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Former Sid Miller allies told police the ag commissioner feared the DEA, told a friend to get rid of marijuana

Miller denies wrongdoing after allegations surfaced during an investigation into one of his aides, who pled guilty to bribery. The agriculture commissioner has not been charged with a crime.

The Texas Tribune

Tesla's Robotaxi Is Now Live In The San Francisco Bay Area, Serves A Larger Area Compared To Waymo

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) has rolled out its Robotaxi operations in the San Francisco Bay Area, a month after officially launching the service in Austin, Texas.

Benzinga

Search for answers after Texas' deadly floods brings lawmakers to devastated Hill Country

Texas lawmakers are expected to question local Kerr County officials on Thursday over their preparedness and response to the deadly July 4 floods that killed at least 136 people

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Top Houston Neighborhoods to Live In: A Guide for Families, Professionals & Retirees

Houston is big, and it’s not in the “you can walk around” big. It is the largest city in Texas and the fourth-largest city in the U.S.

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Texas GOP once again tries to ban local governments from hiring lobbyists in Austin

Critics of the bill say the state’s smallest cities and school districts will be silenced at the Capitol.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Senate once again tries to give the attorney general authority to prosecute election crimes

The Texas Tribune

Newsom will move to redraw California map if Texas redistricts, teeing up national fight

The governor plans to go through the Legislature to usher in a map with more Democratic seats if Texas tilts its map to the right, according to a person with knowledge of Newsom’s thinking.

The Texas Tribune

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Texas Senate passes bill to ban THC — again

The Senate’s decision signals another potential standoff with Gov. Greg Abbott, who vetoed a similar ban earlier this year as he called for more regulations instead.

The Texas Tribune

Gavin Newsom Taunts JD Vance As Clash Over Texas Gerrymandering Escalates: 'Try Again, Dumb Dumb'

California Gov. Gavin Newsom taunted Vice Preisdent JD Vance as he takes a leading role in Democrats' criticism of Republicans' attempt to redraw congressional districts in Texas

Latin Times

Authorities Close In on Suspects in Killings of Two U.S. Citizens in Northern Mexico

Mexican authorities say they have solid leads in the murders of 20-year-old Alan Valenzuela and a 17-year-old girl who was kidnapped and believed to be killed by a criminal gang

Latin Times

Gov. Newsom Warns California Will Retaliate If Texas Eliminates Dem Seats In Redistricting: 'The 2026 Election Is Being Rigged'

California Gov. Gavin Newsom warned his administration will retaliate if Texas moves forward with a redistricting proposal that eliminates 5 Democratic seats

Latin Times

Texas Republicans unveil congressional map that could gift them five seats

Aggressive maneuver comes as the Republicans try to stave off losses in next year’s midterm elections

The Guardian - US

Texas House Republicans unveil new congressional map that looks to pick up five GOP seats

The first draft of the lower chamber’s new redistricting map targets Democratic members of Congress in the Austin, Dallas and Houston metro areas and in South Texas.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Republicans propose new US House map with more winnable GOP seats

Texas Republicans have proposed a new U.S. House map with more winnable GOP seats

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Roll Call

Texas Republicans release draft map targeting several Democratic House seats - Roll Call

Texas state Republicans on Wednesday released a new draft congressional map, which makes significant changes to Democratic-held districts.

The Independent UK

Terrifying video shows moments giant alligator swims up behind 12-year-old wakeboarder in Texas

‘Clair looked at it and just shrugged it off’ her mother said

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'The Smithsonian Institution owns the Discovery.' Museum resists Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' plan to move space shuttle to Houston

The Smithsonian Institution says NASA relinquished full ownership of Space Shuttle Discovery, but Congress wants to force the vehicle's relocation.

Roll Call

Off to the redistricting races - Roll Call

Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari discuss how a potential new congressional map in Texas could set off a race among other states to redraw their own maps, and how that might affect the 2026 midterm elections. Show Notes:

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From racism claims to a $725,000 settlement, a UNT professor's lawsuit mirrors Texas' shifting views on free speech

Professor Timothy Jackson was accused of making racist remarks at the height of the racial reckoning that followed George Floyd's murder. His free speech suit against the university comes to an end in the era of DEI bans.

The Texas Tribune

A fight to save an Austin middle school puts families at odds with Texas over how to rate schools

Legislators have a chance this summer to replace the STAAR test. What they come up with will decide the fate of schools like Dobie Middle School, where low test scores have pushed the Austin district to intervene.

International Business Times

Canada Project Reclaims 'Foul' Industrial Area To Contain Floods

The spur to build Toronto's billion-dollar-plus flood prevention project dates back to a devastating hurricane in 1954, but planners say its urgency was reinforced by the recent tragic flooding in Texas.

Benzinga

Shaq Buys A Family Of 11 A New Mercedes Van, Then Takes Them To Dinner And Tips The Waitress $1,000 — Why? 'I'm Into Making People Happy'

When Shaquille O'Neal leaves the house, he doesn't just pick up groceries or grab a bite — he makes someone's day, if not their entire year. That was exactly the case in 2022, when the NBA legend met a Texas family with 11 kids and decided to change their lives…

Texas Observer

ICE ‘Task Force’ Agreements Expand to Galveston, Beaumont

As Immigration and Customs Enforcement rolls out necessary training, the Galveston County Sheriff's Office joins a growing list of Texas law enforcement agencies deputizing officers to serve as roving immigration agents.

The Texas Tribune

TribCast: What’s next for Republicans?

Mark Davis, the dean of Texas conservative talk radio, joins TribCast to talk about the GOP’s outlook for 2026.

Tom’s Hardware

FBI seizes $2.4 million in Bitcoin from member of recently ascendant Chaos ransomware group

The FBI in Dallas, Texas, has seized 20 Bitcoins from a member of the Chaos Ransomware gang, amounting to almost $2.4 million in value.

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