The EPA set its first-ever drinking water limits for five types of “forever chemicals,” and nearly 50 of Texas public water systems have reported exceeding the new limits for at least one. bit.ly/3U307Mo

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Libs of TikTok, DC_Draino, EndWokeness, and a Jan. 6 defendant accused of looting furniture used to assault officers posted about Speaker Johnson's elections bill before any public information was available.

Johnson's team says they briefed conservative…

New: A federal judge has ordered Texas’ child welfare agency to pay $100,000 per day in fines for routinely neglecting investigations into allegations of abuse and neglect by children in the state’s beleaguered foster care system. bit.ly/3TYh4ra

NEW: Texas fined $100k a day by federal judge for failing to promptly investigate foster care abuse houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas… #txlege

The Texas Tribune is tripling our presence at the border, in part by temporarily relocating me to Eagle Pass where I will write about immigration, the region and the border. If you value our (free to read!) journalism, please consider donating.

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Pastor John Hagee this am says Iran's missiles are the prophetic start of the 'Gog and Magog' war from the Bible (that ends w/ Jesus returning and Jews killed or converted). Says he will travel to DC to lobby lawmakers not to 'deescalate' and support Israel. Asks for money.

'For a faith to have value in the world today, the most important question really is not what does it do for itself — but what value does it bring to other people?' Bob Roberts Jr. ن

One of many great moments from Texas Tribune panel on multi-faith.

Update: the male identified himself as a sovereign citizen. Our team engaged in conversation with him for over 1 hour, but the male refused to comply and exit his vehicle. It was determined that the male had a possible open felony warrant out of Brazoria
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Can't answer as I recently ripped out and then randomly glued together all the pages of the Epistle to the Hebrews, 'Jesus & John Wayne' and Beth Moore's memoirs. Though confusing, it's been a hit at my Anglican book club.

NEW: Months after a scandal over his ties to white supremacists, Jonathan Stickland has started a new group – with help from Texas GOP Chair Matt Rinaldi. 'RaTmasTeR Holdings' is a nod to Stickland's alias as an infamous internet troll. #txlege
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This video, posted by Jackson Hinkle and others and viewed nearly 5 million times, claims to show 'Israelis panicking' as Iran's missiles and drones reach Israel.

in fact, it shows Louis Tomlinson fans near Four Seasons Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina last week; verified by…

Better pizza,
Better ingredients,
Bomb Iran.

Worth noting: Texas GOP Chair Matt Rinaldi was seen outside the Fuentes meeting, but denied meeting him. He then spent the next months attacking Stickland's critics - while quietly working for one of Stickland's billionaire funders.
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Texas Scorecard ads continue to appear under our articles about Texas Scorecard’s funders and main allies.

Jonathan Stickland, a far-right activist, has launched a new group, 'RaTmasTeR Holdings,' alongside Texas GOP Chair Matt Rinaldi. This comes in the wake of a white supremacist scandal that embroiled Stickland. bit.ly/4aSJObD

Media Matters President and CEO Angelo Carusone released a statement calling the news a “victory for free speech.” trib.al/UHjYxlt

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Column in the Beaumont Examiner and shared by the Dade Phelan camp takes aim at Jeff Yass, the PA billionaire who’s given millions to Club for Growth that’s targeting the speaker. Yass also gave $6MM to Greg Abbott for the school choice crusade. #txlege
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