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• TOP NEWS  

“Corpus Christi moves toward mandatory 25% cut in water use if emergency is declared” via The Texas Tribune‘s Alex Nguyen and Colleen DeGuzman – Corpus Christi residents and businesses — including one of the nation’s largest petrochemical corridors — may be required to cut water use by 25% during a water emergency that city leaders expect to hit by September unless a devastating drought eases.

The City Council voted 7-2 Tuesday to give initial approval to a water curtailment plan that would set water limits for different customers, ranging from residents and local businesses to large oil companies. The council is expected to take a final vote adopting the curtailment plan on May 19.

City leaders for months have been bracing for a Level 1 water emergency — the point when the city’s supply is projected to be 180 days away from falling short of demand. If there’s no significant rainfall soon, experts are predicting that may be around four months away. (TX TRIB)

“Report: Texas public schools have largest non-Covid enrollment drop in recorded history” via KXAN‘s Adam Schwager – Total public school enrollment in Texas dropped by over 76,000 students, according to a Texas 2036 report released on Monday morning. The 2025-26 school year is only the second time public school education has dropped in recorded Texas history, dating back to the 1987-88 school year. The other recorded drop happened in the 2020-21 school year, during the height of the COVID-19 shutdowns.

The enrollment drop is happening across the state, with only the Abilene area seeing an increase in enrollment, and only certain areas in central and east Texas holding steady. The biggest drops are taking place in south and west Texas, with the Midland, Amarillo, Edinburg, and San Angelo regions all losing at least 2.5% of their student population.

“(The decline is) spread out across all types of students, it’s spread out across all areas of the state,” Mary Lynn Pruneda, the Director of Education and Workforce Policy for Texas 2036, said. “So that makes it really hard to point to one particular thing and say, ‘Yes, this is definitely the reason that there are fewer kids in public schools today.’

Schools are also disproportionately losing Hispanic and White students. While the overall public school population dropped 1.4%, the Hispanic population dropped by 2.1% and the White population dropped by 1.9%. Overall, Hispanic students made up 81% of the loss enrollment loss. The data also shows declines in traditionally underserved communities — with homeless students dropping by 8% and economically disadvantaged students dropping by 2.3%. (KXAN)

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“CBP axes plan to build portion of border wall in Big Bend National Park” via Spectrum News — A top U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) official told the Washington Examiner that plans to build a 30-foot-tall border wall in Big Bend National Park have been axed.

CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott told the Examiner it would be “kind of silly” to put a border wall on top of the park’s towering granite cliffs.

Instead of the physical barrier, Scott said officials will pave roads along the border of the national park and utilize drones and other digital surveillance equipment.

“So what we’re trying to convey is that we are going to have meaningful border security in that entire area,” Scott said. (Spectrum News)

“Excessive heat suspected as cause of death after six bodies found in rail car near Laredo” via The Texas Tribune‘s Berenice Garcia and Alex Nguyen – Extreme heat is suspected to have played a role in the deaths of six people from Mexico and Honduras whose bodies were discovered inside a train car in Laredo.

A 29-year-old woman from Mexico and a 24-year-old man from Honduras were among the six deceased individuals found inside a shipping container at Union Pacific Railyard on Sunday afternoon, according to Webb County officials. The other four individuals were all male and included one teenager, though their identities had not yet been confirmed.

The Webb County Medical Examiner determined that the woman died due to hyperthermia, or overheating. Hyperthermia is also suspected to have caused the death of the other five individuals, though formal examinations for them are still pending, according to a news release issued by the county.

Corinne Stern, the county’s medical examiner, found identification cards and cellphones that indicated the individuals were from Mexico and Honduras, according to the Associated Press. Their fingerprints were also shared with the U.S. Border Patrol to help confirm their identities and nationalities through the Missing Alien Program. (TX TRIB)

“Report reveals how much water could be consumed by Texas data centers” via Houston Chronicle‘s Michael Garcia – Texas’ booming data center industry could strain the state’s already stressed water supply, with facilities projected to account for up to 9% of statewide water use by 2040, according to a University of Texas study.

