RT @bradj_TX: New: Plaintiffs in the ongoing El Paso redistricting case over the 2021 Texas maps have filed a motion for an injunction agai….

RT @bradj_TX: .@txsenatedem caucus statement on @CarolforTexas’ coming filibuster of the Texas congressional map. #txlege .

RT @bradj_TX: .@BriscoeCain officially launches his #TX9 bid. #txlege .

RT @bradj_TX: New: The proposed rules for the new ESA program have been released by the @txcomptroller’s office. #txlege..

HB 4 is now being discussed in the Texas Senate.

Senate does not concur on SB 5 amendments from the House, move to conference committee. Background:

The Texas Senate has gaveled in, HB 4 (congressional redistricting) is on the calendar. #txlege. Background:

RT @bradj_TX: .@GregAbbott_TX has filed his brief on the merits in his suit at SCOTX trying to get @GeneforTexas’ seat declared vacant: htt….

RT @bradj_TX: Statement from the parents of Camp Mystic flood victims on the passage of HB/SB 1. #txlege

RT @bradj_TX: Here’s part of the memo sent to Texas House Democrats who broke quorum. Shows the members incurred a $7k fine per day absence….

Texas Senate is now recessed until 10am Friday.

Unanimous final passage SB 1.

First bill taken up is SB 1 (flood disaster response). Here is background on the bill:

The Texas Senate has now come to order. #txlege

RT @MaryEliseCos: New: @RepLloydDoggett says “If the courts give Trump a victory in his scheme to maintain control of a compliant House, I….

RT @bradj_TX: .@KenPaxtonTX has filed his merits brief in the SCOTX case attempting to vacate quorum-breaking Democrats’ House seats: https….

RT @bradj_TX: The Texas House is taking up its slate of flooding relief/disaster response bills formed after the July 4 Hill Country floods….

"This bill may not have saved every child. But if this effort saves even one child, one little boy, one little girl, is worth it to me," Darby states.

Rep. Darby is submitting an amendment as a flood sub to HB 1:

Upon laying out HB 1 (flood disaster relief) on the House floor, @DrewDarbyTX says: "Members make no mistake. House Bill 1 is fundamentally a bill about failure.". "The camp failed these girls. The county failed them. The river authority failed them.". "And in a larger sense,.