A Hill Country lawmaker says newly adopted state camp-safety rules will saddle remote camps with costly upgrades and could force longtime programs to close. DSHS published the rules this week and operators are pressing for flexibility.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued CAIR‑Texas, seeking injunctions to bar land purchases and recruiting and escalating a legal fight after Gov. Abbott's designation.

LBUSD is weighing a move to cut the fourth year of required math while adding ethnic studies and personal finance; the school board will consider the proposal on Feb. 18.

Early campaign filings show big fundraising gaps across San Jose’s five council contests, with District 9 pulling ahead in early totals.

Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson will use a Harvard fellowship to press for the permanent closure of the ICE processing center that has roiled her suburb.

A federal judge ordered a Minnesota detainee returned — but ICE says it instead transferred him to El Paso and released him into Juárez, prompting a contempt motion.

Commissioners will vote next Tuesday on a proposal to cap speaker times and restrict sign-ups to one initial window.

New filings show Mayor Barbara Lee raised roughly $31,000 in late 2025 as she weighs a possible 2026 run, while unions and PACs continue to pour money into Oakland politics.

Gabbard’s ODNI took voting machines from Puerto Rico for a forensic review that flagged security gaps but found no clear evidence of Venezuelan hacking. The probe raises questions about intelligence involvement in domestic election systems.

Two U.S. senators have asked the Pentagon to investigate claims that investors tied to China secretly bought stakes in SpaceX, raising national‑security and FOCI questions for the Los Angeles‑based firm.

Union leaders told lawmakers construction workers who stayed on jobsites during COVID deserve state help, from $20K payments to tax credits for paid Labor Day.

Rep. Marilyn Strickland secured $8.165M in FY26 federal funds for 12 South Sound projects, from an Interurban Trail fix to fire engines and a fairgrounds emergency center.

A new federal suit says Harris County's mail‑in ballot system forces blind voters to depend on others and violates federal disability laws.