A few items covered last week

- Railroad commissioners voice doubts that Permian Basin flaring is more prevalent than reported.

- After Texas' second Supreme Court loss in a death penalty case, reform bill lands key GOP support.

- Texas still doesn't have a law on intellectual disability and the death penalty. Will that change this year?

- After state leaders’ unified rollout, 2.5 percent rollback rate on property tax bill looks unlikely to stick.

- Texas Republicans — and Beto — are more conservative than their national parties.