Fort Worth City Council approved about $1.12 million to settle Capt. Paula Conaway’s whistleblower lawsuit, ending a multiyear dispute over internal investigations and bodycam audits. The payment was carried on the June 9 consent agenda.

Thousands of delegates are in Houston this week as the Texas GOP debates closed primaries, property‑tax repeal and party rules while Paxton and Abbott take center stage.

Abbott told regulators to make data centers pay for interconnection and infrastructure to protect Texans from higher electric and water costs.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton opened a probe into FIFA after fans said premium World Cup seats were reassigned. The investigation will look at possible violations of state consumer law.

A $411 million low‑interest loan will help pay for a 570‑MW gas plant in Sherman that state officials say will shore up power as a flood of planned data centers presses the grid.

The City of Dallas published a single FIFA World Cup hub with transit, safety and Fan Festival details — plus instructions to sign up for DallasAlert.

At an Austin hearing Thursday, lawmakers clashed over whether HB 2127's broad preemption is being enforced or ignored. The debate could prompt new enforcement tools ahead of the 2027 session.

At a packed Plano rally, James Talarico accused Ken Paxton of steering friends into a tech investment and used the AG’s 2015 indictment to make corruption central to the race. The exchanges sharpen the stakes in a nationally watched Senate contest.

The DLCC added a dozen GOP-held Texas House districts to a 15-seat target map, pushing national resources into suburban North Texas and San Antonio battlegrounds.

Jane Nelson announced she'll step down as Texas secretary of state effective July 17 after more than three years leading the office. The governor has not named a replacement.

A March affidavit filed in county records says Mansfield school board president Dr. Jandel Crutchfield does not live at the Mansfield home she used as her campaign address, prompting questions about trustee residency rules. Records point to an Itasca property tied to the family as a possible primary homestead.

Mayor Eric Johnson skipped Friday’s Pride flag ceremony at City Hall as council members hoisted the city’s Pride banner and advocates warned of erasure and pressure.

Fairview’s mayor says the LDS Church is using federal land‑use law to push a contentious 120‑foot temple steeple, reopening a yearlong fight over zoning and legal risk. The town and church remain far apart.