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A new variant; the thankless job of pandemic research; and our right to die. 

Researchers in Hong Kong, Botswana, and South Africa were the first to sound the alarm.

In this week's newsletter: Explaining the origin and implications of Question 3; Question 2 asks Maine voters to borrow for transportation improvements (again); Gov. Mills votes ‘no’ on Question 1; U.S. Energy secretary backs the corridor; Mills steps up public appearances.

Abbott vetoed a section of the state budget that funds the Legislature — including salaries and benefits of 2,100 employees — as punishment for House Democrats' May walkout to prevent passage of a controversial voting bill.

Gov. Greg Abbott had hoped to use his veto of legislative funding as leverage to force Democrats to stay in Austin for a special session. That didnt work.

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Texas lawmakers take first steps to restore Legislature’s funding after Abbott’s veto Texas Tribune Published:  Updated:  Tags:  Gov. Abbott declines to take questions from reporters during the legislative session on the house floor on Sunday, May 23, 2021. Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas lawmakers are moving swiftly to reinstate funding for the Texas Legislature, vetoed last month by Gov. Greg Abbott, tha...

Dallas Morning News Surely I am not the only Texas observer who sees a certain irony in Gov. Greg Abbott summoning legislators back to Austin for a special session ... given his veto of money to pay for legislative staffers salaries. Think of this for just a moment. Abbott became angry with Texas House Democrats because they walked off the House floor to prevent a voter suppression bill to become law during the regular legislative session. He vetoed legislators staff money to pay them back fo...

Heidi Pérez-Moreno Texas Tribune When Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed funding for Texas’ legislative branch, he said he was taking the drastic action as retribution after more than 30 Democrats walked out of the regular session, killing a GOP priority voting bill. But the veto of the Legislature’s funding reaches far beyond the $600 monthly stipend for the more than 30 House Democrats in Abbott’s crosshairs. It goes further than the 150 members of the House and the 31 members of the Senate. In f...

Texas News 2,100 state workers caught in the crosshairs of veto of legislature funding When Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed funding for Texas legislative branch, he said he was taking the drastic action as retribution after more than 30 Democrats walked out of the regular session, killing a GOP priority voting bill. by Heidi Perez-Moreno | The Texas Tribune Jul. 3 2021 @ 8:52pm A staffer passes out papers while state Rep. Diego Bernal, D-San Antonio, speaks during session on the House floor at the stat...