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The case of Senator E.L. Alford, who was expelled from his seat in 1870, provides lessons for today.

Gov. Greg Abbott filed an emergency petition with the Supreme Court of Texas to remove state Rep. Gene Wu from office.

Gov. Greg Abbott says the dozens of Democrats who fled the state to block a redraw of the state’s congressional maps could also be charged with bribery or be removed from their seats. Ethics experts question his threats.

CBD and CBG, cannabinoids that aren’t psychoactive, would be available to those 21 and over.

A panel of Texas House and Senate lawmakers held a joint meeting Wednesday where they discussed the state’s response to the devastating July 4 flash flooding that left more than 130 dead.

After an attempt to ban THC was vetoed by Gov. Greg Abbott last month, the Texas Senate has revived similar legislation in the state’s current special session. The chamber held its first hearing Tuesday on Senate Bill 5. The proposal, which is backed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, bans THC and puts regulations on products containing CBD and CBG.

The state Legislature will look at proposals for emergency preparedness in a special session that was already planned over hemp laws. A bill to help build emergency systems failed in the spring.

President Trump is seeking to pick up at least four, potentially five, Texas congressional seats for Republicans in a midterm election cycle that ordinarily would favor the Democrats.

When we asked for the emails, the governor’s office said some of the correspondence with the billionaire and his companies contains “intimate� information that isn’t of “legitimate concern to the public.�

Sixteen Texas families filed the case against multiple school districts across the state, asserting Senate Bill 10 violates the First Amendment.