• Texas Senator John Cornyn cancelled a meeting with Attorney General Nominee Todd Blanche yesterday, sparking speculation Cornyn may try and blow up Blanche's nomination
• An Austin city memo recently released shows dozens of social service nonprofits could see their funding cut by over $5 million
• The Austin ISD Board will meet this evening to vote on closing Paredes Middle School despite the new school year beginning in just a few weeks

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• CENTCOM says Iran's IRGC fired multiple ballistic missiles at U.S. forces in the Middle East Tuesday evening in what Washington is calling an "attempted surprise attack."
• The Austin Police Department's North Metro Tactical Unit says it took down an organized criminal enterprise operating out of north Austin
• Parents showed up to an AISD meeting last night to slam the district's plan to close down Paredes Middle School

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• The Georgetown ISD is drawing up plans for a tax rate election this fall to increase teacher pay and cover rising operational costs
• The Austin Police Department has been forced to move staff from its downtown headquarters to other facilities due to mold being discovered in the building's HVAC system
• Sandy Creek residents are demanding the flood sirens that were supposed to be installed due to a new state law that flood warning systems be installed in flood-prone counties

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• The U.S. and Iran have paused launching attacks as officials involved in the investigation say both sides want to return to the ceasefire deal
• Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis says a 17 year-old shot and killed by officers early Friday morning was likely a case of "suicide by police"
• New statistics show that over 102,000 Texas families were approved for education savings accounts, with the vast majority of them being low-income

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• A deal that would allow Saudi Arabia to join the Abraham Accords, under the condition that they recognize Israel, is in the works
• A new crime report shows that Austin has seen the nation's highest increase in homicides over the last 7 years
• The Austin City Council has approved the Dog's Head tax increment reinvestment zone (TIRZ) despite strong pushback

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• President Trump is ramping up his threats towards Iran after CENTCOM announced four service members were killed this weekend
• The Austin ISD has left some families scrambling for answers after proposing the closure of Parades Middle School with the new school year just weeks away
• Some Hays County residents are unhappy with the lack of communication regarding an escaped inmate that has now been captured

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• Secretary of War Pete Hegseth went in front of lawmakers yesterday to ask for another near $90 billion from Congress
• Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed an executive order aimed at Texas hospitals accused of marketing childbirth packages to pregnant women south of the border
• The Austin ISD has called off a planned partnership with a nonprofit that was going to take over three middle schools next year

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• The fighting between the United States and Iran continues as the United States works towards degrading Iranian military capabilities
• The Lower Colorado River Authority opened floodgates at Tom Miller Dam Friday and two gates at Mansfield Dam Saturday as lake levels surged, causing Lake Travis to hit full pool for the first time since 2019
• Austin officials continue to warn residents about dangerous conditions on local lakes and rivers

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• Austin City Manager T.C. Broadnax has formally unveiled the new proposed budget for next year at a price tag of $6.6 billion, representing an increase of $300 million from this year
• In an address to the nation last night President Trump announced his administration will release declassified documents he says show evidence previous administrations worked to cover up mass voter fraud
• San Marcos investigators have created a tip line in hopes of getting new leads in the deadly fire that killed five people at the Iconic Village Apartments back in 2018

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• Heavy rain has triggered catastrophic flooding in several south central Texas communities
• U-S Central Command announced that they have launched another round of strikes on Iran, marking the fifth straight day the U-S launched attacks
• Austin City Council meets today for what's mostly a preview day, the council will take its first look at the City Manager's proposed budget and vote to set a public hearing for community input

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• Texas Governor Greg Abbott is warning Texans as a flood watch is in effect for most of Central Texas through Thursday evening
• U.S. and Iran continue exchanging strikes, with the U.S. military hitting 140 targets in Iran overnight and Iran responding with fire toward Jordan and other Gulf states
• Georgetown Police are investigating damage to fiber-optic cables that left tens of thousands of people without internet

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• South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who was elected to the Senate in 2002 and was a close political ally of President Donald Trump, died Saturday night after what his office called a "brief and sudden illness."
• The Austin Police Department is investigating a shooting over the weekend involving multiple police officers
• Several members of Congress are criticizing Immigration & Customs Enforcement after agents shot and killed a man in Houston

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• Israel is alleging that new intel suggests Iran is planning to assassinate President Trump as fighting in the Middle East is flaring up again
• A Houston family is demanding answers this week after an ICE agent shot and killed 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during a Tuesday morning traffic stop in the city's East End
• A Travis County deputy is speaking out after the teen who nearly killed her was given probation instead of prison time

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• Iranian officials have announced that they have attacked U-S targets in Kuwait and Bahrain in retaliation to the second round of U-S strikes
• Democrat Graham Platner has withdrawn from the crucial Maine senate race after another rape allegation
• Texas Governor Greg Abbott is pressing for an investigation into a hospital near the US-Mexico border for alleged birth tourism

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• President Trump says the ceasefire with Iran is over while visiting Turkey for the NATO summit
• Austin City Councilman Zo Qadri is criticizing Governor Greg Abbott for an order to remove political street art and says it will cost the city too much money
• The City of Austin has opened the application window for millions of dollars in grant funding for local artists and musicians

