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Power grid again reaches record demand
The dog-day heat wave has sent power demands to new records, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
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Texas lawmakers last week filed more than 1,500 bills ahead of the next legislative session, which begins Jan. 14. The Houston Chronicle reported the ...
November 20, 2024
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Capital HighlightsA 200-page report from the Department of Homeland Security faulted U.S. Border Patrol agents who rushed to the Uvalde school shootin...
September 18, 2024
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Texas public schools received more than $19 billion in pandemic relief funds over the last four years, but that pipeline of cash will largely end on S...
August 14, 2024
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A year after a new state law ended mandatory water breaks in Texas, a proposed federal rule would protect millions of workers from the risks caused by...
July 10, 2024
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The chief of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas told state lawmakers recently that the state’s power demand could nearly double in just six yea...
June 26, 2024
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Texas House Democrats are urging Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special session to increase public school funding, while Abbott is criticizing them for op...
May 22, 2024
Buda, Community, Dripping Springs, ...
The 2024 General Election is Nov. 5. Barton Publications reached out to local candidates to answer questions about their races. Not all returned the questionnaire.
October 16, 2024
CANDIDATES FOR HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF Anthony Hipolito (R) What is the number one crime-related issue that needs an immediate plan of action from the nex...
Breaking News, Hays County, News
November 5, 2024
These are the unofficial Nov. 5 election results as of 11:13 p.m, with all 58 polling locations reporting. Results will remain unofficial until canvas...
Breaking News, Hays County, Main, ...
October 28, 2024
Note: This story has been updated as of 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 29 to include Tanner Neidhardt's statement. Note: This story has been updated as of 2 ...
Hays County, News, San Marcos
October 4, 2024
SAN MARCOS — Christopher Lee Head, 36, was sentenced to life in prison, without the possibility of parole, by visiting Judge Glenn Devlin on Oct. 4. A...
Breaking News, Hays County, Main, ...
October 31, 2024
SAN MARCOS — Four Hays County property owners have filed a lawsuit against the Hays County Commissioners Court regarding the almost $440 million road ...
