The 713: Commute Mode — August 10, 2026

In today’s briefing, Texas students will see more religion in classrooms, license-plate camera networks face privacy backlash around Houston, and Cypress-Fairbanks ISD may ask voters for a one point six billion-dollar bond. Sign up for the Houston Explained newsletter: www.houstonchronicle.com/newsletters/houston-explained Stories: How politics could show up in Texas classrooms this year and beyond, from Bible lessons to vouchers Flock camera surveillance is spreading across the Houston region. So is the backlash. ‘Your body belongs to me’: Feds release new explicit texts from pastor who ran Houston call center Is Ken Paxton really working hard enough to win? Cy-Fair ISD board eyes $1.6B bond, tax rate increase for November ballot Axiom Space CEO Jonathan Cirtain on NASA’s moon race and the fight to build the next space station Lake Corpus Christi surges to more than 85% full after South Texas floods last month Credits:  Forecast: Justin Ballard, Meteorologist Editing: Brian Rausch, Weekend Editor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices