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Why Ambitious U.S. Emissions Reduction Goals Are Increasingly Out of Reach

Amid huge profits for oil majors, pressure builds on banks to cut ties.

Capital & Main

Tesla Cybertruck Delivery Event Invites Available Through Referrals

Tesla emailed members of its referral program announcing them they can exchange 30,000 credit points for an invitation for two at the event in Austin, Texas.

InsideEVs

Ignoring Water Worries, Texas Permits Lignite Mine Expansion

The state has issued only two new coal mining permits in 10 years to a company with a controversial environmental legacy.

Texas Observer

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Rights groups oppose Texas law that lets chaplains work as school counselors

Opponents of law passed in Republican-run state argue it is violation of religious freedom guaranteed in US constitution

The Guardian - US

New state law allows walking on roads when sidewalks are blocked or unsafe

The law restricting pedestrians from walking on roads has been revised to let pedestrians use roadways in certain situations.

The Texas Tribune

Family legacies and the state’s Jim Crow past underlie a fight over mineral rights on a stretch of South Texas scrubland

Descendants of a prominent white family and a formerly enslaved couple are fighting over ownership — and the oil and gas royalties that would come with it — of an 147.5-acre tract that has bound and divided generations of their families.

The Texas Tribune

Trial to begin in Texas in lawsuit over Biden policy letting migrants from 4 countries into the US

A key portion of President Joe Biden’s immigration policy that grants parole to thousands of people from Central America and the Caribbean is set to be debated in a Texas federal courtroom

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Big 12 Commissioner Made Clear That He’s Openly Rooting Against Texas This Season

The Longhorns head to the SEC ahead of the 2024 season, and Brett Yormark wants to make sure they get a loss as a parting gift.

Sports Illustrated

Three new candidates declare in Texas

Ballotpedia tracked three new state-level candidates in Texas between Aug. 14 and Aug. 20. This was equal to the number of candidates tracked last week.

Ballotpedia

Elon Musk Shows Off "Production Candidate" Tesla Cybertruck, Big Smile

Tesla CEO Elon Musk drove a "production candidate" Cybertruck at Giga Texas and posted a photo of himself smiling behind the wheel of the electric truck.

InsideEVs

Dangerous heat wave from Texas to the Midwest strains infrastructure, transportation

Temperatures are soaring in the Midwest and Texas

The Independent UK

The Rise of Ma and Pa Paxton?

If history repeats itself, Paxton’s wife could prosper even if the Attorney General goes down on trial. Anatomy of a Texas impeachment.

Texas Observer

Tropical Storm Franklin makes landfall with major flood threats to Dominican Republic and Haiti

Tropical Storm Franklin brings torrential rain to Dominican Republic and Haiti on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Rebellious nuns ban Texas bishop from monastery in chastity row

Catholic nuns in Texas have banned their bishop from their monastery for “spiritual safety” in the latest chapter of a remarkable religious spat.

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The Guardian - US

Meet the California firefighter ‘super commuters’ traveling 2,000 miles for work

As cost of living continues to rise in the Golden state, some first responders have moved to Oregon, Arizona, Texas, Alabama, Florida – even Alaska

The Texas Tribune

Will Texas’ new fentanyl awareness curriculum for public schools succeed where other anti-drug messaging failed?

Historically, anti-drug messaging in schools has failed to acknowledge the mental health reasons that youth self-medicate. Without that key lesson, advocates worry House Bill 3908 will be another D.A.R.E. campaign.

The Texas Tribune

U.S. census and other surveys likely undercount the number of LGBTQ+ people living in Texas

Some queer Texans may fear disclosing their sexual orientation or gender identity to neighbors or the government. The lack of accurate numbers makes it more difficult to provide appropriate health care, especially in rural areas.

WEKU

A key part of the White House's strategy for the U.S.-Mexico border goes on trial

The U.S. has admitted hundreds of thousands of migrants under a legal authority known as parole. Critics say it stretches the law too far. Now a federal judge in Texas is set to hold a trial.

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Roll Call

Biden administration to defend migration parole program at trial - Roll Call

The Biden administration will defend a key migration program this week in a Texas federal court, a key part of its immigration strategy.

The Texas Tribune

U.S. Justice Department argues for removal of Texas’ floating border barrier in federal court

In a court hearing over the barrier near Eagle Pass, the U.S. Justice Department argued it was installed without federal authorization, while lawyers for the state said it notified the proper authorities.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Myles Garrett, Micah Parsons among NFL players to join ownership group for pro pickleball team, the Texas Ranchers

Scottie Scheffler, C.J. Stroud, Bijan Robinson and Kendra Scott among those joining the Texas Ranchers ownership group.

The Texas Tribune

As a tropical storm bore down on Southern California, Texas sent migrants on a bus to Los Angeles

The migrants, mostly from Venezuela, voluntarily took the bus ride from Brownsville to Los Angeles even as Tropical Storm Hilary crossed into Southern California.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Supreme Court lets state law eliminating Harris County elections chief stand, for now

The ruling means the November elections in the state’s largest county will be overseen by two other county officials. Legislators targeted Harris County’s elections department after taking issue with the way the 2022 elections were run.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Excessive heat in Houston, other Texas areas delaying kickoffs for high school football games

Several high schools are delaying their kickoffs until later in the evening to avoid the heat.

The Independent UK

Greg Abbott branded ‘evil’ for sending migrant bus to LA in middle of tropical storm Hilary

‘It is evil to endanger the lives of vulnerable migrants by sending a bus with families and toddlers on board to a city that at the time was under an unprecedented tropical storm warning,’ LA Mayor Karen Bass said

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