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• NATO allies will showcase surging defense spending at a summit in Turkey's capital Ankara today as they hope to appease President Donald Trump after his fury over Europe's response to the war with Iran
• The City of Austin says hundreds of tons of trash and debris have been cleaned out of homeless camps as part of a new homeless camp management initiative that started back in May
• Multiple agencies are investigating a deadly shooting that happened over the weekend at a bar on East Braker Lane in north Austin

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• A violent weekend in Austin left police investigating multiple deadly shootings
• The City of Austin has completed a recent order from Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of Transportation directing cities to remove political street art
• President Trump delivered a late speech to supporters on the National Mall as the nation celebrated its 250th anniversary

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• President Trump has released a 927-page annual financial disclosure that shows he took in roughly $1.2 billion from crypto ventures last year
• An Austin priest continues to recover after being stabbed in the neck multiple times by a waiter at a downtown steak house
• Governor Greg Abbott is calling for a moratorium on building data centers in rural Texas

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• The Supreme Court has wrapped up its term resolving cases involving transgender athletes, campaign finance rules, and birthright citizenship
• Governor Greg Abbott has been rolling out his latest property tax plan that he claims will cut your yearly bill in half forever
• The Austin school district is at the center of a new federal lawsuit claiming officials didn't take action to prevent a former high school band teacher from grooming and sexually assaulting a student

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• The U.S. and Iran have paused fighting again after a weekend of trading missiles
• The Texas State Board of Education has officially passed a revised reading list that includes passages from the Bible
• One of Texas' most wanted sex offenders was captured in Marble Falls

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• U.S. officials announced that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was behind a drone strike that hit a Singapore flagged cargo ship leaving the Strait of Hormuz
• The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Thursday to allow the Trump administration to turn away immigrants before they reach the United States
• After being sentenced to a life sentence for two murders in Travis County, Raul Meza Jr. is facing new charges connected to child pornography

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• The U.S. Senate has voted in favour of invoking its war powers to force President Donald Trump to halt his military campaign against Iran or seek congressional approval before any further action is taken
• A new poll from the University of Texas shows Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton is leading his Democrat counterpart James Talarico
• Dozens of people gathered at Pease Park last night to remember Malin, the large troll sculpture that burned down last month, sparking a conversation about installing security cameras in the park

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• President Trump has ordered the Department of Justice to investigate oil companies for price gouging
• Congressmen Chip Roy and Jim Jordan are demanding Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza's office hand over records on its interactions with federal immigration authorities
• A federal appeals court panel has sided with the Trump administration on the use of expedited deportations for illegal immigrants across the country

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• American and Iranian negotiators are back in talks today after a pause in negotiations over the weekend
• The Texas State Board of Education will meet this week to vote on new social studies curriculum for the next decade that has brought criticism over the proposed changes
• Officials in Bastrop County are investigating multiple reports of objects being thrown at cars along State Highway 21

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• Sweden's Foreign Ministry has announced that planned talks between the U-S and Iran have been postponed
• New details in the investigation of a south Texas plane crash reveal the pilot radioed the tower before the crash, stating there were mechanical issues with the plane
• The Austin City Auditor's Office says in a new report that more than a half-dozen Austin Energy employees violated city policy by using city vehicles for personal use

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• President Trump has officially signed the memorandum of understanding with Iran formally marking the ceasefire extension with the Iranian regime
• The Austin Police Department is investigating another murder, the third since Monday night, that occurred in south Austin yesterday afternoon
• As Austin ISD faces a huge budget deficit, surrounding school districts are approving balanced budgets

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• Five men were arrested and charged in an alleged plot to attack the UFC Freedom 250 event that had just taken place on the White House South Lawn on Sunday
• GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton has announced he will host a rare Republican midterm convention
• Austin Police are investigating the deaths of a man and woman in southeast Austin as the city's 28th homicide of the year

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• President Trump is in France with other world leaders for the G7 Summit to discuss more of the Iran peace deal
• Military officials are sharing details after a deadly B-52 bomber crash at an Air Force base in Southern California
• The City of Austin will be running daily homeless camp sweeps, Monday through Friday, under a new city program that can cost up to $150,000 per sweep

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• The US and Iran have struck a framework deal as Trump heads to the G7. Oil prices had already fallen sharply in anticipation of the deal, and Trump posted that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen after the deal is signed
• Texas Governor Greg Abbott laid out the GOP's agenda going forward at the Republican state convention in Houston
• Education experts are watching closely to see whether recent gains in test scores at the high school level will carry over to younger students as more STAAR results are set to be released tomorrow

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• President Trump has announced that he has cancelled plans to carry out further attacks against Iran, saying they're close to completing a peace deal
• Karmelo Anthony has filed an appeal for his murder conviction while also stating he cannot afford an attorney for the appeal and needs the court to appoint one
• Educators, students and community members rallied outside AISD headquarters yesterday ahead of a packed board meeting to discuss a reduction plan for the $181 million budget deficit

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• A Texas jury has found Karmelo Anthony guilty of murder after deliberating for three hours yesterday
• President Trump ordered strikes against the Iranian regime in response to the downing of a U.S. helicopter
• The City of Austin has put out a warning after potentially toxic blue-green algae mats were spotted on multiple local waterways

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• Democrat Texas Gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa held a press conference to announce the creation of a new effort aimed at fighting school closures
• A recently opened bar near the UT campus is facing displacement after receiving a letter from the Austin Transit Partnership stating their property would be seized under imminent domain for the city's light rail project
• An Austin man is facing multiple charges after leading Kyle police on a wild chase that ended when the man crashed into a patrol cruiser

