At an Austin hearing, senators heard TJJD say custody is up and riskier while advocates pitched county‑level programs — forcing a choice between new beds and community solutions.

NEA data show Texas teachers often start reasonably well paid but fall behind over time, with low per‑student spending and uneven district responses widening staffing pressures. State funding helps, but distribution will decide the outcome.

DPS proposes using the DHS SAVE system to verify citizenship for License to Carry applicants; the proposal is in the Texas Register and public comments are open through May 24.

More than 53,000 additional Texas students will be notified this week that they’ve been awarded state Education Freedom Accounts for 2026–27.

The Supreme Court allowed a wounded veteran to sue Fluor over the 2016 Bagram suicide bombing, vacating a lower-court bar on such state-law negligence claims. The 6–3 ruling narrows contractor immunity in war zones.

Unofficial returns show Patty McClure Bushart winning Place 2 and Maranda Auzenne re-elected to Place 6 in Cedar Hill’s May 2 municipal election. Results will be certified after the city canvass.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett will leave Congress at year‑end to start a leadership PAC called FIRE and tour the country to back like‑minded candidates.

Allen's mayoral contest and several local races are on the ballot May 2; polls are open 7 a.m.–7 p.m. and early voting showed strong turnout in Collin County.

The DOJ asked a Fort Worth court to compel Rhode Island Hospital to produce records on pediatric gender care, saying the hospital provided only a six‑page response to a wide HIPAA subpoena.

A TPOR poll finds James Talarico narrowly ahead of both John Cornyn and Ken Paxton, powered by voters of color and independents. The results sharpen focus on a May 26 GOP runoff.

A D.C. Circuit panel ruled Oncor could fire a utility worker who testified to the Texas Senate about smart‑meter safety, reversing the NLRB's earlier finding.

Republican groups resurfaced classroom‑era posts from James Talarico and framed them as evidence of poor judgment; his campaign says the posts were taken out of context.

City Manager Kim Tolbert ordered a freeze on most hiring, nonessential spending and travel after a memo warned of a multimillion‑dollar general‑fund shortfall.