Barefield fought off a challenge from economic development official Rachel E. Pate, while Mayor Holmes won 83% of the vote. And Lacy Lakeview elected a data center opponent.
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Primary elections have started in Louisiana, but votes cast in congressional races may not count as the Republican legislature is redrawing district lines to get one more Republican seat.
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Many of the nation's overgrown forests are at high risk of burning. Under the Trump administration, work to reduce flammable vegetation fell by more than a million acres compared to previous years.
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James Elmore, 61, was charged with possession of child pornography and possession of visual material depicting sexual assault on Thursday. Elmore was previously arrested in March on charges of manslaughter and tampering with evidence in two of the Texas Killing Fields cases.
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First responders were called to the scene of the crash at around 11:05 p.m. Thursday and later identified the aircraft as a Cessna 421C.
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West Texas has become a popular site for data center projects, but residents and city governments alike have questions they want answered before these proposals get approved. According to Lubbock's city manager, the development of one of these facilities in Lubbock will require collaboration and transparency.
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Health care costs are increasing faster than the rate of inflation. A Texas House committee is holding a two-day hearing this week to learn more about what drives lack of affordable healthcare before working on policy recommendations later this year.
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It's the first time the Alamo has had dedicated space for learning opportunities.
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The Texas Department of Health Services previously notified Camp Mystic its license to operate may not be renewed unless it made major revisions to its emergency plan.
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