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The Latest Breaking News from Texas

High Earners Are Fleeing the Northeast for the South

High taxes and soaring business costs have big income earners pulling up stakes.

Kiplinger

Billions in property tax cuts need Texas voters’ approval before taking effect. Here’s what you need to know.

Legislation passed this month would raise the state’s homestead exemption to $100,000, lower schools’ tax rates and put an appraisal cap on residential and commercial properties, among other measures. But voters must approve a constitutional amendment first.

The Texas Tribune

Texas man injured after chasing and killing car thief in chaotic mall shootout

Both the vehicle owner and the attempted carjacker produced weapons, taking matters into their own hands before police arrived at the scene

The Independent UK

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Texas Senate hopeful decries governor’s ‘criminal, inhumane’ razor-wire barrier

Roland Gutierrez, who is seeking to unseat Ted Cruz, blasts Greg Abbott’s border ‘stunt’ of razor wire and buoys in Rio Grande

The Guardian - US

Barcelona vs Real Madrid: Starting lineups, confirmed team news, injury latest for El Clasico today

Lineups update ahead of huge derby in Texas

Evening Standard

One in five Texans lives in a floodplain, state’s first-ever analysis shows

As it prepares a statewide flood prevention plan, the state found that almost 6 million Texans live in an area susceptible to floodwaters.

The Texas Tribune

“Scared out of my mind”: A family scrambles after their disabled 3-year-old loses Medicaid

When Texas started scrubbing people from Medicaid after a three-year pause on removals during the pandemic, one family lost the insurance coverage that helped provide all treatments for their medically complex child.

The Texas Tribune

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The best 6 candidates for Big 12 expansion after Colorado’s exit from the Pac-12

Where should the Big 12 look next?

USA Today Sports Media Group

Texans in Congress lead bipartisan efforts to allow fentanyl test strips

The legislation comes after a bill to decriminalize the test strips passed the Texas House but died in the Senate despite support from Gov. Greg Abbott.

The Texas Tribune

The Big 12 Didn’t Just Survive an Exodus, It’s Having a Renaissance

With Colorado on the way, the league’s membership has swelled to 13 two years after losing its biggest brands to the SEC.

Sports Illustrated

A Professor Criticized a Public Official. Then Her University Suspended Her.

Texas A&M placed a professor on paid leave for criticizing Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in a lecture on the opioid crisis.

Reason

Save the Mothers

Maternal mortality rates are too high in Texas and the U.S. in general. We could fix that. New mothers need improved assessment and support.

Texas Observer

Teacher fired by Texas Christian school for attending drag show

Kristi Maris, who worked at school for 19 years, lost job after going to show in her own time and posting it on social media

The Guardian - US

U.S. Capitol Police to open Texas field office, citing rising threats against members of Congress

Offices also will open in Milwaukee and Boston “due to the increased threat environment,” the police chief says.

The Texas Tribune

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Reason

Court Notes Apparently Nonexistent Precedents Cited in Brief, Suggests Brief May Have Been Partly AI-Written

From Ex parte Lee, decided last week by the Tenth District Texas Court of Appeals, in an opinion by Chief Justice Tom Gray, joined by Justices Matt Johnson and Steven Lee Smith: Allen Michael Lee is charged with one count of aggravated sexual assault of a child and two counts…

The Texas Tribune

U.S. House Republicans from Texas target federal funding unless Homeland Security chief is removed

Escalating their fight over Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ handling of immigration at the southern border, far-right representatives say they will oppose any appropriations for his agency.

Zenger

Texas Resigns From ERIC, Citing Compliance Issues With Senate Bill 1070

Texas becomes ninth state to withdraw from multi-state voter list maintenance organization ERIC

The Texas Tribune

Faculty worry about Texas A&M’s future after controversies over higher ed politicization

The university has been rattled by two cases in which university officials were apparently rushed into making faculty employment decisions due to political pressure.

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Salon

Has Trump unleashed a new civil war?

This struggle isn't violent, so far — but if states break away from federal control, the United States is finished

The Conversation

Federal government is challenging Texas's buoys in the Rio Grande – here’s why these kinds of border blockades wind up complicating immigration enforcement

The Rio Grande is only about 328 feet, or about 99 meters, wide. But the waterway dividing Texas from northern Mexico is deceptively dangerous and routinely claims the lives of migrants who try to cross it, but get caught in undetected rip currents or otherwise drown.

Roll Call

‘Dreamers’ need not apply: DACA recipients still can’t work for Congress - Roll Call

“Round and round in this circle we go. And the people who get hurt the most are the DACA recipients,” says Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales.

The Texas Tribune

Rural Texas may lose out on billions in broadband infrastructure funding due to federal regulations

Grant applicants are required to have a line of credit from a major bank and put up 25% of the project cost ahead of time. That will likely disqualify many small internet service providers in rural areas.

InsideEVs

Multiple Tesla Cybertrucks Spotted In Car Hauler At Giga Texas

Two finished Tesla Cybertruck units – with more presumably hiding behind coverings – have been spotted loaded in a funky red and white car hauler in the parking lot of Gigafactory Texas.

The Independent UK

Jude Bellingham scores first goal for Real Madrid in win over Manchester United

Just a day on from the Red Devils youngsters’ loss to Wrexham, Texas played host to Erik ten Hag’s first-team against Real Madrid.

The Independent UK

Jude Bellingham scores first Real Madrid goal in win over Manchester United

Just a day on from the Red Devils youngsters’ loss to Wrexham, Texas played host to Erik ten Hag’s first-team against Real Madrid

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