Hannah Norton

Covering the state of Texas + #txlege for Community Impact @impactnews | Seattle grown, @Mizzou made 🐅 | [email protected]

[Rebekah Allen @rebekahallen]

Greg Abbott said no new $ for Flock. But DPS says they will keep the cameras they have. That means DPS' massive network of cameras, which was accessed 600K times in 1 month, every 4 seconds, will continue on.

another @a_y_denrunnels exclusive:

https://t.co/e0ZUMhD2t7

[Lauren McGaughy @lmcgaughy]

NYT Source: A federal grand jury has indicted an ICE officer on charges of making false statements about a nonfatal shooting in Minnesota last winter.

The officer had been held in Texas, with state here officials refusing to extradite him, before he was released last week. Story by Mitch Smith and @londonoe.
https://t.co/F5Fj9hV5ih

[Hannah Norton @hannahdnorton]

Over 1.5 months after this year's South-Central TX flooding, 19 counties will receive disaster assistance from @fema, officials announced today. No word on individual assistance.

"Local officials will now have needed resources to recover and rebuild," Gov. @GregAbbott_TX said.

[Jack Fink @cbs11jack]

NEW: @KenPaxtonTX campaign Sr. Advisor Nick Maddux on CNN debate: “No Texan wants to watch James Talarico and two of his fellow far-left activists posing as moderators spew left-wing talking points in a “debate”, or what they would try to turn into a CCP-style struggle session.”

[Texas Tribune @TexasTribune]

Breaking: Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered all state agencies to pause funding for Flock cameras as scrutiny over the AI-powered surveillance devices has mounted. https://t.co/QBvQJHNRPV

[Renzo Downey @RenzoDowney]

.@ShelbySlawson pushes back on Bastrop Mayor Ishmael Harris’ explanation for why the City Council held a workshop in 100 miles away in Fredericksburg, with hot-button topics like Flock cameras and data centers.

#txlege

[Patrick Svitek @PatrickSvitek]

Trump confirms his fundraiser tonight in Houston is meant to help Ken Paxton in #TXSEN.

“We’re working very hard. We want to win that race.”

“I’m going to help Ken Paxton and I’m going to spend a lot of time in Texas.”

[Brandon Carter @brandonetc]

a stunning lede in @lindsayzoladz's remembrance of Dolly Parton https://t.co/H3urlJOsiB

[Lawrence Mower @lmower3]

NEW: On the list of 2,198 "filthy, dirty, vulgar books" flagged by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is one of the seminal books about the Holocaust: "Night"

Books on the list don't belong in schools, he said.

But "Night" is on the state's required reading list:
https://t.co/VoSQO0AsOq

[Ryan Autullo @RyanAutullo]

Meta struck $1B side deal with Texas, separate from nearly $17B multistate settlement.

Unlike Texas' past $1B plus settlements with Meta & Google, there are no outside firms taking a cut.

It was negotiated by AG Ken Paxton's lawyers. #txlege

https://t.co/S9AZvl8Bqd

[Evan Smith @evanasmith]

something to watch: no democratic statewide has cracked 25% in rural texas in the last six general elections. per this poll, @jamestalarico is doing slightly better #txlege #tx2026

[Alex Ward @alexbward]

In honor of Dolly, everyone must clock out at 5pm.

[Hannah Norton @hannahdnorton]

Gov. @GregAbbott_TX says Texas flags will be lowered in memory of Dolly Parton:

[Greg Abbott @GregAbbott_TX]

So sad to lose this legend.

Texas will lower our flags in her honor.

God Bless Dolly.

[Dolly Parton @DollyParton]

A message from the family of Dolly Parton.

[Hannah Norton @hannahdnorton]

@schwagerTV Brb reaching out to Hanna-Barbera to see if the Jetsons cars are level 2 or level 3

[Hannah Norton @hannahdnorton]

In the autonomous vehicles discussion at #txlege Senate Transportation hearing:

@SenRoyceWest: “Sen. Perry grew up with George Jetson; so did I. Some of you don’t even know who George Jetson is.”

@TeamBettencourt: “They’re not old enough.”

(If I do, does that make me unc?)

[Hannah Norton @hannahdnorton]

@schwagerTV Clearly it’s on autopilot mode

[Meridith Dyer @MeridithDyer_]

In: @GregAbbott_TX appoints @TammieNielsenTX to the State Board of Education District 4, following Staci Childs' resignation.

[quorumreport @quorumreport]

After initially ducking questions on data centers, Paxton unveils plan on the issue that's upending statewide campaigns https://t.co/6GXwaDDQZJ #txlege

[Ben Rowen @ben_c_rowen]

"Since January, I’ve filed more than a hundred records requests across nearly thirty state agencies. I was repeatedly denied, priced out, or strung along and often given records that were wholly redacted." @NicoGutteridge reports on the death of the TPIA:
https://t.co/dnSOEUI7kC