Democrat John Williams advances to the general election for U.S. House in Alaska’s at-large Congressional District

By The Associated Press
September 1, 2026 | 3:56 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat John Williams advances to the general election for U.S. House in Alaska’s at-large Congressional District.

Lawmakers added $1 to Texans’ car insurance policies. The money paid for thousands of Flock cameras.

By The Associated Press
September 1, 2026 | 4:08 PM

In 2023, the Texas Legislature unanimously passed a law raising auto insurance costs for Texans by $1 to combat rampant catalytic converter theft. Three years later, a little-known state agency has devoted at least $30 million of that fee toward supercharging the state’s Flock surveillance network, placing cameras along highways and streets from El Paso to the Louisiana border, an analysis by The Texas Tribune found. The Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority, led by a board mostly appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott, has turned the $1 fee hike into at least 3,200 Flock cameras. The agency has awarded no fewer than 95 grants to help law enforcement agencies purchase and maintain about 2,000 Flock cameras. Another $15.9 million is helping the Texas Department of Public Safety add almost 1,200 more.

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