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• Nearly a year after floods destroyed much of the Sandy Creek area, heavy rainfall caused major flooding Friday night and destroyed an animal sanctuary
• President Trump says he had a tense exchange with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over strikes in Iran
• Student witnesses in the murder trial Karmelo Anthony testifies that they did not believe Anthony acted in self-defense

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• In a closed door meeting Former Attorney General Pam Bondi told lawmakers that Todd Blanche, the presidents nominee for Attorney General, had full control on the Epstein files and investigation
• The Austin School Board got their first look last night at a proposed $181 million budget reduction plan
• The University of Texas has removed the Cezar Chavez statue between Battle Hall and the West Mall office building

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• Iran has suspended nuclear talks with the U.S. amid Israel's ongoing attacks on Lebanon. Israel also faces accusations of continuing to violate the Gaza ceasefire. Kuwait is also weighing in amid rising tensions in the region around the Strait of Hormuz
• Austin ISD had released its recommended budget for the 2026-2027 school year with the Board of Trustees expected to take up the budget today
• Former Austin Police officer Christopher Taylor is suing Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis for not reinstating him back onto the force after a Texas court overturned his conviction in a 2019 shooting

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• Save Austin Now, the group behind a charter petition that would force regular external audits onto the City of Austin, believes it has enough signatures to get the petition on the November ballot
• The Texas Education Agency has launched a new educator misconduct dashboard as a way to track misconduct reports, investigations, disciplinary actions and placements on the state's Do Not Hire registry
• Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appeared before the House Appropriations subcommittee to testify about the proposed $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund"

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• Georgetown police are investigating 20 vehicle burglaries that occurred over the weekend that resulted in the theft of seven firearms
• Jury selection is underway in the murder case against Karmelo Anthony, the teen accused of stabbing Austin Metcalf last year at a Frisco track meet
• The second phase of the Waller Creek District Project, a 13-acre park between 4th Street and Lady Bird Lake, is set to open by the end of the week

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• Democrat Senate candidate James Talarico made a stop in Leander yesterday as he tries to lure voters over to his side in the race against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
• A rally was held at the Texas capitol over the weekend to demand that Governor Greg Abbott end his push for state immigration enforcement
• Manor police have been cracking down on drunk drivers, and officials say they took a handful of underage drinkers off the road over the weekend

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• U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached a preliminary agreement to extend the ceasefire and open talks on the future of Iran's nuclear program, a move that's raising real hopes this three-month conflict could finally be nearing resolution
• The Texas Education Agency has rejected Austin ISD's proposal to partner with the Texas Council for International Studies to help improve academic performance at three perpetually failing middle schools
• A family that lost three children in an apartment fire in southeast Austin back in March held a press conference outside Austin City Hall demanding answers from the city

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• The Texas Water Development Board is moving ahead with their 2027 draft of a state water plan focused on meeting the growing demand for water over the next 50 years
• A proposal from Austin Mayor Kirk Watson to scale back the city's commitment to building highway caps over I-35 has been withdrawn after it became clear it lacked enough council support to pass
• The Department of Homeland Security is warning that the shutdown earlier in the year has hampered its readiness for the FIFA World Cup

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• Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who was endorsed by President Trump, has defeated incumbent John Cornyn in the state's Republican Senate primary runoff
• Texas State Senator Mayes Middleton has defeated former U.S. House Rep Chip Roy in the Republican runoff election for Texas Attorney General
• Recent weather events have prompted the Lower Colorado River Authority to open up a floodgate at Starcke Dam

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• The U.S. Central Command said it carried out “self-defense strikes" in southern Iran yesterday, targeting Iranian missile launch sites and ships
• Two notable Republican runoff elections will wrap up today between John Cornyn & Ken Paxton for U.S. Senate and Chip Roy & Mayes Middleton for Texas Attorney General
• New details reveal that the three teens charged in last weekend's shooting spree in south Austin also broke into a pawn shop with a sledgehammer and stole a variety of items

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• One of the teens charged in the shooting spree in south Austin over the weekend could possibly be released out of jail on house arrest
• President Trump has announced an additional 5,000 troops will be sent to Poland
• The nursing license of Camp Mystic's co-director Mary Liz Eastland has been suspended by the Texas State Board of Nursing

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• The U.S. government has indicted former Cuban President Raúl Castro on charges of conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals, destruction of an aircraft, and murder, stemming from the 1996 shootdown of two civilian aircraft
• Austin cyclists gathered this week for the "Ride of Silence", an annual event hosted by the Austin Ghost Bike Project to honor the lives of people who have been hurt or killed on local roadways while calling for improvements to cyclist safety
• The Austin City Council will vote today on annexing a four square-mile piece of land in east Austin that would be used for new infrastructure

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• The Trump-backed U.S. House candidate Ed Gallrein has defeated incumbent Thomas Massie in the Republican primary in Kentucky
• Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is facing questions from Congress for the first time since taking the reins at the Justice Department, defending a nearly $1.776 billion fund to pay allies of the president who believe they were targeted politically

• A decline in public school enrollment is predicted to be bigger than expected there are now suggestions that Texas public schools could lose as many as 100-thousand students by the year 2030

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• Three people and two suspects are dead after a shooting at a mosque in San Diego yesterday morning
• The owner of Central Texas Gun Works, Michael Cargill, told reporters the gun used in the weekend shooting spree involving three teens in south Austin was stolen from his store
• A new Texas Senate poll shows both Republican candidates John Cornyn and Ken Paxton are deadlocked against Democrat candidate James Talarico

