Conservatives may see odds for passing legislation evaporate with payback move for Dems holding HJRs hostage that punishes colleagues from both parties and could lead to record numbers of measures dying without votes in marathon meetings. more @GregAbbott_TX and @SecretaryBurgum in Anahuac on April 24   Train wreck could be in making after tax break proposal fails to get sufficient support to pass as payback that Dems promised if ruling Republicans denied Texas voters right to make final call on school vouchers. more Rafael Anchia gets House OK for Pope Francis resolution on April 24   Shelley Luther speaks on amendment in Texas House on April 22 Texas loses luster as anti-abortion hotbed after House panel pulls plug abruptly on plan to hear proposal that would classify procedure as murder with death penalty threat in move that chairman and speaker team blame on each other. more   Timeline on Greg Abbott lunch with developer, $100,000 in campaign cash from wife and letters to Treasury that set stage for explosive growth in community where he took credit for deportation raid could come back to haunt potential bid for White House. more @GregAbbott_TX shows troops string wire at Rio Grande on April 22   New Netflix show Ransom Canyon top-rated series on April 20 Steamy western that's #1 on streaming app would have been prime contender for incentives from state where it's set but chose New Mexico for shoot instead with production that employed more than 700 locals with big economy boost. more   Lieutenant governor won't roll the dice on potential conference committee meltdown with decision to have GOP senators rubber-stamp more restrictive west wing version to get plan to Abbott and put fight to rest. more @DanPatrick thanks president for fighting for state on April 15   @GregAbbott_TX thanks Texas House for vouchers bill in advance April 16 Governor uses fear to break House stranglehold on school choice plan he failed to sell on the merits as six Republicans fold in fight to stop plan and claim they won concessions from sponsor for newfound support. more   Lobbyists with links to new west wing leader and Republicans who wielded gavel before him get ratings bumps as competition intensifies thanks in part to governor's vouchers vengeance that fuels exodus from Legislature through revolving door. more Dennis Bonnen Lauren Fleming Margo Cardwell