Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
AP News: DC gala shooting suspect aired grievances against Trump in writings to family
Dallas Morning News: I was at the table when chaos broke out at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Texas Tribune: Austin, Dallas revise police policy allowing more ICE cooperation after Abbott funding cut threat
Texas Tribune: Texas police can arrest people suspected of entering country illegally, federal court rules
Texas Tribune: Texas legislators investigating July 4 floods to hold first hearings;
My SA: These Texas cities now rank among the worst for air pollution in the US
Business Insider: Big Tech's AI data centers are pushing the power grid to its limits — and one state is feeling it the most
Dallas Morning News: Texas, the nation’s energy capital, shuts off the most utility customers, federal report finds
Austin American-Statesman: Central Texas braces for near-record heat this week. Could temperatures get to 100?
New Republic: Democrats Are Pissed Another One of Their Own Has Died in Congress
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