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The 713 Commute Mode — August 26, 2026
In today’s briefing, a Texas book-removal push includes a Holocaust memoir set for classrooms, a witness to a fatal Houston ICE shooting is ordered released, and Houston ISD gets a clearer timeline for the end of its state takeover.
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Acclaimed Holocaust book part of list Dan Patrick flagged for removal from Texas schools
Judge orders second witness to Lorenzo Salgado Araujo shooting released from ICE custody
Superintendent Mike Miles says HISD’s state takeover could end after 2026-27…
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