Keeping up with the lawmaking process in Austin can be difficult. That's why we're launching the Texas Lege [Simplified] text course. Via quick daily texts we'll explain the big issues this legislative session. Sign up here: www.houstonchronicle.com/news/simplif... #txlege @houstonchronicle.com

Republican thought police crack down on freethinkers at state colleges. (Data shows people increasingly get their news from short videos. Do they belong on BlueSky? Lo-res and 60 secs are the current limits.) #txlege @houstonchronicle.com @expressnews.com

The nuclear power industry wants to grow in Texas. Will Texas Republicans give them the subsidies they want? (My first experiment making video for Bsky!)

At the Texas Nuclear Summit, where the industry is very excited about reliable electricity and fighting climate change. But it won’t be cheap. #txlege @houstonchron.bsky.social @expressnewsopinion.bsky.social

The Texas Book Festival is this weekend at the Capitol. I'll be moderating a panel in the C-SPAN tent at 11:15. "Unpacking Extremism: The MAGA Movement and the Rise of the Latino Far Right." Come by or watch live on C-SPAN2. texasbookfestival.org/schedule/unp...

Donald Trump does not have the mandate he thinks he has. The proof is in the numbers. Check out my latest Tomlinson's Take newsletter. link.houstonchronicle.com/view/59de2bb... #txlege #election2024 @houstonchron.bsky.social @expressnewsopinion.bsky.social