Texas Tribune Brief

Utility companies and key oil and gas transportation hubs are on high alert as Russian hackers have been probing energy infrastructure’s digital networks for weak points.

In Texas, schools are funded based on the number of students enrolled and the daily attendance on campus.

Budget hawks deride the fighter jet, built largely in Fort Worth, as a costly boondoggle. But with war in Ukraine, the F-35’s presence is being felt across Europe.

The money reimburses hospitals for the services they provide to Medicaid patients in Texas.

Climate change has made the Texas heat hotter and longer-lasting, enhancing drought conditions that set the stage for intense fires. More than 40% of the state is in an extreme drought.

The Texas law has proven largely impervious to judicial review. But lawyers representing abortion advocacy groups believe opponents may have given them an opening to challenge the law in a more friendly federal court.

At least 20 tornadoes were reported across the state and Oklahoma, which tore through homes and buildings on Monday. At least two dozen people were injured and a woman died, authorities said.

The statistics that Texas leaders use to boast about Operation Lone Star raise more questions than answers.

Griner will be under arrest until at least May 19, according to Russian state media.

O’Rourke said the governor ignored longstanding problems that allegedly allowed foster kids, who had been victims of sex trafficking, to be abused by employees at a state-contracted facility charged with caring for children.