The report, which accounted for water used for cooling and to produce the needed power at data centers, comes as many data centers are planned throughout the state. With researchers at UT saying there are more than 400 data centers operating or under construction in Texas, they’re urging for more transparency, improved planning and alternative water sources to reduce pressure on supplies, the study states.

Currently, data centers account for less than 1% of the state’s water use.

“There’s a lot of uncertainty surrounding the water use for data centers,” said Mariam Arzumanyan, a fellow at the Bureau of Economic Geology at UT Austin’s Jackson School of Geosciences, in a written statement. “People don’t know the scale of how much water is going to be needed. There is not a unified understanding of the technologies used for cooling, or how much water that technology would use.” (HOU CHRON)

“Gas power leapfrogs wind for first time in 10 years in Texas’ grid connection queue” via San Antonio Report‘s Brandon Mulder – A decade ago, wind power was surging in popularity and attracting huge investments that made Texas a national leader in renewable energy. But today, gas generation is making a big comeback, driven by a wave of data centers flooding into the state.

For the last six months, the volume of gas generation in the Texas grid’s interconnection queue — the yearslong waiting list for electric generators wanting to connect to the grid — has surpassed wind. It’s the first time since January 2016 that gas has overtaken wind in the queue, a shift that reflects the policy and economic headwinds facing the wind industry and data centers favoring gas power as they seek to cash in on the artificial intelligence boom.

“The data center explosion and their desire for 24/7 power probably excited a lot of gas developers, and that gas queue got bigger,” said University of Texas professor of energy regulation David Spence.

Like every power grid operator in the U.S., the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, uses the interconnection queue to manage and plan for new power generation coming online. But not all projects in the queue ultimately reach completion. According to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, or LBNL, only 22% of projects in ERCOT’s queue actually get built, which is still the highest percentage of any grid in the nation. (SA REPORT)

“Houston’s fastest-growing suburb is quietly sinking” via Chron‘s Molly Wilhelm -- Katy—located west of Houston and long-ranked among the state’s fastest-expanding communities—is sinking faster than any other suburb in the Houston area, according to a recent report from the Houston-Galveston Subsidence District.

Over roughly the last two decades, Katy has sunk approximately 14 inches, according to the report.

Between 2021 and 2025, the Houston-Galveston Subsidence District recorded an average annual subsidence rate of about one inch in Katy. The organization defines subsidence as the sinking of the Earth’s surface due to subsurface movement.

“There is still ongoing subsidence, particularly in western Harris County in the Katy and Fulshear areas, with some rates showing over two centimeters per year,” Ashley Greuter, the district’s director of research and water conservation, said during a presentation of the report in late April. (Chron)

2026  

“State of Texas: Poll shows Cornyn, Paxton in tight runoff race for Republican U.S. Senate nomination” via CW39 Houston‘s Adam Schwager – Voters are just a few weeks away from a runoff election that could signal a major shakeup in Texas politics. The runoff will determine whether incumbent U.S. Senator John Cornyn will get the chance to defend his seat in the November election. New polling shows a tight race between Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton.

The Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston surveyed 1,200 likely Republican runoff voters between April 28 and May 1. The results show Paxton with 48% support and 45% support for Cornyn. The margin of error for the poll is +/- 2.83%.

Mark P. Jones, political science fellow at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and a senior research fellow at the Hobby School, noted that Paxton picked up a notably larger share of the support from voters who cast a ballot in March for third-place finisher Wesley Hunt, with 53% of Hunt voters backing Paxton and 34% opting for Cornyn in the runoff.

With both candidates running neck-and-neck, an endorsement from President Trump could change the entire race. “Trump set a precedent with his endorsement of (Republican Comptroller nominee) Don Huffines and (incumbent Agriculture Commissioner) Sid Miller back in March, where he was willing to wait until the last day of early voting... until dawn on Election Day, May 26, we can’t actually rule out a Donald Trump endorsement,” Jones said. (CW39 Houston)

“Former President Obama makes surprise stop in Austin with James Talarico, Gina Hinojosa” via Austin American-Statesman‘s John C. Moritz – Former President Barack Obama appeared alongside U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico and gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa on Tuesday in Austin as part of an attempt to boost a new crop of Democratic candidates ahead of this year’s midterms.

