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A possible case of the flesh-eating New World screwworm has been detected in South Texas, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. https://t.co/cADtOxPnz6

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Margaret Gómez, the longest-serving Travis County commissioner in history, is retiring early. Gómez, 81, said she is ready to step down after serving as a Travis County employee for nearly 53 years. https://t.co/dqKFCmiZQs

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The University of Texas softball team is playing for a second ring this year at the Women’s College World Series Championship in Oklahoma City. https://t.co/yxkgco0Utp

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Parents and teachers from the Austin Independent School District urged legislators to increase state funding for schools, pointing out many school districts have insufficient funds to operate, during a Texas House Public Education Committee hearing Monday. https://t.co/95Yuq8xTtQ

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Austin ISD has released its recommended budget for the 2026-2027 school year that includes cuts to reduce the district's $181 million deficit. https://t.co/sQ3sLZzzZp

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Christopher Taylor, the former Austin police officer who was put on trial twice for fatal on-duty shootings, has sued the Austin Police Department to get his job back. https://t.co/cfrTnDiDnC

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, have canceled their scheduled divorce trial just weeks before it was set to begin. https://t.co/AYRI2J0Mk4

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After more than two months in immigrant detention following his arrest in San Marcos, Gerardo Reyes and his family were reunited Monday night after a successful legal filing. https://t.co/JWoSi4yCkW

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After alerts confused tens of thousands of Austinites last month, local emergency management officials said the messages could have been clearer. Police told KUT News they plan to "tidy up and tighten up" their emergency messaging. https://t.co/BWTBJSUVEM

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The number of uninsured young children in Texas has risen in recent years, according to a new report from Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families. https://t.co/cWkDTGzDJO

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Humans and dogs alike said goodbye to Yard Bar due to rising costs of operations.

The off-leash dog park and bar, founded by Kristen Heaney Clark, has been a staple in the Allandale neighborhood since 2015. Yard Bar's final day open was Saturday. https://t.co/Q8d0M18tn3

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Weeks after Austin ISD assured families and staff that librarian positions would be protected from budget cuts, the district informed employees one day before summer break that some schools will only have a librarian part-time. From @_AustinCurrent: https://t.co/SQnCJQ75qz

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Twenty years after Friday Night Lights first premiered, actor Adrianne Palicki says the series still feels deeply alive, both for the cast who made it and for new generations of viewers still finding Dillon, Texas, for the first time. https://t.co/p6fSxROhtf

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Humans and dogs alike are preparing to say goodbye to Yard Bar due to rising costs of operations.

The dog park and bar, founded by Kristen Heaney Clark, has been a staple in the Allandale neighborhood since 2015. Yard Bar's final day open is Saturday. https://t.co/Q8d0M18tn3

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Austin City Council has approved guidelines for how a new natural gas plant will be built. Council members say the rules will help reduce emissions and harmful local impacts from the facility, the future location and cost of which remains unknown. https://t.co/OwDJl6llyI

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The TEA has rejected Austin ISD's plan to buy more time in its effort to avoid a state takeover of the school district. https://t.co/Pj7XdhdCJ8

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Dawson is one of the 10 Austin ISD schools that are set to close, making this the last class of graduating seniors that get to come back to walk the halls as a way of celebrating their educational journey.
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Texans will soon have a major new place to experience the rugged beauty of the Hill Country. Once developed, Silver Lake State Park will be the second-largest state park in Texas, behind only Big Bend Ranch State Park.
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Delta-8 gummies and drinks sold at gas stations and smoke shops across Texas are set to be treated by state health officials as Schedule I controlled substances, the same category that includes heroin and LSD. https://t.co/xty1sBqPJh

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A 2021 court order that had allowed for the sale of Delta-8 THC products across Texas expires today at 5 p.m.

The state says it won't be taking any immediate action, but it's unclear what this means longer term for Delta-8.

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