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1. Renewed effort to revitalize historical site in Austin (spectrumlocalnews.com) — Austin is renewing plans to turn the historic Montopolis Negro School into a museum, with the city's arts and culture department now leading the project. After years of advocacy and legal battles, ACME is holding community meetings to shape the site's future use, programming, and funding so the neighborhood's Black history is preserved and shared.
2. US citizen deported to Mexico after Gillespie County traffic stop is back in Texas (kvue.com) — An Austin-based U.S. citizen who was deported to Mexico after a Gillespie County traffic stop is now back in Texas while his federal lawsuit proceeds. Brian José Morales García and his attorneys say new documentation of his Colorado birth helped secure his return, and they're seeking damages and a formal declaration of citizenship while calling for accountability from federal and state authorities.
3. More Texas cities rethinking their relationships with Flock Safety (kvue.com) — State agencies are being told to stop funding Flock Safety cameras, even as Austin residents like those along West Koenig Lane live with dense clusters of the license plate readers. Privacy advocates and law enforcement groups are clashing over whether the cameras are dangerous surveillance or a vital crime‑solving tool, with lawmakers expected to revisit the issue next session.
4. Texas Board of Education considers religious influence and framing in curriculum overhaul (fox7austin.com) — State education leaders are in Austin this week debating how much religious framing belongs in Texas' high school social studies curriculum, including portrayals of early Islam and biblical influences. Civil rights groups and board members are sharply divided, with a final vote expected soon and any approved standards rolling into classrooms by the 2030–31 school year.
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