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Central Texas top stories for August 4, 2025. Texas House members from the Austin-area are among the more than 50 Democrats who’ve left the state to prevent Republicans from passing a new gerrymandered congressional map. More than 100-million dollars have been raised to support recovery in the month since flooding devastated parts of the Hill Country. Austin City Council members are deliberating the budget this week. Liberty Hill is the latest community in Central Texas to receive an ‘International Dark Sky Community’ designation. Temperatures will be cooler than normal for most of this week.
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