 20 Impeachment Articles; TX Investment Firm Sues WSJ Reporter; U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson Briefly Detained at Rodeo

MRT: Welsh Named TAMU Interim Pres.; Environmental Groups Sue FAA over SpaceX Launch; N. TX Major Cartel Gun Trafficking Hub; HOU Political Dominoes?

MRT: TX GOPers: No DHS Funding Unless Mayorkas is Removed; Plano-Based Reata Pharma Strikes $7.3B Deal w/ Biogen; Mata-Rubio to Run for Uvalde Mayor

MRT: Paxton Lawyers Seek Details of Impeachment Charges; Uvalde Mayor Resigns to Run for TX House; Rural Texans Could Lose Out on Billions for Broadband

MRT: Five Rescued in Human Smuggling Operation in SA; ERCOT CEO: Solar, wind Saved Grid This Summer; Heat Wave Could Cost TX $10B; Beto Attacks Abbott

MRT: Feds Sue TX over River Buoys, Razor Wire; 28 Arrested in Houston for Child Sexual Abuse; Austin Advances Zoning Changes; Whitmire Leads SJL in Runoff

MRT: Eagle Pass Mayor Declares City Park ‘Private’ Enabling Migrant Arrests; Biden v. Abbott on River Buoys; Paxton Lawyers Seek to Disqualify 3 Senate Dems for Bias

MRT: TAMU President Banks Resigns Amid Failed Hiring of Journalism Professor; SA Home Sales, Prices Fall; HISD’s Miles Cuts 2,300 Jobs at HQ; State Exits ERIC

MRT: Feds Probe Use of River Buoys; Four Price Won’t Seek Re-election; DMN Editorial: Patrick Should Return $3M; Sheets: Paxton Should Testify

MRT: DPS OIG Probing OLS; Soldier Who Crossed into North Korea Was Slated to Return to TX; Houston Sues over ‘Death Star’; Mega Millions Hits $720M

MRT: Questions Raised About OLS; Patrick Issues Gag Order in Paxton Impeachment; Paxton Raises $1.7M; Record Heat Continues; 500k Texans Kicked Off Medicaid

MRT: Mexico Objects to River Buoys; Cruz Raises $4.4M in Q2; 100 Mile Trail Slated from ATX to SA; TCU Med School Could Bring $4B Annually to FW

MRT: House Passes Prop Tax Cut; House and Senate Adjourn Sie Die; Gov. Abbott Sending More DPS to Austin; 2nd Straight Electricity Record Set Thurs

MRT: State Power Demand Hits New Record Wed; Senate Passes New Prop Tax Cut 31-0; $18B LNG Plant Coming to Brownsville; Abbott Announces $15M Haul

MRT: Power Demand Sets New Records; Caution Urged Amid COVID Case Uptick; Does Razor Wire Inhibit Border Patrol?; State Rep. Tracy King to Retire

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MRT: Lt. Gov. Patrick, Speaker Phelan Reach Deal on Property Tax Cuts; Abbott Names Aide as Interim AG; Mayra Flores Announces Another Bid for CD-34

MRT: Roland Gutierrez Announces U.S. Senate Bid; Herrero Won’t Seek Reelection; El Paso Walmart Mass Shooter Gives 90 Life Sentences; Paxton Contract Probed

MRT: Feds Send $60M to TX to Strengthen Grid; Hobby Finalizing Plan for $450M Expansion; House Dems Unveil $20B Prop Tax Cut; RIP Tamoria Jones

MRT: Harris County Sues to Stop Texas Law Abolishing Elections Office; Unclear if Renters Will Benefit from Prop Tax Cut; Flores, Cascos Eyeing Challenge to V. Gonzales

MRT: Shooting at Fort Worth Festival Leaves 3 Dead, 8 Injured; 4 Die Attempting to Cross Rio Grande; Buzbee: Paxton Won’t Testify; Allred Raises $6.2M in Q2

MRT: SCOTUS Overturns Affirmative Action; Paxton Attorney Downplays Real Estate Report; DPS Must Release Uvalde Docs; Valdez to run for Dallas County Sheriff

MRT: CA Residents Moving to TX Skyrocketed in 2021; Report: By 2100, Dallas, Houston & Austin Top 3 Cities in US by Population; Nate Paul Trial Set for Aug. 14

MRT: Gov. Abbott Calls 2nd Special Session on Prop. Taxes; Grid Under Pressure; Webb County Sees Nine Deaths from Heat Wave; SA Airport Worker Left Suicide Note

MRT: ERCOT: Electricity Demand Nears All-Time Record Monday; Case of Malaria Identified in Texas; State to Receive $3.3B for Broadband Expansion; 10k Homeless in ATX?

