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The 713 Commute Mode — September 23, 2026

In today’s briefing, Ken Paxton makes a more personal U.S. Senate pitch, Texas Rangers seek Camp Mystic digital records, and a federal judge orders air conditioning in Texas prisons. Sign up for the Food Newsletter: www.houstonchronicle.com/newsletters/food/

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Ken Paxton is talking about his humble childhood. Will it help with rural voters?

Texas Rangers accuse Camp Mystic of criminal offenses in children’s deaths

Houston’s Greenspoint Mall to be redeveloped into $150M industrial park, bringing hundreds of jobs

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