POLITICS

Central Texas officials asked the state for flood alarm funding. It never came.
| July 17, 2025
EXCO-Player | natural disaster | old texas | politics | SAFETY | TEXAS | TEXAS LEGISLATURE | weather | youtube
Over the last decade, state officials repeatedly refused to fund a flood warning system in Central Texas.

Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients’ personal data, including addresses, to ICE
| July 17, 2025
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will be given access to the personal data of the nation’s 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including home addresses and ethnicities, to track down immigrants who may not be living legally in the United States, according to an agreement obtained by The Associated Press.

Dallas lawmaker speaks about deadly floods
| July 15, 2025
CLIMATE CHANGE | EXCO-Player | flood | old texas | politics | state legislature | TEXAS | TEXAS LEGISLATURE | weather | youtube
Rep. Mihaela Plesa (D-Dallas) urges state lawmakers to focus on “proactive” solutions to natural disasters when the special session starts on July 21.
Gov. Greg Abbott said the state’s response to natural disasters will be a top priority during the session. The floods that surged through Central Texas during the Fourth of July weekend killed over 120 people.

Advocate warns new law will destroy public school libraries
| July 15, 2025
book ban | bookbans | EXCO-Player | old texas | politics | public education | public schools | TEXAS | youtube
Laney Hawes, co-founder of the Texas Freedom to Read Project, breaks down Senate Bill 13, which gives school boards more power than librarians.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott compares floods to Friday Night Lights
by Joi Louviere
| July 15, 2025
At least 120 dead and our governor is talking football…okay.



