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A Texas judge ruled TikTok misled users about a child safety feature. ■ Other · Texas ·	●●●●○	Sep 12, 1:00 AM
Dove season opens on the same day across Texas Texas’s first-ever uniform statewide dove season opener on Sept. 1 continues for two years, following a review of dove nesting and breeding timing. ■ Other · Texas · ksat.com	●○○○○	Sep 11, 11:45 PM
11-year-old Katy student dies after e-scooter crash, sheriff's office says An 11-year-old Katy student died after an e-scooter crash at Roesner Road and Elk Ridge Lane, Fort Bend County investigators said. ■ Other · Katy, TX · yahoo.com	●●●●○	Sep 11, 6:15 PM
Texas drivers generally may change lanes in an intersection only when it can be done safely and legally under state traffic rules. ■ Other · Texas ·	●○○○○	Sep 11, 11:45 AM
Camera catches Ken Paxton's raw reaction to Trump's mockery of his looks A camera captured Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton reacting to Donald Trump mocking Paxton’s looks. ■ Other · Texas · rawstory.com	●○○○○	Sep 11, 8:30 AM
Teens praised for heroic actions after couple's truck plunges into Brazos County pond After a pickup crashed into a Brazos County pond near the Navasota River, teens and firefighters jumped in to save the wife as the husband later died. ■ Other · Brazos County, TX · kbtx.com	●●●●○	Sep 10, 12:15 AM
Predictive gambling markets are available in Texas, even though state laws ban gambling Texas lawmakers plan an interim hearing on predictive gambling markets operating in the state despite laws banning traditional sports betting. ■ Other · Texas · ksat.com	●●○○○	Sep 9, 11:00 PM
Lake Buchanan watercraft collision claims life A vessel collision on Lake Buchanan at Garrett Island killed the operator and left an onboard woman in critical but survivable condition. ■ Other · Burnet County, TX · dailytrib.com	●●●●○	Sep 8, 9:45 PM
Teal Season in Texas Commences Sept. 19 Texas blue-winged teal hunting season begins Sept. 19 with a shortened early season after survey estimates show lower breeding populations. ■ Other · Texas · kogt.com	●●○○○	Sep 8, 5:45 PM
Rice University physicists used a grain-of-sand-sized magnet levitated above a superconductor cooled to near absolute zero to search for ultraheavy dark matter. Results presented in September 2026 found no signal but probed particles approximately 10 million times heavier than those examined in previous levitated-particle experiments. Rice University researchers reported no dark-matter signal using a grain-of-sand-sized magnet levitated above a near-absolute-zero superconductor. ■ Other · Central Texas · spacedaily.com	●●○○○	Sep 8, 4:45 PM
EPA to update Highlands residents on San Jacinto River Waste Pits cleanup EPA will hold a public meeting on cleanup progress for the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund site in Highlands. ■ Other · Highlands, TX · click2houston.com	●●●●○	Sep 8, 4:15 PM
Texas offers anglers $100 bounties to report and submit black carp, warning to 'Keep, Cool, Call' if caught. ■ Other · Texas ·	●●○○○	Sep 8, 12:15 PM
TV networks non-committal to GOP midterm convention, NFL serves up big competition Coverage plans for Trump’s Dallas midterm GOP convention are uncertain as major TV networks face NFL primetime competition. ■ Other · Texas · nypost.com	●○○○○	Sep 7, 5:15 PM
Start with this in Lindsay Clancy trial, you must be crazy A commentary piece discusses legal arguments in the Lindsay Clancy triple-murder trial involving claims of postpartum psychosis. ■ Other · Houston, TX · longislandpress.com	●●○○○	Sep 6, 1:30 PM
Texas Parks and Wildlife attributes dead fish in Brays Bayou to stormwater-related low dissolved oxygen and a likely natural turnover event. ■ Other · Houston, TX ·	●●●○○	Sep 6, 11:45 AM
Deep beneath Central Texas, a caver put his head beneath an underground stream and found Ice Age fossils everywhere — mammoths, mastodons, saber-toothed cats and an armadillo relative as big as a lion A Comal County water cave study reports Ice Age fossils, including mammoths and armadillo relatives as large as lions, in Texas limestone streambeds. ■ Other · Comal County, TX · scienceblog.com	●●○○○	Sep 6, 7:00 AM
A food delivery drone crashed onto Highway 6 in Houston - Investment Watch Blog A food delivery drone crash occurred on Highway 6 in Houston, according to social media posts. ■ Other · Houston, TX · investmentwatchblog.com	●○○○○	Sep 5, 4:00 PM
Texas boaters urged to clean, drain and dry to stop invasives Texas Parks and Wildlife urges boaters and paddlers to clean, drain, and dry gear ahead of teal season to prevent aquatic invasives. ■ Other · Houston, Texas · nbcdfw.com	●●○○○	Sep 5, 2:45 PM
Driver crashes into Houston police vehicle on SW Fwy near 610 West Loop, HPD says A driver crashed into a Houston Police Department vehicle on the Southwest Freeway near 610 West Loop, with no officer injury reported. ■ Other · Houston, TX · abc13.com	●●○○○	Sep 5, 9:15 AM