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Texas House and Senate reach a deal on how to cut property taxes

The deal would channel $12 billion to reduce the school property tax rate for homeowners and business properties, increase the homestead exemption, and create a pilot program to reduce taxes on certain residential and commercial properties. The legislation is expected to pass later this week.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Sen. Roland Gutierrez enters Democratic primary targeting U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in 2024

Known for pushing gun restrictions after the Uvalde school shooting in his district, Gutierrez will vie for the opportunity to take on Republican Cruz in the general election. U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, is already running in the primary.

The Texas Tribune

Rudy Farias: A timeline of the bizarre case of the Texas man ‘missing’ for eight years

Rudy Farias was reported missing on 7 March 2015, sparking an eight year search. In reality, police say he was at his mother’s house all along

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With no new funding from the state, Texas schools are breaking the bank to pay for teacher raises

Lawmakers this year didn’t approve extra money to help schools pay for raises despite having an unprecedented $32 billion surplus — even after Gov. Greg Abbott commissioned a task force last year to improve teacher pay and retention.

The Texas Tribune

Tesla Seeks Temporary Workers For Three-Month Test-Driving Program

EV automaker aims to gather valuable data on performance, offering competitive pay and flexibility.

Zenger

Texas Amarillo shooting: Tributes paid to two party goers shot dead after fight broke out

Police say a fight broke out at the party in Amarillo, Texas, before some started shooting. Two people were killed and have been identified as Semagea 'Smitty' Smith, 32, and DeQuincton Taylor, 28

Daily Mirror

Two shot dead at booze-filled party as nine hospitalised in horror shooting outside bar

Three shocking mass shooting incidents on the same night have rocked communities across the US. Seven shot in Amarillo, Texas, with two dead. Nine shot in Cleveland, Ohio. Three shot in Los Angeles with one dead

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AP News Digest 5:30 a.m.

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan.

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Admire the 'blue button jellyfish' washing ashore on Texas beaches, but don't touch

A tentacled summer visitor has arrived on the shores of the western Gulf. It looks like a jellyfish, but it's not. Look at the beautiful blue creatures — but don't touch, say state officials.

WEKU

American states once awash in cash see their fortunes suddenly reversed

California Governor Gavin Newsom for years had an enviable problem. His state was awash in cash.

Tribune News Service

Campus diversity will be a struggle without race-based admissions, history shows

States that have tried to enroll more Black and Hispanic students in state universities without using race-based admissions policies have seen the numbers of those students slip — especially at elite institutions.

Tribune News Service

Takeaways from AP's investigation of a Texas sheriff's history of alleged corruption and dysfunction

Sheriff Greg Capers was the picture of a Texas lawman as he announced the capture of a suspected mass shooter

The Independent UK

Deputies accused a Texas sheriff of corruption and dysfunction. Then came the mass shooting

Sheriff Greg Capers was the picture of a Texas lawman as he announced the capture of a suspected mass shooter

The Independent UK

‘Secretive world.’ ACLU database to track conditions at California’s immigration centers

Jose Ruben Hernandez Gomez hopes a new grievance database recently launched by the ACLU Foundation of Northern California for the state’s six immigration detention centers — including three in the Central Valley — will help provide “more of a concrete proof ... of how unsafe these detention centers are.”

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Rudy Farias ‘plans to avoid mother’ as abuse claims swirl after fake missing case exposed - latest update

Houston activist Quanell X maintained in an interview with The Independent that Rudy Farias is a ‘victim’ of his mother’s abuse

The Independent UK

Texas prepares to deploy Rio Grande buoys in governor's latest effort to curb border crossings

Texas has started rolling out what is set to become a new floating barrier on the Rio Grande

Chicago Tribune

Civilian Office of Police Accountability acknowledges complaint against Chicago officers for alleged sex with migrant housed at station

CHICAGO — For months, migrants bused to Chicago from Texas have found themselves housed in Chicago police stations in difficult circumstances, leaving city and state leaders stunned Friday by allegations that officers at one of the police facilities may have had sexual contact with at least one of those seeking…

The Independent UK

2 men arrested in shooting that killed 3 people and injured 8 in Texas

Authorities say two men have been arrested in a shooting that killed three people and injured eight others as hundreds gathered in a Texas neighborhood on the eve of the Fourth of July

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El Paso Walmart shooter sentenced to 90 life terms

EL PASO, Texas – PPatrick Crusius, the confessed mass shooter who pleaded guilty to killing 23 people at an El Paso Walmart nearly four years ago, was sentenced Friday to 90 consecutive life terms in federal prison.

Salon

Texas "Death Star" bill under scrutiny

Houston lawsuit seeks to halt looming "Death Star" bill as Texans succumb to yet another heat wave

Tribune News Service

Rangers outfielder Adolis García named team’s fifth All-Star game starter

WASHINGTON — It was already going to be a challenge for any future Texas Rangers team to match this season’s All-Star output. The bar raised a bit higher on Friday.

The Texas Tribune

Texas bans homeowners’ associations from discriminating against renters who receive federal housing aid

State lawmakers passed the law after a North Texas homeowners’ association barred landlords from renting to Section 8 tenants. Most of the affected tenants in that neighborhood were Black.

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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, July 7, 2023

Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration. Every Friday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including legislative activity, nationwide trends, and recent news. In each issue, you’ll find updates on legislative activity and recent news.

Daily Mirror

Boy, 7, shot while sleeping in apartment tragically dies from horror injuries

Seven-year-old Kyrie Barnes has tragically succumbed to his horific injuries after being shot while sleeping in an apartments in Dallas, Texas - his family have shared a picture of the boy in the hope it will make people come forward and help catch the callous killers

Al Jazeera

US man gets 90 life sentences for racist El Paso Walmart attack

Patrick Crusius, who killed 23 in an anti-immigrant attack that targeted Hispanic shoppers, still faces state charges.

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