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ERCOT grid holds up despite record temperatures

Wednesday, August 16, 2023 - 5:00am

SPECIAL TO THE STAR

Hot enough for you: Climate change is here

Saturday, August 12, 2023 - 5:00am

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), across the U.S. in July, the average temperature was 2.1 degrees above normal “with July 2023 ranking as the 11th-hottest July in the 129-year climate record.”

End of pandemic funding shutters some child care centers

Wednesday, August 9, 2023 - 12:00am

An unprecedented number of child care centers are expected to close across the state as pandemic relief funding ends, the Texas Standard reported.

Abbott signs tax relief bill; now goes to voters

Wednesday, August 2, 2023 - 12:00am

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Wednesday, August 2, 2023 - 12:00am

Citizens need to back school board’s efforts

The Debt Crisis is Real

Sunday, July 30, 2023 - 12:00am

The United States is playing Russian Roulette with our debt and our fiscal future.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Sunday, July 30, 2023 - 12:00am

Firm Yield- Risky at Best

Patrick issues gag order ahead of Paxton trial

Wednesday, July 26, 2023 - 12:00am

AUSTIN -- Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick last week issued a sweeping gag order ahead of the impeachment trial of suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Houston Chronicle reported, saying “out-of-court statements” by both sides threaten to jeopardize the trial.