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Top Republicans in the Texas Legislature announced the creation of committees tasked with “getting to the bottom of” the July flooding that killed more than 130 people, including 25 young girls and two teenage counselors at Camp Mystic.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/flooding/2025/10/14/533314/new-legislative-panels-will-investigate-facts-and-circumstances-of-deadly-central-texas-floods/

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New legislative panels will investigate ‘facts and circumstances’ of deadly Central Texas floods

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Camp Mystic leaders would be invited to testify before the committees, as part of what Speaker Dustin Burrows said would be a “comprehensive and thorough review.”

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Houston Public MediaAug 8, 2025

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and House Speaker Dustin Burrows are asking an Illinois court to enforce arrest warrants against Democratic lawmakers who have left the state to delay passage of a GOP-backed congressional map.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/08/08/528294/paxton-burrows-ask-illinois-court-to-enforce-texas-arrest-warrants-against-democrats-who-left-the-state/

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Paxton, Burrows ask Illinois court to enforce Texas arrest warrants against Democrats who left the state

The attorney general is calling on the “full faith and credit” clause of the U.S. Constitution, which says states should typically honor each other’s judicial proceedings.

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Houston Public MediaApr 23, 2025

Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation on Wednesday to create a government entity similar to the federal Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/04/23/519617/texas-creates-its-own-doge-to-make-the-state-more-business-friendly/

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Texas creates its own DOGE to make the state more business friendly

The office will launch in 2026 and cost about $10 million to operate through 2027, according to the bill’s fiscal note.

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Houston Public MediaJan 22, 2025

The Texas Senate and House filed their respective versions of the 2026-2027 state budget on Wednesday. Both versions set aside an equal amount, $1 billion, to pay for a school vouchers program,

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/01/22/511589/texas-senate-house-unveil-budget-proposals-each-just-over-330-billion/

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Texas Senate, House unveil budget proposals, each just over $330 billion

Both proposed budgets earmark $1 billion for a school vouchers program.

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