Homeland Security has begun pressing Texas counties for voter registration applications, signatures and voting histories. County officials say the requests are broad and are consulting lawyers.

A Texas Tech law student sued to block a recommended written reprimand, saying the Honor Council ruling could follow her into the bar‑licensing process.

County leaders are weighing whether to create a local medical examiner’s office or join a regional service after death investigations and autopsy spending climbed. Officials say the move could speed answers for families and cut outsourcing costs.

New SNAP rules tied to H.R.1 could cost Texas roughly $709 million in penalties and push total 2027 costs to about $826 million, officials said.

Proposition B would put NFPA 1710 staffing and response‑time benchmarks into Round Rock’s charter, pitting firefighters against city leaders over cost, timing and enforcement ahead of the May 2 vote.

Dallas is probing two city IT officials who reportedly also held jobs at Austin City Hall. Officials say systems were not breached and police are now reviewing the case.

TDLR says the Simplified Chinese massage exam was being exploited by illicit operations and has paused the offering; advocates call the move discriminatory.

Cedar Park commander Coy Brown will take over as Temple’s police chief on May 1, 2026 after a nationwide search and public vetting. City and local outlets published finalist profiles and transition details.

A closed-door House panel in Austin will weigh whether to make roughly $9,300 fines stick against Democrats who staged a walkout last summer.

Former Austin police chief Joseph Chacon was sworn in as Taylor’s police chief after a city search; he began leading the department and says he’ll focus on safety as Taylor grows.

The FEC asked Truth and Courage PAC to explain large reporting gaps tied to iHeart podcast payments; the PAC amended its filings the next day.

A CAP state-by-state analysis finds expanded SNAP work rules could lead to about 2,500 avoidable deaths in Texas, raising alarms among San Antonio food providers.

Gov. Greg Abbott reshared an AI‑generated image claiming to show a rescued airman from Iran and deleted the post after fact‑checkers flagged it.