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Legacy Elementary, built to replace Robb Elementary in Uvalde after the mass shooting, will welcome students on October 20, nearly three and a half years after the massacre.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/10/13/533184/opening-of-new-uvalde-school-marks-bittersweet-day-for-families-and-town/

#Education #EducationNews #News #Texas #RobbElementarySchool #SchoolShooting #TopStories #Tpr #Uvalde #UvaldeShooting

With the federal government shutdown, Texas National Parks like Big Bend and Padre Island are still open. Not everyone thinks they should be.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/environment/2025/10/03/532539/government-shutdown-could-cause-problems-at-texas-national-parks/

#Environment #News #GovernmentShutdown #TopStories #Tpr

A federal court in El Paso will consider Texas' controversial new congressional maps. Here's a timeline of how we got here.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/10/01/532335/the-texas-gerrymandering-trial-begins-how-we-got-here/

#Local #News #Politics #Gerrymandering #REDISTRICTING #TopStories #Tpr

Mexico has confirmed a new case of New World screwworm in a Mexican city, less than 70 miles from the Texas-Mexico border.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/09/22/531479/mexico-reports-its-northernmost-detection-of-new-world-screwworm/

#Animals #News #Texas #CattleIndustry #NewWorldScrewworm #TexasCattle #TopStories #Tpr #Usda

CPS Energy has agreed to purchase four natural gas power plants in Harris, Brazoria, and Galveston counties for nearly $1.4 billion from PROENERGY, which will continue to maintain and operate the plants.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/09/17/531085/cps-energy-to-acquire-4-natural-gas-plants-in-the-houston-area-as-a-cost-saving-measure-to-meet-demand/

#Business #EnergyEnvironment #Environment #Galveston #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #BrazoriaCounty #CPSEnergy #GalvestonCounty #HoustonGasPlants #Tpr

Doc Watkins created Jazz, TX in San Antonio nine years ago ... and now is hoping to stretch that successful run — to Houston's Montrose neighborhood and the former Tower Theatre.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/arts-culture/2025/09/16/530956/san-antonios-jazz-tx-owner-creates-jazzy-new-club-in-houston/

#ArtsCulture #ArtsCultureBusiness #Houston #Local #Music #News #Texas #HoustonLiveMusic #JazzTX #MontroseNeighborhood #TopStories #TowerTheatre #Tpr

Seafood wholesalers in Texas will now be required to indicate on their packaging whether the shrimp they sell to restaurants and other buyers is farm raised. But local shrimpers say more is needed to help them survive.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/business/2025/09/04/530058/the-texas-shrimping-industry-is-on-its-deathbed-will-a-new-law-help/

#Business #Environment #News #Politics #Texas #GulfCoastShrimp #Shrimp #Shrimping #TexasAgricultureCommissionerSidMiller #TexasLegislature #Tpr

Senate Bill 20 was designed to crack down on AI-generated child pornography in Texas. But now that it's on the books, some are wondering: Did Texas just open the door to making anime illegal?

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/arts-culture/2025/09/02/529815/could-a-new-texas-law-make-some-types-of-anime-illegal-fans-worry-its-possible-under-sb-20/

#ArtsCulture #ArtsCulturePolitics #News #Politics #Texas #Ai #Anime #ChildPornography #SenateBill20 #TexasLegislature #Tpr

The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas has teamed up with the Transgender Law Center and private firm Baker McKenzie to challenge the constitutionality of the state's new anti-DEI law, Senate Bill 12.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2025/08/29/529792/aclu-of-texas-lgbtq-groups-file-suit-to-challenge-anti-dei-law-sb-12/

#Education #News #ACLU #DEI #LGBTQ #TopStories #Tpr

The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting the measles outbreak in West Texas has ended.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/08/18/528924/state-health-officials-the-west-texas-measles-outbreak-has-ended/

#HealthScience #News #Texas #Measles #MeaslesWestTexasOutbreak #TexasDepartmentOfStateHealthServices #TexasMeaslesOutbreak #TopStories #Tpr

