(Montinique Monroe / Getty Images) Texas Voting Reform Bill Headed to House Floor Texas would become the nation's most populous state to consider a new voting reform bill following the 2020 presidential election. By Dillon Burroughs May 6, 2021
Mario Tama / Getty Images Democratic Party Refuses to Accept Resignation of Leader Who Made Racist Comments About Black Republican Texas Democrats rejected the resignation of a party leader who used a racial slur to describe Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina. By Jack Davis May 5, 2021
Fox News screen shot 'Anti-Woke' Winner of Texas School Board Race Speaks Out 'It's important for people to know that they can band together and that they can make change,' Hannah Smith told 'Fox & Friends.' By C. Douglas Golden May 5, 2021
Ethan Miller / Getty Images Tennessee Legislature Passes Election Integrity Bill Requiring Watermarks on Absentee Ballots Combined with firm voter ID laws, this would go a long way to restoring voters' confidence in US elections. By Elizabeth Stauffer May 4, 2021
Joshua Roberts - Pool - AFP / Getty Images Democratic Party Leader Resigns After Making 'Disgusting' Comment About Republican Tim Scott The chairman of the Lamar County Democratic Party resigned after calling Republican Sen. Tim Scott an 'oreo.' By Erin Coates May 4, 2021
KHOU-11 / YouTube screen shot Fierce Home Invasion Ends When Hammer-Swinging Attacker Feels Cold Steel in His Side and Hears Three Blasts A 'good guy with a gun' saved himself and his wife from being killed when a hammer-wielding maniac broke into their home. By Samantha Chang May 3, 2021
Evan Vucci / AP Lubbock, TX, Becomes Largest City in US to Outlaw Abortion Residents voted 62 percent to 37 percent in favor of a measure to establish abortion as an act of murder 'at all stages of pregnancy.' By Isa Cox May 3, 2021
Drew Angerer / Getty Images Texas Dem Faces Calls to Resign After Racially Insensitive Remark on Sen. Scott Those demanding the ouster of a county Democratic leader include his GOP congressman as well as the state's Republican governor. By C. Douglas Golden May 3, 2021
GOP Wins Special Election, Ends Dem Bid to Flip Key District Democrats lost their bid to flip a House seat in Texas as a candidate endorsed by former President Trump finished first. By Jack Davis May 3, 2021
Consumer Reports / screen shot Man Shows How Ridiculously Easy It Is to Get a Tesla to Drive with Nobody Behind the Wheel Recent developments have indicated that the technology in Tesla's Autopilot system may not be as safe as previously thought. By Grant Atkinson May 2, 2021