The appearance was not a formal endorsement, but Obama introduced the two to a crowd of awestruck lunch goers at a taco restaurant east of the University of Texas as “the next senator and governor of Texas.” Democrats haven’t won a statewide contest in Texas in 32 years.

“Now everybody remember to vote,” the former president said as the young crowd jockeyed for photos and pleaded for autographs. (AAS)

“Immigration a flashpoint in Allred-Johnson Democratic runoff” via The Texas Tribune‘s Olivia Borgula — As he campaigned for the Senate in 2024, then-U.S. Rep. Colin Allred sought to appeal to a wide range of voters, many of whom were dissatisfied with the Biden administration’s border policies.

He ran an ad standing side by side with law enforcement that touted him as “tough” and “standing up to extremists in both parties.” He broke from Democrats on multiple immigration bills, including the Laken Riley Act, which required no-bond detention for undocumented immigrants accused of certain crimes, including lower-level offenses like shoplifting.

Two years later, Allred is running for Congress again, but this time in a solidly blue, Dallas-centered seat. He’s now calling to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement and denouncing for-profit immigration enforcement — positions that prompted his primary runoff opponent, Rep. Julie Johnson, to label him a “flip-flopper.”

Allred’s changed campaign focus is emblematic of a broader shift among Democrats in a vastly different political climate under President Donald Trump. His administration’s immigration raids and mass deportations have sparked outrage among many Democrats who spent the Biden era playing defense on immigration. (TX TRIB)

“Christian Menefee, Alex Mealer lead Houston-area congressional runoffs, new poll finds” via The Texas Tribune‘s Gabby Birenbaum — Rep. Christian Menefee leads Rep. Al Green by 7 percentage points heading into the final days of the runoff, according to a new poll of the closely watched race between two Houston Democratic members of Congress.

The University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs polled likely voters in two Houston-area contests — the heavily Democratic 18th Congressional District, where Green and Menefee are running, and the red-leaning 9th Congressional District’s Republican runoff between state Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park, and Army veteran Alex Mealer.

In the 18th District, the poll found Menefee garnering 50% of the vote to Green’s 43%. The poll was conducted from May 5 to 8 and included a sample of 800 likely voters. It has a margin of error of +/-3.46 percentage points.

The two are running against one another after Texas GOP legislators redrew the state’s congressional map last summer, moving the 9th District, which Green has represented for over 20 years, to new territory that favors the GOP, and in the process putting a large share of Green’s current constituents into the new 18th District. (TX TRIB)

“Harris County Treasurer Carla Wyatt’s latest arrest adds to growing legal troubles during re-election campaign” via Click2Houston‘s Jaewon Jung –– Harris County Treasurer Dr. Carla Wyatt is facing legal trouble again after being arrested for driving while intoxicated in Galveston County over the weekend.

According to Galveston County jail records, Wyatt was arrested Saturday on a DWI charge and later released on a $3,000 bond. KPRC 2 has learned she was arrested in Texas City.

The arrest marks Wyatt’s second DWI arrest and her third arrest since taking office as Harris County Treasurer.

Court records show Wyatt was previously arrested for DWI in Houston in December 2023. (Click2Houston)

STATE GOVERNMENT  

“Texas truckers struggle after noncitizen licenses canceled” via The Texas Tribune‘s Colleen DeGuzman and Alex Nguyen – Veronica Viera loved watching Texas unfold from the driver’s seat of her bright pink 18-wheeler — the winding roads, the small towns, the sense of freedom — so losing her license in a government crackdown on legal immigrants was devastating.

No more trips to and from Houston, listening to pop and Christian music. No more hauling whiskey from Laredo, tangerines from Brownsville, solar panels to the Hill Country.

