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Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. As the clock wound down on the year’s second overtime legislative session, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the powerful …

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. When news broke Wednesday afternoon of a last-minute push to pass new, stricter regulations for consumable hemp products, …

After a month with no H5N1 avian flu detections in dairy cattle, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today reported a positive test involving a herd from Texas, raising the nation’s total since early 2024 to 1,079 infected herds in 17 states. The detection is Texas’s first since May. Also, APHIS reported another …

New Summer Camp Safety Laws Follow Texas’ Tragic Floods  The New York Times After catastrophic floods, Texas enacts sweeping camp safety laws to protect kids  CNN Camp Mystic parents who lost their daughters are fighting to protect future Texas campers  NBC News Sirens, summer camps and weather alerts: Here’s what is changing in Texas after the special session  KUT New Texas laws ban youth …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Courageous and plucky with “absolutely killer style,” 8-year-old Cile Steward was a force of nature, her family says. It’s been two months since an entire summer’s worth of rain fell on July 4, triggering the flash floods that rushed through Texas Hill Country and converged around Camp Mystic, killing at least 26 campers and counselors in …

Congressional news Senate election US elections Primary elections See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Texas state Rep. James Talarico is poised to launch his campaign for US Senate in the coming days, joining the Democratic primary in a state the party hopes will emerge as competitive in next year’s midterm elections, two sources familiar with his plans told CNN. …

State Rep. James Talarico to jump in Texas Senate race  Politico Source link

AUSTIN — Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian is known as one of the best offensive minds in college football, but even he can admit his shortcomings on that side of the ball. During Monday’s press conference in Austin following the season-opening loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes, Sarkisian admitted he was “very pleased” with the rushing production in the …

George Getschow (left,) executive director of the literary center, and Kathy Floyd, the center’s manager. “I’ve never known anyone who loved books as much as Larry McMurtry,” says Getschow.  John Burnett hide caption toggle caption John Burnett ARCHER CITY, Texas — The celebrated Western writer, Larry McMurtry, aspired to turn this one-stoplight hometown into one of America’s great book centers. …

A new COVID variant is spiking ‘very high’ in Texas, CDC says  San Antonio Express-News COVID-19 surges in Texas: What to know about new ‘Stratus’ variant  Dallas News Data shows ‘very high’ levels of COVID cases in Central Texas  MySA Experts say uptick in COVID ‘STRATUS’ variant cases throughout the state a cause for concern  KESQ Sickness on the Rise: How to Stay Safe  The …