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Cancelled in Friendswood

Right-wing trolls forced a decorated veteran to pull out of Fourth of July festivities in this small Texas town of 40,000.

Texas Observer · Jul 19, 2022

Uvalde survivor confronts Texas school board in dress she wore during massacre: ‘Most of those kids were my friends’

‘I don’t want to go to your guys’ school if you don’t have protection,’ eight-year-old tells officials

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022

Dade Phelan raised more than any other Republican House candidate in Texas

Texas Republican candidates and officeholders have raised $164.5 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among state House candidates and officeholders, Dade Phelan has raised more than any other Republican.

Ballotpedia · Jul 19, 2022

How to know the difference between a local power outage and rolling blackouts

Power outages are a possibility during any severe weather event. But a local power outage is different from a larger power grid problem.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 19, 2022

Mark Bradley: With college football in major flux, the SEC stands strong

Nobody could have envisioned a sport like this. There’s no governing body, the NCAA having long ago washed its hands. There’s an NCAA tournament for every collegiate sport except FBS, which means “football bowl subdivision.” The greatest power rests in conferences, though they’re in constant flux and the sport’s biggest…

Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2022

Editorial: Uvalde shooting report finds ‘systemic failures.’ Use it to prevent future attacks

Just when we thought details surrounding the Uvalde shooting couldn’t get worse, they have. Between the nearly 80-page report the Texas House’s investigative committee released and the latest bodycam video Uvalde’s mayor made public, the fullest account we have yet of that fateful day is nothing short of horrific.

Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2022

Editorial: In post-Roe America, questions arise over the meaning of fetal personhood

A Texas woman is fighting a ticket she received on June 29 for driving in a Dallas HOV lane. Under normal circumstances, this would not merit an editorial mention. But times have changed in Texas. The woman, Brandy Bottone, argues that, because she is pregnant, her fetus counts as a…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jul 19, 2022

A ‘second chance’: Oak tree thought to be extinct discovered in Texas

Somewhere on the rugged, pathless hills of Big Bend National Park, under the sweltering Texas sun, a singular tree stands apart from the rest. At least for the people who know what they are looking for.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 19, 2022

AP News Digest 3 am

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The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022

40 million under heat warnings as 89 large wildfires rage across U.S.

The entire state of Oklahoma is under an excessive heat warning and several states face heightened fire dangers.

Axios · Jul 19, 2022