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Rural Texas landowners who lost water access due to San Antonio pipeline could soon get relief

Groundwater levels rapidly declined in rural Lee County after San Antonio began pumping the water and moving it 100 miles southwest. A Senate bill initially approved by the House on Tuesday would help affected well owners.

The Texas Tribune

Texas boy, 12, charged with fatally shooting Sonic employee over urine complaint

The Sonic employee was a father to a 10-year-old son

The Independent UK

House advances bill that could provide billions of dollars for new water projects and fixing aging infrastructure

The bill aims to create a water supply four times the size of Lake Livingston, one of the state’s largest reservoirs. But it may still be a “drop in the bucket” compared to the state’s needs.

The Texas Tribune

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12-year-old Texas boy arrested after fatal shooting at Sonic restaurant

Police say a 12-year-old boy has been arrested on a murder warrant in the fatal shooting of a Sonic Drive-In employee in Texas

The Independent UK

California’s state legislators represent most residents per district

After the 2020 census, California’s 40 state Senators represent an average of 989,419 people each. Each Senator in the 31-member Texas State Senate represents an average of 941,396 people. Both of those figures are larger than the average number of people represented by each member of the U.S. House of…

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Murió ayudando a construir la Gigafábrica de Tesla. Tesla no reportó su muerte a funcionarios locales.

Antelmo Ramírez era papá, abuelo y esposo. Su muerte por hipertermia no figura en el informe de Tesla requerido como parte del acuerdo fiscal con el condado de Travis.

Texas Observer

Democrat Michelle Vallejo seeks rematch against U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz in 2024

Despite a 9-point defeat in 2022, Vallejo hopes to attract national support to her race for the South Texas district.

The Texas Tribune

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Updated Seahawks 90-man roster by jersey number after rookie minicamp

Here's what the team's 90-man roster looks like right now, with jersey numbers included.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Nearly 1 million residents per Senate district in California

Welcome to the Tuesday, May 16, Brew.

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As immigration debate plays out, border towns want to paint a different picture

For the residents of Brownsville, Texas, the national spotlight often accompanies an increase in border crossings. But life goes on here, with or without the media attention.

WEKU

Tesla Cybertruck Front Castings Spotted At Texas Gigafactory In Drone Video

at closer inspection, it looks like the parts include both front wheel wells and a connecting piece that will presumably be attached to the firewall of the truck.

InsideEVs

3 judges who chipped away abortion rights to hear federal abortion pill appeal

Three appeals court judges with a history of supporting restrictions on abortion will hear arguments May 17 on whether a widely used abortion drug should remain available

The Independent UK

State budget leaders adopt some spending plans for 2024-25 but still no compromise on property taxes, power plants

With two weeks to go before the legislative session adjourns, chief budget writers still have not announced compromises on some of the largest fights facing the Texas Legislature.

The Texas Tribune

Groups demand officials share information on Texas mall gunman's motives

Members of several Texas groups on Monday demanded that authorities quickly acknowledge whether they believe the neo-Nazi who killed eight people at a Dallas-area mall over a week ago was racially motivated in choosing his victims

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Texas GOP’s broadest attempt yet to erode blue cities’ power gets one step closer to becoming law

Gov. Greg Abbott and other supporters of the bill have long sought legislation to push back against local regulations that they say hamper business owners and harm the state’s economy.

The Texas Tribune

Why tax policy experts fear the Texas House plan to lower property taxes could have dire ripple effects

Both the House and the Senate’s proposals on property tax cuts would give modest savings to the typical Texas homeowner, but critics say the House plan could create vast inequities and disproportionately benefit wealthy homeowners.

The Texas Tribune

Texas House approves bills to spend up to $1 billion to buy more state parkland

The Texas House paved the way for a billion-dollar investment in state parks, which one advocate said would create “a new golden age” for the park system. Texas now ranks 35th nationally in state park acreage per capita.

Reason

Texas Bill Would Legalize Townhouses

The Texas Senate has passed two bills legalizing building homes on smaller lots and accessory dwelling units across the state.

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Rick Perry teases possible 2024 run against Trump

‘It’s early in the process, I think, for any of us to sit back and say, I’m for this person or that person,’ former Texas governor says

The Texas Tribune

Houston-area chemical fire highlights gaps in Texas environmental enforcement

A fire broke out at a Deer Park Shell plant the day after a public hearing on renewing the permit for ITC, a nearby facility that caught fire in 2019, sparking a Texas Tribune/Public Health Watch investigation that documented failures in state and federal oversight.

The Independent UK

Neville analyses Arsenal slump and Murray wants cake – Monday’s sporting social

Jason Day is a PGA Tour winner again after victory in Texas.

The Guardian - US

Rick Perry hints at 2024 presidential bid and revives memories of debate gaffe

Republican former Texas governor, who has run twice before, once forgot name of government department he planned to abolish

Texas Observer

Those Who Don’t Know the Past…

The outcome of a fight to control a nonprofit group could shape the teaching of history in Texas.

InsideEVs

Tesla Cybertruck Spotted Driving On Texas Road Near Austin Plant

Up until now, the vast majority of Tesla Cybertruck sightings took place in northern California, mostly in Fremont and Palo Alto.

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Specialty crop producers seek farm bill recognition, support - Roll Call

Growers of specialty crops are urging lawmakers to give their interests higher priority in the 2023 farm bill.

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