The New York Times reported a plan to have Texas legislators redraw the state's Congressional districts to help Republicans gain more seats.

One emerged last week via a Twitter account with 313 followers promoting Texas State tailback Lincoln Pare for the Heisman Trophy. The account included a picture -- cribbed from the Instagram story of the Texas State president -- of two beavers floating in the San Marcos River.

Invasive hammerhead worms are spreading in Texas, and have been spotted in Houston, Dallas, Austin and toward the coast.

Amid angry signs and speeches with messages about authoritarianism and the targeting of immigrants, some protesters at Texas’s Capitol injected humor. “The Only Good ICE Is At Sonic,” read one sign. Local drag queen Brigitte Bandit,

Amid a quiet legislative session for health, lawmakers’ priority legislation reinforced the U.S. health secretary’s agenda.

Texas lawmakers invested $20 billion in water projects and banned HOAs from fining residents for not watering their lawns during a drought.

A spokesperson told a CBS affiliate that emergency protocols were initiated in response to an incident on the base.