Texas Senate is voting on final passage of Senate Bill 8, which would effectively ban abortions after about 6 weeks of pregnancy (when fetal heartbeat can be detected). #txlege The bill passes with a vote of 19-12...almost a party-line vote.

Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr., D-Brownsville, typically votes with Republicans on anti-abortion legislation. He spoke in favor of the measure from the floor.

Now heads to House. #txlege

Texas Senate is taking up SB 3 from Sen. Schwertner, which he says "comprehensively addresses the root issues" behind the power outages that swept the state.

Here is a summary of the legislation: capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/an… #txlege This bill touches a number of issues #txlege lawmakers want to act on this session, including creating an energy emergency alert, requiring weatherization at natural gas facilities & pipelines and requiring various agencies responsible for energy delivery to coordinate.

Listen, I don't blame you if you are lost in the sea of debate letters that have gone back & forth between @TedCruz and @BetoORourke.

Don't worry, I'm here to help!

Here is a rundown of what has happened so far (which will be updated): @tedcruz @BetoORourke 1: In April, O'Rourke's campaign manager wrote a letter to Cruz's team, challenging the senator to six debates, including two in Spanish. elpasotimes.com/story/news/pol… (Read @PatrickSvitek on that)