MRT 4/25/25 (free): ESA Bill Advances to Gov. Abbott’s Desk // TX House Partisan Battle Begins // ERCOT Approves Use of High Voltage Lines // Hunt for US Senate?

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• TOP NEWS

"Private school vouchers head to Abbott’s desk to become law,” Texas Tribune's Jaden Edison -- "The Texas Senate voted on Thursday to send legislation creating a statewide private school voucher program to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk to be signed into law, all but concluding an ugly intraparty battle that has dominated state politics for much of the last two years.

Abbott has already said that he plans to sign Senate Bill 2, a $1 billion proposal allowing families to use taxpayer dollars to fund their children’s private school education. Similar legislation has historically run into opposition from Democrats and rural Republicans. But that changed last week, when the Texas House gave its stamp of approval to SB 2, a vote that included support from Republicans who opposed similar legislation in 2023.

Upon Abbott’s signature, the program will officially launch at the start of the 2026-27 school year.

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SB 2 would initially put $1 billion over a two-year period in taxpayer dollars toward education savings accounts that families could use for private school tuition and other school-related expenses, like textbooks, transportation and therapy. Notably, up to 20% of the program could go to wealthier families who earn 500% or more of the poverty rate, which would be about $160,000 or more for a family of four.

“Passing this bill sends a message to all of Texas; it tells the next generation of Texas leaders: Your path should fit your purpose, your path should fit what's best for you and your family, and your ambition will always be greater than any system or any institution,” Sen. Brandon Creighton, the Conroe Republican education committee chair who sponsored the legislation, said during closing remarks Thursday.

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Senate Democrats made a final rallying cry before the bill’s approval, raising concerns about the bill’s exclusion of undocumented Texans, while questioning whether a voucher program strips public schools of funding and resources to the benefit of children already enrolled in private schools.

Sen. Molly Cook, D-Houston, at one point proclaimed that “Democrats did not vote for this,” while also criticizing the GOP-dominated Legislature for not allowing voters to decide whether the state should have a voucher program. Last week, the House rejected an amendment that would have placed vouchers on a statewide ballot in November.

“This is my message to the public of Texas: A Republican Legislature is passing this policy, and it is statewide Republican leadership that wore you down,” Cook said.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who controls the Senate, dismissed Cook’s remarks and said the first-year legislator “crossed the line” by making such a political statement.

“We’ll forgive you — you’re a freshman,” Patrick said. “And we do fully fund public education, and many people in your district support school choice.”

Patrick’s response to Cook fell in line with the message echoed by Senate Republicans on Thursday — that parents should have the right to choose the form of schooling best suited for their child and that the state will continue investing in public education. Both the House and Senate are considering a multibillion-dollar public school funding package that includes additional money for, among other things, teacher salaries and special education.

Texas ranks 38th among states in per-student funding, according to a 2024 report from the National Center for Education Statistics. A Texas Tribune analysis found that the state’s share of the funds that schools receive for each child significantly decreased in the last decade until more recently." Texas Tribune

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• TOP NEWS

"TxDOT plans major weekend closures on Loop 1604, I-10, U.S. 281,” San Antonio Express-News' Richard Webner -- "Fiesta is here, but be warned: If you venture onto Loop 1604 or U.S. 281 on the far North Side this weekend, you might not end up in a partying mood.

TxDOT has planned several major closures on the highways, as well as Interstate 10, as part of its $1.4 billion Loop 1604 North Expansion Project, which is expanding Loop 1604 from four to 10 lanes.

The state transportation agency plans to close all lanes of U.S. 281 and the westbound lanes of Loop 1604 at the interchange between the two highways through the whole weekend, from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, according to a news release.

It will also close the eastbound lanes of Loop 1604 at that interchange each night — from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., Friday through Monday — as well as the frontage roads going each direction along that highway.

During those nightly hours, TxDOT will close all lanes of Loop 1604 and the eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 at the interchange between the two highways, the agency said.

TxDOT will also close other parts of the Loop 1604 and I-10 interchange during the nightly hours, including the eastbound exit ramp to Bitters Road and the westbound entrance ramp from Babcock Road. The details can be found here.

