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• Houston residents can again drink tap water after city lifts boil-water notice

  by Sneha Dey 3 hours ago

  For more than 24 hours, nearly everyone in the nation’s fourth-most-populous city had been asked to boil water after a power outage at a water treatment plant Sunday. Full Story 

• Beto O’Rourke returned $1 million check from FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried

  by James Barragán 5 hours ago

  O’Rourke’s campaign said they gave the money back before the company’s scandals became widely public, because they were taken aback by such a large unsolicited donation. Full Story 

• Fort Worth Star-Telegram journalists go on strike, citing unfair labor practices

  by Seth Bodine, Fort Worth Report Nov. 28, 2022

  In response to the open-ended strike, the McClatchy-owned newspaper has revoked their health care benefits and listed their jobs. Full Story 

• In after-hours notice, Gov. Greg Abbott announces another leadership change for the Department of Family and Protective Services

  by Roxanna Asgarian Nov. 28, 2022

  Former DFPS commissioner Anne Heiligenstein was tapped by Abbott in June to serve as the agency’s executive deputy commissioner. Last month, she was out. Now she’s back. Full Story 

• Houston boil water notice forces schools to shut down

  by Sneha Dey and Alejandra Martinez Updated: Nov. 28, 2022

  Millions of Houston residents are expected to be under a boil water notice until Tuesday after a power outage at a water treatment plant. At least four school districts canceled Monday classes. Full Story 

• ACLU calls for civil rights investigations into two North Texas school districts over anti-transgender policies

  by Brian Lopez Updated: Nov. 28, 2022

  Frisco ISD’s new bathroom policy and Keller ISD’s ban on books that reference gender fluidity violate federal rules prohibiting sex-based discrimination, the ACLU said. Full Story 

• Jewish Texans see surge in antisemitism as a precursor to fascism

  by Robert Downen Nov. 28, 2022

  Extremism experts and historians sound alarms as politicians, media personalities and celebrities amplify antisemitic conspiracies that have historically led to the killing of Jews. Full Story 

• Some Republicans are optimistic about enacting school choice in next year’s session — but it might not be so easy

  by Brian Lopez Nov. 28, 2022

  Advocates say discontent with public schools’ pandemic rules and teachings on race and gender identity have helped raise support for school choice to an all-time high. Full Story 

• An East Texas town must boil its water on Thanksgiving as officials seek a solution to aging infrastructure

  by Pooja Salhotra Nov. 23, 2022

  Zavalla lost all water for several days. The Texas Department of Emergency Management has sent pallets of bottled water and a team to help. Full Story 

• Biden administration quietly approves huge Texas oil export project

  by Dylan Baddour, Inside Climate News Nov. 23, 2022

  The Sea Port Oil Terminal would be 30 miles off the Texas coast and is one of four proposed offshore terminals designed to dramatically expand the U.S. oil export capacity. Full Story 

• Herschel Walker, running for U.S. Senate in Georgia, still gets tax break on $3 million Texas residence

  by Joshua Fechter Nov. 23, 2022

  Under Texas law, homeowners can claim a homestead exemption only on their primary residence. The GOP Senate candidate registered to vote in Georgia last year. Full Story 

• Texas judge rules Alex Jones must pay Sandy Hook parents full $49 million in defamation case

  by Roxanna Asgarian Nov. 23, 2022

  The judge opted not to apply a $750,000 cap Texas imposes on punitive damages, questioning its constitutionality and saying Jones had “done something horrible” in claiming the shooting was faked. Full Story 

• Amid fallout from the Uvalde shooting, Texas DPS wants $1.2 billion for academy and active-shooter training facility

  by Karen Brooks Harper Nov. 23, 2022

  DPS is asking lawmakers to approve a $467 million active-shooter facility as a “down payment” for the training academy. “You play like you practice,” Director Steve McCraw said. Full Story 

• Visiting Texas border, Kevin McCarthy calls on DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign

  by Matthew Choi Updated: Nov. 22, 2022

  The Republican leader in the U.S. House vowed to consider impeachment if the secretary, who oversees border protection, doesn’t step down. Full Story 

• Texas Supreme Court orders Harris County to include more than 2,000 late-cast ballots in certified election results

  by Natalia Contreras, Votebeat and The Texas Tribune, and Roxanna Asgarian and Robert Downen, The Texas Tribune Updated: Nov. 22, 2022

  After a last-minute challenge from the attorney general, county commissioners agreed to certify those provisional votes in time for the canvassing deadline. Full Story 

• Texas Guard to send tank-like military vehicles to the border

  by Davis Winkie, Military Times, and William Melhado, The Texas Tribune Updated: Nov. 22, 2022

  A document obtained by The Texas Tribune and Army Times shows that the Vietnam-era M113 armored personnel carriers will be sent to 10 locations along the Texas-Mexico border. Full Story