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The impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton enters its second week on Monday. Catch up on what you missed in the trial's first four days and find out when it could wrap up in this special episode of Texas Wants to Know.

Plus, local organizations are hosting remembrances and events to mark the anniversary of Sept. 11, and Texas designated Granbury and Garland as cultural districts. KRLD All Local - Sept. 11, 2023

Also, learn about how the heat has impacted the energy grid this week and Flower Mound firefighters save a baby from a hot car. KRLD All Local - Sept. 8, 2023

Plus, North Texas under excessive heat warning, and local high school football games delayed due to heat. 

Former Paxton deputy Ryan Vassar is expected to continue his testimony Friday on the fourth day of the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Lauren McGaughy of The Dallas Morning News joined the KRLD Morning News to preview the trial's fourth day.

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Plus, U.S. Rep. Greg Kazard (D-Austin) is drafting legislation that would force Texas to connect to the nation's power grid, and the start times of high school football games across Dallas-Fort Worth have been pushed back due to the heat.

Also, more details show that AG Ken Paxton expressed support to an Austin business owner, and DPS still trying to upgrade its computer system, causing further closure. KRLD All Local - Sept. 7, 2023

Plus, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas declared a "Level 2" emergency alert on Wednesday night, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment trial is continuing to move forward. 

The Texas population grew at a rate of nearly 16% between 2010 and 2020 -- more than double the growth rate of the U.S. As the country's second state with more than 30 million people, how has the economy reacted?

This week on Texas Wants to Know, we look at that question through the lens of healthcare, job growth, and the state budget. Stacey Pogue, senior policy analyst at the nonpartisan public policy nonprofit Every Texan, explains the healthcare angle.

Business consultant, former chair of the National Immigration Forum, Del Rio native, and host of the Beyond the Bite podcast Eddie Aldrete offers thoughts on immigration and job growth, while Daniel Oney of the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M breaks down which border cities have seen the highest rates of job growth.

Finally, Karen Brooks Harper of the Texas Tribune breaks down what immigration-related items the state budget funds and tries to explain just how much money $32.7 billion really is.

Plus, a former official in the attorney general's office says he thought an extramarital affair could have led to Ken Paxton being blackmailed, and several people were caught smuggling firearms to a Mexican citizen. KRLD All Local - Sept. 6, 2023