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SpaceX wins federal approval to launch more rockets in South Texas

The federal approval comes after vote from residents — mostly SpaceX employees — to form a new city at the Rio Grande Valley beach.

The Texas Tribune

Federal judge strikes down workplace protections for transgender workers

A federal judge in Texas struck down guidance from a government agency specifying protections against workplace harassment based on gender identity and sexual orientation

The Independent UK

Texas is poisoning its own bays with microplastics

Polluting microplastics harm ecosystems and the organisms that rely on them

The Independent UK

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DOGE Cuts ‘Hurting’ Residents in Elon Musk’s Backyard in Rural Texas

While the tech billionaire slashes jobs and services, local food banks, veterans' health care and college students all suffer.

Capital & Main

GlobalWafers to invest $4 billion into U.S. chip manufacturing after opening Texas plant

Taiwanese manufacturer GlobalWafers is planning to invest $4 billion more into US-based chip manufacturing after opening a new facility in Sherman, Texas.

Tom’s Hardware

Texas Set to Execute Fourth Person of the Year on Tuesday

Matthew Johnson was convicted of the 2012 murder of Nancy Harris in Dallas County.

Texas Observer

Weekend do-over planned for 'big, beautiful' budget package - Roll Call

The House Budget Committee plans to try again Sunday night to advance the GOP reconciliation package after four Republican dissenters torpedoed the measure at a markup Friday.

Roll Call

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Republican Texas is a surprising model for solving the UK’s prison crisis – but it just might work

Jails in England and Wales are in overcrowded meltdown, but justice secretary Shabana Mahmood has a rare chance to flip the script, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Faculty and students blast Texas House panel for limiting testimony on bill that targets state universities

The House's higher education committee closed registration to testify on Senate Bill 37 less than half an hour after the hearing started. About 20 people said they didn't get to address lawmakers.

The Texas Tribune

Bill requiring air conditioning in all Texas prisons wins House approval

House Bill 3006 would require the installation of climate control in state prison facilities by 2032.

The Texas Tribune

Texas mother accused of terrorism over claims she bought ammo, gear for son planning mass violence

Authorities say a Texas mother is accused of buying her 13-year-old son ammunition and tactical gear

The Independent UK

Texas Senate panel approves $8 billion school funding plan as it seeks middle ground with House

The proposal would heavily invest in teacher pay and special education. It includes a modest $55 increase to schools' base per-student funding, significantly lower than what the House had sought.

The Texas Tribune

Abbott wants to stop allowing federal benefits in Texas to be spent on unhealthy, high-processed food

Texas’ governor joins other Republican governors making similar requests to ban purchases of candy and soda through the SNAP program.

The Texas Tribune

SEC Football Primer: The Arch Manning Era Begins as League Hopes for Revival

The power conference has taken a back seat to the Big Ten in recent seasons on the gridiron, and its quarterbacks will be the key to a return to prominence in 2025.

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Roll Call

GOP leaders try to keep Friday reconciliation markup on track - Roll Call

House Republicans’ “big, beautiful” reconciliation bill has a Texas-sized problem as it heads to the Budget Committee for a Friday markup.

We Got This Covered

Texas high school student planned ‘mass violence,’ police allege: His mom bought him guns and ammunition

Mothers don't always know best.

Latin Times

CBP Seizes Over a Dozen Weapons, Ammo in Smuggling Attempt In Texas

CBP agents in Texas seized over a dozen weapons and ammo while inspecting a car that sought to enter Mexico

The Texas Tribune

As the Rio Grande runs dry, South Texas leaders look to new water supplies to sustain growth

Leaders hope to treat groundwater and capture more rain as the water from one of the nation’s most iconic rivers becomes less reliable.

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Space

Is NASA ready for the Red Planet? US senator's 'Mission to MARS Act' aims to modernize Johnson Space Center

Texas is positioning itself at the forefront of human spaceflight research with a $1 billion proposal to upgrade NASA's Johnson Space Center for missions to the moon, Mars and beyond.

The Guardian - US

Texas swelters as record-breaking heatwave sweeps across state

Record-high heat so early in the season means state has been hotter than Death Valley, the hottest place on Earth

The Guardian - US

Trump administration threatens groups that distributed federal aid for migrants

Fema-run program withholds funds it owes service providers and claims they may have aided ‘illegal activities’

Texas Observer

A Thirsty Tesla Refinery Could Exacerbate Corpus Christi’s Water Crisis

Local activists warn that while residents must ration, unimpeded industrial expansion is imperiling the region’s future.

Reason

The U.S. Needs More Nuclear Power To Fuel the Artificial Intelligence Boom

Texas, Virginia, and Pennsylvania are turning to nuclear power to meet data centers' energy demands.

The Texas Tribune

The fastest-growing city in the U.S. is in Texas, and it’s not the one you’re thinking of

With Princeton leading the Texas pack, the state continues to set the pace for the rest of the nation, with seven of the 15 fastest-growing cities.

The Texas Tribune

Texas House votes to repeal ban on “homosexual conduct”

An unlikely group of Republican allies joined Democrats to approve repealing the ban, which has been unenforced since 2003. It is the first time the bill has made it to the House floor since it was first proposed decades ago.

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