Mark Wiggins

Dawn over the dome Important business done here Thursdays there’s yogurt #txlege

Lordy there's so much to love about baseball. The sounds, the textures, the fan experience. I've wanted to tell the story of The Long Time in Austin for a, well, long time. We're devoting an entire episode of @tcreporter to it on April 11th.

New Astros @HEB commercial and it’s AMAZING

Major League Baseball is aired in the morning for Japan. So technically they eat breakfast with it being on television. Here’s their #openingday commercial. No hyperbole, when I say this, it might be greater than any US MLB commercial I’ve seen. Well done and worth the watch for any baseball fan.

University of Houston coach Kelvin Sampson goes into the stands after UH rolled over Idaho to grab his grandkids Maisy Jade and Kylen so he can bring them back with him to share in the NCAA Tournament experience. It's good to be a member of the Sampson family business.

One of the best I’ve ever worked with. Hire Patrick!!!

I was laid off today from the Washington Post’s campaigns team covering the midterms and 2028. I hear this is an important election year — and I want to cover it aggressively. If you’d like to work together, my DMs are open and you can email me at patrick.svitek@gmail.com.

The Capitol from Congress Avenue, Christmas 1947. #txlege

Texas schools begin the 2025-26 school year with several new laws in effect from the 89th #TXLege. A quick overview: ⬇️ linkedin.com/posts/markwigg…

Flood relief appears stalled in conference as the 89-2 breaks for the long weekend. Today’s BRIEF:🔻 linkedin.com/posts/markwigg…

Moving quickly, House cmte advances the following: HB 1 Youth camp emergency plans HB 2 Omnibus disaster preparedness HB 3 Interoperability of emergency comms HB 5 Disaster relief funding HB 20 Fraudulent charitable solicitations HB 22 Funding for emergency comms #txlege

⌛️ We’re approaching the end of #txlege 89-1, with 89-2 expected to begin this weekend. Same agenda, with potential additional items. Today’s BRIEF: linkedin.com/posts/markwigg…

speaker burrows announces his intent to adjourn sine die on friday with an immediate special session starting this weekend: bit.ly/4luIFvZ #txlege

Senate Finance passes SB 3 this am: •$200M for 25% non-federal matching funds for FEMA reimbursement •$50M for sirens, rain gauges, other equipment in the Central TX flood region •$24M for enhanced atmospheric measurement and modeling •$20M for swift water training facility

Read the latest issue of the Texas Register for current information about open meetings, executive orders, gubernatorial appointments and rules adopted by state agencies: bit.ly/46f2seZ

Texas already has one of the strongest lobby transparency laws in the nation. SB 12 won’t improve openness—it will weaken accountability and silence communities. #TXlege #NoSB12

Working on something...

@TDEM Joint hearing of House and Senate Select Committees on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding has adjourned. Next meeting 9:30am Thursday 7/31 in Kerrville, will hear from meteorologist, among others. NWS invited to testify but will provide private briefing at another date. #txlege

First set of recommendations from @TDEM Chief Kidd: 1. Formalize volunteer management 2. Codify mortuary assistance team 3. Ensure interoperability of comms 4. Require credentialing of local emergency management coordinators #txlege

Joint hearing of Texas House and Senate Select Committees on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding about to get underway at the Texas Capitol to discuss Central Texas floods. Livestream: house.texas.gov/videos/22380 #txlege