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Central Texas top stories for August 7, 2025. Democrat Greg Casar says feds haven’t been forthcoming about recent arrests in East Austin. Tens of thousands of families in Texas may find themselves paying higher energy bills if the Trump Administration cancels the “Solar for All” initiative begun by the Biden Administration. A distribution center’s open through Saturday for people impacted by last month’s Austin-area flooding. Several dinosaur footprints have been found in the Big Sandy Creek area in northwestern Travis County.

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Central Texas top stories for July 18, 2025. It’s been two weeks since catastrophic floods hit Central Texas, killing more than 130 people. Congressman Greg Casar says a federal audit into staffing shortages at the National Weather Service is coming. Governor Greg Abbott has started the process to get Travis County added to a federal disaster declaration for flooding over the July 4th weekend. The City of Marble Falls is no longer under a boil water notice. The Recycled Reads store in North Central Austin is set to close in March as part of the city’s proposed 2026 budget.

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