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Texas voters will decide on a second homestead tax exemption increase in two years in November

On July 13, the Texas State Legislature finalized a constitutional amendment and adopted implementing legislation designed to lower property taxes before adjourning its second special legislative session of the year. The amendment, which voters will decide on in Nov., would:

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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz raises $4.4 million in second quarter as he seeks reelection

The Republican’s haul fell short of the money raised by Rep. Colin Allred, a Democratic opponent who collected $6.2 million in a shorter period — but Cruz prevailed in the 2018 election despite getting outraised then.

The Texas Tribune

The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, July 14, 2023

States have enacted 78 more bills this year than at the same point in 2022.

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This 4-star DT recruit from Florida has over 60 college offers

Nowhere is that more apparent than in the popularity of Jones (Fla.) four-star defensive tackle D'Antre Robinson.

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Property tax special session is over, but months of acrimony could complicate Texas lawmakers’ mission as more work awaits

Efforts to repair rifts, particularly among Republican leaders, begin as another contentious special session looms on Gov. Greg Abbott’s call for “school choice.”

The Texas Tribune

WATCH: Chiefs QB Shane Buechele uncorks bomb to rookie WR Rashee Rice

The former SMU teammates are getting some work in down in Texas ahead of #Chiefs training camp.

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These Four MLB Teams Could Ride a Turnaround to the Postseason

A group of surprise contenders has emerged in the first half of the season, looking to make a run to the playoffs.

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An Insider Shared Details About Josh Duggar’s Current Prison Condition During The Recent Heat Wave

Concerns have arisen regarding the air conditioning at the Texas facility where Josh Duggar is serving his prison sentence.

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Texas judge uses anti-LGBT+ Supreme Court ruling to argue she can refuse to perform same-sex weddings

Justice of the peace Dianne Hensley has been arguing with Texas to not perform same-sex weddings since 2019

The Independent UK

Severe US weather: California heat puts firefighters on high alert for wildfires; Canada wildfires cause air quality alerts in US midwest – as it happened

Extreme dry conditions raising fire risk; air quality alert for Minnesota took effect at 8am on Friday

The Guardian - US

Modern comforts and historic details: this Texas farmhouse gets the balance right

This historic country home had a full-scale renovation, but the new additions honor and enhance the original details

Homes & Gardens

‘So drained and so exhausted’: readers on severe heat and floods in the US

With blazing heat across the US making people suffer, Guardian readers share their stories of a summer of extreme weather

The Guardian - UK

At a shuttered Texas coal mine, a 1-acre garden is helping feed 2,000 people per month

The garden in the middle of a 35,000-acre former mine is supplying thousands of pounds of fresh produce to families in three counties that have few grocery stores.

The Texas Tribune

New school safety laws seek to add armed guards, chaplains and mental health training. Here’s what you need to know.

Experts say many of the changes will bolster school safety but some requirements may be challenging for public schools to implement by the upcoming school year with limited funding and staffing constraints.

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Mac Engel: All Texas Tech has to do is meet coach Joey McGuire’s attainable expectations. It can.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Maybe it’s the age, or the injuries, but Texas Tech quarterback Tyler Shough has no problem calling out the way things were versus the things are.

Tribune News Service

Road rage shootings: Is North Texas heat causing people to become more violent?

FORT WORTH, Texas — The number of road rage incidents has increased since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts say, and we may be seeing even more with the extreme heat in Texas.

The Texas Tribune

U.S. House adopts Texas Republican’s amendment blocking Pentagon abortion policy

Under U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson’s change to the annual defense policy bill, service members could no longer be paid travel expenses if they are stationed in a state where abortion is not available.

Tribune News Service

Military veterans would get access to psychedelics under bill from Reps. AOC, Dan Crenshaw

WASHINGTON — Liberal New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Texas conservative Rep. Dan Crenshaw are teaming up in hopes of letting troops take psychedelic drugs to recover from war.

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‘That’s why you come to Kansas State’: Wildcats embrace new mindset as Big 12 champs

ARLINGTON, Texas — It feels like the Kansas State football team has embraced the role of underdog for as long as the Wildcats have been playing football.

Tribune News Service

‘Cricket City, USA:’ Grand Prairie, Texas, is home to a new sports league with deep ties for many

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — Grand Prairie has transformed into “Cricket City, USA” this week as a new professional sports league launches with some of the biggest names in the sport, even if those players are little known in the U.S.

The Texas Tribune

Long-awaited $18 billion property tax-cut deal heads to Gov. Greg Abbott

House Democrats attempted to insert benefits for renters and more money for public education into the tax-cuts package in a series of floor amendments but were unsuccessful.

Los Angeles Times

How did Rangers' sudden rise begin? It starts with Corey Seager.

SEATTLE — Corey Seager knew only winning when he left the Dodgers to sign a $325 million contract with the Texas Rangers two offseasons ago. Losing was foreign to the shortstop. Then last year happened.

Los Angeles Times

Texas sends third bus of migrants to LA, latest in Gov. Abbott's political protest

A bus carrying 35 migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas is set to arrive in Los Angeles on Thursday, the third in a series launched by Gov. Greg Abbott and sent to California.

The Texas Tribune

Investigation finds no fraud by Texas prison contractor that was paid despite cutting inmate therapy services

Management & Training Corporation had been accused of defrauding the state by charging for services it didn’t provide and directing prisoners to falsify paperwork about their treatment.

Salon

Anti-gay Texas judge banks on SCOTUS

Dianne Hensley filed a lawsuit after a state agency warned her about refusing to marry gay couples

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