U.S. Secretary of Energy visits Port of Brownsville. City of Victoria hires Ellis as deputy city manager. University of Texas sues Corpus Christi meat market. Brownsville City Commission discuss data center development regulations. Texas governor's data center moratorium prompts calls for special legislative session. Would Latino voters vote for Trump again? Abbott takes aim at city-owned utilities Texans on alert as hot and dry August could lead to more wildfires.

Corpus Christi downgrades drought restrictions to Stage 2. Veterans’ band founder Ram Chavez dies, 80. United States Vice President Vance to visit Port of Brownsville. Man confesses to committing Brownsville bank robbery. Victoria City Council to discuss fiscal year tax rate at next meeting. Corpus Christi mayoral removal hearings continue this week. Corpus Christi completes far field model study on bay. Former congresswoman Granger dies, 83. THC ban becomes issues in Texas Senate election. Vital Signs: Good news for coffee drinkers in latest research on coffee and caffeine consumption.

Victoria City Council to discuss fiscal year tax rate at next meeting. Corpus Christi mayoral removal hearings continue this week. Corpus Christi area water reservoirs rise as city could lessen water restrictions. Rio Grande Valley workers earn lowest wages in Texas. Thousands of Hidalgo customers without power after Sunday thunderstorm. Texas A&M University-Kingsville opens nursing, health professions college to shorten occupational gap. Paxton touts new economic plan during senatorial campaign. U.S. experiences highest number of measles cases in 30 years. San Antonio scientists announce first measurements below surface of Jupiter moon. UIL requires students to follow temperature technology for safe sports practices.

According to builders and elected officials, labor shortages tied to increased immigration enforcement are delaying construction and threatening to drive housing costs higher in South Texas.

Certain hemp products are now banned in Texas starting today. How it is affecting businesses across the state.

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Texas has offered major sales tax breaks to data centers for more than a decade. Earlier this week in Austin, state lawmakers asked if Texas is giving up revenue for projects that would be built anyway.

While South Texas didn’t get the rain that other areas in the state received, those same waters flowing down the Nueces River could affect local communities. KEDT’s Lon Gonzalez will have the details.

Meanwhile, Uvalde County is beginning the long process of documenting damage and seeking reimbursement after this month's flooding.

Texas has a lot at stake in the renegotiation of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA. Mexico and Canada are, respectively, the U.S.' and Texas' number one and number two trading partners. With USMCA’s future uncertain, what does it mean for Texas businesses now?

And, Discovery Channel’s Shark Week is this week, and the Texas State Aquarium, along with the Harte Research Institute, is celebrating tomorrow.

While South Texas didn’t get the rain that other areas in the state received, those same waters flowing down the Nueces River could affect local communities. KEDT’s Lon Gonzalez will have the details.

Meanwhile, Uvalde County is beginning the long process of documenting damage and seeking reimbursement after this month's flooding.

Texas has a lot at stake in the renegotiation of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA. Mexico and Canada are, respectively, the U.S.' and Texas' number one and number two trading partners. With USMCA’s future uncertain, what does it mean for Texas businesses now?

And, Discovery Channel’s Shark Week is this week, and the Texas State Aquarium, along with the Harte Research Institute, is celebrating tomorrow.

The Corpus Christi City Council met yesterday at City Hall for a regularly scheduled meeting.

An update was provided on when the city could see water restrictions eased.

The city said no to a donation from local business leaders to pay for applying for a federal grant to help fund the Inner Harbor Seawater Desalination Plant project.

A motion to create a committee to look at possibly presenting a ballot measure to change the City Council's size, terms, and pay was approved.

And Bass Pro Shops is still looking for a location in town after announcing interest in the area two years ago.

These stories and more are on the way today on your community-owned station, KEDT and KVRT.

The Corpus Christi City Council will convene today for a regularly scheduled meeting at City Hall. Item highlights include confirming improvement grants for Corpus Christi International Airport and increasing the cost of beach parking permits from $12 to $20.

The City Council may also downgrade Corpus Christi's water restrictions to Stage Two. This comes after improved water levels from the rain this past month. Rob Boscamp will have more.

Texas lawmakers are taking a closer look at a long-standing tax break for data centers. This comes after its cost ballooned far beyond what was originally expected.

Finally, in sports, a battle for first place: the Corpus Christi Hooks are on the road in Frisco to begin their week-long series against the RoughRiders at Riders Field.

Florida-based energy company Hut 8 announced it made a nearly $10 billion agreement with a second investment company that now fully commercializes its AI data center project between Robstown and Calallen.

Governor Greg Abbott toured flood-damaged La Salle County, where local leaders say advanced planning helped prevent deaths despite widespread flooding.

Democratic lawmakers are signaling they plan to investigate U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and force changes if they regain control of Congress this fall.

Recent studies have shown that a passenger rail system between Austin and San Antonio is possible, but getting trains on the tracks is still a long way off.

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A record-breaking nesting season for the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle grew on Friday when a nest was found on South Padre Island.

Water levels at the Choke Canyon Reservoir have nearly doubled in the last 48 hours.

During the recent flooding in Texas, there was an additional hazard. Beyond the high water and damage to roads and bridges, in the Rio Grande there were breakaway buoys.

Removal hearings for Corpus Christi Mayor Paulette Guajardo continued Thursday.