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**MONDAY **|** **7/28/2025
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* **TOP NEWS **
**“Texas lawmakers head to flood-ravaged Kerrville this week for special session,” **Houston Chronicle's** Jarrod Wardwell **— “The Texas Legislature's special session will journey west to Kerrville this week, sending lawmakers to the seat of the most devastated county of the July 4 floods.
The two special committees weighing the legislative response to one of the deadliest flooding events in state history are [expected to travel to the Hill Country this week]([link removed]) and allow local residents to testify in Kerrville Thursday, [the Chronicle previously reported]([link removed]). Their visit from Austin would come during the second week of the legislature's special session, which kicked off last Monday and will last until Aug. 19.
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Two people [were still missing]([link removed]) and 108 people were confirmed dead as of Monday morning in Kerr County as a result of the early-morning July 4 floods. The statewide death toll stood at 136.
The July 4 floods are one of the major subjects of the session, [alongside a THC ban]([link removed]) and a [congressional redistricting plan]([link removed]). Gov. **Greg Abbott** has asked lawmakers to consider flooding-related legislation under four categories — flood warning systems, flood emergency communications, relief funding and disaster preparedness and recovery.
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So far during the special session, Texas' emergency management chief has said Texas [needed better coordination]([link removed]) between state and local authorities during the July 4 flooding, and lawmakers have [blasted Kerr County's river authority]([link removed]) for cutting property taxes instead of modernizing its flood warning system.
Some of the proposed flood-related measures in the legislature include physical flood sirens, radar-based monitoring that delivers instant alerts, a disaster preparedness council, and legislation, [which Abbott vetoed in 2019]([link removed]), allowing the public to sign up for local emergency alerts when they obtain or renew a driver’s license." [Hou Chron]([link removed]) ($)
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* **TOP NEWS**
**“Texas A&M System’s new leader hints faculty senates in state leaders’ crosshairs will stay” **[Texas Tribune]([link removed])
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* **#TXLEGE **
**“Texas redistricting will spark brutal fight that could spread across nation” **[DMN]([link removed]) ($)
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* **STATE GOVERNMENT **
**“Texas buys land for new state parks that will be developed using $1 billion voter-approved fund” **[Texas Tribune]([link removed])
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* **2026 **
**“Democrats Plan $20 Million Fund to Target Texas Republicans for Redistricting” ** [NYT]([link removed])
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* **TRUMP ADMINISTRATION **
“**NASA workforce to shrink by about 20% as nearly 4,000 employees take buyouts**” [Hou Chron]([link removed]) ($)
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* **BUSINESS NEWS **
“**Tesla taps Samsung in $16.5B AI chip deal tied to new Austin-area facility**” [AAS]([link removed]) ($)
“**Houston’s Shipley Do-Nuts sold to private equity firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners**” [Hou Chron]([link removed]) ($)
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* **NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE**
> HOU CHRON: "**'A preferred sect of religion:’ Houstonians react to Texas' new Ten Commandments school law**" _[HOU CHRON]([link removed])_
> EP TIMES: "**Texas again trying to restrict the bathrooms transgender people can use**" _[EP TIMES]([link removed])_
> SA REPORT: "**Texas AG Ken Paxton is handing more of his office’s work to costly private lawyers**" _[SA REPORT]([link removed])_
> DMN: "**It’s a year of rapid change, except when it comes to Trump’s approval numbers, AP-NORC polling finds**" _[DMN]([link removed])_
> AAS: "**How Texas billionaire Daniel Lubetzky is trying to bridge the political divide**" _[AAS]([link removed])_
> AAS: "**Could a fresh face be Texas Democrats' best hope against the GOP?**" _[AAS]([link removed])_
> EP TIMES: "**Trump’s 'one-two punch' targeting immigration courts will test Texas detention centers, experts warn**" _[EP TIMES]([link removed])_
> TPR: "**Trump sets EU tariff at 15%, lower than his original threat, after meeting in Scotland**" _[TPR]([link removed])_
> TX TRIB: "**The guerilla campaign to save a Texas prairie from "silent extinction"**" _[TX TRIB]([link removed])_
> MY RGV: "**Sign designating military zone placed on boat ramp by Mission RV park**" _[MY RGV]([link removed])_
> COMMUNITY IMPACT: "**Keller ISD board approves Dr. Cory Wilson as new superintendent**" _[COMMUNITY IMPACT]([link removed])_
> HOU CHRON: "**2 volunteers die fighting Turkey wildfires, raising deaths to 17 since late June**" _[HOU CHRON]([link removed])_
> HOU CHRON: "**2-year-old drowns at private pool near Hockley, northwest of Houston**" _[HOU CHRON]([link removed])_
> FWST: "**McKinney man arrested after his wife was found dead during welfare check**" _[FWST]([link removed])_
> KXAN: "**Doosan Robotics Accelerates Push to Become an AI Robot Solutions Leader**" _[KXAN]([link removed])_
> EP TIMES: "**From Arizona to Fort Bliss, Make-A-Wish child lives tanker dream**" _[EP TIMES]([link removed])_
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* **EXTRA POINTS**
This weekend 's Texas sports scores:
Fri
> MLB: **Texas **8, Atlanta 3
> MLB: Oakland 15, **Houston **3
> MLS: NYC FC 4,** Dallas **3
> MLS: LA Galaxy at **Houston **(PPD)
> WNBA: Golden State 86, **Dallas** 76
Sat
> MLS:** Austin** 4, DC 2
> MLB: **Texas **6, Atlanta 5
> MLB: Oakland 5, **Houston **1
Sun
> MLB: Oakland 7, **Houston **1
> MLB: **Texas **8, Atlanta 1
> WNBA: Las Vegas 106, **Dallas **80
Tonight's Texas sports schedule:
> 7pm: WNBA: NY at **Dallas** (ESPN)
> 7:10pm: MLB: Washington at **Houston**
> 8:38pm: MLB: **Texas **at LAA
Tomorrow's Texas sports schedule:
> 7:10pm: MLB: Washington at **Houston**
> 8:38pm: MLB: **Texas **at LAA
**HOUSTON ASTROS**: "Andujar, Langeliers homer in 1st, A’s beat Astros 7-1 to complete series sweep" [AP]([link removed])
**TEXAS RANGERS**: "Rangers strike early, run winning streak to 6 with 8-1 victory over struggling Braves" [AP]([link removed])
**TEXAS RANGERS**: "5 things we learned about the Rangers this week: What’s behind Texas’ offensive awakening?" [DMN]([link removed]) ($)
**TEXAS RANGERS**: "Joc Pederson returns to Rangers lineup after missing 52 games with a broken hand" [AP]([link removed])
**DALLAS COWBOYS**: "Cowboys guard Rob Jones breaks bone in his neck and could miss months, he says" [AP]([link removed])
**DALLAS COWBOYS**: "Cowboys sign tight end Jake Ferguson to a 4-year, $52 million extension" [AP]([link removed])
**HOUSTON TEXANS**: "Why Texans coach DeMeco Ryans is intent on delegating, deferring more to his assistants this season" Hou Chron ($)
**TEXAS FOOTBALL**: "Texas football: 4 things Longhorns must achieve to win title in 2025" [AAS]([link removed]) ($)
**DALLAS WINGS**: "Young scores 24 points, Loyd and Bell switch roles and Aces roll past Wings 106-80" [AP]([link removed])
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