The disaster declarations give the governor broad power to suspend state laws and regulations that hinder a jurisdiction’s recovery from a disaster and to allow the use o...

Collier, of Fort Worth, and González, of Dallas, will discuss Senate Bill 7, which failed to pass during the regular legislative session, and what's next for legislators.

Abbott’s office did not specify what legislative priorities will be included on the special session agenda and said in an advisory that such items “will be announced prio...