Viera’s life abruptly changed when Texas, following the dictates of the Trump administration, canceled commercial driver’s licenses, or CDLs, held by legally present noncitizens, including asylum seekers, refugees and DACA recipients. Texas was one of the first states to take action.

She heard about the cancellations in December as men unloaded office chairs she’d hauled to San Antonio in the beloved semi she named Pink Panther. (TX TRIB)

#TXLEGE  

“Could Texas eliminate school property taxes? What to know” via San Antonio Express-News‘s Scott Huddleston – With deadlines quickly approaching for Texans to protest their property value appraisals, school districts are starting to forecast how changing values will affect their budgets.

Texas schools are funded by two main pots of money. The state determines how much funding it takes to educate each district’s students, accounting for special student needs like dyslexia services or career and technical education courses.

Each year, school districts levy a local property tax to raise money to pay for their budgets. Some districts with higher property values are able to fund their entire budget out of this local tax revenue. But districts with lower property tax values may still need more support to fill their coffers. That’s where the state comes in — kicking in funding to make districts whole. (SAEN)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT  

“Fort Worth to review plans for $10 billion data center development” via Fort Worth Star-Telegram‘s Emily Holshouser – The Fort Worth City Council is expected to review the site plan for a data center Tuesday, May 12, planned for the city’s southeast edge that has brought concern to residents and some leaders.

Black Mountain, a Fort Worth-based energy consortium, has hit roadblocks in the development of an AI data center project after successfully petitioning the city to rezone roughly 431 acres near Forest Hill and Everman.

On Tuesday, the council will review a 187-acre site plan for the development that the zoning commission recommended approval for in April. The site, at the corner of Lon Stephenson Road and Forest Hill Drive, was initially rezoned in 2025.

The site plan includes a 70-foot increase in the setback against Lon Stephenson Road, putting the edge of the campus 150 feet from single-family residential zoning, and an increase in the allowed height of the buildings on the site from 55 feet to 70 feet. (FWST)

“Austin leaders push for faster action on troubled 911 system” via Austin American-Statesman‘s Austin Sanders – The 911 Communications Center at the Austin Police Department on Thursday, September 14, 2023.

Austin City Council members pressed public safety officials Tuesday for answers on why the city is months behind on a plan to consolidate emergency communications, warning that the delays leave residents in some parts of the city with less reliable 911 services.

At a special-called meeting of the City Council’s Public Safety Committee, officials provided an update on the city’s progress on an initiative to integrate 911 call-taking and dispatch functions into one centralized department, but Krista Laine and other council members balked at the lack of progress on a project ordered in August.

Laine, who introduced the original resolution calling for the consolidated emergency communications center, said Tuesday’s presentation was delivered months late and fell far short of what City Council requested. (AAS)

“Texas school districts face first deadline from law requiring seat belts on buses” via CBS News‘s Lacey Beasley – The first deadline for a new Texas law on school bus safety is approaching.

Senate Bill 546, which passed during the 2025 regular legislative session, requires all public school buses to have three-point seat belts by 2029. Three-point seat belts include a shoulder belt and a lap belt, as opposed to a two-point belt, which only goes across the lap.

While the deadline to install the belts is still years away, districts must report to the TEA how much it will cost them to retrofit or replace their buses by May 29. That includes buses operated by or contracted for use by the school district.

The Legislature did not provide funding for the mandate; school boards may either comply by using district funds, or they may approve an exemption if funding is not available. (CBS News)

“Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar faces removal attempt following federal fraud indictment” via The Texas Tribune‘s Alex Nguyen – Nearly six months after being indicted on federal fraud charges, Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar is now facing an attempt to remove him from office.

Former Laredo City Council member Alfonso “Poncho” Casso filed the petition to remove Cuellar in Webb County district court last week, citing the federal indictment and other misconduct allegations. Casso’s filing, which was first reported by The Laredo Morning Times, asked the court to suspend the five-term South Texas sheriff from office pending a trial that seeks to permanently remove him from the post.

