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A new poll has James Talarico up five points over Ken Paxton in the race for U.S. Senate. We’ll have a look at how money and scandal could factor in. Texas shifted a lot of foster care responsibilities to third party contractors about a decade ago — but now, many have closed their doors. We’ll find out what we can learn from a key example. There’s a civil war of sorts going on at a Houston…

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Heavy rains replenished reservoirs and helped Corpus Christi delay a water emergency. We’ll explore how city leaders will use the extra time. Also ahead: Concerns over data centers cross party lines in rural parts of the state. Democrats are using the issue to win over some Republican voters. Plus, the latest “Map the Meal Gap” study shows Texas has the largest number of residents coping with food…

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Policies in Texas over when children should be removed from their parents are shifting. What do experts say about the changes? Ken Paxton just lost a step in the first major case against an alleged violator of Texas’ abortion ban. We’ll dig into what the ruling may indicate about the law. There have long been talks about connecting parts of Texas by rail, but a route between Austin and San Antonio…

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Midland ISD claims the way schools are funded has turned them into the state’s tax collector — in violation of the Texas constitution. We’ll dig into what this means and why it matters way beyond Midland. Recent flooding in South Texas brings something dangerous to the surface: Breakaway buoys in the Rio Grande. In a dystopian future, a young woman tries to make sense of her world…

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As cleanup continues after massive rains in the Hill Country, a storm from the east threatens the Texas Gulf Coast. An update on Tropical Storm Bertha: After making landfall in Louisiana, the storm headed back into the gulf. Forecasters fear it could loop back into South Texas. Texas’ World Cup summer has come and gone — almost. In Houston, an early accounting of the impact. San Antonio — a center…

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President Trump is trying to renegotiate trade agreements with our nearest neighbors —again. Why is Canada so upset? Much has been made over the political leanings of the Texas Rio Grande Valley. How are things looking for Senate candidates James Talarico and Ken Paxton in the run-up to November? An iconic LGBT night spot is facing a shutdown threat — so what happened to the San Antonio mayor’s…

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Torrential rain and flash flooding have swelled lakes in the Hill Country, forcing authorities to open floodgates. Also, why many major donors who supported Sen. John Cornyn are not backing Ken Paxton. Also, how Texas became a leader in semiconductor chip exports — and why the industry is now booming. Plus, a fashion show in Dallas puts models with disabilities at the center of the runway.

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After a week of devastating floods in the Hill Country, it’s now about clean-up and recovery. We’ll have the latest from Kerrville and more. There are two dead and hundreds rescued after floodwaters rose to record levels for a second time in as many years last week. Concerns are now about the effects downstream. In Uvalde, the flooding is testing the resilience of a community. Also…

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There are two confirmed fatalities in Texas’ Hill Country as rescues continue and precipitation finally begins to taper off. We’ll have an update on the flooding across Texas from Lucio Vasquez of the Texas Newsroom standing by in Kerrville. Rising food prices aren’t just making it tougher for more Texas families, but also for pantries and food banks trying to bridge the gap. We’ll hear what they’…

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Life-threatening floods hit parts of the Texas Hill Country as the Guadalupe River swells and flood emergencies and warnings go out. In the aftermath of shootings in Maine and Texas, a pause in ICE policy ends only hours after the change went into effect. We’ll have more from Houston’s historic East End on how the shooting has galvanized residents there. Also, the death of a Dallas…

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