86th Texas Legislature

As the Texas House of Representatives wraps up hearings on the last of its bills, some pieces of legislation slipped through the cracks — barely receiving a committee hearing.

Some deeds include covenants that prohibit future owners from selling, renting or allowing the property to be used by people of certain races or ethnicities. The language was outlawed by the 1968 Fair Housing Act.

The proposals include overhauling the governance of the state’s electric grid operator, mandating “weatherization” of power facilities and establishing a statewide disaster alert system.

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Capping off a yearslong effort to prevent another school shooting like the Santa Fe High tragedy, Gov. Greg Abbott signed a series of bills into law…