MRT: TX Car Insurances Premiums Soar; SA Airport Worker Tragically Dies; ERCOT Can’t Be Sued over Grid Failures; 3 SAPD Charged with Murder; DeSantis on the Border

MRT: Paxton ‘Body Man’ Set Bribery Probe in Motion; DISD Approves $2B Budget; DPS to Return to Assist APD on July 2; Tornaodes, Hail & Wind Tear Through W. TX

MRT: Paxton Trial Rules Set, Wife Won’t Vote, Trial to Occur Sept. 5; Houston Storm Sets Wind Speed Record; Hurd Announces Presidential Campaign

MRT: Senate Passes Updated Property Tax Bill; No Rules for Paxton Trial Yet; Texas Grid Under Pressure Amid Heat Wave; Dallas Police Begin Mandatory Online Reporting of Low Priority Calls

MRT: Senate to Release Paxton Trial Rules; Sen. Paxton Won’t Recuse; Julie Johnson Announces Congressional Bid; Edwards Seeks to Succeed SJL

MRT: Abbott Continues to Veto Senate Bills; Tornado Kills 3 in Perryton; Aplin Funds Mass Timber Project at A&M; Dallas STR Rule Enforcement Set for Dec.

MRT: Experts Expect Prosecutors to Seek to Flip Nate Paul; Gov. Abbott Threatens Mass Vetoes of Senate Bills Amid Prop. Tax Spat; Interim AG Sues over Title IX

MRT: Paxton Security Fraud Trial Set for Houston; Speaker Phelan Appoints Special Committee on Education Excellence; Dem Operatives for Anti-Cruz PAC

MRT: Gov. Abbott Open to House-Senate Prop Tax Compromise; TX Chip Industry to Accelerate with $1.4B Investment; Tens of Thousands of Dead Fish Wash Up

MRT: Nate Paul Charged with 8 Felony Counts; State to Use Eminent Domain on Fairfield Lake State Park; TCEQ Proposes New Roles for Concrete Plants; Kaur Unseats Bravo

MRT: Nate Paul Arrested by FBI; DPS to Deploy Buoys in Rio Grande River; GM to Invest $500M in Arlington SUV Plant; Israel to Run for County Office

MRT: SA’s JW Marriott Sells for $800M; Jackson Named PUC Interim Chair; Buzbee: Paxton Will ‘Never be Convicted’ in Senate Trial; Senate Passes 3 Border Bills

MRT: Patrick Doubles Down on Senate Property Tax Approach; Buzbee to Lead Paxton’s Defense Team; Lina Hidalgo Melts Down at Commissioner’s Court

MRT: Does Lt. Gov. Patrick Have Upper Hand in Tax Fight?; Dallas Fentanyl Strike Force Gets to Work; Senate Could Pass Human Smuggling Bill Tonight

MRT: PUC Chair Lake Resigns; AAS Probes HHSC Disability Waitlists; Houston Chronicle Backs Lt. Gov. Patrick on Property Taxes

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MRT: Famed Lawyers DeGuerin, Hardin will Lead Paxton Prosecution; Prop. Tax Fight Continues; ATX Regains S. Terminal for $88M; Fuel Storage Booming in TX

MRT: Rare Public Spat Between Patrick, Abbott over Property Tax; Gov. Abbott Appoints John Scott as Interim AG; TEA Selects Mike Miles as Houston ISD Superintendent

MRT: Abbott Sides with House on Prop. Tax; Patrick Says Abbott ‘Misinformed’; Allen Shopping Mall to Re-open; 6 OAG Deputies to Defend Paxton; HISD Enrollment Down

MRT: Paxton Impeached 121-23, Senate Trial to Occur Before Aug. 28; Abbott Calls Immediate Special Session on Property Tax, Border Security; New Ch. 313 Sent to Gov.

