RIP to Bills Good and Bad Wrangle

That would be "rest in peace" to the good and "rest in pieces" to the bad.

UPDATE: In the final minutes before a midnight deadline, the Texas House erupted into a chaotic, almost party-like atmosphere, as onlookers in the gallery boo’d and cheered and lawmakers struggled to hear each other on the floor.

More: https://t.co/G8C0zMQILH #txlege

— Lauren “Vaxxed to the Max” McGaughy 🌟 (@lmcgaughy) May 14, 2021

A lot of good election bills died at #txlege tonight. May they rest in peace and return in 2023.
A lot of racist, ableist, terrible, evil election bills also died tonight, and pic.twitter.com/9B8ZAmkFuv

— Emily Eby (@emilyebytx) May 14, 2021

Don't forget about HB 2438 and HB 1950, two (more) bills that would punish cities for reducing police budgets. #txlege https://t.co/OyayTnLaQDhttps://t.co/JeHRvON53X https://t.co/mhjFMw29W2

— Cynthia Van Maanen (@cynthiavanm) May 14, 2021

More good, bad, and ugly:

BREAKING: The Javier Ambler Law, which prevents reality TV shows from partnering with Texas law enforcement, has just passed the state Senate in a 27-3 vote and now heads to the governor’s desk. pic.twitter.com/d8sVfMEhcV

— Tony Plohetski (@tplohetski) May 13, 2021

Republicans in the #txlege (except one) are so hostile to expanding Medicaid they wouldn’t even vote on an amendment to *study* how it could impact Texas. This is why our state has the highest rate of uninsured ⬇️ https://t.co/1NQoHByHvz

— Jessica Montoya Coggins (@JessicaMCoggins) May 14, 2021

Today, the #TxLege gave their final approval of the most extreme and cruel abortion ban in the United States. The Forced Pregnancy Act is an extreme attack on our Constitution, on medicine and science, and on the integrity of our judicial system. Here's our statement: pic.twitter.com/aWwL4B4cEX

— Texas Women's Health Caucus (@TXHouseWHC) May 13, 2021

And then there are the zombie bills.

Almost done with this nonsense “Time runs out on Texas House bill banning gender confirmation health care for kids, but another attempt lives on in the Senate” https://t.co/Fka42FTGdc #txlege #sb1311

— Christopher Hamilton (@CHamiltonTHA) May 14, 2021

I'll go longer on the Lege, have something about New Mexico Republicans convening in Amarillo to avoid the Enchanted State's COVID protocols, post separately about the Texas Green Party's state meeting in June, and all the rest in an update later today tomorrow. Here's a few tide-me-overs until then.

“We did have an influence, and we did have an effect, and we did do something that had never happened before,” Kathy Valentine said.

The Go-Go's will be inducted into the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. https://t.co/eFQw1x65F7

— Austin 360 (@austin360) May 12, 2021

Texas YouTuber Who Allegedly Trespassed at SpaceX Facility for More Views Is Now a ‘Wanted Fugitive’ https://t.co/JQkGlHpBwE

— Inside Edition (@InsideEdition) May 13, 2021

Last chance to see @Werkin_Artist painting live at SAMA this Saturday at 11 a.m.! Visit us, watch Raul in action, ask questions, and get a free art kit to do your own painting. https://t.co/kVF2wlKGqx pic.twitter.com/ByUhfGwQoO

— San Antonio Museum of Art (@SAMAart) May 12, 2021