Tax-funding squabble ends in defeat for Puebloβs da Vinci Museum
Council appears to find work generated by the new museum isnβt βprimary job creationβ under new tax spending strategy
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Off-roading on federal lands in Colorado could expand with expected Trump reversal
ATV clubs are ecstatic at the potential change, green groups lament reversal of hard-fought gains
Read full article βInmate convicted of triple murder in small Texas town set for execution
LeJames Norman would become the fifth inmate put to death by the state this year barring a U.S. Supreme Court reprieve. His codefendant is scheduled…
Read full article βMike Morath wanted Texas to reach No. 1 in education. Test scores show thereβs more work to do.
Appointed a decade ago, the education commissioner insists that when he has direct oversight, academic gains follow. His critics await better student outcomes.
Read full article βA Colorado ski resort is bringing a safer approach to blowing up avalanche terrain
A Wyoming innovatorβs Boom Whoosh avalanche-control system debuts at Crested Butte Mountain Resort with a new approach to triggering slides
Read full article βLittwin: Cheer the Supreme Courtβs ruling on mail-in voting. But donβt think it means the game is over.
One constitutional crisis has been averted, but more Trump-inspired midterm crises may yet be on the way.
Read full article βVoucher oversight splits candidates for Arizona schools chief
Arizonaβs billion-dollar and growing school voucher program took center stage Tuesday night as state Treasurer Kimberly Yee and former schoolteacher and community college president Teresa…
Read full article βDozens of Tucson-area cooling centers set to close at end of September
Most cooling centers throughout Pima County, intended to provide the public with relief from high temperatures, will likely close at the end of September.
Read full article ββYou canβt even cover themβ: Andy Biggsβ 2011 bid to end Medicaid in Arizona
When Andy Biggs, the Republican nominee for governor, was a state senator, he tried to abolish Medicaid in the Grand Canyon State because it cost…
▶️ Watch →Power grid officials reverse plan to give ERCOT CEO $6.4 million compensation package, Dan Patrick says
Two boards advanced a new contract for Pablo Vegas, CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. Patrick called the amount βshockingβ and said they…
Read full article βTexas and feds announce noncitizen voting charges against seven people
State officials also referred 117 people for investigation related to noncitizen voting, but confirmed nearly 600 other flagged voters are U.S. citizens.
Read full article βTribCast: Weighing the impact of Paxtonβs political baggage
GOP Senate nominee Ken Paxton has been dogged by allegations of personal and professional improprieties throughout his political career. Do voters care?
Read full article βAfter Supreme Court rejects bid to limit voting by mail, AG says Trump was right to slam the ruling
The Trump administration will comply with the U.S. Supreme Courtβs order this week blocking new restrictions on mail voting for this yearβs elections, but President…
Read full article βDenver Water can finish and fill Gross Reservoir, US appeals court rules
10th Circuit Court lifts an injunction barring the filling of the expensive, controversial dam expansion in western Boulder County
Read full article βAurora residents say new data center regulations arenβt enough
Aurora just banned evaporative cooling systems, but residents feel more needs to be done. The post Aurora residents say new data center regulations arenβt enough…
Read full article βColorado Broadband Office leader abruptly resigns
Brandy Reitter led the stateβs effort to distribute nearly hundreds of millions in federal funds to improve broadband access
Read full article βU.S. Rep. Brandon Gill seeks top Republican oversight post
Another Texan, Rep. Pat Fallon, also is seeking a leadership role on the top investigatory committee for the U.S. House.
Read full article βFBI Director Kash Patel wouldnβt promise to keep FBI agents out of polling places in November
WASHINGTON β FBI Director Kash Patel sidestepped questions about FBI agents at polling places in the midterm elections at a U.S. Senate hearing Tuesday that…
▶️ Watch →Cortez non-profit aims to reconnect tribal communities with bison herd
βThat is a goal, to connect back to what bison did for the tribes for hundreds of years in the rural Mountain West.β The post…
Read full article βTexas Railroad Commission 2026: What it does and whoβs running in the race
The commission doesn't have anything to do with railroads. It regulates Texasβ oil and gas industry. Hereβs where 2026 candidates Bo French, Jon Rosenthal and…
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