Cuellar denied all allegations outlined in the petition and “demands strict proof,” according to a response filed in court on Friday. He already pleaded not guilty to the federal charges, which were unsealed in January.

Casso’s petition largely relies on the five-count indictment, which accuses Cuellar and two other people of misappropriating funds from the Webb County sheriff’s office during the COVID-19 pandemic. (TX TRIB)

“Texas city ousts top attorney amid backlash over local election changes” via MySA‘s Nicholas Hernandez – New Braunfels officials voted Monday night to remove City Attorney Valeria Acevedo after a week of fallout tied to the city’s mayoral election, creating uncertainty around the city’s leadership just weeks before a scheduled runoff.

In a 4-3 decision, the City Council sided with Mayor Pro Tem Lawrence Spradley and councilmembers Michael Capizzi, Lee Edwards and Mayor Neal Linnartz to terminate Acevedo. Councilmembers Toni Carter, Mary Ann Labowski and April Ryan voted against the move.

The decision follows confusion surrounding the May 2 mayoral race, where early results showed challenger Michael French leading with less than 50% of the vote. While the city charter appeared to allow a candidate to win by plurality, officials later determined that state law requires a majority in races with terms longer than two years, forcing a runoff.

That reversal, which came days after initial results were announced, drew criticism from residents and scrutiny over how the inconsistency went unnoticed. The issue was ultimately flagged by outside legal counsel, prompting the city to reassess the election outcome before it was finalized. (MySA)

BUSINESS NEWS  

“Tesla heads off trial in Gigafactory Texas assault case tied to Austin mass shooting” via San Antonio Express-News‘s Andrea Guzmán – Gigafactory Texas in Austin is seen Thursday. A lawsuit over an alleged assault late last year at the sprawling factory has been moved to private arbitration by a state District Court judge.

Tesla employee Lillian Brady speaks in March about her allegation that co-worker Ndiaga Diagne assaulted her at Gigafactory Texas on Dec. 4, months before he carried out a mass shooting at Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden on West Sixth Street.

Tesla Inc. has successfully fended off a public trial over a Gigafactory Texas assault case tied to the former employee suspected in a mass shooting in March on West Sixth Street.

The Austin company was granted a motion for arbitration, avoiding a trial the alleged victim said she hoped would shed light on Tesla’s missed opportunities to stop the assault that left three people dead and 15 injured. (SAEN)

“300+ cases filed so far in new Texas business court and experts say more are coming” via KXAN‘s Dylan McKim -- State leaders were quick to take credit after Dell Technologies announced last week it plans to reincorporate its business in the Lone Star State where it is already headquartered. State Rep. Jeff Leach, R - Plano, posted on his X account following the Dell announcement, ‘It’s a direct result of the work we’ve been doing to strengthen our business climate’. Gov. Greg Abbott celebrated the news on his X account saying ‘more businesses are sure to follow’; The move by Dell will not affect any operations or move any new employees to Texas but the move signals a result of the changes made to the state’s corporate laws.

For years, Texas lagged behind other states like Delaware that had more business-friendly laws and sophisticated business courts that attracted millions of companies to incorporate within its borders. Incorporating in a state -- or making it your legal home -- means the company’s internal affairs are governed by that state’s specific laws. It is not uncommon for companies to operate in one state but be incorporated in another.

In the past two legislative sessions in Austin, lawmakers were able to finally create and expand the Texas Business Court and lowered corporate accountability. The courts started hearing cases in September 2024. Between 2024 and 2025 the state saw a 12% increase in the number of out-of-state limited liability companies that filed to do business in Texas, according to data from the Texas Secretary of State’s (SOS) office. It’s hard to determine if that increase is due to changes at the legislative level, but a spokesperson for the SOS said the increase was consistent with long-term growth in the state.

