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Second special session gaveled to a closeThe second special session of the Texas Legislature ended last Thursday with a new congressional map, flood relief and safety measures but a stalemate on whether to ban or regulate THC.

I’m Back...

My time away from writing the last two months—for repairs, rejuvenation, re-connection and respite from the world of 24/7 caregiving—has been more than rewarding. Resulting are at least two more “R” words: Resumption and re-commitment.Truly I have missed writing weekly.

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State CapitalRedistricting bill heads to Abbott’s deskBoth the Texas House and Senate have passed a mid-decade redistricting bill that positions the GOP to pick up five additional congressional seats next year.

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State CapitalSpecial session ends; Dems make new demands With a quorum-breaking number of House Democrats still out of state, House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, gaveled the first special session to an end Friday. Gov.

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State CapitalPaxton sues to remove 13 absent Democrat House members Attorney General Ken Paxton has asked the Texas Supreme Court to remove 13 of the more than 50 House Democrats who fled the state to break quorum and effectively halt the special session to prevent a mid-decade redistricting plan,...

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State CapitalGOP legislators unveil redistricting map as Dems fleeTexas Democrats left the state Sunday in hopes of derailing a mid-decade redistricting plan, The Dallas Morning News reported.State Rep.

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Kerr County death toll now at 108; two still missingThe number of people still missing in the July 4 Kerr County flood dropped to two after another body was recovered last week, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

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Why Do You Pray? and When Do You Pray?I would guess that most of us can recite “The Lord’s Prayer” without even thinking about what we are saying. It’s automatic, ahhhh but there’s the problem.

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State CapitalAbbott: Flooding death toll now at 135Gov. Greg Abbott said late last week that the statewide death toll from the catastrophic flooding in the Hill Country stands at 135, and the number of persons missing has dropped to three.

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State CapitalKerr County death toll tops 100, with 161 still missingSearch teams have recovered 103 bodies in Kerr County after the devastating July 4 floods along the Guadalupe River, with Gov. Greg Abbott saying at least 161 people were still unaccounted for.