Flooding & Public Safety: Heavy rains are again battering the Texas Hill Country, with Kerrville cleanup underway after flash flooding killed at least two and damaged homes and businesses, while lawmakers and officials say last year’s siren upgrades still aren’t funded enough to cover all required counties. State Government & Oversight: Don Huffines says he’ll shift auditors at the Texas Comptroller’s Office from auditing businesses to auditing government as he takes over as acting comptroller, aiming to cut fraud and waste while keeping tax compliance front and center. Border Politics: In the Texas Senate race, Democrat James Talarico and AG Ken Paxton both hit South Texas to sell their border plans, with Paxton agreeing to debate Talarico after Talarico challenged him to televised debates. Tech, Jobs & Infrastructure: Samsung is cutting hundreds of jobs tied to moving its U.S. consumer-electronics HQ from New Jersey to Texas, and data-center expansion is drawing protests nationwide over water, power, noise, and land fights. Health & Food Safety: Taylor Farms expanded a voluntary recall of iceberg lettuce shipped to 27 states, including Texas, over potential cyclospora contamination. Business & Education: Michael Dell pledged $750 million to UT Austin for a new AI-native healthcare and research campus, expected to open in 2030.