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Paxton Orders Four Texas Cities to Pause Property-Tax Hikes During Audit Probe

The directive tests a new law that lets the attorney general freeze rates when audits are late or missing.

Florida CFO Alleges $190 Million in Broward Excess Spending as County Disputes Figures

Hustisford Clerk Charged With Misconduct and Theft After Audit Flags Tens of Thousands in Missing Funds

25 Florida Cities and Counties Sue to Overturn SB 180 Limiting Local Land-Use Rules

Dignity Memorial Moves to Convert Woodland Hills Nursery Into Cemetery as Neighbors Demand Review

Arkansas Parties Opt for Primaries in Race to Succeed Sen. Stubblefield

Los Angeles Residents Decry $960,000 Runyon Canyon Toilet Plan

L.A. Presses Ahead With $960,000 Runyon Canyon Restroom Despite Neighborhood Objections

Caledonia Weighs Rezoning for Microsoft Data Center After Public Pushback

New Orleans Council Seeks State Audit to Clarify City Deficit

Florida CFO Targets Jacksonville After Orange County in Escalating Local Spending Audits

Valley View Teachers and District Reach Tentative Deal to Avert Strike

Court Upholds Saxon Switzerland National Park, Strikes Out Select Rules

Sukhu Alleges Political Cover for Sujanpur Illegal Mining, Names Suspects

Palaniswami Escalates Attack on DMK With Fresh Allegations on Madurai Graft, School Closures and Cauvery–Gundar

Hampshire Couple Served 28-Day Order to Restore South Downs Plot or Face Prosecution

Noroña’s Tepoztlán Property Dispute Deepens as Receipt He Shared Fuels Cadastre Questions

Nagaland TV Reporter Shot While Covering Manipur Flower Festival

Guardia Civil Cites 48-Year-Old in Hío Cruceiro Damage Probe

Rahul Gandhi Flags Bihar Voter-List Anomaly as Officials Call '947 in One House' a Notional Address