MRT: Murr Presents 20 Articles of Impeachment for Paxton to House; Patrick: Senate Will Do its Duty in a Trial; House-Senate Agree on Budget; Project Connect Bill on the Ropes

MRT: House Could Seek to Impeach Paxton; Harris County Sues Over Election Laws; UT-Tyler Poll: Cruz 42, Allred 37; CDC Warns of Health Risks for Medical Procedures in MX

MRT: Paxton vs. Phelan; Probe of Uvalde Response Continues on One Year Anniversary; Senate Passes Border Bill; Senate Passes Updated School Choice Bill; TX to Exit ERIC

MRT: Big 3 Plot Session End Game; Senate Approves $328M for School Security; Bill to Eliminate Vehicle Safety Inspections Sent to Governor; Cruz to Abbott: Reject Weak ESA Bill

MRT: Session Enters Final Week; Senate Offers Last Shot at ESA Bill; 6 More State Parks Slated for Future; Houston’s Axiom Space Sends 4 to Space Station

MRT: GOP Border Bills Stiffens Penalty for Human Smuggling; Senate Amends CH. 313 Successor; House/Senate Compromise on Property Taxes; RIP Charlie Stenholm

MRT: Musk Leads Tesla Shareholder Meeting in ATX; USAA Lays Off 300 After 1st Annual Loss in its History; Florida Sending Troops to TX Border; Spurs Win Wemby Lottery

MRT: Border Crisis Causes DPS to Pause Partnership with Austin; House Waters Down Patrick’s Priorities; Budget Making Progress, But Distance Remains on Property Taxes; Perry 2024?

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MRT: Abbott Will Veto of House’s Pared-Down School Choice Bill; LTG Patrick: Sports Gambling Bill is Dead; Wire Placed on Border Repelling Crossings; DFW Airport to Build 6th Terminal

MRT: Border Cities Brace for Onslaught as Title 42 Expires; Twitter to Transition to New CEO; Thousands of House Bills Die as Deadline Hits; OAG Hires Gibson Dunn on Foster Care Suit

MRT: Chaos at Southern Border as Title 42 Ends; Sgt. Perry Sentenced to 25 Years; House Revives Abbott’s Border Protection Unit; House Passes Casino, Sports Betting Bills; Canales: No Senate Bills

MRT: 500+ Troops Arrive at Southern Border; Police: Brownsville Driver Had Drugs in System; Crow Rebuffs Gifts Accounting; Raise-the-Age Bill Misses Deadline; Slaton Expelled 147-0

MRT: Abbott Deploys Tactical Border Force; Allen Shooter Has Ties to Extreme Groups; Bill to Raise Age for Some Gun Purchases Passes House Cmte; Cruz Re-elect Ramps Up

MRT: SUV Driver Hits Crowd at Bus Stop in Brownsville, Killing 7; Mass Shooting at Shopping Mall in Allen; TX House Cmte Recommends Slaton’s Expulsion; SA Prop A Loses Badly

MRT: UT System Approves College for Civitas Institute; Oncor Raises Rates 3%; Lt. Gov. Patrick Defends Senate Prop Tax Cut in DMN Op Ed; Boone Pickens Leaves $10M for BS&W; RIP Alan Vera

MRT: PUC: Demand Raises Risk for Outages This Summer; Request for New Trial Denied, Sgt. Perry to Face Sentencing May 9; Ransomware Hits Dallas; Hurd Considers Presidential Bid

MRT: Gunman Apprehended, Wife Arrested; Protesters Ejected from House Gallery as Trans Youth Care Bill Delayed; Ankle Monitor Bill Heads to Governor; 1,500 Troops Headed to Border

MRT: Gunman at Large for 4th Day; ‘El Chapitos’ Charged with Fentanyl Smuggling; UT System Could Raise Tuition for Graduate, Nonresident Students; Allred to Run for U.S. Senate Against Cruz

MRT: Houston-Area Gunman Kills 5, as Manhunt Continues; AG Paxton Launches COVID-19 Vaccine Probe; El Paso Declares Emergency As Title 42 Ends

MRT: New Arrest Data Fuels Critics of Austin-DPS Partnership; House, Senate Divided on School Funding; House Passes Bill to Rein in Rogue DAs; House Passes Bill Requiring A/C in Prisons

MRT: SWA Meltdown Toll Tops $1.1B; AA Reports 1Q Profit; Dallas Approves $177M Affordable Housing Project; SpaceX Launch Sparked Fire in Boca Chica State Park

