The Texas Education Agency has installed a three‑member board and an interim superintendent at Connally ISD after persistent low campus ratings. The state set benchmarks the district must meet before control returns.

The state approved roughly $221 million in CalCompetes credits for 17 firms, projects that officials say will create 4,489 jobs and about $1 billion in private investment.

Sen. Patricia Fahy filed S10197 to let municipalities outside NYC tax non‑primary homes valued $2.5M and up, with half the revenue earmarked for AIM funding to aid local governments.

A private Eid event at Epic Waters, initially promoted as "Muslims only," prompted a governor's ultimatum and a city response.

Blount County’s May 5 primary produced nominees for mayor, sheriff and other local seats. Winners will head to the Aug. 6 ballot with early voting in July.

Baltimore’s Board of Estimates approved a roughly $153M no‑bid contract with Axon for Tasers, AI‑capable body cameras and training, prompting procurement and privacy questions.

The Missouri House turned a Senate drone bill into a sprawling public‑safety package, tacking on roughly 47 amendments and passing the measure 83‑61. Changes range from expanded drone bans to DNA and a domestic‑violence registry.

Advocates rallied at the State Capitol pushing a Stop Super Speeders plan that would force certain drivers to install speed‑limiting tech amid worrying crash numbers.

Ohio’s casino regulator posted a draft rule to bar credit‑card deposits for sports wagers, public comment runs through May 15. Major operators have already pulled card funding.

City Council President Marqueece Harris‑Dawson ordered a review of Los Angeles’ districting after the Supreme Court’s Callais decision, seeking legal risk analysis and data on voter‑fraud prosecutions.

Senate Republicans agreed to strip civil-liability language that could have targeted medication abortions from the Born-Alive bill after a deal with Democrats in Jefferson City. The change keeps the measure moving while narrowing who could be sued.

Seventeen Williamson County schools were used as polling sites on May 5 while classes continued; the district cited AP testing conflicts and parents raised safety concerns.

Vice President Kamala Harris will join Aaron Ford in Las Vegas Thursday for a fireside-chat appearance as Nevada's primary approaches.