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SPECIAL TO THE STAR

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.”

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

CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

Citizens need to back school board’s efforts

Firm Yield- Risky at Best

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

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.

CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

DA sets it straight

Texas House Democrats unveiled a $20.9 billion plan for property tax relief that drops tax rates, increases the homestead exemption, gives annual rebates to renters, and includes pay raises for teachers, the Austin American-Statesman reported.