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- Sep 8, 2026
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MRT 8/31/26-9/4/26 ($): Abbott Defends TX Medicaid Funding // 1.2M in TX on Voter ‘Suspense List’ // Hospitals Lose $27M Daily from Medicaid Cut // Huffines: Double ESAs to $2B (opens the original)
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MRT 8/24-28/26 ($): Meta to Pay $1B in Child Safety Case // Bipartisan Opposition to Data Centers Grows // N. TX Ross Fire Burns // Cornyn: TX to Receive $7.5B from Feds (opens the original)
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MRT 8/17-21/26 ($): Data Centers Take Center Stage // Big Bend Border Wall Halted // SA Council Rejects Re-Vote on Spurs Arena // GOP Convention Hits $45M Goal (opens the original)
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MRT 8/10-14/26 ($): SA Council to Discuss 2nd Spurs Arena Vote // Paxton Ignores TV Debate // Dallas Approves $443M Bond Package // Austin Approves Max Property Tax Hike (opens the original)
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MRT 8/3-7/26 ($): $17B Terafab in Grimes County Confirmed // Talarico Unveils Economic Plan // New TX Data Centers on Hold Amid State Audit // RIP Kay Granger (opens the original)
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