A chlorine gas leak at the plant last year caused a shelter in place order for nearby cities.

The court issued a decision Monday morning allowing Texas to use the controversial congressional maps that were drawn last summer. The order reverses a lower court ruling that could have led to the maps being thrown out.

U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ronald Johnson traveled to the northwest state of Sinaloa for the groundbreaking ceremony for a billion-dollar methanol factory, one of the largest single private U.S. investments in Mexico in recent history. During the visit he announced an anti-corruption campaign targeting Mexican elected officials and politicians suspected of links to organized crime.

The two-day hearing marks the first public session for the joint state House and Senate flood investigating committees. Members previously visited Camp Mystic, where 27 girls and the director died.

The future of smokeable hemp in Texas is unclear. A temporary injunction hearing this week will answer some questions, but how are things looking right now?

Federal judges this week ordered the family of six released. They had been detained since June after the father was charged with attacking mostly Jewish protesters.