In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. Justice Department sued Texas over its law banning most abortions. A federal judge in Florida struck down a Republican-backed law targeting violent protests. Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are asking the supreme court to reject proxy voting during the pandemic. Hot, dry conditions have mostly returned to California, raising new wildfires risks.

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