# Must Read TX

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- **Last updated:** 2026-10-13
- **URL:** https://mustreadtx.substack.com
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## Recent Posts

- [MRT 7/1-6/26 ($): Huffines Appointed Comptroller // Schatzline Joins Gov. Abbott Office // Abbott: Ban Rural Data Centers // TXSE Soft Launches // RIP Bill Archer](https://mustreadtx.substack.com/p/mrt-71-626-huffines-appointed-comptroller)
- [MRT 5/28/26-6/3/26 ($): TX Sec/State Nelson to Step Down // Record Power Demand Expected This Summer // TX Overtakes CA for Fortune 500 HQs // TX-SEN General Begins](https://mustreadtx.substack.com/p/mrt-52826-6326-tx-secstate-nelson)
- [MRT 8/10-14/26 ($): SA Council to Discuss 2nd Spurs Arena Vote // Paxton Ignores TV Debate // Dallas Approves $443M Bond Package // Austin Approves Max Property Tax Hike](https://mustreadtx.substack.com/p/mrt-810-1426-sa-council-to-discuss)
- [MRT 7/20-24/26 ($): 5.0 EQ Hits Panhandle // TX Crime Rate Drops // Midland ISD Sues Over Robinhood // Lackland Flu Outbreak Ends // Abbott Issues Birth Tourism E.O.](https://mustreadtx.substack.com/p/mrt-720-2426-50-eq-hits-panhandle)
- [MRT 6/25-30/26 ($): TX Requests $10B+ in Federal Border Reimbursement // Hundreds of Data Centers Coming to TX // Dallas Woos Morgan Stanley High Rise // TEA Eyes AISD?](https://mustreadtx.substack.com/p/mrt-625-3026-tx-requests-10b-in-federal)
- [MRT 6/22-24/26 ($): Recent Rain Gives Corpus 9 Month Reprieve // Camp Mystic Files for Ch. 11 // Chevron Plans Massive Power Plant // UT Poll: Paxton 43, Talarico 42](https://mustreadtx.substack.com/p/mrt-622-2426-recent-rain-gives-corpus)
- [MRT 5/4-6-26 ($): Dell Reincorporates in TX // SpaceX Plans $55B TeraFab in Grimes County // Patrick Endorses Middleton // CC to Pursue Private DeSal Plant?](https://mustreadtx.substack.com/p/mrt-54-6-26-dell-reincorporates-in)
- [MRT 3/23-25/26 ($): ICE Agents Deployed to 14 TX Airports // Corpus Christi Begins Process to Remove Mayor // Fire Out at Valero Refinery // GOP Midterm Convention in Dallas?](https://mustreadtx.substack.com/p/mrt-323-2526-ice-agents-deployed)
- [MRT 2/25-27/26 ($): Austin W. 6th Mass Shooting Leaves 3 Dead, 14 Injured as Terrorism Suspected // Statewide Primary Turnout Up Through Early Voting // SBOE Approves New Curriculum](https://mustreadtx.substack.com/p/mrt-225-2726-austin-w-6th-mass-shooting)
- [MRT 2/23-24/26 ($): Trump to Visit Port of Corpus Christi Fri // AA, SWA Cancel MX Flights // Gov. Abbott orders DPS to Increase Security // US Rep. Tony Gonzales Won’t Resign](https://mustreadtx.substack.com/p/mrt-223-2426-trump-to-visit-port)