Governor's marching orders for special session start with disaster package with THC regulation and minors ban, new Congress maps, taxpayer funded lobbying, abortion, property taxes, Staar test, women privacy, police records and more. more
Abbott tells CNN star he's speaking language of losers in canned response with gridiron analogy as red herring from revelations on state and local actions that set stage for cataclysmic outcome with death toll higher than Hurricane Harvey and 161 still missing. more
Locals tried twice without success to get grant to boost system for safety of kids at summer camps as Abbott and emergency chief mum so far on why TDEM rejected Kerr requests for help that could have saved lives in deadliest Texas flood in 100 years. more
Rookie GOP rep decries media and trolls spinning vote against bill to prevent future disasters like deadly flood with statewide communications plan and equipment grants that could be campaign issue for some in House and AG race. more
Abbott says special session gives state shot for real response after government officials leave 750 girls at summer camp defenseless in second deadliest flooding ever here as unthinkable tragedy that could have been prevented. more
East Texas party backs political death sentence for lawmaker who disputes all of 17 censure resolution claims as false, misleading, hypocritical and sign that activists don't understand how House operates in Austin. more
Eleven school districts in line of fire on partisan issue as religious leaders and families from cross-section of faiths sue to stop mandate that appeals court blocked in neighbor state on same day in June that Abbott signed SB 10. more
