“Well before the freezing temperatures arrived, Defendants began to decrease production of natural gas to drive up the price.” PART 2 in my series on the lawsuits accusing natural gas pipeline companies of triggering the 2021 freeze. #txlegehoustonchronicle.com/business/colum… Texas has 36,234 miles of intrastate pipelines that are exempt from federal regulation. Unlike any other state, Texas allows pipeline companies to own the gas in their pipes, making it easy for the owners to manipulate flows and prices. They'd done it before.

Sunday column: Voters in the @TexasGOP runoffs chose corruption and coercion rather than change last week. Republican leaders have put business people on notice to get with the program. Let me explain how in this thread: houstonchronicle.com/business/colum… @HoustonChron #txlege The Republican primary has been the only statewide election that has counted since 1994, the last time a Democrat won. Tuesday’s run-offs were a chance for Republicans to dump controversial incumbents. They didn’t.

During #BannedBooksWeek, Lt. Gov. @DanPatrick is trying to cancel our book (Forget The Alamo) again — this time w/ a show trial masquerading as a panel. He says he doesn’t care whether we show up or not, he aims to make an example of us. THREAD: He tried to do this little trial at @UTAustin, but they wriggled out of it. So now he’s falling back to his trusted propaganda outlet, @bullockmuseum, to cancel me and my coauthors @JasStanford and @BryanBurrough houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…

BANNED at the BULLOCK MUSEUM! Tonight @bryanborrough and I were supposed to talk about the craft of writing with Becka Oliver from @WritersLeague. Just hours before the even, @BullockMuseum canceled without contacting Bryan or I with an explanation. #ForgettheAlamo A thread ... A @BullockMuseum employee says they had to cancel following a social media campaign by rightwingers and an order from the board, which includes @GovAbbott, @DanPatrickTX, @DadePhelan and @DrSchwertner. Apparently, they worry true Texas history might get out. #ForgettheAlamo

Unemployment is at record lows, but the uninsured rate is growing; the economy is expanding, but so is poverty. A thread and a column about why conservative promises about trickledown economics didn’t pan out. houstonchronicle.com/business/colum… @HoustonChron #txlege @HoustonChron The rich are getting richer, and the poor are getting poorer despite a record-long economic expansion and massive tax cuts. And nowhere is America’s economic divide more evident than in Texas.