BREAKING: Early voting results for open State Senate District 9 seat:
Democrat @TaylorRehmetTX leads Republican @LeighForTexas 56%-44%. Results from today will come later.
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NEW: Today, six bills filed in response to the deadly Central Texas floods last month will be voted on by the Texas House. Also, the Texas Senate Congressional Redistricting Committee will meet to pass the new Congressional maps before sending to the full Senate. @CBSNewsTexas
NEW: Central Texas Congressman @chiproytx announces he’s running for Texas Attorney General, expanding the field in the GOP primary. He’s the 4th Republican in the race. @CBSNewsTexas
NEW: HB 4, the newly drawn Congressional maps Democrats blocked for two weeks, will go to the House floor tomorrow for a vote. A House committee approved it along party lines yesterday, 12-8. @CBSNewsTexas
BREAKING: Nine Texas Senate Democrats have walked off the Senate floor during session to protest the pending vote on new Congressional maps. They say they’re showing solidarity with House Democrats who broke quorum. Senate Democrats holding are news conference now. @CBSNewsTexas
Stuck in the middle. Looking at the thunderstorm in the Grapevine area and panning over to see the storm in northern Tarrant County at 8:05pm Wednesday. #firstalertdfw@CBSNewsTexas
NEW: @DanPatrick statement on @GregAbbott_TX veto of SB 3, THC ban, one of his top legislative priorities. Patrick says the Gov. had been “totally silent” on the bill during the legislative session. Lt. Gov. says he will hold a news conference on this issue today. @CBSNewsTexas
NEW: @GregAbbott_TX announces he vetoed SB 3, the ban on THC & is calling lawmakers back for a special session July 21 to strongly regulate it. Gov: “Senate Bill 3 is well-intentioned. But it would never go into effect because of valid constitutional challenges.” @CBSNewsTexas
NEW: Texas lawmakers have received this alert today from DPS. It comes after two Minnesota state lawmakers & their spouses were shot at their homes overnight. One of the lawmakers and her husband were killed. Minnesota police call it targeted political violence. @CBSNewsTexas