The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Texas new Congressional maps get okay for use in 2026 by the U.S. Supreme Court. The underlying issues will still be moving in the court system but a separate opinion by Alito and joined by Thomas and Gorsuch, was fairly specific on why the trial court majority of the panel of judges was wrong under both the Alexander and Purcell principles. Read a full report here.A bit of crowing: Attorney General Ken Paxton Successfully Protects Big Beautiful Map in SCOTUS Against Challenges by Left-Wing Groups.Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Trump’s challenge to so-called birthright citizenship.Oil and gas drilling rig count unchanged in Texas after a big fall off last week.Houston gets slap down on property rights case at appeals court.Former Ector County auditor gets 41 months, ordered to repay over $1 Million for his theft of taxpayer funds over a ten-year period!Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com