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• Three teens have been arrested in connection to multiple shootings in south Austin over the weekend
• Parents are upset after the Pflugerville school district voted to close four elementary schools to address an $11 million budget deficit
• Early voting in Texas begins today, running through the rest of the week with Election Day on Tuesday, May 26

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• President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have concluded their historic summit in Beijing
• a 2023 Texas law, Senate Bill 4, takes effect today and will allow state and local police to arrest people suspected of entering the country illegally
• The Pflugerville school district voted last night to close four elementary schools after hours of debate over ongoing budget challenges

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• President Trump has kicked off a two day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in China
• Governor Greg Abbott is expanding the Texas Repeat Offender Task Force to Dallas, San Antonio and Austin
• The Pflugerville City Council has approved new rules for Lake Pflugerville aimed at improving safety and managing crowds at the city continues to work to stabilize its water supply

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• President Trump has departed for Beijing ahead of a high-stakes summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the first U.S. president to visit China in nearly a decade
• The City of Austin has reached a tentative settlement with the four men who spent decades being accused of being responsible for the 1991 yogurt shop murders
• A San Marcos police officer has been ordered to undergo mandatory retraining following the arrest of a father and son during a traffic stop that led to the father being detained by federal immigration agents

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• Texas public schools just recorded the largest non-pandemic enrollment drop in nearly 40 years, 76,000 students gone in a single year
• Five people, four of them being juveniles, have been arrested for allegedly robbing a teenager at gunpoint in Leander
• Former Austin Councilman and current House Rep. Greg Casar held a press conference yesterday to demand the release of Fernando Cabrera

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• Damaging winds, large hail, and lightning from overnight thunderstorms swept through Central Texas on Mother's Day, knocking out electricity for over 15,000 customers in the Austin region while prompting severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings
• President Trump dismissed Iran's counteroffer to end the roughly 10-week US-Iran conflict, calling it insufficient because it failed to address Iran's nuclear program while demanding sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, an end to the US naval blockade, and war-damage compensation
• The Austin Police Department continues to investigate two murders that happened just hours apart over the weekend

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• President Trump is threatening Iran again after U-S forces carried out strikes on military facilities in retaliation for an attack in the Strait of Hormuz
• Austin ISD is updating how it plans to deal with a $181 million budget deficit, including increasing class sized in second through fifth grade and reducing planning time for teachers
• The CDC is tracking two cruise passengers in Texas who may have been exposed to the hantavirus

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• President Trump has paused Project Freedom operations in the Strait of Hormuz, exchanging proposals with Iran to end the conflict
• Today the Austin City Council is expected to discuss Phase 3 of the H.O.M.E. initiative that's aimed at lowering housing prices in the city
• 9 out of nearly 250 summer camps in Texas have had a license to operate approved by the Department of State Health Services

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• President Trump has halted U.S. efforts to escort stranded vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, saying he wants to give diplomacy a chance
• Activists are slamming Austin's Homeless Strategy Office's latest plan to clear out homeless camps around the city
• The Austin ISD has released a summary of proposed budget cuts as the district works to close a $181 million deficit

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• The U.S. military fired on Iranian forces and sank six small boats targeting civilian ships as it moved to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Monday
• A judge has dismissed two criminal allegations against Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza, his first assistant and a handful of other prosecutors within the office
• President Donald Trump has endorsed Texas Governor Greg Abbott in the race for Texas governor

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• President Trump is reviewing Iran's latest peace proposal as the U.S. has started guiding stranded ships through the Strait of Hormuz
• A Travis County judge has issued a temporary injunction pausing a new Texas rule banning smokable hemp
• Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza has hired defense attorneys ahead of an upcoming misconduct hearing

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• A bipartisan deal has been reached and signed by President Trump to end the longest shutdown in the federal government's history
• Camp Mystic has decided not to open this summer and has pulled its application after a contentious public hearing put the camp's safety plan in the spotlight
• Travis County Judge Andy Brown is pushing for more investments into child care and after school programs

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• Former FBI Director James Comey is facing a round of indictments related to a social media post last year
• The Supreme Court will hear arguments in two cases related to ending temporary protected status for certain migrants
• The Austin Police Department has released its updated general orders for how officers handle immigration related matters with federal agents

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• The man accused of attempting to assassinate President Trump at Saturday's White House Correspondent's Dinner is facing life behind bars
• Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sent a letter to the Austin ISD regarding a complaint by a parent who says a biological male has been allowed to use the girls bathroom
• Texas remains in an active severe weather pattern this week following a deadly weekend. A combination of record-breaking heat, high humidity, and a series of cold fronts will trigger daily storm chances, with the highest risks concentrated in North and Northeast Texas

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• An armed man breached security at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C., leading to gunfire, chaos, and the rapid evacuation of President Donald Trump, the First Lady, Vice President Vance, and other officials
• Multiple people were shot and injured in the 2000 block of E 12th Street near Chicon Street in East Austin, outside Sam's BBQ Sunday night
• Residents in Pflugerville, Texas are feeling some relief as water levels rise. They spent nearly two months on stage three water restrictions after a waterline broke, cutting off the city's main source of water

