Capital Highlights by Ed Sterling W hile the Memorial Day holiday was observed across Texas, lawmakers stayed busy at the state Capitol, voting on key bills in the final three days of the 86th Texas Legislature’s 140-day regular session. Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Denni...

A proposed constitutional amendment that could provide state funding meant to prevent catastrophic flooding will head to the voters this November. The measure, known as House Joint Resolution (HJR) 4, would create a Flood Infrastructure Fund (FIF) that could allocate money for drainage, flood mitiga...