The Texan Podcast - Daily Rundown - April 30, 2026

Starting point is 00:00:04 Howdy folks, today is Thursday, April 30th, and you're listening to The Texans Daily Rundown. I'm the Texans Managing Editor Rob Laus, and here is the rundown of today's news in Texas politics. First up, Camp Mystic will not continue to pursue a license for operation this summer, following testimony from parents of victims of last year's July 4th weekend flood disaster, saying the decision should remove any doubt that they've heard the concerns, by grieving families and Texas lawmakers during this week's legislative hearings. The lengthy hearings were heard on Monday and Tuesday and were conducted by a joint investigating committee of the Texas House and Senate examining the Camp Mystic Flood tragedy,

Starting point is 00:00:50 which took the lives of 28 people in July 2025, during which the camp owners and various individuals affected by the disaster spoke before the lawmakers. Two days after the conclusion of the hearings, which largely revolved, around whether the camp should be allowed to operate this summer season. Camp Mystic announced that they had withdrawn their application for a summer 2026 camp license from the Texas Department of State Health Services. Camp Mystic said in a press statement, quote, no administrative process or summer season should move forward while families continue to grieve, while investigations continue and while so many Texans still carry the pain of last July's tragedy. Next, multiple Texas public schools,

Starting point is 00:01:34 districts are expanding their school years through the additional days school year, or ADSY program, which allows districts to extend their calendars by up to 30 days beyond a 175-day minimum. The ADSY program was established through House Bill 3 during the 86th Texas legislature in 2019. During the 89th legislature in 2025, HB2 expanded grade-level eligibility for ADSY, lowered the minimum calendar requirement, and introduced a pathway to access additional funding. The Texas Education Agency says that early implementation of the program indicates that lengthening the school year combined with a comprehensive academic strategy can lead to clear academic gains. There are three options for districts interested in ADSY,

Starting point is 00:02:23 summer learning for up to 30 days for a targeted subset of students, an intercessional calendar with intermittent breaks for targeted remediation, and a full year redesign wherein campuses use a revamped 200-day or more calendar to increase teacher planning time and student breaks. In other news, a man who was given probation for a murder as a juvenile offender years ago has now been charged in another Houston murder, for which he is being detained in the Harris County jail without bond. According to court records, the man was convicted of murder and placed on probation by Harris County District Court Judge Michelle Moore on October 7th, 2020,

Starting point is 00:03:03 when he was just 14 years old. In 2024, he was transferred into the adult system, but last week he was arrested and charged in the December 2025 shooting death of Wendell Corey Johnson. Judge Colleen Guido granted a Harris County District Attorney's Office motion to hold him without bond, as allowed under a Texas constitutional amendment approved by voters last year. Last but not least, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against a Houston area postpartum care center, alleging it facilitates the invasion of Chinese nationals into Texas for the, quote, sole purpose of birthing children and obtaining birthright citizenship. In an April 29th press release from the Office of the Attorney General,

Starting point is 00:03:49 Paxton said the lawsuit, quote, aims to hold the defendant's account, for deceptive trade practices, tampering with governmental records, unlawful harboring in concealment, and other violations of Texas law. Defendants Li Wan Lin-chan, also known as Vivian Lynn, and Lynn-su-ling, also known as Danny Lynn, are listed as partners and operators of the center, with Vivian Lin listed as the NICU and OBGYN head nurse. The lawsuit said that no search results for any of the defendant's names appeared in the Texas Board of Nursing License Verification Portal or the Texas Medical Board's online database. Thanks for listening. To support the Texan, please be sure to visit the texan. News to get

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The Texan Podcast - Daily Rundown - April 30, 2026

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