No House quorum today, @DadePhelan says. 93 members present. #txlege
Here we go?

“The chair anticipates the arrival of several members within the hour," Phelan says. "The House stands at ease pending their arrival." #txlege
Phelan appears to count one more member present, so we're at 94. Six more until quorum. #txlege
Clardy is present, Phelan says, bringing us to 95. The House stands at ease again. #txlege
Clardy tested positive for COVID-19 on July 30 and had been quarantining, per his office: texastribune.org/2021/08/05/tra… #txlege
Clardy is quarantining in a room near the chamber, per @cassi_pollock:
(Of course the positive test date, which was 10 days ago, isn't key to CDC guidance here. CDC guidance says Clardy can be around others 10 days after symptoms first appeared as long as a couple other conditions are met.) cdc.gov/coronavirus/20…

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10 Jun
"I will announce next week the plan for the state of Texas to begin building the border wall in the state of Texas," @GovAbbott says in Del Rio
Abbott said this at border security summit, where he also said he'd issue a new disaster declaration next week in which DPS "will work w/ local officials to arrest anyone who enters our state illegally & is found trespassing, engaged in vandalism, criminal mischief or smuggling."
A couple other announcements Abbott made there:
- formation of Governor's Task Force on Border and Homeland Security, which will meet every two weeks
- "invoking an interstate compact power" w/ Arizona on border security, hoping other states join
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10 Jun
Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price announces run for Tarrant County judge texastribune.org/2021/06/10/bet…
Price's primary competition: @TimothyOHare, ex-@tarrantgop chair who's been endorsed by @michaelcburgess, @Bethvanduyne, @StephanieKlick, @JeffCasonTexas, @RepMattKrause, @reptinderholt, @DavidCookTexas, @BillWaybourn and current county GOP chair Rick Barnes.
Official statement from Price:
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27 May
.@GovAbbott, asked at Fort Worth presser about @DanPatrick's call for a special session: "That’s pretty goofy because everybody knows there’s only one person with the authority to call a special session, and that’s the governor." #txlege
Abbott: “If anybody tries to force this, it’s not gonna be like ... in the past where we’ll have 40 items. ... The only thing I will be putting on there are things I want [passed]. ... We’re gonna go 1 item at a time. ... Not until they pass that item, we move on to another item"
Abbott: "If anybody tries to hold hostage this...session to force a special...that person will be putting their members...potentially into a special...4 another 2 yrs until the next reg session bc I’m gonna make sure we get things passed, not just open up some debating society."
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18 Mar
At Capitol presser, @DanPatrick increases pressure on @GovAbbott to act on electricity repricing. Patrick notes Abbott has "extraordinary powers" under emergency declaration and he could take swift action on repricing if he wanted to. #txlege
.@DanPatrick asks @GovAbbott to "order, under the emergency orders you have, the PUC chair to tell ERCOT to correct that price" #txlege
If @GovAbbott doesn't do that, he can order the PUC chair to tell ERCOT that prices are under investigation, which would extend Friday deadline, @DanPatrick says. #txlege
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17 Mar
No PUC news from @GovAbbott at Dallas presser #txlege
Do you agree with the House or Senate approach to repricing? "I've already made multiple comments about that, and I'll just leave those comments. You can pull them up," @GovAbbott said. #txlege
Why'd you ask for D'Andrea's resignation? Abbott: "We want to make sure that we are going to show the vision to our fellow Texans that we are charting a new and fresh course for the [PUC], and the action that I made is one of many steps that will be taken to achieve those goals."
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3 Mar
Surprise! @DanRodimer just showed up at Texas SOS office in Austin to file for #TX06. Less than an hour until filing deadline.
Asked him if he was filing for #TX06.

"You know it, brother. Hey, everything's bigger in Texas, man — and you can see the size of me"
Rodimer: "I'm running because we need to fight to keep our constitutional-friendly states."

"We need fighters in Texas, and and that's what I'm coming here for. I'm moving back to Texas. I have six children and I want them to be raised in a constitutional-friendly state." #TX06
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