A 12 News EXCLUSIVE: ESA home/private school parents used education tax dollars on diamond rings, Kenmore appliances, and even lingerie. They also bought 200 Apple iPhones, 50 smart TVs, and dozens of gift cards up to $500 each. Watch our exclusive at 4 and 6 p.m. on @12news

Diamond rings, luxury resorts, and sexy lingerie. See how Empowerment Scholarship Account home/private school families used your education tax dollars to enrich themselves while teachers beg for basic school supplies. A @12news Exclusive: 12news.com/article/news/i…

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Long line of Californians outside of the Assembly Elections Committee hearing — all testifying in opposition to Democrats’ redistricting ballot measure and proposed changes to state’s congressional maps. By my count, about a dozen testified in support but dozens against. #CALeg

It appears Rep. Nicole Collier, who has been on the Texas House floor since yesterday, has filed a habeas petition, challenging the House’s requirement that members who returned from their quorum break be released into DPS custody

A group of Texas Dems rip up their permission slips to leave the House, returning to spend the night in protest of leadership’s move to monitor their movements with DPS officers. “Nicole was right.” Rep. Penny Morales Shaw Senfronia Thompson Representative Mihaela E. Pleșa Cassandra Garcia Hernandez Bowers For Texas

Sadly, we still have to explain that slavery was indeed bad. And you can’t understand American history without grappling with its wide ranging impacts.

House Admin Chair Charlie Geren told me yesterday the plan is to try for third reading passage today. Also said the gallery WILL be open… “until there’s a disturbance”

.Gene Wu has filed an amendment to the new congressional map which would only make them take effect AFTER the U.S. Department of Justice releases the Epstein Files. It will almost certainly fail, but it will require Rs to vote against releasing the files. #txlege

Demonstrators and reporters are in their places ahead of the House floor debate on redistricting. #txlege

Six flood-related bills on the #txlege House’s Thursday calendar: - HB 1 (youth camp safety) - HB 2 (emergency manager licensing, etc.) - HB 3 (first responder comms + interoperability) - HB 5 (flood relief grants) - HB 20 (donation fraud) - HB 22 (broadband/comms funding)

.@TMF is back on the Texas House floor for the first time today. House members will vote on a proposed congressional map that started the quorum break drama in the first place.

At the Capitol this morning, where Camp Mystic families who lost their daughters are beginning testimony. Legislators are taking up bills that would make changes, after there was no warning prior to devastating floods. KXAN News

The family of Camp Mystic camper Cile Steward is testifying in favor of camp safety legislation right now. Her mother, Cici Williams, said Cile is the only camper who has not been found. She said their family is "trapped in agony" and "unable to find peace." KXAN News

.Phil King said he's not surprised by the temporary injunction against his Ten Commandments in classrooms bill. “I have the highest level of confidence that this injunction will be overturned on appeal." Expect an appeal coming in the days ahead. kxan.com/news/texas/fed…

Flanked by almost every single Texas House Republican (Harrison is off to the side), Todd Hunter is now closing on HB 4, the plan to redraw 37 of Texas’ 38 congressional districts. A vote is imminent. #txlege

NEW: Initial passage of new congressional maps just happened in the Texas House by a vote of 88-52. The House is adjourning until 5:25pm when it will begin another legislative day procedurally to give final approval to the Republican redistricting plan. KXAN News

BREAKING: The Republican redistricting plan officially had final passage in the Texas House after hours of debate. The vote was 88-52. The measure now heads to the Texas Senate, where it’s expected the redrawn congressional maps will get swift approval. KXAN News

NEW: The California Supreme Court has rejected GOP lawmakers' effort to block a mid-decade redistricting.

JUST IN: California Supreme Court DENIES Republicans’ request to intervene and slow down Democrats' redistricting legislation, which #CALeg is expected to pass on floor tomorrow. GOP lawmakers who filed vowing to keep fighting in court and at ballot box: "Although the Court