The Midday Brief: Nov. 8, 2010

Your afternoon reading:

• "Rep. Debbie Riddle, R-Tomball, set up a mini-campground with folding chairs to be the first in line to file bills for the upcoming legislative session." — Debbie Riddle pre-files immigration and voter ID bills, Trail Blazers

• "Moving to curb the growing scourge of ‘sexting’ among teenagers — kids texting nude photos of themselves and others — two top state officials announced plans to change current state law to better address the tech phenomenon." — Penalty change for ‘sexting’ by kids, Postcards

• "Less than a day after winning back his old seat, state Rep. Bill Zedler, R-Arlington, was waist-deep in speaker politics." — On choice of Texas House speaker, Zedler keeping options open, Fort Worth Star-Telegram

• "U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions of Dallas announced today he will seek a second term as chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee, avoiding a potential battle for a higher leadership post." — Rep. Pete Sessions to seek second term as GOP Congressional Committee chairman, The Dallas Morning News

• "Historian Doug Wead suggests an unlikely force that could help extend the Bush dynasty: Hillary Clinton." — Bush dynasty's best ally: the Clintons, Trail Blazers

New in The Texas Tribune:

• "The impoverished border town of Presidio is home to the largest battery system in the country: a $25 million contraption that's the size of a big house. That's not as weird as it seems. Partly because of an affinity for wind energy, the state has a number of experiments going in 'energy storage' — often referred to as the 'holy grail' of energy technology, because it can modernize the grid by more efficiently matching people's demand for power with the generation of electricity." — Texas Tackles Electricity Storage