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Texas released two years of A-F ratings for schools and districts. See how yours did.

In the 2024-25 school year, 14% of Texas school districts got an A, 71% got a B or a C, and 15% got a D or an F, new state data shows.

The Texas Tribune

U.S. will build sterile fly factory in Texas to stop screwworm from devastating livestock industry

Mounted patrol officers, known as tick riders, who typically patrol the southern border to protect cattle from fever tick, will also now serve as the first line of defense against screwworm.

The Texas Tribune

Texas set to home a $750-million factory which breeds flies to stop flesh-eating cattle parasite

The U.S. plans to build a $750 million factory in southern Texas to breed billions of sterile flies

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Texas school ratings improve, but more campuses inch closer to state sanctions

Fewer schools received a D or an F in the 2024-25 school year than the year prior. But for campuses that are underperforming, two or more years of low grades in a row means more pressure to improve — or risk more state oversight.

The Texas Tribune

Texas megadonor Alex Fairly will fund legal bid to keep GOP lawmakers on the primary ballot

The Amarillo businessman said he would tap into the $20 million political action committee he launched last year to preserve ballot access for censured Republicans.

The Texas Tribune

Sanctuary cities in the US were born in the 1980s as Central American refugees fled civil wars

Sanctuary cities in the United States, which limit local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, have drawn the ire of President Donald Trump during both of his administrations.

The Conversation

13 Southern Cities Where You Need To Earn Six Figures To Afford a Typical Home

See the top cities in Florida, Texas, Georgia and more states.

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First Thing: Newsom says California hopes to redraw maps in response to Texas plan

Republican redestricting move aims to win House majority in midterms. Plus, plastic pollution talks fail in Geneva

The Guardian - UK

Barack Obama praises Texas Democrats’ fight as they signal return to state

Governor Greg Abbott calls new special session directly after legislature adjourned its last one on Friday

The Guardian - US

Sports Illustrated’s College Football Preseason Top 25: No. 6 Georgia

The Bulldogs loaded up after a one-and-done CFP appearance last season and put the ball in returning QB Gunner Stockton’s hands.

Sports Illustrated

Kratom poisoning calls climb in Texas as the state fails to enforce ban on synthetic version

Texas law bans the sale of synthetic kratom, but it isn’t enforced. Earlier this year, legislation died in the Texas House to ban the natural plant, too.

The Texas Tribune

Riding political wins, a once-restrained Gov. Greg Abbott is increasingly steamrolling foes

The third-term governor appears determined to win any battle — even if it means scorched-earth primary crusades or trying to boot duly elected legislators from office.

The Texas Tribune

Poll finds Cornyn, Paxton in dead heat in Texas’ Senate GOP primary

Every previous public poll had shown the attorney general with a considerable lead over Texas’ incumbent senator.

The Texas Tribune

Governor Newsom to expose ‘final nail’ in Donald Trump’s career, announces it ‘won’t be pretty for Donnie’

The war that could end Donald Trump.

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Conservative TV host crashes Jasmine Crockett town hall to call Democrat a ‘fake ghetto hoodrat’

Blaze TV anchor Sara Gonzales berates Democratic congresswoman at public meeting for her Texas constituents for having the audacity to come from Missouri

Benzinga

Gavin Newsom Says Trump Bent 'Knee' To Putin Ahead Of Alaska Summit

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif) criticized President Donald Trump on Thursday, accusing him of “bending his knee” to Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of their Friday meeting in Alaska.

The Independent UK

Gavin Newsom just launched his unofficial 2028 campaign for the White House

NEWS ANALYSIS: California governor may have just defined the boundaries of the Democratic primary in 2028 by firing the first shot, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK

Newsom vows to ‘meet fire with fire’ as he brings California into Texas redistricting war with Trump and Republicans

Democratic governor’s effort comes as Republicans in Texas, Florida, Indiana and Ohio all seek to add GOP seats to their congressional maps

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The Guardian - US

Newsom says California will push to redraw maps in riposte to Texas plan

Masked border agents circle venue at which governor outlines bid to counter Republican-led redrawing effort

The Independent UK

Judge appoints receiver to sell off Alex Jones's Infowars assets to help pay Sandy Hook families

A state judge in Texas has appointed a receiver to take over and sell conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars assets

Al Jazeera

California governor boosts redistricting effort in growing feud with Trump

Amid Texas brouhaha, Gavin Newsom takes combative stance against Trump, urges other Democratic leaders to ‘punch back’.

International Business Times

California To Change Election Maps To Counter Texas, Governor Says

California unveiled plans to redraw its electoral districts Thursday, as Democrats push back on what they say is Donald Trump's effort to rig next year's Congressional elections to safeguard his slim Republican majority.

The Independent UK

Texas Democrats set plan to end nearly 2-week walkout over Republicans' redraw of US House maps

Texas Democrats have moved closer to ending a nearly two-week walkout that has blocked the GOP's redrawing of U.S. House maps before the 2026 election

The Texas Tribune

Texas Democrats say they will return to state once session ends, California unveils retaliatory map

In a statement, the House Democratic Caucus said its lawyers had advised returning “to build a strong public legislative record for the upcoming legal battle” against the GOP’s map.

The Guardian - US

Texas Democrats say they are prepared to return to state after two-week absence

Chair of the state’s house Democratic caucus said they will return once California submits new congressional map to offset losses in Texas

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