After a long legal battle, the Uvalde Consolidated School District is going to release records from the Robb Elementary school shooting that occurred in 2022.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/08/11/528396/uvalde-school-district-and-county-will-release-records-from-2022-school-shooting/

#Court #Education #EducationNews #Guns #News #Texas #TexasDepartmentOfPublicSafety #TopStories #Tpr #Uvalde #UvaldeSchoolShooting

A formal list of persons lost in the July 4th flood in Kerr County has been released by the Texas Rangers. The list contains the names and ages of 117 people who died and two who remain missing. Many of the victims were from the Houston area.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/flooding/2025/08/11/528386/texas-rangers-release-names-of-people-lost-and-still-missing-after-guadalupe-river-floods/

#Flooding #Houston #Local #News #Texas #GuadalupeRiverFlood #July4Floods #KerrCounty #TexasRangers #TopStories #Tpr

Restrictions on Texans buying candy and sugary drinks using SNAP benefits were approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture following a waiver request from Gov. Greg Abbott made earlier this year.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/arts-culture/food/2025/08/06/528105/texas-restricts-candy-and-sugary-drink-purchases-using-snap-benefits-beginning-april-2026/

#Business #Food #HealthScience #News #Texas #Snap #TopStories #Tpr

Myriad funds are taking in donations to help the Texas Hill Country region after the deadly July 4 flooding. Only one is giving money out currently.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/flooding/2025/08/05/527903/tens-of-millions-of-dollars-pour-into-texas-flood-relief-funds-the-need-is-still-unknown/

#Business #Flooding #News #Texas #CommunityFoundationOfTheTexasHillCountry #GuadalupeRiverFlood #KerrCounty #TopStories #Tpr

Texas lawmakers are lobbying for millions of dollars to fight the New World Screwworm.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/animals/2025/08/04/527838/officials-scramble-to-stop-flesh-eating-pest-advancing-toward-texas/

#Animals #Business #Environment #News #Texas #NewWorldScrewworm #Screwworm #ScrewwormInMexico #TopStories #Tpr

Hundreds of people have gathered in Kerrville today as state lawmakers host a legislative hearing in the Hill Country town hardest hit by the July 4 floods.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/07/31/527659/the-state-is-broken-kerrville-residents-testify-at-state-hearing-over-flood-response/

#News #Texas #GuadalupeRiverFlood #TopStories #Tpr

Survivors of the deadly Fourth of July flooding want Texas legislators to tap into to the state's $24 billion Rainy Day Fund to meet their immediate recovery needs now.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/environment/2025/07/31/527569/kerr-flood-survivors-to-state-lawmakers-tap-rainy-day-fund-to-meet-needs-now/

#Business #Environment #News #GuadalupeRiverFlood #KerrCounty #TopStories #Tpr

National Public Radio will cut its budget by about $8 million in order to provide that money to member stations most impacted by last week's rescission of federal funding.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2025/07/21/526885/npr-to-cut-its-budget-by-8-million-to-provide-relief-to-vulnerable-member-stations/

#News #NationalPublicMedia #PresidentDonaldTrump #Tpr

After days of reports of more than 100 missing victims, officials in Kerr County now say the number of people unaccounted for after the July 4 floods is down to three.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/flooding/2025/07/19/526782/number-of-missing-from-july-4-floods-drops-to-3-kerr-county-officials-say/

#Flooding #News #Texas #CentralTexasFloods #GuadalupeRiverFlood #KerrCounty #Missing #TopStories #Tpr

H-E-B and James Avery, two of Texas' best-known brands that were both born in Kerrville, are showing their support for Hill Country flood victims in a big way.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/business/2025/07/09/526077/h-e-b-james-avery-embrace-their-kerrville-roots-with-support-for-flood-victims/

#Business #Flooding #News #Texas #GuadalupeRiverFlood #HEB #JamesAvery #Kerrville #TopStories #Tpr