MRT: House-Senate Clash; DFW Home Price Growth Slows; TI Forecast Hints at Chip Demand Slowing; Out-of-State Wineries Eye TX; TX Dems Unite Behind Biden Re-Elect

MRT: Research Leaders Raise ‘Serious Concerns’ with A&M President Banks; 1M+ in TX to be Dropped from Medicaid; Lt. Gov. Patrick Pushes House; House Passes School Safety Bills

MRT: UT-Austin Launches Pilot Assistance Program for On-Campus Housing; 3k Migrants March to Border from S. Mexico; Mayor Watson Concedes New Election for Project Connect

MRT: Cheerleader Set for Surgery; Fmr. SBA Chief Barreto Pleads Guilty; UTHealth Campaign Raises $534M; Harris County Administrator Resigns; FERC Approves 2 TX LNG Plants

MRT: SpaceX Starship Explodes After Lift-Off from S. TX; ATX Council Questions DPS Partnership; STR Rules Could Get Vote in Dallas Next Week, Patrick, Phelan Feuding

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MRT: Woodlands Cheerleaders Shot Outside H-E-B; Southwest Faced Brief Nationwide Grounding Tues; Austin Council Briefed on Early Results of DPS Partnership; Roland for US Senate?

MRT: SpaceX Rocket Launch Set for Thurs; Prairie View A&M Gets $20M Grant; Harris County Sues AG Over Voting Records; Tarrant County Elections Chief Resigns

MRT: SpaceX S. TX Launch Scrapped at Last Minute; Harlan Crow Speaks Out; Staffer Claims Slaton Had Sex with Her as Four Subpoenas Issued; Cruz Collects $1.5M in Q1

MRT: House Passes $17B Property Tax Relief; Judge Unseals Sgt. Perry’s Social Media Posts; Dallas Homelessness Drops 4%; Port SA Building Futuristic Office Tower

MRT: Dairy Fire in Dimmit Kills 18k Cattle; Emerson Buys Nat’l Instruments for $8.2B; Judge Again Targets TX Foster Care; Calls for Slaton to Resign

MRT: Houston is Second-Fastest Growing Metro in U.S.; Three House Members are Key to School Choice in TX House; Robert Allen Leaves TxEDC to Lead FW Chamber; RIP Steve Murdock

MRT: Abbott Fast-Track Pardon ‘Unusual’; Slaton Alleged to Have ‘Inappropriate Relationship’ with Intern; TX House Debates School Choice Today; Cruz Highlights Bipartisan Successes

MRT: Gov. Abbott: School Choice Fight Isn’t Over; Fed. Judge in TX Suspends Abortion Drug; Gov. Abbott Seeks to Pardon Sgt. Perry; Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson Currently Unopposed for Re-election

MRT: House Passes Budget; Herrero Amendment Blocks ESAs (for now); Gov. Abbott Launches $10M Effort to Combat Fentanyl; Houston Urges Water Conservation

MRT: House Budget on the Floor Today; Herrero Amendment to Block ESAs?; Senate Bill Passes Requiring Prison for Some Gun Crimes; DFW Int’l Airport is 2nd Busiest in World

MRT: Senate Passes Bill to Rein in Rogue DAs; DPS Getting Results in Austin; 66-Story Tower Nears Completion in Downtown Austin; $144M Settlement for Sutherland Springs Victim Families

MRT: New Endowment to Benefit UNT, Texas Tech, Other Schools; Half of Coal-Fired Generation to End by 2026?; Comp. Hegar Drops Harris County Challenge; AISD Pledges to Cooperate with TEA

MRT: Patrick, Phelan Rift over Property Taxes Grows; Fort Hood to be Renamed on May 9; Harris County Sheriff Draws GOP Challenger; DCCC to Target de la Cruz; Nate Paul Ordered to Jail

MRT: Federal Judge Strikes Down ACA Provisions on Preventive Care; USAA Lays Off 475 Employees; Austin Energy GM Retires; Texas Republicans Quickly Criticize Trump Indictment

MRT: Man w/ AR-15 Fires 26 Rounds at SAPD; MX Probes Fire at Migrant Center; Casar Attacks OLS; TX Observer to Continue Publishing after $300k in Crowdfunding

MRT: PUC Appeals Emergency Pricing Ruling to TX Supreme Court; Dallas Homicide Cases Went to Trial Despite Missing Evidence; DWI Blood Tests Can Last More Than a Year in Austin; Cruz vs. Mayorkas