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• Tensions are at a boiling point as Iran has seized multiple ships in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting President Trump to direct the U.S. Navy to "shoot and kill" and vessels laying mines
• Texas Governor Greg Abbott has extended the deadline for the city of Austin to change its police department's policies on cooperating with federal immigration agents
• A U.S. Supreme Court appeal is in the works by the families who originally filed a lawsuit against the State of Texas for requiring the Ten Commandments be posted in every public school classroom

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• Today's the deadline for the city of Austin and the Austin Police Department to rescind recent changes to their police on immigration enforcement, or lose $2.5 million
• The Southern Poverty Law Center has been indicted for allegedly funneling money to hate groups
• The environment was the main focus of an Austin town hall meeting where dozens turned up to learn more about the proposed expansion of Mopac

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• President Trump has announced an extension of the U.S. ceasefire with Iran, easing some immediate tensions and market jitters over energy prices
• A federal appeals court has ruled that the 10 Commandments can be displayed in every public school classroom
• An Austin firefighter battling Stage 4 ovarian and endometrial cancer has won a legal battle against the city of Austin over worker compensation

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• A first-person shooter game simulating the school shooting at Robb Elementary has prompted Texas State House Speaker Dustin Burrows to call for an investigation into gaming platforms like Roblox
• Austin-based Tesla is expanding its unsupervised robotaxi service to the city of Dallas
• Kiewit Austin Partnership, a team-up between national builder Kiewit and local company Austin Commercial, has been chosen by Austin Transit Partnership to build its home base for operations for Project Connect

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• Planned peace talks with Iran are now in jeopardy after the U.S. seized an Iran-marked cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz
• Austin's Community Police Review Commission appears to be split on whether the city should expand public reporting on police interactions with federal immigration agents
• The latest poll shows Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton gaining momentum over Senator John Cornyn in the GOP Senate primary runoff

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• Texas Governor Greg Abbott is threatening to pull $2.5 million in grants from the city of Austin if they don't reverse their policy limiting the Austin Police Department's cooperation with ICE agents
• A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will take effect as the Middle East remains in a fragile state of partial de-escalation
• The House of Representatives failed to pass two bills extending the FISA program but did pass a short term 10-day extension of FISA Section 702

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• A second round of peace talks could happen in Pakistan before the April 22 deadline as the White House says it feels good about deal prospects and Iran's foreign minister says Tehran is committed to peace
• A Travis County judge has reissued a temporary injunction blocking Camp Mystic from reopening its Guadalupe River grounds anytime soon
• Dozens of people gathered this week on the U.T. campus to protest University President Jim Davis' planned changes to academic programs as well as the visit to the campus by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

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• Over 10,000 troops are involved in the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as the head of the world's atomic watchdog says any deal with Iran must include strict checks on its nuclear activities
• Austin's Animal Advisory Commission is recommending that the city council adopt a policy that requires all publicly funded housing developments to implement new "pet-friendly" housing policies
• California Congressman Eric Swalwell has resigned from Congress amid several sexual assault allegations

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• Texas Attorney General is opening up an investigation into the city of Austin following changes that were made to the Austin Police Department's policy on immigration enforcement
• Austin Mayor Kirk Watson has formally opposed a $47 million office relocation plan proposed by the Austin Transit Partnership, the entity overseeing the city's voter-approved light rail project
• The families of the victims of the flooding at Camp Mystic last summer were back in court yesterday trying to prevent the camp from opening this year

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• President Trump has revealed negotiations with Iran in Pakistan have broken down after Iran's demand for a nuclear weapon was denied
• A south Austin gun store owner is defending two of his employees who were involved in a shooting outside a nightclub on East Seventh Street Friday night
• The City of Austin has approved $5 million for CapMetro bus route #2 which will cover things like overtime for bus drivers

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• President Donald Trump publicly warned Iran to stop charging tolls on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz amid a fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire
• Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis says she expects to have an update from the FBI about the mass shooting on Sixth Street in a few weeks
• First Lady Melania Trump made a public appearance at the White House to deny having any knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes or involvement in his network

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• The ceasefire brokered between the U.S. and Iran is already cracking as Iran is accusing the U.S. of multiple violations
• The U.S. is considering automatically registering young men for the military draft
• The Texas Rangers are now investigating hundreds of alleged criminal negligence complaints made by Camp Mystic officials last July 4th

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• President Trump has announced a tentative two-week ceasefire with Iran, contingent on Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz
• The Texas State Board of Education is reviewing a new K-12 reading list that would include Bible stories/literature and a revamped social studies framework
• Austin ISD is facing a projected $180 million budget shortfall for the 2026-2027 school year and plans to discuss deeper cuts to address it

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• The State Department has revoked the green cards of relatives of slain Iranian general Qassem Soleimani
• The group that led the effort to name a major Austin street after Cesar Chavez is now calling for the name to be reversed back to First Street
• The Texas Board of Education will debate the latest changes to the K-12 social studies curriculum

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• President Trump has issued a new deadline of Tuesday evening for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to strike power plants and bridges if the waterway remains unlocked
• New data shows that over 274,000 students have applied for Texas' new taxpayer funded school choice program as the initial deadline closed
• The City of Austin is getting set to move ahead with plans to change the name of Cesar Chavez Street

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• President Trump has fired Attorney General Pam Bondi, appointing Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche to fill the role temporarily
• Four Del Valle students are accused of kidnapping and torturing another classmate
• A 19 year-old is accused of selling firearms on Instagram to multiple students in the Austin school district

