In the southeastern Arizona Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, animals graze. ProPublica is a volunteer office that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Letters, a publication that highlights wrongdoing in various parts of the country, to receive our tales in your inbox weekly. In the West, which is twice the size of New Mexico,
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued a ruling on Monday that would not prevent the Texas App Store Accountability Act from being implemented while legal arguments are being brought about the statute’s legality. The Texas Legislature passed the legislation last month, which is rife with complaints, and requires technicians to verify the
Gov. Greg Abbott recently made a$ 1.4 billion announcement to support Texas rural healthcare initiatives over the next five years. Six initiatives are included in Abbott’s Rural Health Transformation Program to improve remote care throughout the state. Make Rural Texas Healthy Again ( MRTHA ), a detailed grant application, is awarded to rural hospital networks
The Texas Hill Country Community Foundation is still working to assist the last 2,000 residents of the state’s devastated Texas Hill Country in returning home after the catastrophic flood crisis on July 4. More than$ 50 million of the money has been dedicated to assisting with housing solutions, according to a press release from the
Kelly Hancock, the acting Comptroller of Public Accounts, made his resignation on July 1st, the day funds first arrived at families ‘ Texas Education Freedom Accounts ( TEFA ). Hancock resigned as a state lawmaker in June 2025 after former Texas A&M University System Comptroller Glenn Hegar resigned as the new president. He became an
The City of Kemah has requested a lecture from the Supreme Court of Texas in response to allegations that the city broke state law by closing a well-known entertainment district street, which owners claim has damaged their company. In July 2024, city officials installed material bollards and posters stating “road closed” and closed Kemah’s 6th
The Supreme Court is making more important decisions than ever in surprise, issued in handwritten orders with little to no explanation. Bryan Dozier/NurPhoto via AP The Supreme Court reached a significant milestone in its phrase that ended last October: For the first time, it decided cases decided by secret ballot and with few written opinions
Gov. Greg Abbott announced that the State of Texas had submitted the necessary paperwork in order to request reimbursement from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security ( DHS) for border security. According to a media release from Abbott’s office, the expected reimbursement did cover” costs incurred by the State of Texas to secure the border.”
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) upheld heritage membership in a 6 to 3 determination that upheld a January 2025 executive order from President Donald Trump that limited the rights of “anchor children” and “illegal creatures” as children. The executive purchase stated that” the opportunity of United States citizenship is a valuable and
According to the U.S. Supreme Court, police use of location data from cell phones to solve crimes constitutes a” search” and therefore requires a warrant under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which has implications for Americans ‘ expectations of privacy in relation to technology. Following an armed robbery at a bank in
Representatives from across the state gathered over the weekend to learn from elected leaders from Texas and other states as they prepare for the November general elections at the Texas Democratic Party’s 2026 state convention in Corpus Christi. Only months prior to Republicans ‘ meeting for their own state convention in Houston, the Democrats met.
2020 Phoenix Officers The American Civil Liberties Union sued Phoenix earlier this month as part of an effort to keep local police departments guilty during the Trump administration, which has dropped national monitoring work. The dispute is raging. AP Photo: Roses D. Franklin Next time, when the Trump Justice Department dropped its oversight of troubled