Dallas approved a $1.4M payout to end a 13‑year lawsuit over Home Depot’s 2011 move from Corsicana, resolving claims by Corsicana and Navarro County.

Lina Hidalgo has asked Commissioners Court to consider paid mental‑health days for full‑time county staff; supporters point to health gains, critics warn of new costs.

Deputy Fire Chief Jess Specht will take over the Oceanside Fire Department as Chief Dave Parsons retires on June 20, 2026. The city announced the move Wednesday.

Gov. Abbott announced $750M in Teacher Incentive Allotment funds to more than 65,000 teachers, part of a statewide push to reward top educators and shore up staffing.

A hotly contested SD 4 Republican primary has become a test of conservative identity and outside PAC power as voters head to the polls next Tuesday. The race pits incumbent Tom Woods against Kenny Smith amid heavy Make Liberty Win involvement.

GRDA reversed course on retiring Unit 2 at the Grand River Energy Center after a $28.5M DOE award, choosing upgrades officials say will shore up reliability while new capacity is built.

State Sen. Peter Oberacker and newcomer Alex Portelli head to a June GOP primary for NY-19, a choice between experience and an outsider fiscal agenda. Early voting runs mid‑June.

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.

DOJ says 13 domains posing as consulting firms targeted security‑cleared Americans for paid reports. FBI takeover pages are now live on the seized sites.

Denver police are pitching a coaching‑first approach for low‑level infractions, saying it speeds corrections — but the city’s independent monitor and watchdogs want more detail and guardrails. The policy is under formal review.

A coalition of Central Florida newsrooms and press advocates say OCPS’ media rules chill staff speech and slow reporting. They’ve sent a June 8 open letter asking the district to revise how employees talk to the press.

DHS bought the former Big Lots warehouse in Tremont and plans a multi‑thousand‑bed ICE center; Pennsylvania regulators have blocked water and sewer while plans and appeals play out.

A Staten Island councilmember wants to shift NYC general elections to nonpartisan ranked-choice ballots, removing party labels and sending the change to voters as a charter amendment.