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• In a prime-time speech, President Trump claimed U.S. strikes have decimated Iran militarily and economically, signaling the conflict (now in its fifth week) is close to ending
• Justices heard arguments on the administration’s push to reinterpret the 14th Amendment and limit automatic citizenship for children of non-citizens

• Hays County is one of the counties across the state still finalizing its plans to enter an agreement with immigration and customs enforcement as required by a new state law in Texas

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• President Trump has told reporters that the war in Iran could wrap up in two to three weeks even without a formal nuclear agreement
• The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 against a Colorado law banning so-called "conversion therapy" for minors
• Starting today Texas SNAP recipients can no longer use their Lone Star cards to buy candy, gum or sweetened drinks

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• President Trump has threatened to "obliterate" Iran's energy infrastructure if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened. Recent strikes have hit an oil refinery in Israel and a US air base in Saudi Arabia, injuring service members
• After a 44-day wait during a partial Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown, TSA officers have finally begun receiving retroactive paychecks
• The Austin ISD has sent a letter to families this week informing them that Blackshear Elementary school will be closing for good

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• Austin and other major cities across the country saw people gather for another "No Kings Protest", rallying against ICE and other Trump administration policies
• The trial over a lack of air conditioning in Texas prisons will start today in Austin
• Federal agents have busted a Houston-area man and several others for recruiting children into an extremist child pornography cult

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• In a rare overnight session, the Senate unanimously moved to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security, but immigration enforcement components like ICE remain unfunded
• Trump delayed potential U.S. strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure for another 10 days while warning Tehran to "get serious" in negotiations "before it is too late"
• Austin has approved a Homeless Strategies and Operations Strategic Plan for 2025-2027 as well as the purchase of a new property for Austin Resource Recovery

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• A man in Bastrop was arrested after allegedly shooting at cars with an AR-15 rifle
• Austin city leaders hosted the first of a series of discussions over Austin's budget for the next fiscal year, giving the public a chance to voice what they want prioritized
• President Trump spoke at an annual fundraiser for the National Republican Congressional Committee at Washington's Union Station

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• President Trump claims the U.S. is in "productive" negotiations with a "most respected" figure in Iran to end the 26-day war. However, Iran's military has dismissed these claims, calling them "negotiating with itself" and vowing to continue fighting
• The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) remains in a six-week partial government shutdown, though a potential breakthrough in funding negotiations is emerging in the Senate
• Investigation into the Sunday night collision at LaGuardia Airport between an Air Canada Express jet and a Port Authority fire truck has revealed a series of technical and procedural failures

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• A mistrial has been declared on the first day of jury selection in the deadly conduct case against U.S. Army Sergeant Daniel Perry
• The Texas Education Agency has ordered public schools across the state to suspend all instruction and activities related to civil rights activist Cesar Chavez following a new state report
• The Austin Independent School District is transforming a former elementary school into a massive affordable housing complex for its staff

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• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told reporters that his goals in the war against Iran will ultimately create the conditions for a civilian uprising
• Austin Police will leave a "public safety zone" in place on Sixth Street as they expect SXSW attendants to remain in the city for a few more days
• The Treasury Department is taking over some federal student loans as part of the Trump administrations plan to dismantle the Education Department

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• Iran has launched retaliatory strikes against Qatar's Ras Laffan gas facility and energy sites in the UAE, following an Israeli attack on Iran's South Pars gas field
• Top national security and intelligence officials testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee regarding the war with Iran
• A major investigation by The New York Times has revealed allegations that the late labor icon Cesar Chavez sexually abused and raped women and girls

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• Allies reject Trump's calls for help securing the Strait of Hormuz as oil continues to flow but with rising risks and prices
• The City of Pflugerville has found another break in a pipeline that carries water from the Colorado River to Lake Pflugerville, making it the fifth break discovered for the troubled pipeline
• A federal judge in Houston has extended the Texas school choice voucher application process to March 31st

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• U.S. Representative Greg Casar crashed U.S. Senator John Cornyn's press conference at Austin-Bergstrom International airport
• A new report reveals Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza secretly met with city officials to discuss the city possibly being indicted over injuries sustained by protesters during the 2020 summer protests
• The City of Georgetown is moving ahead with a four-year contract to begin using Flock safety cameras

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• The Trump administration is preparing to announce that several countries have agreed to form a naval coalition to escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz
• The Department of Energy will begin to pull oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help reduce prices that have risen due to Operation Epic Fury
• Austin city councilmembers are calling for immigration enforcement agents to no longer be allowed to wear masks while conducting operations

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• Four crew members of a U.S. military refueling plane are dead and two are missing after the plane crashed in the western part of Iraq
• A convicted ISIS supporter killed one person and wounded two others at Old Dominion University before being killed
• Another lawsuit has been filed against Texas' school choice voucher program for excluding Muslim schools

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• Iran has allegedly launched its first major cyberattack of the war against a U.S. company, reportedly targeting a medical technology group
• Austin Independent School District leaders are facing backlash for confusing messaging regarding multiple school closures
• Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is pressuring Collin County to reject plans for the planned Muslim community Epic City

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• Three children have been confirmed dead at the scene of an apartment fire in southeast Austin
• Stage 3 water restrictions continue in Pflugerville after there was a break in a thirty inch pipeline that supplies Lake Pflugerville
• Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton finds himself with an early lead in the polls in his Senate runoff against incumbent Senator John Cornyn

