• North Texas lawmaker plans to pass a law to ban social media for children under 16 in the state

  

• Texas firm's plan to restart California oil rigs gets federal support, legal pushback

  

• Researchers concerned avian flu could spread to elephant seals in California

  

• Proposed bills would put limits on short-term rentals in Pittsburgh

  

• ICE cooperation, budget deficit, redistricting facing Maryland General Assembly

  

• Amid property tax reform push, a proposal to help first-time homebuyers

  

• New fleet of electric waste collection trucks welcomed in Commerce City

  

• Wall Street or Vegas? Prediction markets under scrutiny in New York