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**THURSDAY **|** **5/8/2025
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* **TOP NEWS**
"**UT's School of Civic Leadership will solidify campus presence with $100M investment**” [Houston Chronicle]([link removed]) ($)
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* **LOCAL GOVERNMENT**
"**Former Harris County District Attorney Calls for Federal Investigation into Public Corruption Cases**” [The Texan]([link removed])
"**San Antonio bans vape shops within 1,000 feet of schools, daycares**” [SAEN]([link removed]) ($)
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* **STATE GOVERNMENT**
"**Frio County public officials among six indicted after elections investigation, Paxton says**” [Texas Tribune]([link removed])
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* **TEXANS IN DC**
**“John Cornyn pushes death penalty for those in the country illegally who kill U.S. citizens**” [DMN]([link removed]) ($)
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* **BUSINESS NEWS**
**“On moving the arena downtown, Spurs GM Peter Holt says that has always been the goal**” [SA Report]([link removed])
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* **NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE**
> SAEN: "**Donald Trump has a negative economic approval rating in Texas for the first time, poll finds**" _[SAEN]([link removed])_
> SA REPORT: "**Texas House Republicans poised to scale back legislation that targets state’s universities**" _[SA REPORT]([link removed])_
> EP TIMES: "**Texas Senate panel advances bill to no longer allow undocumented students to pay in-state tuition**" _[EP TIMES]([link removed])_
> THE TEXAN: "**Texas Arrests Six in Frio County for Election Tampering Charges**" _[THE TEXAN]([link removed])_
> THE TEXAN: "**Concealed Carry for Early Voting Election Judges Sparks Partisan Debate in Texas House**" _[THE TEXAN]([link removed])_
> THE TEXAN: "**Texans Weigh in on Trump’s Job in Office, Texas Republican Approval Ratings**" _[THE TEXAN]([link removed])_
> HOU CHRON: "**Houston adopts study to prepare for legal fight over minority business program**" _[HOU CHRON]([link removed])_
> AAS: "**Could Texas recoup $800M for border effort? Request is in latest House spending bill**" _[AAS]([link removed])_
> KXAN: "**How Texas will improve virtual learning for students, educators**" _[KXAN]([link removed])_
> AAS: "**Parent advisory councils could shape school library content under controversial Texas bill**" _[AAS]([link removed])_
> AAS: "**Why university professors say Texas Senate Bill 37 would be disastrous for higher education**" _[AAS]([link removed])_
> SAEN: "**Republicans move to build anti-abortion monument at Texas Capitol**" _[SAEN]([link removed])_
> TPR: "**After nearly seven hours of public comments, San Marcos rejects Gaza ceasefire resolution**" _[TPR]([link removed])_
> AAS: "**Will Texas Legislature finally mandate landlords to provide AC for renters?**" _[AAS]([link removed])_
> FWST: "**Is this the Incredible Shrinking Political Party? The Tarrant GOP goes 0-for-11 | Opinion**" _[FWST]([link removed])_
> TPR: "**How Trump family business ventures stand to directly benefit the President**" _[TPR]([link removed])_
> THE TEXAN: "**Dallas-Fort Worth Voters Approve Over $5.7 Billion in School, City Bonds in May Election**" _[THE TEXAN]([link removed])_
> KXAN: "**SOURCES: ICE deports family of five, including US born kids, after DPS detainment near Austin school**" _[KXAN]([link removed])_
> SAEN: "**Upscale Austin suburb annoyed with Elon Musk's security, parties, big fence**" _[SAEN]([link removed])_
> TPR: "**Black smoke rises from the Sistine Chapel as cardinals cast an unsuccessful first vote**" _[TPR]([link removed])_
> EP TIMES: "**First ever Texas murder charge filed under stricter fentanyl law**" _[EP TIMES]([link removed])_
> FWST: "**Teen shot dead after helping friend stop man assaulting his mom, Texas cops say**" _[FWST]([link removed])_
> FWST: "**North Texas high school student on life support after fall in ‘Senior Assassin’ game**" _[FWST]([link removed])_
> FWST: "**4 Plano restaurants closed: Moldy food, 30 live roaches found in inspections**" _[FWST]([link removed])_
> KXAN: "**Texas State University plans to grow student body to 50,000 by 2033**" _[KXAN]([link removed])_
> KXAN: "**The least expensive airport to fly from in Texas: Data**" _[KXAN]([link removed])_
> FWST: "**Arlington police expand Drone as a First Responder program**" _[FWST]([link removed])_
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* **EXTRA POINTS**
Last night's Texas sports scores:
> MLB: **Houston **9, Milwaukee 1
> MLB: Boston 6, **Texas** 4
> NHL: **Dallas **3, Winnipeg 2 (1-0)
Tonight's Texas sports schedule:
> 12:35pm: MLB: **Texas** at Boston
Tomorrow's Texas sports schedule:
> 5:40pm: MLB: **Texas** at Detroit
> 7:10pm: MLB: Cincinnati at **Houston**
> 8:30pm: NHL: **Dallas** at Winnipeg (ESPN)
**TEXAS / TEXAS A&M FOOTBALL**: "Lone Star Showdown: Texas, Texas A&M scheduled to play rivalry game on Black Friday" [AAS]([link removed]) ($)
**DALLAS STARS**: "Stars’ Mikko Rantanen making his case as the biggest superstar in Dallas" [DMN]([link removed]) ($)
**TEXAS RANGERS**: "Here’s how the Texas Rangers will continue to manage Corey Seager’s hamstring injury" [DMN]([link removed]) ($)
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