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• President Trump is issuing new threats to Iran over the possible blockage of the Strait of Hormuz
• Two men have been charged with federal terrorism offenses after throwing "ignited devices" near the residence of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani
• The Austin Police Department is increasing security measures ahead of SXSW following a deadly shooting

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• New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has issued a statement addressing an explosive that was thrown outside his home during a protest over the weekend

• An attorney representing a woman who was reportedly injured at the Tesla Gigafactory by the man behind the 6th street mass shooting attack is now claiming Tesla might've been able to prevent the shooting altogether

• A new map shows that no physical wall will be built at Big Bend National Park

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• Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis has officially released a memo outlining new department-wide guidelines for how officers interact with ICE officers
• Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has been fired following intense criticism over her leadership and congressional testimony
• Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is hinting that he would consider dropping out of the race to give incumbent John Cornyn a clear path to the nomination

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• The U.S. House will debate and vote on a war powers resolution today after the U.S. Senate rejected a resolution yesterday
• Texas Republican Congressman Tony Gonzales is being investigated by the House Ethics Committee over an alleged affair with a former staffer
• A water emergency was declared in Pflugerville following a major pipeline failure, requiring residents to conserve water

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• Israel's military says it's begun another wave of strikes in Tehran, as the Iranians continue attacks on American interests
• The University of Texas at Austin community gathered on the South Mall Lawn for a candlelight vigil to honor those lost in the mass shooting in Austin over the weekend
• In a landmark 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court has vacated a lower court order that allowed California school districts to withhold information regarding a student's gender transition from their parents

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• Israel has launched new waves of strikes on Tehran and Beirut, while Iranian drones reportedly hit the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Authorities have confirmed that the death toll from Sunday's mass shooting in Austin has risen to three victims plus the gunman
• Austin ISD officials continue to blame state lawmakers for a projected $49 million budget deficit

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• Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali kKhamenei is dead after being killed during Operation Epic Fury over the weekend
• The FBI is investigating a shooting in Austin, Texas as a possible act of terrorism. Three people are dead including the shooting as well as 14 are wounded

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• The Pentagon has confirmed its use of a high-energy laser weapon to shoot down a "seemingly threatening" Customs and Border Protection drone near El Paso
• The Austin ISD has approved improvement plans for dozens of schools that have been failing to meet basic minimum standards
• The Austin City Council has approved a new noise ordinance aimed at tamping down on loud vehicles

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• Four people in a speedboat have been shot dead by Cuban soldiers as they were allegedly trying to infiltrate the country
• The Austin City Council is is scheduled to vote on several key items to address homelessness in the city, centered around a new strategic plan
• Many Americans are finding their way back home to Texas following days of cartel violence in Mexico

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• President Trump delivered the longest State of the Union address in history, celebrating a "roaring economy" and clashing with Democrats
• Reports indicate a looming threat of U.S. strikes on Iran after nuclear talks concluded without a deal with Trump stating he still prefers a diplomatic solution
• The Austin City Council is scheduled to vote tomorrow on a new noise ordinance targeting "rev-bombing" and excessively loud vehicle engine noise

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• Thousands of soldiers have been deployed across Mexico as cartel retaliatory violence erupts following the killing of Jalisco new Generation cartel leader Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes
• The Senate is scheduled to take a vote on the SAVE America Act, Republicans say it will stop voter fraud but Democrats are criticizing the bill as racist
• President Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver his 2026 State of the Union address tonight, where the focus is expected be on the economy

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• Mexican security forces have killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel in a major military operation with assistance from the U.S.
• An armed 21-year-old man was shot and killed by the Secret Service after breaching the perimeter of President Trump's Florida estate
• An off-duty Austin police officer is being hailed as a hero following a shooting at a barbershop in Pflugerville on Friday night

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• At the inaugural Board of Peace Meeting in Washington, President Trump issued a final ultimatum to Iran to reach a nuclear deal or face severe military consequences
• A judge in Austin has officially declared the innocence of the four men wrongfully accused in the 1991 yogurt shop murders
• Former Prince Andrew has been released from police custody after spending 12 hours in custody in connection to alleged misconduct in office that is said to have ties to Jeffrey Epstein

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• The U.S. is reportedly prepared for potential strikes on Iran as early as this weekend pending a final decision from President Trump
• An Austin police officer has been indefinitely suspended following a viral 2025 video of a use-of-force incident on Sixth Street
• The top four Republicans vying to replace Ken Paxton as Texas Attorney General were in a debate at the Granada Theater in Dallas

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• Talks between the U.S. and Iran are taking place in Geneva alongside negotiations to end the war in Ukraine
• The Austin ISD has announced significant process on tackling a backlog of special education evaluations and is no longer being monitored by the TEA
• The Austin Transit Partnership is scheduled to vote on a $60 million "Phase 1A" contract to begin the design and construction of the city's 9.8-mile light rail system

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• Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra has declared a "severe and worsening" water crisis as aquifer levels reach historic lows
• Austin City Hall was the scene of another protest by students who don't want ICE agents carrying out operations in the city
• Negotiations over DHS funding have stalled, leading to a partial government shutdown as Democrats push for greater oversight of operations

