NEW: We obtained records that show Houston police have called ICE nearly 60 times this year, including on a woman who was reporting domestic violence by her ex-husband. Latest w Matt Willoughby-deGrood houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

🧵All eyes were on Elon Musk as he slashed his way through Washington this year. But what about the Texas Capitol? I set about tracking Musk's influence here, where he's moved most of his companies. His star may be fading in DC. But Musk had a very good year in Texas. #txlege

Today DHS Secretary Kristi Noem signed a waiver paving way for installing 17 miles of buoys in Rio Grande near Brownsville. Noem cited “high levels of illegal entry” to justify the move. There’s just 1 problem—her assertion is untrue. My latest for MySA: mysanantonio.com/news/south-tex…

At least 43 people have died in Kerrville-area floods and dozens are still missing. Disaster relief organizations have deployed to the Texas Hill Country to help those affected. Here are some ways you can help. l8r.it/fLkS

2016, my father was caught in a flash flood driving from Houston to Austin and almost drowned, had to be rescued by emergency vehicles, & car was destroyed. Flash flooding has been a terrifying issue in Texas for years. Situation is worse, & politicians not taking it seriously

On June 18, when a Starship rocket exploded at the SpaceX facility near Brownsville, the city received 123 emergency calls in just two hours. The flood of 911 calls, along with the dangerous situation at SpaceX, placed an incredible strain on the city's emergency services #rgv

A growing number of U.S. citizens — many of them Latinos — are reporting they were detained by immigration agents in what critics say are instances of racial profiling and overzealous policing. In one case, a U.S. citizen says he was in immigration detention for 10 days.

i know i am annoying but i am once again saying we need people to *stay* focused on making sure people get emergency information *until the problem is fixed* and you need to worry about it *where you live too* not just in kerr county because this problem is *widespread*

Doing a PSA on the internet to remind y'all that if you're doing flood recovery work or you live in Texas, which regularly floods, you should make sure you're up to date on your Tdap vaccine.