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Chances of rain for the Austin area will be strongest Thursday.

The Paramount will close in June for at least eight months, and work on the State Theatre will follow. The venues launched a $65 million fundraising campaign for the projects Wednesday.

Senate Bill 10, which requires public schools to display the biblical text in classrooms, has sparked multiple legal challenges from civil liberties groups.

The longtime Austin Democrat had previously said he would not seek reelection if the state's newly drawn congressional map, which favors Republicans, went into effect.

A federal court in El Paso had earlier Tuesday placed a temporary block on the map that Republican lawmakers passed this summer and ordered the state to use the district maps from the last two elections.

In a statement, Attorney General Ken Paxton alleged Leander and Round Rock ISD officials and board members "blatantly disregarded the will of Texas voters who expect the legal and moral heritage of our state to be displayed in accordance with the law."

Abbott filed the designation letter Tuesday.

Plaintiffs in the lawsuit argue spending the $42 million on anything other than direct flood response is a misuse of tax dollars.

The national nonprofit's annual report card showed that Texas had higher pre-term birth rates than the country overall.

Because voters rejected Proposition Q, which would have generated an additional $110 million, the City Council must make cuts to balance the budget.