Keith Yawn

“The physical qualities of a planet are written into its economic and political record.” - Frank Herbert, Dune (1965)

[Texas Tribune @TexasTribune]

Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock will step down from his post as Texas’ chief financial officer at the end of July, according to a resignation letter he submitted to Gov. Greg Abbott Wednesday. https://t.co/NIV9pm1riS

[Austin Statesman @statesman]

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin testified Thursday that the Trump administration's latest plans call for two miles of "physical barrier" within Big Bend National Park. https://t.co/WyrOboziyA

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a Texas death row inmate’s request to present evidence that he is ineligible for execution because of his intellectual disability, despite rare support between defense attorneys and prosecutors for the appeal. https://t.co/W5gppxni73

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The Texas GOP wants closed primaries. Here’s what that would mean for voters. https://t.co/1jX30l7gDU

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Which Bible passages are in Texas’ proposed student reading list? Here’s what the selections reveal. https://t.co/5vOgB27KsP

[NBC News @NBCNews]

The first peace talks between the U.S. and Iran have been postponed, as Vice President JD Vance cancells his planned travel to Switzerland and intense new Israeli strikes in Lebanon cast doubts on the deal to end the war. https://t.co/Q8L4jjGWrv

[Texas Tribune @TexasTribune]

Drought, wildfire, tariffs and now screwworm are straining the beef industry in Texas as the U.S. herd reaches its smallest point in 75 years. https://t.co/Xgs5bcE8pt

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The Public Utility Commission of Texas on Thursday will weigh and vote on ERCOT’s proposal to streamline the power approval process for data centers. https://t.co/E0MJ0aLpuL

[Texas Tribune @TexasTribune]

If predictions are correct, the Rio Grande Valley’s produce industry could be down a total of 40% of their typical fruit and vegetable plantings due to drier weather later this summer. https://t.co/5V52F8cO0b

[Patrick De Haan @GasBuddyGuy]

🚨 BREAKING: The Strategic Petroleum Reserve has just fallen to its lowest level since August 1983- 340.3mb. That's a 42 yr low. No matter where you stand politically, it's a remarkable statistic: America's emergency oil stockpile hasn't been this depleted since the Reagan era.

[Nerdist @nerdist]

According to Xbox's own chief strategy officer, Xbox Game Pass lost "millions of subscribers" following a major price hike in 2025 https://t.co/ytnv36GTXo

[Austin Statesman @statesman]

A surge in new apartments and tasty incentives is pushing Austin to the top for renter turnover nationwide. Other Texas cities are close behind. https://t.co/uXCEYRhIkY

[Texas Tribune @TexasTribune]

Corpus Christi’s delayed water response bubbles up to Texas governor’s race https://t.co/2MwbzOCUhS

[NBC News @NBCNews]

Website traffic from AI agents and bots has eclipsed its human-generated counterpart for the first time, according to Cloudflare, an earlier-than-expected milestone that speaks to AI’s rapid advance and impact. https://t.co/9WwPNju7WV

[Texas Tribune @TexasTribune]

Breaking: The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday confirmed the country’s first case of New World screwworm — the parasitic fly poised to harm the state’s $15 billion cattle industry — in South Texas. https://t.co/rIQhGMDXrf

[NBC News @NBCNews]

BREAKING: President Trump signs order seeking early access to powerful AI models before their release. https://t.co/CVjhS1JPam

[Derek Thompson @DKThomp]

I'm not saying "time to panic" so much as I'm saying it's not entirely awesome that the highest level of delinquencies since the 2008 financial crisis are coinciding with near-record low savings rates during a period of stubbornly high interest rates and rising inflation

[NBC News @NBCNews]

Caesars Entertainment is being acquired for almost $6 billion by Fertitta, the company that owns Las Vegas’ Golden Nugget and chains like Rainforest Cafe and Morton’s. https://t.co/Ujrt7kvTqo

[CNBC @CNBC]

More workers are raiding their 401(k)s as average balances fall, Fidelity says https://t.co/kXvcHbfuzR

[NBC News @NBCNews]

The projections by the U.N. climate agency and Britain’s Meteorological Office said there’s a 75% chance the average global temperature between 2026 and 2030 will exceed the agreed-upon global limit for warming. https://t.co/m7QVmLX4kz