Residents say Kerr County's use of CodeRED alerts was sporadic and inconsistent. Local officials have not answered questions about when and how they utilized the system, which has been in place since 2009.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/public-safety/2025/07/08/525986/kerr-county-residents-say-emergency-alert-messages-sporadic-inconsistent-in-wake-of-floods/

#News #PublicSafety #Texas #Weather #CentralTexasFloods #Codered #GuadalupeRiverFlood #KerrCountyFlooding #TopStories #Tpr

For many in the devastated areas of the Texas Hill Country, Friday's flood came without warning.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/07/07/525837/texas-flood-survivors-reflect-on-their-losses-and-count-their-blessings/

#Flooding #News #Texas #Weather #CentralTexasFloods #GuadalupeRiverFlood #TopStories #Tpr

The very qualities that draw people to the Texas Hill Country — its rolling terrain, limestone formations and lazy rivers — also make the area especially dangerous during heavy rainstorms.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/07/07/525781/how-can-the-next-disaster-in-flash-flood-alley-be-prevented/

#EnergyEnvironment #News #Weather #GuadalupeRiver #TexasHillCountry #TopStory #Tpr

Flash flooding is a common occurrence in the Hill Country, but even longtime residents were stunned when the Guadalupe River rose like it did early Friday morning.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/weather/2025/07/06/525771/what-is-flash-flood-alley-and-what-do-texans-in-its-path-face/

#News #Texas #Weather #CentralTexasFloods #FlashFloodAlley #GuadalupeRiverFlood #NationalWeatherService #TopStories #Tpr

Camp Mystic, the 99-year-old Christian summer camp on the banks of the Guadalupe River, has for years given girls a place to be themselves, former campers say. Now it's the site of an unfolding tragedy.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/07/05/525708/my-favorite-place-in-the-entire-world-camp-mystic-inspired-generations-of-texas-women/

#Flooding #News #Texas #CampMystic #GuadalupeRiverFlood #TexasHillCountry #TopStories #Tpr

Several groups have mobilized to offer assistance to people affected by the Guadalupe River floods.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/07/05/525689/guadalupe-river-flood-how-to-help-and-how-to-find-help/

#EnergyEnvironment #News #Texas #GuadalupeRiverFlood #KerrCounty #TopStories #Tpr

Local and state law enforcement in Kerr County in the Texas Hill Country are working to rescue and evacuate residents as a flash flooding emergency has led to a number of fatalities.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/07/04/525648/guadalupe-river-flooding-leads-to-fatalities-in-texas-hill-country/

#Flooding #News #PublicSafety #Texas #FloodingInKerrCounty #GuadalupeRiver #Kerrville #TopStories #Tpr

The GOP tax and spending bill before Congress would make major changes to the child tax credit (CTC).

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2025/07/01/525349/families-with-mixed-immigration-status-would-lose-child-tax-credit-under-gop-tax-and-spending-bill/

#Immigration #News #SocialSecurity #Taxes #TopStories #Tpr

A federal judge ruled that the state of Texas for decades unnecessarily institutionalized 4,500 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in nursing home facilities, denying them services that are required under federal law.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/healthcare/2025/06/23/524665/judge-rules-texas-has-been-illegally-placing-people-with-severe-disabilities-in-nursing-homes-for-decades/

#Court #HealthScience #Healthcare #News #Texas #Disabilities #FederalLaw #IntellectualOrDevelopmentalDisabilities #TexasDepartmentOfStateHealthServices #TopStories #Tpr

Gov. Greg Abbott signed a $50 million bill into law on Wednesday to help bring ibogaine through FDA-approved clinical trials. Advocates say it's the largest state-funded psychedelic research initiative in history.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/06/12/523803/abbott-signs-groundbreaking-psychedelic-research-bill-to-help-bring-ibogaine-through-clinical-trials/

#HealthScience #News #Texas #OpioidEpidemic #Psychedelics #TopStories #Tpr