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NEW: State lawmakers have reached a deal on how to allocate more than $3 billion in new property tax relief. Read how in Houston Chronicle houstonchronicle.com/politics/artic…

NEW in Houston Chronicle: Lawmakers hope desalination can bring new water to Texas. Critics want protections for the coast. “If we want seawater desalination to be our long-term water supply strategy, we better do it right." Texas Sierra Club houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…

🇺🇸 Desalination Spurs Calls For Regulations ▫Lawmakers hope desalination can bring new water to Texas. Critics want protections for the coast ▫Megan Kimble ▫is.gd/96Me64 #frontpagestoday #USA Houston Chronicle 🇺🇸

SB 38 — the Senate’s anti-squatters bill — failed to advance in House JCJ this afternoon by a 5-3 vote. Needed 6 votes. #txlege

JCJ is now reconsidering this anti-squatters bill, SB 38. Richard Hayes says there are two floor amendments that’ll fix parts of the bill that caused it to miss the mark on the first committee vote. #txlege

Psst... guess what? There's been lots of movement and change over Houston Chronicle, and I am so so SO elated to have a bunch of new teammates on the local government team! Y'all know me already (if not, hi hello I cover Houston City Hall), but let me introduce you to the team: 🧵

How a bill to speed up evictions is testing Texas’ powerful landlord lobby trib.al/gkRcDjH

The Texas Apartment Association has been a powerful force in Austin for decades, helping turn TX into one of the most landlord-friendly states. Megan Kimble and I show how a bill marketed as a crackdown on squatting is testing the group’s influence houstonchronicle.com/projects/2025/…

Texas House passes watered-down evictions overhaul after GOP pushback via ⁦Megan Kimble⁩ houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas… #txlege

For decades, the Texas Apartment Association has influenced lawmakers to weaken tenants’ rights. Now they want the right to evict tenants without a court proceeding. Megan Kimble houstonchronicle.com/projects/2025/…

BREAKING: Lawyers for YES on Prop B - Fair for Houston have filed an injunction against John Whitmire and Houston City Council over its requests to comply with city law on transportation council representation. houstonchronicle.com/politics/houst… via Houston Chronicle

New property tax relief for homeowners and businesses is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk and onto the November ballot. NEW in Houston Chronicle houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…

Reminder that HB1576 would have established a grant program for home fortification including hail-resistant rooftops. Oh well, let the insurance claims begin again. #txlege #nextsession

NEW in Houston Chronicle: After months of wrangling, lawmakers reach a deal to spend billions shoring up the state's water supply, agreeing to a 50/50 split between new water supply projects and aging infrastructure in need of repair. houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…

"Ideal outcome" in the works as key water legislation nears final outcome. Great reporting on major #txwater initiatives by Megan Kimble with the Houston Chronicle. #txlege houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…

🇺🇸 Texas To Shore Up Water Supply ▫Lawmakers reach deal to spend billions on pipelines, infrastructure ▫Megan Kimble ▫is.gd/B9hAJn #frontpagestoday #USA Austin Statesman

happy to report I got "eschew" into a story houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…