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• A partial shutdown of DHS appears certain after Senate Democrats blocked Republican-backed funding measures
• The Austin United PAC is escalating its fight to the Texas Supreme Court to halt the $1.6 billion redevelopment of the Austin Convention Center just before a key election deadline
• There's new legislation that would allow Texas and other states to repurpose unused infrastructure to bolster flood response

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• The House has passed the SAVE America Act, a Trump-backed bill that would require proof of citizenship and strict photo ID for registering to vote in federal elections
• Tensions remain high after the FAA abruptly closed El Paso's airspace for 10 days, only to rescind the order hours later
• Attorney General Pam Bondi clashed with House Democrats during a Judiciary Committee hearing regarding the DOJ's handling of the Epstein files

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• Democrats presses acting ICE Director Todd Lyons for answers regarding the shooting deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good during a House Homeland Security Committee meeting
• The Austin ISD has delayed a decision on the future of Blackshear and Oak Springs Elementary schools as district leaders seek more community input on a proposed consolidation
• The Texas Medical Board launched a mandatory new training course to help physicians better understand when abortion is legally allowed

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• Congress continues to negotiate funding for DHS as Democrats call for greater reform measures for ICE
• Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Darling Ingredients in Bastrop for unlawfully emitting smelly odors and chemicals from its factory
• The City of Austin will soon be rolling out an online dashboard to show the public where things stand on homeless camp cleanups

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• The Seattle Seahawks secured a 29-13 victory in super Bowl LX over the New England Patriots at Levi's Stadium Sunday night
• Protesters gathered at the State Capitol over the weekend to protest ongoing immigration enforcement operations
• The Austin ISD has put out new rules in response to multiple days of student walkout over immigrant enforcement operations

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• Lawmakers have one week to reach a deal or face a partial shutdown of DHS agencies including the TSA, FEMA and the Coast Guard
• Austin ISD is facing intense scrutiny from state officials after hundreds of students walked out to protest ICE
• A town hall hosted by the Austin Police Department saw significant tension as community members and city leaders questioned the department's cooperation with ICE

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• NBC's Savannah Guthrie and her siblings are demanding proof of life of their 84-year-old mother Nancy following media reports of ransom notes
• A lawsuit has been filed by a former Texas A&M professor who was fired over a gender identity lesson
• Two lawmakers from Texas are behind new legislation requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote

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• President Trump has signed a funding bill to end a partial four-day shutdown, buying time for negotiations on ICE and immigration funding
• The Austin City Council has pulled an item from this week's agenda involving new surveillance cameras in city parks
• A Kyle man has been arrested in connection to a viral video showing him getting beaten up by a group of teenagers who were skipping class to protest ICE operations in Buda

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• Hundreds of students from multiple school districts in the Austin area walked out of school on Monday to protest against I.C.E.
• Lawmakers in the House are racing to hold a critical vote today to restore funding and end the brief partial government shutdown that began over the weekend '
• Secretary Kristi Noem says every Homeland Security officer on the ground in Minneapolis, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, will be immediately issued body-worn cameras

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• Governor Greg Abbott says he's directing the Texas Education Commissioner to investigate student-led protests against immigration enforcement actions
• President Trump is discussing the possibility of nominating Texas Senator Ted Cruz to the Supreme Court
• A partial government shutdown looms as the House remains on recess but Speaker Mike Johnson is expressing confidence that the impasse will end by Tuesday

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• President Trump and Senate leaders have reached a tentative agreement to avoid a government shutdown by separating DHS funding from other spending bills
• Border czar Tom Homan is announcing a drawdown of federal agents in Minneapolis following weeks of violent clashes and the fatal shooting of two U.S. citizens
• A trial will begin today to determine if Austin voters can weigh in on the $1.6 billion dollar downtown convention center replacement project

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• Dozens of nurses and other members of the community held a candlelight vigil for Alex Pretti outside Ascension Seton Medical Center as some nurses at the vigil called for the abolishment of I.C.E.
• The FBI executed a search warrant at the Fulton County election office in Georgia in connection with concerns regarding the 2020 presidential election
• Texas Governor Greg Abbott is ordering public colleges and universities to halt all H-1B visa petitions

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• A man is in custody after spraying Rep. Ilhan Omar with an unknow substance during a town hall in Minneapolis
• The F.B.I. is investigating whether anti-I.C.E. protests are being funded by outside groups
• Texas Senator Ted Cruz is calling for the United States to arm Iranian protesters as unrest inside Iran intensifies and regional threats against Washington escalate

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• President Trump is replacing leadership in Minnesota as Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino is expected to leave Minnesota today while border czar Tom Homan is dispatched to the city
• Federal prosecutors say they've dealt a major blow to a violent Venezuelan terrorist network operating inside the U.S.
• Millions of Americans are digging out after a monster winter storm caused at least 18 deaths and extensive power outages

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• Winter Storm Fern is expected to hit Texans the hardest between the Panhandle and San Antonio as ERCOT has issued a Weather Watch, facing the state power grid's first major test of the year
• The White House has ordered a funding review for blue states, aiming to cut off federal grants to sanctuary cities
• Vice President J.D. Vance is in Minneapolis to address escalating tension and defend federal agents conducting immigration operations

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• A potential deal is emerging to de-escalate tensions between the U.S. and NATO allies over Greenland
• Federal immigration officials are pushing back against criticism from elected officials over their deportation operations
• A Texas jury has found Uvalde police officer Adrian Gonzales not guilty on all 29 charges of child endangerment or abandonment

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