Starting at 9 p.m. Friday, there will be a permanent closure of the entrance ramp to Interstate 10 westbound, just north of UTSA Boulevard. The closure is required so TxDOT can finish construction on new flyover ramps, the agency said in an email Friday." SAEN ($)

• #TXLEGE

"Texas House Republicans flex their might after Democrats threaten legislative priorities,” Texas Tribune's Kate McGee and Renzo Downey -- "Partisan rancor in the Texas House of Representatives threatened to boil over on Friday when a group of hardline Republicans killed a seemingly uncontroversial bill brought by a Democratic House member.

Five members raised their hands in objection to a bill from Democratic Rep. Erin Zwiener of Driftwood on white tail deer population management, declaring they would kill all Democrat bills on the local and consent calendar. Zwiener's bill was the first from a Democrat on the calendar today. The move prompted Democrats to respond in kind, creating a stand-off of mutually assured destruction that ended with the House pulling all but two bills off the remainder of the calendar.

Local and consent calendars typically feature uncontested and local legislation, including bills that fund local parks or water districts. The move threatens to take a traditionally low-key aspect of the House’s work and turn it into a partisan battleground with just 38 days left in the legislative session.

One Republican expressed frustration.

“We got a lot of bills still to be heard,” Rep. Stan Gerdes, R-Smithville, told The Texas Tribune. “And we ain't got that much time on that. So, we need to cut the games and get back to work.”

Others were exultant.

“Conservatives are done allowing dems to run the Texas House,” Rep. Andy Hopper, R-Decatur, posted on X, with a photo of five representatives who raised objections to the bill. “Today patriots are standing together to declare that if Texas GOP priorities aren't to be prioritized or passed, that local & consent will no longer be mindlessly passed.”

The photo showed Republican Reps. Briscoe Cain of Deer Park, Mitch Little of Lewisville, Nate Schatzline of Fort Worth, Tony Tinderholt of Arlington and Steve Toth of The Woodlands raising their hands in objection.

Although Democrats have long been a minority of the Texas House, they have had some influence on the edges of issues. They managed to stop some Republican budget measures and are blocking constitutional amendments.

The Republican hardliners’ stated goals are twofold. They want Democratic Rep. Mary González of Clint to publicly apologize for quietly slipping in an amendment to the House budget that killed several conservative-backed budget amendments. Secondly, the hardliners want Democrats to end their blocks on the passage of constitutional amendments.

“The Democrat Caucus, with the exception of a few, has prevented constitutional amendments from passing, some of which would have benefitted mentally handicapped individuals,” according to vote reasoning signed by at least 15 Republicans. “Mary Gonzalez’s bills will continue to die because, in addition to the aforementioned reason, she lied with her amendment to the amendment on the budget.”

González declined to comment.

It takes 100 members to pass a constitutional amendment in the House, meaning at least 12 Democrats need to play along with the Republican majority. Although most of the Democratic caucus helped elect Dustin Burrows as speaker, most Democrats have withheld their votes on constitutional amendments for the past three weeks in an attempt to extract concessions from House leadership." Texas Tribune

"Texas Senate Bill 2299: Dallas’ Ham-Fisted Attempt To Thwart Voter-Approved Prop S,” via Dallas Express -- "In a move that critics say reeks of desperation, Texas lawmakers are advancing Senate Bill 2299 (SB 2299) — legislation that appears tailor-made to help the City of Dallas sidestep the clear intent of voters who passed Proposition S last November, as previously reported by The Dallas Express.

The bill, authored by Sen. Nathan Johnson (D-Dallas), would prohibit home-rule cities like Dallas from adopting or amending city charters to alter governmental immunity—a core component of Prop S, which passed with strong voter support. The new legislation also requires the Texas Legislature to approve any charter change related to immunity before it can even go to a vote.

In short, the state is stepping in to protect the status quo of municipal power — not to serve voters but to shield city officials from accountability.

“This is a ham-fisted power grab dressed up as legislative oversight,” said Dallas HERO Executive Director Damien LeVeck. “Dallas voters made their voices heard with Prop S. Now the City — and Sen. Johnson — want to silence them.”

Proposition S was a grassroots response to years of frustration with unaccountable city leadership. It aimed to open the door for greater legal and financial consequences when the city violates the rights of its residents.

But under S.B. 2299, even proposing such a reform would be illegal without first begging permission from the very political establishment the measure sought to hold accountable.

