AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — Democratic Texas governor's race nominee Gina Hinojosa is focusing on artificial intelligence data centers as a key issue in her campaign against Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. AI data centers are causing concern in rural areas due to their impact on land, water and local life. This issue is resonating in other states like Arizona and Ohio. In Texas, data centers are rapidly expanding while both Democrats and Republicans voice opposition.

A ballot proposition during the November general election will ask voters to approve a new Emergency Services District for the county’s northern half. The district would be funded through a property tax increase and would provide Marathon with its own ambulance station.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A small Texas town is challenging the Trump administration's border wall plans, arguing they could cause flooding and bypass legal processes. The Department of Homeland Security is pushing a $46 billion plan to complete the wall from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico. But it is facing opposition from landowners, environmental groups, and Native American tribes.

Historic floodwaters inundated Uvalde and neighboring communities last week. Now, residents already familiar with tragedy say they're coping the only way they know how: by helping each other out.