The Texas Business Court consists of 11 divisions of judges that have specific expertise in complex business cases. The judges are appointed by the governor and serve two-year terms. Currently only five divisions are operating and they all encompass Texas’s urban areas. Brad Foster, a partner at Haynes Boone, said creating a specialized court in Texas for business disputes was necessary. In the past, Texas-based companies would sometimes have to leave the state for disputes if they were not incorporated here. “You could have a dispute between two Dallas or Houston based people and they would be having to go to Delaware, hire Delaware lawyers and litigate their dispute -- that really is only a Texas dispute -- up there,” Foster explained. (KXAN)

QUICK LINKS  

KXAN: “Men exonerated in Yogurt Shop Murders expected to receive $35M settlement” KXAN

TPR: “CPS Energy and Israel’s Ashtrom Renewable break ground on a new solar energy farm in Bexar County” TPR

Spectrum News: “In tense Houston runoff, state Rep. Briscoe Cain says his record will lead him over Trump-endorsed Alex Mealer” Spectrum News

HOU CHRON: “The top 5 races to watch in the upcoming primary runoff election” HOU CHRON

Houston Public Media: “40,000 pregnant Texans faced month-long wait for Medicaid application to be processed” Houston Public Media

TX TRIB: “Texas Republicans show cracks of rare disunity on immigration” TX TRIB

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth: “Paxton accuses Chinese national of running fake childcare businesses in Texas” FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth

KRGV: “Companies moving their legal homes to Texas is good PR, but don’t expect many new jobs” KRGV

THE TEXAN: “Texas Groundwater Conservation District Appeals to Legislature for Protection in Regulating Data Centers” THE TEXAN

DMN: “Texas GOP House members: What we must do to keep the border secure” DMN

TX TRIB: “Former Texas lottery director was indicted by grand jury before case got dismissed” TX TRIB

FWST: “Fort Worth tables $10B data center site plan vote hours before council meeting” FWST

TX TRIB: “Texas county pauses data center construction in rural areas for a year” TX TRIB

AAS: “Austin violent crime dropped in early 2026 — with one notable exception” AAS

KXAN: “Investigators tie suspect to 2018 and 2024 killings, urge other possible victims across Texas to come forward” KXAN

TPR: “TPR, San Antonio Report partnership aims to build local news ‘powerhouse’” TPR

DMN: “Whispering Pines restored to its glory, voted Texas’ top golf course for 16th time” DMN

DMN: “ESPN College GameDay announces visit to Austin for Texas vs. Ohio State in 2026” DMN

DMN: “Scottie Scheffler’s meteoric rise launches him into elite group of Texan golfers” DMN

EXTRA POINTS 

Recent Texas sports scores:
Monday 5/11
> MLB: Arizona 1, Texas 0
> MLB: Seattle 3, Houston 1
Tuesday 5/12
> NBA: 2 San Antonio 126, 6 Minnesota 97 (SAN 3-2)
> MLB: Texas 7, Arizona 4
> MLB: Seattle 10, Houston 2
> WNBA: Atlanta 77, Dallas 72
Wednesday 5/13
> MLB: Houston 4, Seattle 3
> MLB: Texas 6, Arizona 5
> MLS: Salt Lake City 3, Houston 0
> MLS: San Diego 5, Austin 0
> MLS: Vancouver 3, Dallas 2

Tonight’s Texas sports schedule:
> 1:10pm: MLB: Seattle at Houston
> 7pm: WNBA: Minnesota at Dallas

Tomorrow’s Texas sports schedule:
> 7:10pm: Texas at Houston (CW 33)
> 8:30pm: NBA: 2 San Antonio at 6 Minnesota (Prime Video) (SA leads 3-2)

TEXAS SPORTS HEADLINES / LINKS

WORLD CUP: “Dallas has the most World Cup matches of the 16 sites with 9 at the home of the Cowboys” SAEN

HOUSTON ASTROS: “Houston Astros’ Carlos Correa already eager to get back in dugout after season-ending ankle surgery” Hou Chron

TEXAS RANGERS: “Rangers starter Nathan Eovaldi feels good in bullpen 2 days after tightness that scratched start” AP

HOUSTON COMETS: “WNBA board of governors approve sale and relocation of the Connecticut Sun to Houston Rockets group” AP