The bill amends several sections of the Local Government Code, expanding a previously narrow definition of “restricted charter provisions”—initially aimed at climate policy—to now include any attempt to change a city’s governmental immunity.

The net effect? A massive restriction on local self-governance.

City leaders may claim this is about protecting municipal sovereignty. However, critics argue that the real goal is to neuter citizen-driven reforms and protect bureaucrats from legal exposure.

The irony? A city that touts itself as progressive and democratic is now actively working to block the people from governing themselves.

This effort is expected to face strong opposition in the Texas House and could go down in flames — but not before revealing just how far Dallas officials are willing to go to preserve their power." Dallas Express

"$100K abortion pill ‘bounty’ bill divides Texans, lawmakers,” Dallas Morning News' Nolan D. McCaskill -- "Debate over a proposal that would eliminate Texans’ access to abortion pills dominated a legislative hearing Friday.

Rep. Jeff Leach, R-Allen, laid out a revised version of a bill Friday morning that would crack down on the commerce of abortion-inducing drugs by banning them from being manufactured or distributed in Texas or mailed, transported, delivered or prescribed to any person or place within the state.

The 30-page bill was significantly pared from Leach’s initial 43-page proposal, which would have made providing someone information on obtaining an abortion pill an illegal act subject to at least $100,000 in damages.

Critics said the latest iteration of House Bill 5510 could have far-reaching consequences on the national production of important medication and still amounts to a bounty because it would allow anyone to sue to recover six-figure damages against someone who participated in the distribution of an abortion pill for wrongful death or the personal injury of the pregnant mother or unborn child.

The Senate version advanced out of committee Wednesday and could be voted on as soon as next week.

Shellie Hayes-McMahon, co-executive director of Planned Parenthood Texas Votes, told the House State Affairs Committee the proposal is government overreach.

“This isn’t about stopping illegal activity. It’s about stretching Texas law beyond its borders and dragging out-of-state health providers into Texas courtrooms to punish them for helping Texans,” Hayes-McMahon said.

“The $100,000 in damages that state-empowered vigilantes can collect from anyone in the country isn’t justice,” she added. “It’s a bounty meant to scare providers and helpers into silence.”" DMN ($)

• STATE GOVERNMENT

“ERCOT gets OK to use high-voltage lines, creating Texas power superhighway,” San Antonio Express-News' Sara DiNatale — "State regulators have unanimously approved the biggest upgrade to the Texas electric grid in more than a decade, a plan that calls for creation of a power superhighway using super-high voltage lines for the first time.

The Public Utility Commission voted Thursday to follow the recommendation of grid operator the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to build a new 765,000-volt backbone to deliver power to the Permian Basin in West Texas. It’s the first step in a $33 billion plan to build a statewide system of lines that will carry more than twice as much power as the 345,000-volt lines that have crisscrossed Texas for the past 65 years.

The grid operator says the higher-voltage plan will better support long-term growth and move bigger loads more efficiently as power generation and demand are exploding amid population growth, extreme weather and a steady influx of power-hungry data centers.

“This is just really exciting for Texas,” said Public Utility Commissioner Kathleen Jackson. “If you look back in our history and you think of those monumental decisions that we’ve made that will impact our children and our children’s children … I think that this will very much fit within those kinds of benchmarks and milestones.”

Regulators approved only the first portion of the project, which aims to deliver much-needed power to West Texas and its rapidly electrifying oil and gas industry. It will cost an estimated $10.1 billion, about $2 billion more than the cost to upgrade the backbone using 345,000-volt lines.

The costs will be shared by customers of all utilities that are part of the ERCOT system, which provides electricity to 90% of the state. Regulators said the added flexibility and reliability of the bigger lines is worth the added upfront costs. ERCOT projections show their increased efficiency is likely to pay for the difference over time.

Beyond their efficiency, ERCOT wanted to begin building new power superhighways rather than continuing to expand with its 345,000-volt two-lane roads to keep up with demand its forecasts show increasing as much as 75% by the end of the decade. The current system already is facing bottlenecks that have put the entire grid at risk amid high demand.

The plan ultimately calls for 2,468 miles of new 765-kilovolt lines and 649 miles of new 345-kilovolt lines and other upgrades.

