Texas
Texas Tribune
- TribCast: The Flock camera freakout
As Texas police departments build out a network of advanced license plate readers, public outcry over surveillance and safety is growing.
- Arrests made, room cleared during chaotic Tarrant County meeting on voting site cuts
Lon Burnam, a former Texas House Democrat, was carried out of the meeting by deputies who told him he was under arrest.
- Professors sue Texas A&M System over limits on teaching race, gender
This is the second Texas university system sued over teaching restrictions in recent weeks.
- Abbott threatened Corpus Christi over its water crisis but hasn’t intervened with a troubled river authority
A Nueces River Authority project could expand Corpus Christi's water supply, but the Texas governor has done little about the agency's financial problems despite choosing its board.
- Most Black Texas voters back Talarico over Paxton, poll finds, despite Senate primary tensions
In the survey released Tuesday, just 7% of Black Texans who voted in recent elections said they are less likely to vote in November due to Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s Democratic primary loss.
Rivard Report
- After City Council delays vote on water rate increase, SAWS cuts capital plan by $594M
SAWS proposed to increase rates beginning in 2027 and reduce its capital plan by $594 million after City Council delayed its plans in June.After City Council delays vote on water rate increase, SAWS cuts capital plan by $594M was first posted on August 4, 2026 at 6:33 pm.©2021 "San Antonio Report". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at hello@rivardreport.com
- ‘Taxation through electricity prices’: Abbott takes aim at city-owned utilities like CPS Energy
The San Antonio-owned utility has kept rates low compared to other Texas metros, but Abbott doesn't like how its profits fuel the city budget.‘Taxation through electricity prices’: Abbott takes aim at city-owned utilities like CPS Energy was first posted on August 4, 2026 at 6:22 pm.©2021 "San Antonio Report". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at hello@rivardreport.com
- Tomorrow’s treatments are today’s clinical trials
SPONSORED: Long before a potential new treatment reaches patients, scientists spend years studying diseases and testing promising ideas. Tomorrow’s treatments are today’s clinical trials was first posted on August 4, 2026 at 6:00 pm.©2021 "San Antonio Report". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at hello@rivardreport.com
El Paso Matters
- El Paso City Council proposed tax rate could raise city tax bills by $132 a year on average home
El Paso City Council on Tuesday introduced the voter-approval tax rate to fund next year's budget. If adopted later this month, owners of average-value homes would pay about $132 more in city property taxes annually. The post El Paso City Council proposed tax rate could raise city tax bills by $132 a year on average home appeared first on El Paso Matters.
- El Paso County Hospital District budgets pay raises, rise in uncompensated care
University Medical Center of El Paso braces for residents losing health insurance after the end of Affordable Care Act subsidies as it prepares to adopt its budget for the 2027 fiscal year. The post El Paso County Hospital District budgets pay raises, rise in uncompensated care appeared first on El Paso Matters.
- West Fund reopens financial aid helpline for abortion services
The El Paso nonprofit provides funding for abortion health care to people traveling outside Texas. The post West Fund reopens financial aid helpline for abortion services appeared first on El Paso Matters.
Austin Monitor
- Our last update: Everything you need to know
After a long history of covering City Hall, Travis County and the like, the Austin Monitor stopped publishing in October 2025 to pursue a new project: Austin Current. For the foreseeable future, the Monitor will live on as a searchable archive, open to anyone who needs it. We invite our longtime readers and casual fans The post Our last update: Everything you need to know appeared first on Austin Monitor.
- Millennium seating setback spotlights uncertain future for East Austin hub
Nearly three years after the city approved funding to upgrade the Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex, the project remains incomplete. The wait for new theater seating to complete the upgrade has been pushed back to at least summer 2026 amid departmental transitions and procurement delays. The delay extends a yearslong effort to modernize the sizable East The post Millennium seating setback spotlights uncertain future for East Austin hub appeared first on Austin Monitor.
- Erosion issues persist in Zilker Park amid limited resources
In August of 2023, after three years of planning and many thousands of dollars, City Council was forced to scrap its comprehensive Zilker Park Vision Plan, amid a bitter battle waged by detractors and the park’s surrounding residents. But the million or so visitors to the park have not flagged in the years since, and The post Erosion issues persist in Zilker Park amid limited resources appeared first on Austin Monitor.