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Beauty before the rain today as our Thursday is filled with mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures for much of Texas. After some fog tonight around Central and South Texas, tomorrow will be a cloudy day with a few showers around during the afternoon Friday. Saturday remains the day with the best chance of rain and storms to push through much of Central and North Texas. Severe impact is low but not zero.
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Around Texas
1. Use of AI in Texas political campaign ads sparks debate
The closing shot for Dallas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s latest campaign ad for U.S. Senate is raising eyebrows for its possible use of artificial intelligence to show her surrounded by a large crowd.
On the Republican side, incumbent U.S. Sen. John Cornyn has altered images in his own campaign ad against challenger Houston U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt. A video of Cornyn dancing with Crockett is a more obvious use of AI in political advertising.
2. Judson ISD in San Antonio will close 4 schools next year
In a nearly unanimous vote, trustees for Judson ISD in northeast San Antonio decided to close three elementary schools and one middle school next year.
The 6-1 vote on Monday came without naming the to-be-shuttered schools, according to the San Antonio Express-News. District officials and volunteers will make those selections over the next week.
3. Austin company develops alternative to large, energy-consuming data centers
Texas’ data center building boom has come with critical blowback that these campuses suck up vital resources.
One Austin company has developed a private AI platform that can run from a phone rather than relying on large data centers.
Around The Nation
1. Bondi defends handling of Epstein files release during fiery House hearing
2. James Van Der Beek, the ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star who later mocked his own hunky persona, has died at 48
3. House could soon face votes on Trump’s tariffs after GOP effort to block them fails
Deep in the Heart of Texas
In this Sept. 27, 2012, file photo, students walk through the University of Texas at Austin campus near the school’s iconic tower. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
2 Texas schools make Time’s top world universities of 2026 list
Time Magazine has published their list of the best universities in the world for 2026, and two Texas universities have made the list.