“This decision is critical to ensuring that reliable power is available for oil and natural gas production and industrial development across West Texas — enabling the energy sector to continue delivering affordable, secure energy to Texas, the nation, and the world,” Texas Oil & Gas Association President Todd Staples said in a statement Thursday.

Other industry groups also hailed the commission’s move.

In its memo to regulators, PUC staff wrote the decision “balances forecast uncertainty, cost, and reliability with establishing a forward-thinking policy decision that ably prepares the ERCOT region for the future.”

The commission’s decision came after months of review and three public workshops, one of which spanned several hours and gave those who would actually be constructing the lines a chance to discuss concerns and address misconceptions.

“We and our staff and have answered every possible question we can answer on this decision,” Chairman Thomas J. Gleeson said. “765-kV is the right answer.”

The higher voltage lines have been in use in the U.S. since 1961 but as demand soars and the need to move more power longer distances grows across the country, more grid operators are considering their use." SAEN ($)

• LOCAL GOVERNMENT

“Bexar County DA drops murder charge for teen once on Texas Top 10 Wanted,” San Antonio Express-News' Raul Trey Lopez — "The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office has dropped a murder charge on a San Antonio-area teen who was once a Texas Top 10 Wanted fugitive.

Joseph Joshua Harris, 18, of Converse, was added to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list last month.

He was arrested on March 27 on a charge of capital murder by terroristic threat in connection with the death of Hayden Lee Holt, 20, during an alleged botched robbery in February.

His murder charge was dropped a day after his arrest, citing “further investigation,” according to court records.

The DA’s Office declined to comment on the dismissal, citing an active investigation.

Harris still faces two counts of unauthorized use of a vehicle and evading arrest, which are unrelated to the shooting. He is currently housed at the Bexar County jail and remanded without bond, court records show.

Selma Police Chief Darrell Volz told the San Antonio Express-News this week that the District Attorney’s Office had indicated they might dismiss Harris’ capital murder charge, but had not let them know the charge was dropped.

Volz noted that his department has a strong relationship with the Bexar County DA’s Office.

“Our job is to collect as much factual information as we can and present our findings to the DA. They, in turn, are the ones who make the decision to prosecute or not, Volz said. "Sometimes there is just not enough information for the case to go forward, or additional information is found at a later date that can and does occasionally change things."

Harris, who also goes by Joseph Bostick, has a lengthy criminal record that includes charges of unauthorized use of a vehicle, theft of a firearm, evading arrest/detention, unlawful carrying of a weapon, burglary of vehicles, and engaging in organized criminal activity.

The deadly shootout happened on Feb. 23 in Selma, near the 16100 block of Retama Crown.

Harris initially lied, police said, and told investigators that he had arranged to sell marijuana to someone. He said they robbed him instead and shot him in the back as he ran away.

But detectives discovered that a group of teens had arranged to buy a gun from Harris.

According to arrest warrant affidavits, five people met Harris that day: Roberto Monreal, Dorian Camarillo, and Eric Sepeda, all 17; Hayden Lee Holt, 20; and a juvenile identified by Selma police as Esteban Torres." SAEN ($)

“State appeals court strikes down Austin’s marijuana decriminalization ordinance,” Texas Tribune's Stephen Simpson — "A Texas appeals court ruled Thursday that the city of Austin cannot enforce its law that prohibits police from citing and arresting people for carrying a small amount of marijuana. This is the second time this month that the appeals court has ruled in favor of the state against ordinances that decriminalize marijuana.

The state’s 15th Court of Appeals overturned the decision by Travis County District Judge Jan Soifer, who had dismissed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit against Austin last year, ruling that there was no legal justification to try the case. The court determined the city law “abused its discretion” by putting up any barrier to the full enforcement of drug-related laws.

Last week, this same court overturned a lower court ruling that denied a temporary injunction to prevent the city of San Marcos from enforcing its voter-approved ordinance to decriminalize marijuana because it conflicts with current state law.

“Consistent with the City of San Marcos, we conclude that the ordinance in this case is also preempted by state law,” according to the ruling about Austin’s ordinance penned by Judge Scott Field.

This is another blow to the progressive drug movement that swept into various cities across the state. Austin Mayor Pro Tem Vanessa Fuentes called the ruling another example of the state stepping on local decisions.

