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Abbott spent 2 terms guarding his right flank, but a fellow Republican now sees an opening John C. Moritz, Corpus Christi Caller Times Even as Greg Abbott and many fellow Republicans were still basking in what they called Texas' "most conservative 48 hours" in history, a former one-term state senator announced he would challenge the governor from the right in next year's GOP primary. Don Huffines, a scion of a Dallas family that made its fortune in the auto dealership business and a co-founder of a prosperous real estate development company, announced his candidacy in a seri...

Watch live, get live analysis as Texas lawmakers question ERCOT, energy regulators about power outages Madlin Mekelburg, Bob Sechler and Asher Price, Austin American-Statesman "This is the largest train wreck:" Texas senator questions ERCOT CEO about power grid Replay Video UP NEXT Texas lawmakers have embarked on a series of hearings examining the power outages that swept the state amid a frigid winter storm, plunging more than 4 million people into darkness and leaving them without heat — and in some cases, water — for days. There are two hearings happening at the Texa...

Texas lawmakers are conducting two simultaneous hearings examining the power outages that swept the state amid a frigid winter storm, plunging more than 4 million people into darkness and leaving them without heat — and in some cases, water — for days. There are two hearings happening at the Texas Capitol on Friday. You can watch live video footage of both hearings here or continue below for live updates through the day and be sure to follow our reporters on Twitter: Asher Price, John Moritz and Madlin Mekelburg. 3:05 p.m. LCRA general manager says lawmaker should examine ERCOT decis...

Follow along live as Texas lawmakers question energy regulators about power outages that impacted millions amid a winter storm.

UPDATE Anti-abortion forces pregame for near-total abortion ban vote that, as expected, was quickly approved. February 10, 20211:47 pm Sen. Jason Rapert advances his near-total abortion ban through the state Senate. SB 6 now goes to the House. Brian Chilson Lawmakers and other supporters of Senate Bill 6 to ban nearly all abortions in the state rallied at the Capitol Wednesday, a couple of hours before the bill gets its first hearing in committee, scheduled for 2 p.m. Bill sponsor Sen. Jason Rapert (R-Bigelow) emceed the event, which was he...