Big‑dollar gifts from Elon Musk, Jerry Jones and other wealthy backers have left Greg Abbott with a sprawling fundraising edge while Gina Hinojosa leans on small‑donor energy.

James Talarico challenged Ken Paxton to three televised debates; Paxton's campaign says he will debate but dates and hosts are not yet set.

A ProPublica investigation found states are routing billions into private‑school programs with limited oversight. Local cases in Florida and Arizona show how quickly taxpayer dollars can follow.

Keller ISD and Grapevine‑Colleyville are among 151 Texas agencies fighting the attorney general to block release of invoices and fee details, records show.

IAFF Local 440 says it has declared an impasse with the City of Fort Worth, warning budget-driven staffing cuts tied to a $49.3M gap could slow response times. City leaders say hard choices are needed as officials prepare next month’s budget.

Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan said modestly higher interest rates may be needed if inflation stays elevated, pushing markets to rethink the Fed's timing ahead of July's meeting. New CPI and PPI data complicate the decision for policymakers.

Forty‑nine New York justices applied to stay on the bench past 70, and a watchdog group's 24‑page filing objects to four of them.

Oakland’s first audit of the vacant‑property tax finds it raising roughly $6M a year but urges clearer goals, annual reporting and tighter oversight.

A JLARC audit found L&I’s wage‑complaint backlog left many farmworker claims unresolved past the 60‑day legal deadline; new 2026 laws and added investigators aim to speed fixes.

DHS has advanced a rule to replace open‑ended F, J and I visa stays with fixed end dates, potentially reshaping how millions maintain status and prompting wide objections from universities and press groups.

DEED reports Minnesota added 13,200 payroll jobs in June, led by education and health even as finance and trade shed roles. The state unemployment rate sits at 4.4%.

Three business groups sued to overturn HB 4027, arguing the law’s employer–employee assessment to fund BOLI is an unconstitutional revenue measure under Measure 25.

New U.S. Census figures show Oregon relied on income taxes for roughly 71% of state tax revenue in 2025 — the highest share in the country and a risk for budget volatility.