Texas Democrats began to congregate in Dallas for their state convention, where they will nominate two women — Wendy Davis and Leticia Van de Putte — for governor and lieutenant governor, respectively. Party leaders are hoping to present a unified front and avoid open conflict among delegates of the sort seen at the GOP state convention earlier this month.

Davis and Van de Putte led a raucous gathering in Austin on Wednesday designed to mark the anniversary of Davis' filibuster against an abortion restriction bill. The two women used the occasion to expand their criticism of Republican leadership of the state beyond women's health and abortion.

The influx of unacommpanied migrant children into Texas hit a media coverage tipping point this week with state leaders touring detention facilities. Gov. Rick Perry and GOP gubernatorial hopeful Greg Abbott blamed the federal government for the problem, while Democratic nominee for governor Wendy Davis called for a special session on the crisis. Meanwhile, the state health department has sent 2,000 state-purchased flu vaccines to a federal shelter housing minors in South Texas.

The U.S. Supreme Court largely rejected Attorney General Greg Abbott’s challenge of federal climate rules Monday, deciding that the EPA is allowed to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from most large industrial facilities.

Lawmakers considered a proposal to shutter six of Texas’ 13 state-supported living centers over two days of public hearings, renewing a long-simmering debate over the future of the state’s institutions for the disabled.

The discovery of a mass grave in Brooks County containing haphazardly buried remains of unidentified immigrants spurred calls by a couple of state lawmakers for an investigation into what happened.