Nacogdoches adopts sex-offender residency restrictions
The Nacogdoches City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2083-07-26 on July 7, adding a sex-offender residency restriction article to the city code.
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Rusk schedules public town hall on police-chief hiring process
The City of Rusk announced a June 29 community town hall about the hiring process for the Rusk Police Department’s chief. Later council agenda postings show the issue remained active in city business.
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Killeen Opens Input Process for FY2026-27 Development Plan
Killeen is seeking resident input on its FY2026-27 Annual Action Plan before the community-development planning document moves forward.
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Mesquite Budget Review Puts Roads, Public-Safety Pay in Focus
Mesquite’s proposed FY 2026-27 budget moved through a July 6 hearing, with road repairs and police-fire pay parity among the issues raised.
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McAllen Certifies District 5 Election, Advances Growth Actions
McAllen’s City Commission certified its District 5 special-election result while approving drainage, subdivision and zoning actions on May 13.
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Midland Council to Hear 20.15-Acre Housing Rezoning Request
Midland City Council is scheduled to consider an Aug. 11 request to rezone 20.15 acres near Arlington Road and Deauville Boulevard for housing.
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Fulshear advances FY2027 budget proposal with $332M-plus capital plan
Fulshear’s proposed FY2027 budget includes more than $332 million in capital projects as the city weighs growth-related infrastructure needs.
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Celina Announces $15M Trackside Junction Development Downtown
Celina and its economic development corporation announced a $15 million downtown project planned to add commercial, residential and event space.
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Wylie Council Advances Proposed $100.5M Bond Package for November
Wylie City Council has reached consensus on a proposed $100.5 million bond package for public safety, downtown, parks and public works projects.
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Texas Bible Reading List Faces Church-State Questions Before 2030
Texas approved a required English-literature list with Bible passages, but implementation is set for 2030-31 and the related rules remain procedurally proposed.
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NOAA authorizes Texas gillnet research with dolphin safeguards
A five-year NOAA rule allows Texas coastal fisheries surveys while setting limits, monitoring and reporting requirements for incidental dolphin take.
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ERCOT begins group review of large power projects in Texas
Texas is grouping data centers and other large electricity users into a new grid review as ERCOT prepares August classifications and longer-term transmission planning.
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Texas pauses ERCOT data-center grid approvals while regulators audit power, water and tax demands
Gov. Greg Abbott’s August 3 directive pauses new data-center grid-approval processing through ERCOT while state regulators review power use, water demand, ownership, tax incentives and community impacts.
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Texas’ new election chief takes over as November election deadlines near
Robert Howden became Texas secretary of state on July 18 as counties and local governments prepare for the November 3 general election and a series of approaching ballot and voter deadlines.
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Fifth Circuit blocks key Texas online-safety mandate
A divided Fifth Circuit kept Texas from enforcing a broad monitoring mandate for minors against platform groups, while leaving other H.B. 18 rules separate.
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Corpus Christi’s Projected Water Emergency Moves to 2028, but the Supply Problem Remains
Floodwater has pushed Corpus Christi’s projected Level 1 water emergency to September 2028, but low western reservoirs and uncertain inflows leave conservation and supply projects urgent.
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Texas election officials enter the formal preparation window for the November 3 general election
Texas counties are entering election-administration appointment periods ahead of the Nov. 3, 2026 general election, including an Aug. 1 to Oct. 1 recommended window for early-voting ballot-board appointments in smaller counties.
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Austin city manager presents proposed $6.6 billion budget for Council review
Austin City Manager T.C. Broadnax presented a proposed $6.6 billion operating budget for fiscal year 2026–27 on July 16. The plan remains under City Council review, with discussion and adoption decisions expected during the August budget cycle.
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Texas leaders direct agencies, courts and universities to plan for 3% budget cuts
Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows directed Texas state agencies, appellate courts and public universities to reduce spending requests by 3% for the next two-year budget cycle.
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Briscoe museum opens major bilingual exhibition on Tejano legacy
The Briscoe Western Art Museum opened “Tejano Legacy: Another American Origin Story” on July 24, a bilingual exhibition examining nearly 400 years of Tejano history, culture and identity.
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Texas seeks federal disaster aid after severe flooding across the state
Gov. Greg Abbott requested a presidential disaster declaration for 28 Texas counties after severe weather and flooding. The request had not been shown as approved in the materials available as of Aug. 3.
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Austin council advances charter-amendment package for Nov. 3 election
Austin City Council approved proposed charter amendments at its July 30 budget meeting, advancing measures on redistricting, recalls, city attorney authority, campaign finance and tax-rate reviews for a planned Nov. 3 special election.