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As Texas saw record demand for electricity, wind and solar delivered

Renewable energy sources came through in a big way this week for Texas, when temperatures and electricity demand reached record levels.

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Texas’ giant university fund gets big payday from oil and gas, but colleges won’t notice

The oil boom is generating big profits for energy companies and record tax revenue for Texas, and it’s created a billion-dollar windfall for the state’s giant Permanent University Fund.

Tribune News Service

What is Juneteenth and why is it a holiday?

Thousands of enslaved people in Texas were ordered free two years after Emancipation Proclamation

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Some Texans want police in every school post-Uvalde. Is that the answer?

DALLAS — Anna schools Superintendent Michael Comeaux says his police department is barely keeping up with the district’s booming growth. The Collin County district has one officer for every 1,000 students. As the district’s enrollment hits 5,000, it is adding a fifth officer – but Anna has seven campuses.

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The anti-abortion movement fuels a growth industry: Pregnancy centers

DALLAS — Rayenieshia Cole did not want another child. She couldn't afford it.

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Editorial: Texas leaders want to boost mental health care. What about a ‘red flag’ law?

Progress can be slow to reach the halls of the state Capitol, so we are glad to see Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan treat mental health care as a priority in the aftermath of the Uvalde massacre.

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Companies are selling Juneteenth branded products. Here's why that's a big problem

Brands and companies are working to remove their Juneteenth items from shelves, as experts say those who are selling Juneteenth-branded products are "tone-deaf."

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Long ago, Texans weren’t allowed to own pistols without a judge’s approval

Texans might be surprised to know state law once prohibited a person from purchasing a pistol without a “certificate of good character” from a judge.

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Tigers closer Soto blows ninth-inning lead in 3-1 loss to Rangers

DETROIT — A bona-fide pitcher’s duel broke out at Comerica Park Thursday night.

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Some lawmakers hope to crack down on drag shows watched by children

Republican legislators in Florida, Arizona, Texas and other states have proposed to ban minors from drag shows.

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Texas recount underway between Texas Rep. Cuellar, Cisneros

A recount is underway in a Texas primary race between Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar and progressive challenger Jessica Cisneros

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Higher heat and Midwest drought are forecast for US summer

Higher-than-normal heat is forecast to blanket most of the U.S. from July to September, drying out large chunks of the Great Plains and the Midwest while threatening to push drought into the Mississippi River Valley.

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At the Races: Shades of blue - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

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‘We do not want this’: Texas town group protests Riot Blockchain’s Bitcoin mining facility

Jackie Sawicky, 42, was scrolling Facebook in late April when she saw a video about a surprise economic development announcement by the city of Corsicana, Texas. Intrigued, she clicked to watch.

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Musk Explains How Politics Played Into Tesla's Move To Texas, Blames California Gerrymandering

In late 2021, Tesla Inc.

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Ryder Opens New Freight Brokerage Office In Nashville

Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE:R) expands its freight brokerage business with a new office in Nashville, Tennessee, a burgeoning U.S. logistics hub, followed by two additional locations planned to open in 2023. Ryder now has freight brokerage offices in Novi, Michigan, and Fort Worth, Texas, as well as the new Nashville location, which opened…

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Abbott seeks to shield Uvalde records

Texas public safety officials cite the "dead suspect loophole" to prevent records from being released

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Petco Eyes Small Towns & Rural Communities - Check Out The New Location

Petco Health And Wellness Company Inc (NASDAQ:WOOF) has launched a new community-driven test concept to serve the wellness needs of pets and farm animals in small towns and rural communities. The company will open its first location under the concept on June 17 in Floresville, Texas. Related: Here's Why Needham Is Bullish On This Pet…

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Marijuana REIT Innovative Industrial Properties Enters Into Long-Term Lease With Texas Original

Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. (IIP) (NYSE: IIPR) closed on the acquisition of a property in Texas, and entered into a long-term lease with a subsidiary of Texas Original Holdings, LLC.

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Elon Musk's Boring Company Found Flouting Permitting Requirements In Texas: Report

Elon Musk shifted his base from California to Texas late last year and it now appears that his Boring Company is engaged in a feud with the local authorities in Texas.

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As West Texas temperatures soar, border agencies say new tools are saving migrants’ lives

VAN HORN, Texas — Culberson County Sheriff Oscar Carrillo is haunted by the sight last year of a father clinging to life next to his son who succumbed to the brutal heat in an unforgiving desert.

Tribune News Service

Trauma surgeons detail the horror of mass shootings in the wake of Uvalde and call for reforms

When Dr. Roy Guerrero, a pediatrician in Uvalde, Texas, testified before a U.S. House committee June 8 about gun violence, he told lawmakers about the horror of seeing the bodies of two of the 19 children killed in the Robb Elementary massacre. They were so pulverized, he said, that they…

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Texas’ 34th Congressional District flips to GOP in special election

Welcome to the Thursday, June 16, Brew.

The Independent UK

Juneteenth: What is the historically important day and how did it start?

Thousands of enslaved people in Texas were ordered free two years after Emancipation Proclamation

Tribune News Service

John Clay: Texas tells HISA to take a hike, a shortsighted stance sure to hurt horse racing

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Texas is, well, Texas, a state with a strong independent streak. Unfortunately, that streak may be working to the detriment of horse racing in the Lone Star State.

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