“This court ruling is a huge letdown. Austin voters made their voices loud and clear in 2022, and instead of respecting that, the State has chosen to ignore their will,” Fuentes said.

Austin voters approved a proposition in May 2022 to allow the possession of 4 ounces or less of marijuana. Police already weren’t arresting people for low-level possession, in part because it was difficult to differentiate marijuana from hemp, which was legalized in 2019.

Voters in four other cities — San Marcos, Killeen, Elgin and Denton — also approved policies policies that would end arrests and citations for possession of less than four ounces of marijuana. An initiative spearheaded by Ground Game Texas — the progressive group that first launched the proposition in Austin — worked with local organizations in the other cities and succeeded in pushing for similar policies to appear on the ballots." Texas Tribune

• 2026

“Wesley Hunt has met with White House aides about entering the Texas Senate primary, AP sources say,” San Antonio Express-News' Xochilt Garcia — "U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt of Texas may enter his state’s Republican primary for a Senate seat, adding more intrigue to what is already a marquee midterm contest.

Hunt this month discussed a potential Senate bid with White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and political director James Blair, according to three people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations. The meeting occurred days after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced his primary challenge of four-term Sen. John Cornyn, two of the people said.

A political action committee is running ads across Texas promoting Hunt’s biography in cities well outside his Houston-area district. One of the ads has also aired in Washington and in West Palm Beach, Florida, home to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence, according to media tracking firm AdImpact.

A Hunt bid for Senate could assuage national and Texas Republicans worried about Cornyn, whose past Trump criticisms and support for gun regulations have angered the state’s Republican base. It might also address concerns about Paxton, who faced impeachment proceedings and a federal investigation that he abused his office to aid a political donor — even as he remains one of the state’s most powerful Republicans.

But it also could put Trump in a position to have to endorse one or more of the three candidates and alienate parts of his base who support the other candidates.

Hunt, who is Black, campaigned frequently for Trump last year, attending events geared to Black men, and is known to be close to Trump’s political team.

Hunt has served two terms in the House. A graduate of West Point and Cornell University, Hunt piloted Apache helicopters in the Iraq War.

Hunt’s profile has risen sharply in the past five years, starting with Trump’s endorsement in a six-way GOP House primary in 2020. He lost that November but won election to the House two years later.

Hunt’s district spans some of the wealthiest establishment Republican areas in the country, notably Houston’s River Oaks neighborhood, along with more working-class reaches of Harris County.

He endorsed Trump’s 2024 campaign for president the same day Trump announced it, Nov. 15, 2022, and campaigned across the country for him. Trump rewarded Hunt with a prime-time speaking slot on the first night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee last summer.

During an April 8 event at the White House, Trump was recognizing lawmakers in attendance when he called out Hunt and the ad airing on television. That was the same day Paxton entered the race.

“Wesley Hunt, my friend too,” Trump noted from the podium in the East Room. “Wesley, great, I love your commercial.”

Cornyn has a long legislative record and served for decades in elected office in Texas. Senate Majority Leader John Thune has asked Trump directly to endorse Cornyn, according to two people with knowledge of the conversations who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations.

Referring to Cornyn and other incumbent Republican senators facing challenges within the party, Thune suggested last week that the party leadership party should stand by them.

“These are incumbent Republican senators who are members of our team and do a good job for their states, their constituencies,” he said.

But Cornyn, who narrowly lost the leadership election to Thune in December, is unpopular with a segment of Texas Republicans for distancing himself from Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by Trump supporters on the U.S. Capitol, though he voted against the House impeachment.

Paxton has had a more consistent history of backing Trump and stronger base bona fides. He began his campaign on April 8 promising to confront “career politicians” in Washington. Paxton also has repeatedly criticized Cornyn for supporting a bipartisan gun restriction measure after the 2022 elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

The Cornyn and Paxton campaigns had no comment on Hunt’s moves. An email request for comment from the White House confirming the meeting with Hunt and on Trump’s plans for endorsing in the Texas race was not immediately returned.

“I like Paxton, I like Cornyn, they’re both good people,” Trump told reporters traveling on Air Force One to Rome on Friday. “So I’ll make a decision somewhere along the line. But you have two very good men.”

