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Texas’ most populous cities lost roughly 88 billion gallons of water last year because of aging water infrastructure and extreme heat, costing them millions of dollars and straining the state’s water supply, according to self-reported water loss audits.

The documents show that bigger municipalities are not immune to water issues often seen in smaller, less-resourced communities around the state. All but one big city saw increased water loss from last year's audits....

Among Americans frustrated with the status quo, campaign stickers and T-shirts advocate for another viable presidential candidate who isn’t President Joe Biden, the Democrat, or former president Donald Trump, the Republican.

Polls have shown the sentiment has some support in the electorate, and independent presidential candidates, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cornel West, have generated some interest.

But one upstart candidate took the political frustration to an extreme....

Fort Worth, Texas police announced this morning that they have made an arrest in the firebomb attack on the office of Democratic state senator Wendy Davis, says a report at NBC Dallas-Fort Worth.com.  Cedric Steele, 40, has been arrested on charges of arson of a building and is being held on a $50,000 bond.