scoop — The Washington Post is piloting a program that will allow sources in its articles to annotate the stories they’re mentioned in. Here's the memo from executive editor Matt Murray:

Rep. Drew Darby on the pressure from the Senate/Office of the Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick to pass a THC ban this session: "We were given an ultimatum. If it didn't go back to a complete ban, then there would not be another House bill advanced in the Texas Senate. That was perfectly clear." #txlege

Fmr VP Pence earlier this month wrote a letter to a Jan. 6 defendant who refused Trump’s pardon, expressing “admiration” for her choice to reject the clemency & accept responsibility. A spox for Pence confirmed the letter’s authenticity: thehill.com/regulation/cou…

NEW: Several current and former staffers of AG Ken Paxton's office are trading explosive accusations in new filings, the latest of which alleges that Paxton's top deputy obstructed justice and tampered w/ witnesses during his 2023 impeachment. houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…

"A second strip, in southern Texas, will become a part of Joint Base San Antonio, said the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss operational details." nytimes.com/2025/06/25/us/… via @NYTimes #rgv

Texas Rep. Stan Kitzman, R-Pattinson, announces for reelection. The third-term Rep. is facing a primary challenge from Dennis Geesaman in District 85, which encompasses La Grange and the counties of Austin, Colorado, Fayette and Waller to the west of Houston. #txlege

Texas Supreme Court rules that trial courts do NOT have the authority to compel the governor and attorney general to release info under the public information act. Nonprofit American Oversight had sought records about Jan. 6 and Uvalde. Background: houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…

American Oversight And this gets wonky, but I should clarify -- they don't have the authority using a legal filing called a writ of mandamus, ruling says. The court notes plaintiffs can still achieve similar result by winning an injunction in a case challenging a gov't's violation of pub info act.

SCOTUS upholds Texas’ 2023 age verification law for porn sites: supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf… #txlege

JUST IN: Texas’ age verification law for porn upheld by U.S. Supreme Court houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…

In the lawsuit against Chris Ekstrom and his PAC where he sent mass text messages in a campaign against Pat Curry, Ekstrom’s motion to dismiss citing TCPA was denied.

Congressman Craig Goldman adds to resounding calls from Texas Republicans for Tarrant County GOP chair Bo French to resign over antisemitic comments #txlege

Texas Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, R-Southlake, seconding Dan Patrick #txlege

In effect, the Supreme Court ruled that only it could decide issues on a national level. And then, with thousands and thousands of people waiting in limbo for resolution of many legally disputed Trump orders, the justices went on summer vacation, not to return until October.

I’m in Kerrville, where I spoke to a man who said he and his wife were swept underwater. He tried to swim toward her voice, he said, but lost her when he was struck in the head by debris. He survived by holding onto a tree. #floods #Texas nytimes.com/2025/07/04/us/… via @NYTimes