What We're Reading

Here's a look at some of the Texas stories media outlets covered this week:

U.S. Department of Justice sues Texas over new political maps (The Texas Tribune)

The omicron variant of the coronavirus has arrived in Texas; here's what you need to know (The Dallas Morning News)

'A life and death matter': Texas counties, cities sound off on electric market changes (KXAN-TV Austin)

NACo Board approves 11 legislative priorities (County News, NACo)

Texas rural land rush is gobbling up thousands of acres (The Dallas Morning News)

It's Hard Out Here — Way, Way, Way Out Here — for a Medic (Texas Monthly)