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Local Election Results Across Texas
Texans across the state went to the polls for municipal elections over the weekend. With a recap of some hotly-contested races, we turn to reporters in three Texas cities: Chris Cobler, editor and CEO of Fort Worth Report with a rundown of the mayoral race; KUT’s Audrey McGlinchy on proposed changes to City Hall and a controversial proposition banning public camping by unhoused Austinites; and in San Antonio, Texas Public Radio’s Joey Palacios with results of a proposition pertaining to police union bargaining.
Lubbock Abortion Vote
In more election news, Lubbock is now the largest “sanctuary city for the unborn” in the country. Voters passed an ordinance Saturday that attempts to outlaw abortion, but it’s mostly unenforceable under state and federal law. Texas Tech Public Media’s Sarah Self-Walbrick reports how local churches celebrated the vote Sunday morning.
Wildfire in Texas Big Bend National Park grows to 860 acres
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Big Bend National Park is burning Why?
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The fire has burned more than 800 acres in the Chisos Mountains over five days.Â
Photography by
Catherine Wendlandt
4/12/2021 at 4:01pm
Smoke in Big Bend National Park s Boot Canyon
Updated 10:45 p.m. Apr 14Â
Although the wildfire at Big Bend National Park has spread to 929 acres, according to the National Parks Service Wednesday morning, about 35 percent of it has been contained. The Carson Hotshots, a firefighting crew from the Carson National Forest in New Mexico, arrived Monday night to help the other crews battling the blaze. The total number of firefighters working in the Chisos Mountains is now 88. Follow along with updates here.Â