Louisiana Republican legislators are outraged about a plan by Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration to start requiring some students to get the coronavirus vaccination. A long-time Arkansas state legislator who left the GOP said he won't run for re-election. An economist with the Dallas Fed says the release of 50 million barrels of oil won't make a lot of difference to the market. And analysts expect about 12% more Texans will be traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday.

The U.S. Supreme Court could rule today on Texas’ 6 weeks’ abortion ban. Beto O'Rourke, the former Democratic congressman from El Paso, is hosting rallies across Texas to launch his run for governor. The Caddo Parish Commission is mulling over a possible ordinance that would require dogs and cats to get spayed. Researchers are calling on the public to report monarch butterfly sightings in eight southern and Gulf states.