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Gov. Greg Abbott declares wildfire disaster for three-fourths of Texas

At least 8,500 acres of Texas land have burned since Aug. 1. The governor’s disaster declaration allows included counties to access state resources to fight wildfires.

The Texas Tribune

State Rep. Matt Schaefer will not seek reelection

The deeply conservative leader said he is looking forward to spending time with his family, church and business — but added that a return to politics is possible if a Texas Senate seat opens up.

The Texas Tribune

Texas sues Shell over Houston-area chemical fire in May

The lawsuit seeks $1 million in damages, claiming the three-day blaze at Shell’s Deer Park facility caused air and water pollution that violated state law.

The Texas Tribune

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Teen missing and several people seriously injured in Lake Austin boat crash

‘If you’re just ploughing down the lake as fast as you can go, you’re going to have an accident’

The Independent UK

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Xbox, PC) review: Fun for The Family

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is the latest asymmetrical horror multiplayer title from Gun Interactive, but does do justice to the legendary film franchise?

Windows Central

Texas Revenge Porn Statute Doesn't Apply to Evidence Introduced in Court

The Texas nonconsensual pornography statute (chapter 98B of the Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code) provides: A defendant is liable … to a person depicted in intimate visual material for damages arising from the disclosure of the material if: (1) the defendant discloses the intimate visual material without the effective…

Reason

Nine Tesla Cybertrucks Spotted At Giga Texas

A new drone flyover over the Tesla Giga Texas plant brought an interesting view of nine Tesla Cybertrucks parked outside the factory.

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Texas Chain Saw Massacre won't lose IP licensing like Friday the 13th, publisher says

Gun Interactive says Texas Chain Saw Massacre won't have the same fate as Friday the 13th

TechRadar

"Anti-woke" movement jumps the shark

A bizarre racist outburst at a Texas school board isn't an isolated event — it's part of a national pattern

Salon

Motivated by grieving parents, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn has made fentanyl crisis a priority

The Republican from Texas has combined attention to border issues with efforts to address deadly overdoses, including ideas that are opposed by some in his party, such as decriminalizing test strips.

The Texas Tribune

Gen Z influencers, quietly recruited by a company with deep GOP ties, rally to impeached Ken Paxton’s aid

After a June gathering in Fort Worth sponsored by a new company, Influenceable, social media leaders began backing the suspended Texas attorney general and a controversial human trafficking film. Those who favor transparency in political advocacy are concerned.

The Texas Tribune

“We’d lose one after the next”: Texas bats face a pandemic of their own

Weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic swept into Texas, a biologist found a dead bat covered in a white fungus — the state’s first official case of white-nose syndrome. Now, scientists are on a mission to understand how many bats have been lost.

The Texas Tribune

Big 12 Coach Makes Bold Prediction on Quinn Ewers, Arch Manning Texas QB Situation

How long will the status quo hold in Austin?

Sports Illustrated

Every undefeated college football national champion since 1980

Since 1980, what team was the best undefeated college football national champion?

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Texas questions rights of fetus in prison guard lawsuit despite arguing opposite on abortion

Officials argue ‘unborn child’ may not have rights under US constitution in lawsuit defense over prison guard stillbirth

The Independent UK

Lawmakers demand Greg Abbott end ‘barbaric’ migrant busing after three-year-old’s death from Texas to Chicago

More than 30,000 asylum seekers have been removed from Texas under the governor’s plan

Al Jazeera

Toddler dies in US on a Texas migrant bus going to Chicago

The 3-year-old was being transported as part of the controversial Operation Lone Star border control program.

The Independent UK

Barrels of drinking water for migrants walking through Texas have disappeared

As the heat rises in Texas, law enforcement is working to untangle a mystery involving the disappearance of a life-saving measure for migrants traveling through an arid region

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The Independent UK

3-year-old riding one of Texas’ migrant buses dies on the way to Chicago, officials say

Authorities say a 3-year-old child riding one of Texas’ migrant buses died while on the way to Chicago

The Texas Tribune

Texas House committee report outlines possible path forward for school vouchers

The House blocked school vouchers during this year’s regular lawmaking session, but a report released Friday shows some members might be willing to approve a scaled-back version of the program that doesn’t compete with public schools for funds.

The Independent UK

Texas Republicans invoke Noah’s Ark to defend Greg Abbott’s floating Rio Grande border wall in DoJ lawsuit

Texas is being sued in state and federal court over floating border wall plan

Texas Observer

Strangest State: Ken Paxton and Other Odd Creatures

Impeachments, record-breaking alligator gars, and other rarities from far-flung Texas. Our regular roundup of weird Texas news.

The Independent UK

Three hunters die from toxic gas after trying to save dog from hole in Texas cornfield

Trio from Florida killed in bizarre late night accident trying to save dog from open cistern

The Independent UK

Child murderer run out of towns in 1990s faces new charges in 2 Texas killings

Texas prosecutors say a man who was convicted of killing a child in the 1980s and then run of of towns following his early release from prison has been indicted on two new murder charges

France 24

‘Cruel and inhumane’: The US-Mexico floating border is equipped with ‘circular saws’

Videos shared on social media on August 8 provide a closer look at the floating border barrier installed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott and aimed at keeping illegal migrants from entering the US. These controversial installations, near which a body was recently found, are equipped with spiky metal discs manufactured…

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