He said the Elections Department reported 1.28 million county residents have registered, as of last Monday, and he expected more to follow.

The 'Rooted in Texas' drive-thru pick up takes place on Saturday at the EEA's headquarters. The event is also open to residents of any community under the Edwards Aquifer Authority, including the counties of Uvalde, Medina, Texas, Comal, Hays, and Guadalupe.

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The unnamed woman claims Brooks sexually assaulted her several times while she worked for him as a makeup artist. Brooks says the woman is exploiting him for money.

The Department of Transportation announced the funding on Tuesday.

As Texas continues its multi- effort to secure the border, state lawmakers were told this week that most of the people charged with smuggling immigrants over a recent 12-month period were U.S. citizens.

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On Thursday, a major birding society will discuss how how to go about changing potentially offensive bird names. There's resistance to the original plan to rename all birds named after people.

The Texas Council on Family Violence reported that 13 women and one man were killed in incidents in Bexar County in 2023. Statewide, 179 were female identified victims, 26 were male identified victims, and four were LGBTQ+ victims.

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