AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry today visited Lake Travis to encourage public support of Proposition 6 to fund the state water plan. As a result of the current drought, Lake Travis now sits just six feet above its historic low level, leaving large swaths of land normally covered by water now exposed in the lake bed. Gov. Perry was joined by Sen. Kirk Watson, Rep. Paul Workman and Goldthwaite City Manager Rob Lindsey. “Prop. 6 presents us with a historic opportunity to fund water projects that will ensure we have the water we need to grow and thrive, for the next five decades,” Gov. Perry said.

AUSTIN — At a series of events in key markets across Texas, Representative Poncho Nevárez, Speaker Joe Straus and members of the Texas Legislature are launching 'Water Texas,' an effort to win voter approval for Proposition 6 to secure a long-term water supply for Texas. Speaker Straus recently kicked off the effort with a news conference with local officials in Amarillo. “The water crisis impacts every part of our great state, from our growing cities and industries to our farming and ranching communities,” said House Speaker Joe Straus, the Honorary Chairman of Water Texas.

MICHAEL GRACZYK, Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Texas man was put to death Wednesday evening for killing his parents at their Lubbock home 15 years ago during a drug-influenced rampage that also left his 89-year-old grandmother dead. Michael Yowell, 43, told witnesses, including his daughters and his ex-wife, that he loved them. "Punch the button," he told the warden. He took several deep breaths, then began snoring. Within about 30 seconds, all movement stopped. His daughters and ex-wife hugged as they watched through a window in the death chamber.