The NAACP's lawsuit joins a long-running federal case filed by the League of United Latin American Citizens, or LULAC, in 2021. That case is now targeting the state's newly approved congressional maps.

Senate Bill 17 will bar people tied to China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia from buying most Texas real estate, including farmland, homes and commercial property.

Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a judicial omnibus bill over a section that would have sped up the process of getting criminal charges expunged. The bill passed without that provision Tuesday.

Senate Bill 22, which passed the Texas Legislature earlier this year, allocates $300 million towards the state's film incentive program every two years for the next decade. The recent increase in funding is thanks in part to stars like Matthew McConaughey and Taylor Sheridan who took the cause to the Capitol.

The government's colossal failure to respond after Hurricane Katrina led to major reforms at the nation's top disaster agency. Now, the Trump administration has reversed some of those changes.

Electricity costs have risen 5.5% in the past year, nearly double the national inflation rate. And they are projected to continue to climb. According to a new study, one driver of higher power bills is how the public is subsidizing the energy bills of some of the largest Tech companies in the world. Meanwhile cheap renewable energy (like solar and wind) is being outlawed by the Trump administration.

Day 1 of the Democratic National Committee's summer meeting saw party chair Ken Martin detail how the party is pushing back on Trump administration policies and trying to win back voters.

Former Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was critical of the tit-for-tat between the states.

His announcement comes after fellow Democrat Lloyd Doggett said he would not run for reelection if the redrawn map is upheld, avoiding a showdown over the new District 37 seat.

The Double Up Food Bucks program can cut produce costs in half, up to a $60 total value, for SNAP recipients at participating grocery vendors and farmers markets.