He added: “In a way, I wish they weren’t running against each other.”" AP

• NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE

> AAS: "Texas Senate hears bill to ban undocumented students from in-state tuition rates, aid" AAS

> AAS: "Texas 'school choice' clears final hurdle. Voucher program heads to Gov. Abbott's desk." AAS

> MRT: "Will THC see its final death blow in Texas this session?" MRT

> SAEN: "Alert: Texas lawmakers approve $1B in taxpayer-funded private school vouchers in a milestone for school choice supporters" SAEN

> KXAN: "Texas Senate sends education savings account bill to Gov. Abbott’s desk" KXAN

> MRT: "Venezuelans subject to removal under wartime act have 12 hours to decide on contesting, docs show" MRT

> THE TEXAN: "School Choice Program Heads to Gov. Abbott's Desk as Texas Senate Concurs with House Version" THE TEXAN

> MRT: "Texas lawmakers approve $1B private school voucher plan" MRT

> TPR: "City council to soon consider series of changes to metal recycling industry regulations" TPR

> DMN: "14 indicted on charges related to pro-Palestine encampment at UT Dallas" DMN

> THE TEXAN: "Texas House Passes Student Cell Phone Ban Bill" THE TEXAN

> AAS: "Texas Lottery Commission 'actively assisted' setting up courier companies: court filing" AAS

> KXAN: "50 Texas House Democrats refuse to vote on bipartisan constitutional amendment" KXAN

> THE TEXAN: "Weekly Roundup: School Choice Concurrence, Abortion Bill ‘Yanked,’ Half-Billion for Film Incentive" THE TEXAN

> SAEN: "South Africa scraps proposed tax increase after pushback from coalition partners and opposition" SAEN

> SAEN: "Florida Senate's Democratic leader says the state party is dead and he's leaving it" SAEN

> TPR: "San Antonio Catholic officials think the new pope could be a surprise choice" TPR

> THE TEXAN: "Fort Worth Approves $75,000 to Study Potential High-Speed Rail" THE TEXAN

> AAS: "A year ago, 136 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested at UT. How campus has changed." AAS

> KXAN: "Office of Police Oversight releases 2023 report" KXAN

> HOU CHRON: "TEA's official 2023 accountability ratings are finally out. Here's how Texas schools fared." HOU CHRON

> HOU CHRON: "Former Humble ISD superintendent files lawsuit to get reinstated, backpay" HOU CHRON

> HOU CHRON: "Texas beachgoers report man-of-war sightings. What to do if you get stung." HOU CHRON

> MRT: "Walmart unveils plans for new Texas supercenters and extensive remodels" MRT

> DMN: "Texas families can see what A-F grade their local schools received — in 2023" DMN

> AAS: "A or F? Texas school ratings are out. How to check your district's score" AAS

> DMN: "Good Records co-founder Chris Penn dies at 54" DMN

> HOU CHRON: "Concert review: Kendrick Lamar & SZA bring Grand National Tour to Houston" HOU CHRON

• EXTRA POINTS

Recent Texas sports scores:
Thurs
> MLB: Oakland 4, Texas 3
Fri
> MLB: Kansas City 2, Houston 0
> MLB: Texas 2, San Francisco

This weekend's Texas sports schedule:
Sat
> 3:05pm: MLB: Texas at San Francisco
> 6:10pm: MLB: Houston at Kansas City
> 7:30pm: NBA: Houston at Golden State (ABC)
> 7:30pm: MLS: Austin at Houston (Apple TV)
> 8:30pm: NHL: Dallas at Colorado (TBS)
Sun
> 1:10pm: MLB: Houston at Kansas City
> 3:05pm: MLB: Texas at San Francisco
> 4pm: MLS: Dallas at Miami (Apple TV)

DALLAS COWBOYS: "As Day 2 ends, Cowboys’ draft approach has done little to change ‘work in progress’ label" DMN ($)

HOUSTON TEXANS: "Inside Day 2 of Houston Texans' draft: Trades, big tackle, and tapping Iowa State and USC pipelines" Houston Chronicle ($)

TEXAS BASEBALL: Golden: "Jim Schlossnagle, Texas baseball put pressure on Aggies in emotional Game 1 win" AAS ($)