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Texas Senate Race and AI Drones | Amarillo News

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Texas Senate race heats up as Ken Paxton and James Talarico battle neck-and-neck, with voters split by age—under 50 favor Talarico, over 50 back Paxton. Meanwhile, a high-stakes surrogacy case involving a newborn with a life-threatening condition is forcing Texas to confront its role in private parental agreements, potentially reshaping state law. On the tech front, lawmakers push for an AI Kill Switch Act to give companies the power to halt rogue AI systems before they spiral out of control. And with drone threats growing, a former fighter pilot warns Texas is dangerously unprepared—comparing current defenses to pre-9/11 vulnerability—and calls for urgent, bold investment in detection and mitigation tech. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/054682a2dc296452

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