Legislature ‘got it right’ by failing to override vetoes 
Texans recovering from COVID-19 relied on machines to help them breathe. Then the power went out. 
Gianforte vetoes childcare task force 
Texas lawmakers file bill to block UT-Austin from leaving Big 12 for SEC 
Gov. Greg Abbott promised “transparency and accountability” for border wall donations. But donors don’t have to use real names. 
Another challenge to 2020 Florida felon-voting law to be heard Thursday
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last September upheld Florida’s right to bar ex-felons from voting if they owe...
Oregon’s Bootleg Fire adds more than 40,000 acres in a day
Oregon's Bootleg Fire is growing at a pace firefighters say is pushing personnel to the limit as the inferno adds...
Texas has seen nearly 9,000 COVID-19 deaths since February. All but 43 were unvaccinated people.
Of the 8,787 people who have died in Texas due to COVID-19 since early February, at least 43 were fully...
Holocaust education often blurs fact and fiction. That must change.
We need to overhaul how we teach about Nazi victims. “Hey, I did have one question …” That was the...
Ducey urges continuation of Title 42 border restrictions
Gov. Doug Ducey has called on Arizona’s congressional delegation to urge the Biden administration to maintain Title 42 restrictions, which...
California initiative requiring state to adopt regulations on plastic waste certified for 2022 ballot
On July 19, a citizen-initiated measure to require California to adopt regulations designed to reduce the use of single-use plastic...
Oil and gas industry supported 2.5 million Texas jobs; 11.3 million nationally
Texas’ oil and natural gas industry supported more than 2.5 million total jobs statewide in 2019, a new analysis found, contributing the...
Abortion care providers prepare for Texas gestational ban
A group of Texas abortion fund and clinic providers filed suit in a Texas state court last week to stop...
Vaccinated staff and students can go mask free when school starts, Indianapolis district says
Indianapolis Public Schools students and staff who are vaccinated do not have to wear masks in classrooms when school starts,...
In bid to boost Colorado reading scores, small program shows promise where larger efforts failed
Nearly a decade ago, Colorado lawmakers passed a splashy new reading law that sent tens of millions of dollars a...