MRT: Texas Legislature Targets ‘Rogue’ DAs; SJL Announces for Houston Mayor; Dozens Dead in Fire at Migrant Processing Center in Ciudad Juarez; 800 Acre Solar Farm Planned for S. SA

MRT: Lt. Gov. Patrick: I Won’t Accept House Prop Tax Plan; 2 Dead from Suffocation in Train; Trump Fires Up 15k at Waco Rally; Texas Observer Shuts Down

MRT: House Cmte Advances Property Tax Cut; Schnurman: Why is Texas Targeting Cheaper Renewable Energy?; Lt. Gov. Patrick: Expanded Gambling Does Not Have Votes in Senate

MRT: TX Senate Passes $16.5B Prop Tax Cut; Critics Say Statewide ‘Backup Generator’ Would Sink ERCOT; School Choice Reviewed in Senate Cmte; Gambling Bill Reviewed in House State Affairs

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MRT: Austin’s Anti-Police Policies Cause Long Waits for 911 Calls; DPD Chief Pushes Ankle Monitor Bill; School Choice Bills Poised for Committee Action; TMF to Dems: Stick Together

MRT: Proposed Dallas Rules Would Ban 95% of STRs; School Choice Proposal Aims to Sway Rural GOPers; Senate Moves to Secure Billions for Water Supply

MRT: 2 Injured in Arlington Lamar H.S. Shooting; CenTex Housing Market Slows; 3rd CoA: PUC Illegally Raised Electricity Prices; TX Pitches $2B Research Hub; Trump to Rally in Waco on Sat

MRT: WaPo on Air Quality Battle b/w Baytown, Exxon; NBC News on Fentanyl Crisis in Carrollton; PUC: Centerpoint Can Recover $200M; TX Senate Pushes Gas Power Plants

MRT: TEA HISD Takeover to Begin After School Year Ends in June; DPD Probing 450 Murder Cases for Deleted Video; Chip Roy Endorses DeSantis; Nelson Confirmed as TX SoS

MRT: Senate Unveils $16.B Property Tax Cut; TEA Preparing for HISD Takeover; Round Top Luxury Community Breaks Ground; Louisiana Smoke, Fires Pollute Houston Air; Both Parties Search for Seats to Flip

MRT: CBP Agents Stop Large Wave of Migrants in El Paso; D-FW Tops Austin as Tightest Texas Housing Market; Shaheen Asks TEA to Probe Frisco Trustees; Senate Passes Bill to Make Illegal Voting a Felony

MRT: State to Depart ERIC?; DART, Dallas Fight over Sales Tax, Permitting; HB20 Allows Return of Migrants; SB8 Offers $8k to Parents for School Choice

MRT: Musk Planning City Outside Austin; State Psychiatric Hospital Workforce Shortages Prolong Jail Time; Anti-ESG Law Forces TRS to Shed $500M BlackRock Investment; HISD Ends Lawsuit with TEA

MRT: Microsoft to Expand Data Center in Western SA; $3.3M Whistleblower Settlement with Paxton in Jeopardy; DPD Looks for Missing Evidence in 450 Murders; TXLEGE to Rein in Project Connect?

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MRT: 5 TX Women Sue over Abortion Ban; I-45 Probe Settlement Reached; 300 Passengers Sick on Galveston-Based Cruise Ship; OK Voters Reject Recreational Marijuana

MRT: TX Insurance Rates Soar 24%; OK to Vote on Legal Weed Today; DPS, DCJ Seek Funding to Address Worker Shortages; Rep. Castro: DoD Should Waive Civilian Medical Bills

MRT: 4 Kidnapped in Matamoros; Nate Paul Ordered to Jail; $4B for Dallas Affordable Housing?; Insurance Next Target for Anti-ESG; Gonzales Censured by TX GOP

MRT: Tornadoes, Power Outages Across TX After Storm; Patrick, Phelan Draw Battle Lines; TAMU Ends DEI; Cruz Attacks Garland at CPAC; Tony Gonzales to Face TX GOP Censure

MRT: Big 3 Oppose Renewables in New 313 Program; TxDOT May Move I-45 Funds to Other Projects; Hobby Contract Delayed; Rosie Castro Appointed to SA Council

