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FBI probes possible terror link to Texas shooting that left three dead, 14 injured; 9 people injured in mass shooting at Cincinnati music venue; New affordability agenda draws from MA Fair Share success; South Texas pastor speaks out against family detention centers; Dr. Seuss Day kicks off Nevada Reading Week.

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The Public News Service Daily Newscast, March the 2nd, 2026.

I'm Mike Clifford.

The man suspected of fatally shooting at least two people and injuring 14 others at a bar in Austin, Texas, had a history of mental health issues, officials said Sunday, while the FBI was looking into a possible terrorism link.

The gunman was killed in exchange of fire with police at the scene.

Three people remain in critical condition. enforcement officer told Reuters the shooter wore a shirt with an Iranian flag and a sweatshirt that said property of Allah.

Next from Action 13 News in Ohio, nine people were injured following an early Sunday mass shooting at a music venue in Cincinnati.

The shooting happened shortly before 1 a.m. near the Riverfront Live District on Sunday.

Police say they think all nine victims will recover.

No description yet of any of the suspect or suspects.

Meantime with the cost of living now a top concern among voters nationwide.

A new guide aims to show lawmakers how to build an affordable future.

Our Katherine Cawley reports a national coalition of state lawmakers, unions and community groups has released what they're calling a real affordability agenda to tackle the high cost of housing, health care and to implement tax fairness.

President of the Massachusetts Teachers Association Max Page says the goal is to make life easier for working families, not billionaires.

It's a comprehensive plan to build a movement for a multiracial democracy, change the economic rules of the country, and put the makings of a good life back within everyone's reach.

Page says affordable housing, good paying jobs, and healthcare for all is achievable when the ultra wealthy pay their fair share.

More than 100 tax fairness bills have already been filed nationwide, but opponents argue the policies could stifle innovation or job creation.

I'm Catherine Carley.

And over the weekend, the Texas pastor completed a four-day 90-mile walk to bring attention to conditions at the ICE facility detention center in Dilley.

Pastor Diane Garcia of the Roca de Ferio Church walked from the detention center to the immigration courthouse in downtown San Antonio.

Garcia, who's a member of the National Coalition to End Family and child detention says she hopes the walk encourages others to speak out about the facilities.

I hope that it's an entry point the way that people feel like they can participate.

I think there's a lot of people who don't know what to do or feel hopeless and so I hope that this provides a way to be in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in detention.

The Dilley facility first opened during the Obama administration to house families crossing the border.

It was closed under President Joe Biden and reopened in March of last year.

It's estimated that more than 3,500 people have been held there.

I'm Freda Ross reporting.

This is Public News Service.

Next, Nevada Reading Week kicks off today with Dr. Seuss Day held each year on the birthday of Theodore Seuss Geisel who wrote the beloved books like Cat in the Hat.

Schools and libraries across the state are holding special events designed to get kids excited about reading or listening to books read aloud.

Professor Beth Phillips teaches educational psychology at the Florida Center for Reading Research at Florida State University.

She says the silliness and laughter in books like Green Eggs and Ham serves an important purpose.

We want children to look at books and be excited about them and want to read them and want to reread them multiple times and to be deeply engaged with books. 59 percent of Nevada fourth graders read at or above basic levels according to assessments detailed in the 2024 Nation's Report Card.

I'm Suzanne Potter.

One year after a devastating ice storm left about 90,000 homes without power in northern Michigan, residents in Gaylord gathered to mark the anniversary and share how the storm reshaped their community.

At an extreme weather people's hearing last Thursday, small business owners testified about their experience during the powerful storm.

Aaron Beach, director of operations at Tree Tops Resort in Gaylord, said his staff stepped up despite facing their own hardships.

Our staff were day and night preparing rooms, coordinating logistics, cooking meals, doing laundry, clearing debris.

All while many of them still dealing with extended outages at their house and damage at their homes.

Beach added his team received help from local nonprofits that also provided relief during the crisis.

Participants urged the Environmental Protection Agency and federal officials to reconsider policy rollbacks, boost disaster aid, and invest in resilient clean energy to protect Michigan communities.

Crystal Blair reporting.

Next experts in New York and nationwide have created a plan to bolster Ukraine's clean energy future.

With the Russian-Ukraine war in his fourth year attacks on the country's fossil fuel system have left almost 40 million people living in the country without heat, electricity, or other household essentials.

Darka Harnik with elected officials to protect America says the Ukraine energy security Marshall Plan demonstrates clean energy's importance to everyday Ukrainians living through the war at home.

In the opinion of me and my team is one question and one huge intersection where all of the sides of this world can come together because renewable energy solutions are good for climate just as well as they're good for the military security.

As the war got underway in 2022, Honinik says Ukraine's government made renewable energy a priority, even obtaining international funding for it.

I'm Edwin J. Vieira.

This is Mike Clifford for Public News Service.

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