Bayliss Wagner

Now that the #txlege is out, time for a ✨professional update✨ Starting this week, I’ll be moving into a new role as a data & investigative reporter for the @statesman! Would love to hear any tips, ideas or questions you all have whenever they come up 📥 (1/3)

New: In a FB post, @VoteGiovanni says he will not seek re-election in 2026. #txlege facebook.com/share/p/16XG8G…?

Invited testimony at tomorrow’s #txlege joint Disaster Preparedness & Flooding committees will include several state agency heads, the Texas Water Development Board, river authority officials and a panel on emergency communications, per agenda:

Lt. Gov. @DanPatrick announces the slate of bills for the 89(1) special session. #txlege

NEWS: Gov. @GregAbbott_TX tells me he wants to BAN intoxicating consumable THC products in Texas: "The only hemp product that's going to be out there is non-intoxicating hemp, which is below 3 milligrams of THC." Story tk via @impactnews #txlege

NEW: Gov. Greg Abbott told members of Congress he was skeptical about calling a special session to redraw Texas’ congressional maps. Most Texas Republicans were not a fan, either. Then Trump called. How the redistricting effort came to be: @TexasTribune texastribune.org/2025/07/22/tex…

NEW: Gov. @GregAbbott_TX vetoed a unanimously-passed 2019 bill that would have allowed Texans to sign up for local emergency warning systems while obtaining or renewing a driver's license. Experts say it could have helped during the floods. #txlege statesman.com/story/news/pol…

texas house democrats tell speaker burrows they refuse to work on any legislation other than disaster response until it is addressed: bit.ly/3GX4KF5

Some notable #txlege Senate bills filed today: - @PhilKingTX's SR 5, establishing the upper chamber's redistricting process - @electcharles' SB 5, regulating consumable hemp products - @JudithZaffirini's SB 35, relating to flood safety requirements for youth camps near rivers

Happening now: ⁦@GregCasar⁩ joins a press conference ahead of the opening of the special session on redistricting to say Democrats should consider filibustering and/or quorum busting to block the map redrawing. #txlege

Texas' special legislative session starts today. @isaacyu_ and @JohnnieMo break down the major issues, from a THC ban to flood relief: houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…

Hamilton and Travis counties are now in President Trump’s Major Disaster Declaration. Our federal partnership is key to help impacted Texas communities recover and rebuild.

Good get from @HoustonChron's @benwermund: Joe Gebbia is behind a recent $1M contribution to Gov. Greg Abbott's campaign. Abbott's folks pledged to fix his report after the Chron pointed out it did not have the necessary info regarding the contribution. Gebbia, who co-founded…

Inbox: Texas House Rep. Ron Reynolds, D-Missouri City, says he is willing to break quorum over congressional redistricting. "I am ready, willing, and able to get into good trouble by breaking quorum when justice is on the line," the chair of the House Black Caucus says. #txlege

New: San Antonio appeals court orders Uvalde County and Uvalde CISD to release records related to Robb Elementary shooting in lawsuit filed by media coalition #txlege statesman.com/story/news/pol…

A massive five-day event that offers free health services across the Rio Grande Valley was abruptly cancelled last week because of cuts to the Texas Department of State Health Services’ federal funding. bit.ly/4lvPmhV

gov abbott raised 20 million and has 86 million cash on hand : bit.ly/4kJGG6l

I spent my day yesterday talking to folks in the Big Sandy Creek area. I asked people what they think the community needs most right now. Almost everyone had the same answer: more volunteers.

Quorum Report has learned US House Democratic Leader Jeffries, former AG Holder, and DNC Chair Martin were slated to speak to Texas House Democrats, encouraging state lawmakers not to help the GOP redraw Congressional districts in Trump’s bid to avoid another impeachment #TxLege