MRT: DPS Notifies Texans Hit by Breach; Chapter 313 Fix Bill Filed; Politico Profiles Kay Granger; Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against Jones Proceeds

MRT: DPS: 3,000 Texans’ Identities Stolen; Wendy Davis Hired by Planned Parenthood; Joaquin Castro Has Tumors Removed; RIP Gus Mutcsher

MRT: 8 Arrested in Dallas for Illegal Motorcycle Racing; Comp. Hegar Warns State Fund Managers on ESG; Allred Senate Bid Would Create CD-32 Opening

MRT: Ohio Wastewater Moved to Deer Park; PSF Bond Program Hits Limit; Task Force: Boost Teacher Pay, Training; Phelan Begins Releasing Priorities

MRT: Toxic OH Wastewater Heads to TX; Abbott Announces Street Racing Task Force; Biden Admin Considers Offshore Wind Leases in Gulf of Mexico; UT System Halts DEI

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MRT: 7 Arrested in Austin ‘Street Takeovers’; Abbott Continues School Choice Push; SA Ordinance Challenged over Council Absences

MRT: State Mental Health Professional Shortage Worsens; $11B in Chapter 313 Tax Breaks Approved; Allred for US Senate?; RIP Red McCombs

MRT: Abbott Seeks $15B for Prop Tax Relief; 2 Held in ATX Street Racing; UT Health SA to Build $100M Center to Study Alzheimer’s; Major DFW Area Fentanyl Dealer Arrested

MRT: Abbott Targets Border, Crime in State of the State; El Paso Mall Shooting Started as a Fight Between Groups; DOJ Takes Over Paxton Corruption Probe

MRT: Gov. Abbott to Deliver State of the State at 7pm Tonight; AG Paxton Defends Settlement; ATX Council Fires City Manager; SWA Plans Busiest Year Ever at DAL; CM Perry to Retire

MRT: Gov. Abbott to Highlight School Choice in State of the State Address; Professor Sues UT-Austin; Gina Ortiz Jones out as #2 at US Air Force; FBI Probes Harris County Jail

MRT: Lt. Gov. Patrick Releases 30 Priorities; Lawsuits Pile Up from Feb. 2021 Winter Storm; Dallas, FW, ATX Mayors Seek Expedited Visa Process; Cruz to Seek Re-election in 2024

MRT: Corpus Port Booms with LNG Exports; AG Paxton, Whistleblowers Agree to $3.3M Settlement; ATX Council to Consider Replacing City Manager on Wed; DPS Scraps $1.2B Facility

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MRT: DPS Won’t Discipline More Officers over Uvalde; SpaceX Successfully Ignites 31 of 33 Rockets in Pad Test; Dallas Fed: TX Will Likely Avoid Recession; $460M Needed for OLS This Year

MRT: El Paso Mass Killer Crusius Pleads Gulity; SpaceX Prepares to Test 33 Raptor Engines Today; Speaker Phelan Reduces Dem Chairs from 13 to 8; Storm Response Tests Austin Leaders

MRT: Dallas Zoo to Bolster Security; Years of Tech Failures Brought SWA to Dec. Meltdown; Wright on Austin’s Transformation; State to Stop Considering Diversity in Hiring

MRT: Rain Expected to Stall ATX Power Restoration Efforts; ATX Mayor, Council to Review City Manager Cronk; Senators Appear Open to Pub. Ed. Funding Formula Change

MRT: Gov. Abbott Issues Disaster Declaration for Ice Storm; 30,000 Austinites May Be Without Power Until 2/12; ERCOT Launches Grid Dashboard; RIP Harry Whittington

MRT: 280k in TX Still Without Power; Fairfield State Park Could be Lost to Development; Houston Sees Violent Crime Decrease While SA, Austin See Increase; SBOE to Stay Neutral on School Choice

MRT: Day 2: Hundreds of Thousands Remain Without Power; Mayor Watson Pledges to Improve Emergency Communications; New Election in Harris County?; THC Approves Alamo Permits

MRT: Hundreds of Thousands without Power in TX After Winter Storm; UH Police Incident Creates Confusion; AG Paxton Enters into Negotiations with Three Whistleblowers

MRT: Winter Weather Cancels Flights Across TX; Dallas Zoo Experiences More Problems; Abbott Names Border Czar; Hurd to NH; El Paso Led U.S. in Migrant Encounters in Q1

