State lawmakers are waiting for the Supreme Court to decide a landmark voting rights case before they meet to redraw districts.
The department readopts the lethal injection protocol used during the first Trump administration and expands it to include additional measures.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Texas can require the Ten Commandments in classrooms.
The vetoed bill would have applied to protests at schools; he signed a similar bill that applies to houses of worship only.

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate has dipped to 6.23 percent, according to Freddie Mac.
The lawsuit was first filed by xAI on April 9.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said she had a ’very positive discussion' with Trump.
The school district allegedly refused a request to notify the mother regarding her child’s gender dysphoria or gender identity issues.
Diplomat Wu Chih-hsiang pointed out that a large portion of the world’s container ships pass through the Taiwan Strait each year.

Prosecutors say the defendant, arrested in Colombia at U.S. request, ran an 18-month operation moving individuals through Latin America.
Visitors to the nation’s capital can see the bees in action pollinating flowers across the city, while White House guests can taste the honey in desserts.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that a concentrated mineral supply posed an ‘unacceptable risk’ to the West.
The White House said the move intends to mitigate short-term disruptions to energy markets amid the Iran war.
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said undersecretary Hung Cao will become acting secretary following John Phelan’s departure.
The president says Washington will assist Beirut to defend itself against the Hezbollah terrorist group.
Contentious congressional hearings included disagreements over a wide range of matters, but some solidarity exists between the health secretary and Democrats.
The president said he would order U.S. minesweeping ships to continue to clear any mines that may have been set in the strait.
The measure now heads to the House, advancing Republican efforts to fund immigration enforcement despite opposition from Democrats.
None of the more than 9,700 federal buildings managed by 22 agencies meets the 60 percent utilization threshold, government data show.
Page worked as a foreign policy adviser for the president’s 2016 campaign.
Two of Trump’s picks for the Supreme Court voted against his tariffs in February.
The ruling halts five federal measures that tightened permitting and slowed wind and solar projects, with the court saying the plaintiffs will likely succeed.