{"id":399290,"date":"2026-08-06T13:36:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T13:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/399290\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T13:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T13:36:08","slug":"thursday-morning-top-stories-city-begins-budget-workshops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/399290\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday morning top stories: City begins budget workshops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) &#8211; On Daybreak Today, <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">City begins budget workshops <\/p>\n<p>The Lubbock City Council and city staff members held their first budget workshop ahead of the coming fiscal year The city manage proposed a pay raise for city staff, along with increases to the water rate and solid waste fee Read more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcbd.com\/2026\/08\/06\/lubbock-city-council-staff-begin-budget-discussions\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.kcbd.com\/2026\/08\/06\/lubbock-city-council-staff-begin-budget-discussions\/\">Lubbock City Council, staff begin budget discussions<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">TTUHSC and UnitedHealthcare insurance agree to deal <\/p>\n<p>Texas Tech Physicians and UnitedHealthcare agreed to a new deal The agreement means UnitedHealthcare customers can receive in-network care at the Health Sciences Center and Texas Tech Physicians clinics across the region Details here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcbd.com\/2026\/08\/05\/texas-tech-physicians-unitedhealthcare-reach-new-agreement\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Texas Tech Physicians, UnitedHealthcare reach new agreement<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Jalapenos linked to salmonella outbreak <\/p>\n<p>The CDC says a salmonella outbreak, linked to jalapenos, has spread to 27 states, including TexasMore than 300 people have fallen ill, with 36 hospitalized Find the latest updates here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcbd.com\/2026\/08\/04\/chipotle-pulls-jalapeos-possibly-linked-salmonella-outbreak\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chipotle pulls jalape\u00f1os possibly linked to salmonella outbreak<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">New Mexico sues DOJ over Epstein probe<\/p>\n<p>The State of New Mexico is suing the Justice Department, saying it is preventing an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s crimes on his ranch near AlbuquerqueThe Justice Department says it is protecting the privacy of Epstein\u2019s victims Read more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/epstein-new-mexico-abuse-886132de2292c14cb055d2bff09c8ccf\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/epstein-new-mexico-abuse-886132de2292c14cb055d2bff09c8ccf\">State of New Mexico sues Justice Department and Todd Blanche, saying they blocked its Epstein probe<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Trump touts economic policies <\/p>\n<p>President Trump is touting his economic policies ahead of the November elections He says inflation is down, jobs are up and tariffs are making the U.S. rich, however, polls show most Americans are not happy with the economy Read more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-michigan-tariffs-economy-midterms-gm-7afc50b1ec74988e63880947efe0b818\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-michigan-tariffs-economy-midterms-gm-7afc50b1ec74988e63880947efe0b818\">Trump defends his sweeping tariffs and watches \u2018America First\u2019 drag races during Michigan stop<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">As always, be sure to join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/angiewinnkcbd\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/angiewinnkcbd\" target=\"_blank\">Angie Winn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JoshuaRamirezTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JoshuaRamirezTV\" target=\"_blank\">Joshua Ramirez<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/shaniakjackson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/shaniakjackson\" target=\"_blank\">Shania Jackson<\/a> for your top headlines. 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