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DSCC Vice Chair Tina Smith has high hopes, even for the race in Texas - Roll Call

Sen. Tina Smith, vice chair of Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, is optimistic about her party's chances, despite the predictions.

Roll Call

Texas towns need money, technical help and compromise to save their water systems

Water agencies have long resisted working together out of fear of losing their local powers. But an example from Florida could help save the Lone Star State’s water and infrastructure.

The Texas Tribune

Conservative Christians want more religion in public life. Texas lawmakers are listening.

Opponents of church-state separation have been emboldened by recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions and the growing acceptance of Christian nationalism on the right.

The Texas Tribune

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A year and a half out, these are 2024’s most vulnerable senators - Roll Call

Democrats dominate the Roll Call's first list of vulnerable Senate incumbents whose terms are up in November 2024.

Roll Call

AP News Digest 3:45 am

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan.

The Independent UK

Texas school district scraps James and the Giant Peach trips over cross-gender casting

Trips to see play at Houston’s Main Street Theater cancelled over ‘concerns raised about age-appropriateness of the performance’

The Guardian - US

America’s Anglophiles gear up for coronation day: ‘I have a corgi dress’

It’s quiche, scones and a 4am start for the US’s British superfans, even as some remain unsure of what Charles III is about

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Texas shooting - latest: Francisco Oropesa and partner ‘plotted escape to Mexico’ after Cleveland massacre

Texas massacre suspect Francisco Oropesa’s partner Divimara Lamar Nava brought him donuts from a local store and helped plot escape, say officials

The Independent UK

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and Texas Supreme Court issue 12 opinions from April 24-30

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued seven opinions from April 24-30. The Texas Supreme Court issued five opinions from April 24-30. Both courts are the state’s courts of last resort. As of April 30, the court of criminal appeals issued 125 opinions in 2023 — 31 more than this…

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Victims in Texas mass shielded baby; 9-year-old loved soccer

A shooting that killed a 9-year-old boy and four adults at a home in rural Texas has left a trail of anguish and sorrow that extends to Honduras and includes two newly orphaned children

The Independent UK

4-star Texas CB Mario Buford locks in official visit to MSU in early June

A big-time cornerback prospect from the Lone Star State has locked in an official visit date to Michigan State

USA Today Sports Media Group

Texas utility commission chair raises threat of summer power outages and pushes for more gas-powered electricity

Public Utility Commission Chair Peter Lake said renewable energy could be critical to preventing power outages this summer. Renewable energy supporters said the grid’s reliability doesn’t hinge on wind and solar.

The Texas Tribune

Man who sued over abortion countersued

Ex-husband demanded wife give him "mind body and soul"

Salon

House committee advances tweak to free speech protection law, prompting fear from First Amendment advocates

The change is supported by business groups, but has drawn opposition from media companies, First Amendment lawyers and political groups from across the ideological spectrum.

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For thousands of Texas professors seeking tenure, a bill banning the benefit could be a turning point in their careers

While the proposed tenure ban will likely face steep opposition in the Texas House, faculty say lawmakers’ recent attacks on higher education have raised concerns about whether Texas is the best state to build their career.

The Independent UK

Soldier who Texas governor wants to pardon denied retrial

A Texas judge has denied a request for a new trial for a U.S. Army sergeant convicted of killing an armed protester during a Black Lives Matter march

Salon

Colin Allred challenging Ted Cruz in '24

Allred, elected in 2018, is a rising Democratic star. Cruz unsuccessfully sought GOP's 2016 presidential nomination

Reuters

US Homeland Security secretary to visit border ahead of Title 42 lifting

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will travel to the Texas border with Mexico this week ahead of the lifting of Title 42, the department said in a statement on Wednesday.

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Watters: I "can tell" who is "illegal"

Watters said he's "a city guy. And, you don't want me to get into it, but I can tell"

Daily Mirror

I ate over 3,000 calories a day and was told I'd die by 50 if I refused to shed the fat

Mum-of-two Andrea Ybarra, 37, from Texas, US, was told by specialist doctors that she might not see her 50th birthday as her weight was significantly damaging her liver

The Guardian - US

Ex-NFL player Colin Allred launches challenge to Ted Cruz for Senate seat

Allred, a rare Democratic congressman in Texas, says he has ‘taken down a lot tougher guys’ than Republican senator

Reason

Environmentalist Lawsuit Could Delay SpaceX's Starship Launches for Years

The FAA required SpaceX take 75 separate actions to mitigate the environmental impacts of launches from its Boca Chica, Texas, launch site. A new lawsuit says it's not enough.

Daily Mirror

Bijan Robinson follows in footsteps of Michael Vick after being drafted by Atlanta Falcons

Former Texas running back Bijan Robinson was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons with the eighth overall pick last week and the budding superstar will don an iconic number for the franchise

The Independent UK

Colin Allred, former NFL player, announces Democratic challenge to Ted Cruz in Texas

The Democratic congressman faces an uphill battle in a presidential year

Reuters

Texas authorities arrest wife, friend of fugitive wanted in shooting

Texas authorities have arrested the wife and a friend of a man accused of killing five of his neighbors, saying the two helped the suspect evade capture for four days, a local prosecutor said on Wednesday.

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