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Nate Paul charged with 8 felony counts of making false statements to financial institutions

The Austin real estate investor was a central figure in allegations that led the Texas House to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton last month. One of the charges against Paul has ties the impeachment allegations.

The Texas Tribune

Greg Abbott slammed for ‘inflatable border’ policy: ‘Will 100 per cent cause more drowning deaths’

Texas governor signs six bills attempting to bolster border security

The Independent UK

New Species Of Grasshopper Named After Willie Nelson

“Melanoplus nelsoni and Melanoplus walkeri immortalize the enduring contributions of the legendary musicians

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Texas businessman tied to impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton to appear in federal court

A businessman at the center of the scandal that led to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s historic impeachment is set to make an initial appearance in federal court following his arrest by the FBI

The Independent UK

6 books that explain the history and meaning of Juneteenth

After decades of being celebrated at mostly the local level, Juneteenth – the long-standing holiday that commemorates the arrival of news of emancipation and freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 – became a federal holiday in 2021. In honor of this year’s Juneteenth, The Conversation reached…

The Conversation

Five opponents we want to see on Georgia’s 2024 SEC schedule

Who should Georgia play in the SEC during the 2024 college football season?

USA Today Sports Media Group

Controversial Matagorda Bay Ship Channel Grows Closer to Reality

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans on dredging a superfund site to complete the projected expansion of a massive terminal for oil tankers.

Texas Observer

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Strangest State: There’s No Place Like … Texas

What's weirder than Ken Paxton? Not much, but here's a couple of other Lone Star oddities from Austin to Lufkin.

Texas Observer

Texas to install '1,000ft floating wall' to stop migrants

The Rio Grande was the scene of a big incursion in 2022 when 1,700 migrants cross into El Paso in just one weekend

Wales Online

The big city winners and losers of the Fortune 500: Why Houston, Atlanta and Dallas are (almost) beating New York and Chicago

New York and Chicago have each declined more than 70% since the early days of the Fortune 500.

Fortune

Texas Republicans turn on their own in attorney general impeachment scandal

Twenty articles of impeachment have been brought against Ken Paxton – could Texas politics see a historic toppling?

The Guardian - US

With another DACA court ruling looming, Texas recipients who are now adults worry about their jobs and futures

A federal judge in Houston is expected to rule for the second time that the Obama-era program is illegal. The possible end of DACA could upend the lives of more than 95,000 Texans enrolled in the program.

The Texas Tribune

Texas will spend billions to connect the state with broadband. But is it clear which neighborhoods need help?

On the eve of a historic investment in connecting the Lone Star State, advocates worry maps that will help establish which communities get funding have bad information.

The Texas Tribune

Acronyms abound…ICYMI—ERIC and state legislatures

Welcome to the Friday, June 9, Brew.

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Salon

GOP: Party of disease, filth and death

In the name of imaginary freedom, Republicans are willing to let many people die. In fact, they're proud of it

The Independent UK

Supreme Court voting rights ruling stuns minority voters, who hope it expands their representation

This week’s Supreme Court decision ordering Alabama to redraw its congressional maps was seen by many minority lawmakers and voting rights activists as a stunning victory with the potential to become a major stepping stone for undoing gerrymandered political maps that dilute the political strength of communities of color

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GM Investing Over $2B In Plant Upgrades For New Combustion-Engine Vehicles

GM announced this week it was investing another $500 million in its Arlington, Texas plant that produces its lineup of full-size SUVs.

The Independent UK

Bank records raise questions about home remodel in Texas Attorney General Paxton's impeachment

As embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fights a historic impeachment, his lawyers say they have evidence proving his innocence

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Texas camp teens airlifted to hospital after elevated walkway collapses in Surfside Beach photo

None of the injuries are expected to be life-threatening

The Texas Tribune

Texas to deploy buoys to deter Rio Grande crossings, Abbott announces

The governor revealed plans for a floating river barrier at a Capitol signing ceremony for six new laws related to border security. The first 1,000-foot section will be set up near Eagle Pass.

The Independent UK

DeSantis recruiters eyed Catholic church for migrant flights that bishop calls ‘reprehensible’

Mark Seitz, the Roman Catholic bishop of El Paso, Texas, tells The Associated Press that Florida Gov_ Ron DeSantis' flights of migrants from the Texas border to California are “reprehensible” and “not morally acceptable.”

The Conversation

Listen: Indian PM Modi is expected to get a rockstar welcome in the U.S. How much is the diaspora fuelling him?

On June 22, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make his first official state visit to the United States. And if his visits to Australia last month, to Canada in 2015 and to Texas in 2019 are any indication, he’ll be given a rockstar welcome.

WEKU

Wade Goodwyn, longtime NPR correspondent, dies at age 63

Wade Goodwyn had one of public radio's most recognizable voices, but it was his rich writing and keen observations that made him a listener favorite over decades at NPR.

Daily Mirror

Runaway bull sends police on three-hour chase as it runs wild through gardens and driveways

A video shows a rebellious bull taking a Texas community on a wild ride, leading police on a three-hour chase through gardens and driveways before finally being captured

Texas Observer

Over 20 Years, Texas Allowed 1 Billion Pounds Excess Emissions

So-called "excess" emissions have ballooned in Texas, thanks to an almost total lack of enforcement, report Grist and Science Friday.

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