MRT: Winter Weather Headed for Much of TX; Feds Direct $363M to TX to Improve Internet Access; Botched Raid Leads to GPD Chief Suspension; Cornyn Pushes Deficit Reduction

MRT: Texas Death Row Inmates Sue over Solitary Confinement; Will Legislators Bust Spending Cap?; DPS Stops Enforcing Handgun Age Limits; Casinos, Sports Betting Back Before #TXLEGE

MRT: TX O&G Industry Paid $24.7B in State/Local Taxes, Royalties in FY22; Republicans Push for $4.6B More for OLS; Gutierrez Files 4 Bills After Uvalde; 75% Support Gambling

MRT: Tornado Rips Through Pasadena, Deer Park; 22,000+ Left Without Power; Paxton Leads 20 State Coalition Challenging Biden’s New Immigration Policy; Patrick to Seek Re-election in 2026

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MRT: 46 Arrested in N. TX Sex Trafficking Sting; Chapter 313 Incentives Total $31B; CM Perry in Court Today; LTG Patrick Unveils Committee Chairs; Roy, Gonzales Battle over Asylum Policy

MRT: Texas Adds 29,500 Jobs in Dec as Unemployment Falls Below 4%; Electric Bills Would Rise Under PUC Market Overhaul; HISD Awaits TEA Overhaul Decision; TX GOP Chairs Target Phelan

MRT: PUC Approves Electric Market Reform; Southwest Airlines Pilot Union to Consider Summer Strike; Abbott Seeks to Ban Chinese, Russian Investors from Buying TX Land

MRT: Texas Lawmakers Unveil Plan for $15B in Property Tax Relief; GOP Lawmakers Seek to Rein in ‘Rogue’ DAs; Cornyn Seeks Bipartisan Immigration Deal; Cuellar Raid Yielded No Arrests

MRT: Abbott Delivers 3rd Inaugural; How Much of $10M War Chest Can Whitmire Use?; Rosie Castro to Seek Interim CM Slot; Emerson Reveals $7.6B Bid for Austin-Based Nat’l Instruments

MRT: Inauguration Day is Today; Will Abbott Earn Signature Accomplishment?; OCC Lowers USAA’s Rating; Nirenberg Backs CPS Plan to Convert to Nat Gas; CM Sandoval to Step Down

MRT: Tesla Plans Distribution Site West of Houston; AA Improves Outlook; Speaker Phelan Suggests Open to Expanding Casino Gambling; External Audit Reveals Problems at Austin Water

MRT: House Blocks Effort to Ban Dem Committee Chairs; Universal Theme Park Coming to Frisco; Beto Named University of Chicago Fellow; CPS: ERCOT Can be Sued for Overcharging; Senate Terms Revealed

MRT: Speaker Phelan Re-elected 145-3; Tesla Plans $700M Expansion at Austin Facility; Universities Offer Two Year Tuition Freeze for $1B in State Funding; Cornyn Seeks Bipartisan Border Solution

MRT: Session Begins: Six Things to Watch; Comptroller Hegar: $188B to Spend; Biden Holds Trilateral Summit in Mexico; WEP Fix for Retired Teachers Fails at Year’s End

MRT: Abbott Hands Biden Letter During Border Visit; Is Rackspace at the End?; Lottery Now Available on Phone, App; Legislature to Consider $27B Rainy Day Fund

MRT: 5th Circuit Wont Block S. TX LNG Facility; SWA Expects Q4 Loss; Watson Takes Office with Urgency; GOP Plans Major Ed Reform Push; Mealer to Challenge Result

MRT: Biden to Visit Southern Border Next Week; SWA Seeks to Prevent Another Meltdown; DMN Profiles Luis Saenz; Chip Roy Emerges as Leading McCarthy Holdout

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MRT: Record Low Cotton Harvest Hits W. TX; SWA Loss Could Run $500M-$700M; DOE Backs Houston as Hydrogen Hub; Mayor Johnson Seeks Homeless Task Force

MRT: Cartel Leader Freed in Prison Attack in Juarez; Harris County Elections Problems Unresolved; ATX to Grow as Tech Hub; Chip Roy Pushes for House Rules Changes

MRT: Gov. Abbott in AAS: TX Building Future for All; TX GDP Grew 8.2% in Q3 as Population Hits 30M; DPS CID Undercover on Border; RRC Probes Atmos