Central Texas top stories for July 30, 2025. The Austin City Council is set to decide tomorrow whether to ask voters to approve a  property tax rate hike. Some school programs set to be cut due to pauses in federal funding can continue. Fort Cavazos in Killeen was renamed back to Fort Hood this week.

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