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Texas Politicos Praise Trump at First Rally in Texas Since Presidential Defeat - Reporting Texas

Texas Politicos Praise Trump at First Rally in Texas Since Presidential Defeat - Reporting Texas

Texas' top GOP elected officials heaped praise on the former President and used incendiary political rhetoric…

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200 Chefs Demand More U.S. Action to Stop Illegal Fishing - Reporting Texas

200 Chefs Demand More U.S. Action to Stop Illegal Fishing - Reporting Texas

By Samuel Stark Reporting Texas Nathan Lyon remembers fishing with his grandparents on the Chesapeake Bay and…

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Moving encampments off public streets has made it more difficult to provide medical support to Au...

Moving encampments off public streets has made it more difficult to provide medical support to Au...

The camping ban set back years of progress local emergency services made in serving people experiencing homel…

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'It's a Free for All': Kratom Is Legal in Texas But Should it Be? - Reporting Texas

'It's a Free for All': Kratom Is Legal in Texas But Should it Be? - Reporting Texas

By Samuel Stark Reporting Texas Madison Farrell says her own experience with substance dependency inspired he…

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Equity study attempts to mitigate long-standing health disparities - Austin Monitor

Equity study attempts to mitigate long-standing health disparities - Austin Monitor

A new report by a city-appointed firm found that local medical and emergency service providers could do more …

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Texas Veterans Desperate for Treatment Find Viable Alternative in Psychedelics - Reporting Texas

Texas Veterans Desperate for Treatment Find Viable Alternative in Psychedelics - Reporting Texas

Combat veterans around the nation and in Texas are turning to psychedelic drugs such as ibogaine, psilocybin,…

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Austin rescue group warns screwworm fears, misconceptions may put shelter animals at risk

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By Sam Stark Verified
| The Austin Current
Austin Pets Alive! warns growing fear and misconceptions surrounding the New World Screwworm could create a local backlog of stray animals and increase the risk of euthanasia in under-resourced shelters across the state. While much of the concern over the flesh-eating parasite has focused on its threat to livestock, animal rescue groups say the fallout is already hitting rescue shelters in Texas, including Austin.
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Save Austin Now audit proposal advances despite existing legislation, setting up political clash

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By Sam Stark Verified
| The Austin Current
Just months after Austin City Council approved an ordinance establishing an independent, comprehensive efficiency audit of City Hall, a political action committee says it has gathered enough signatures to place a charter amendment with similar aims before voters this November. Save Austin Now PAC argues the February-approved council ordinance did not go far enough and pressed ahead with a petition to place a charter amendment on the ballot this fall.
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Nearly a year after deadly floods, Sandy Creek survivors say Travis County is moving too slowly

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By Sam Stark Verified
| The Austin Current
As heavy rain early Monday morning pushed Big Sandy Creek to swell beyond its banks, Ashlee Willis feared for her family’s safety for the first time since last summer’s deadly Central Texas floods. “I was just watching the water rise through lightning strikes,” said Willis, whose house last summer floated off and landed 10 feet from its foundation.
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