Central Texas top stories for September 4, 2025. State lawmakers once again failed to agree on whether to regulate or ban the state’s booming hemp industry. Students at UT Austin and UT Dallas are suing the UT System Board of Regents over a new state law. New analysis of medical evidence might give a death row inmate hope for exoneration. The deadline for people affected by the July flooding to apply for financial assistance from FEMA has been extended to September 28th.
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