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Rural parts of Texas are facing a serious shortage of obstetricians. Many drive long distances for care — or go without. We’ll tell you about the impacts on maternity care.Some Texas voters are nervous after confusion about a recent purge of voter rolls. We’ll check in with Taylor County’s new election administrator.Meteorologists say the surface water in the Pacific Ocean is even warmer than we see in a usual El Nino event, and they predict it will become a Super El Nino later this year. What does that mean for West Texas?An ACU student wowed the judges at a recent slam dunk championship, and brought the title and a big payday back to Abilene.It’s a changing of the guard for some of the statues in downtown Abilene. We’ll hear about SCULPTour 2026–which is just around the corner.
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