Session's End Creates Graveyard of Dead Legislation
The system is meant kill legislation: That’s the old line often heard around the Capitol. And now, as the session's end slams the coffin door on a slew of bills, more than a few lawmakers are taking solace in the fact that their dead legislation has plenty of company.
Top on the list of bills that didn’t make it across the finish line is, of course, Senate Bill 1811, a broad fiscal matters proposal that had public school financing tacked on to it. Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, killed it with a filibuster, but school financing has ...
Comments (10)
Chris Eddleman
Thing is with the legislators that all these bills that get killed are a waste of time . When are we going to elect people that write fair bills that influence and inspire people ? Good legislators with good legislation for the people !!!!
namoyer
HB 660, the brewpub sales to customers bill, was killed by the mega monster brewers, just like HB 602 the microbrewers on-site sales bill. Lotsa Budweiser and their distributors' $$$ lubed legislative prostitutes like Dewhurst and Whitmire. Texans have the best Lege that money can buy!
David Huang via Texas Tribune on Facebook
still keeping it crazy eh Berman? shine on you crazy cat, shine on.
Manny Sepulveda via Texas Tribune on Facebook
racist, Leo Berman,
Manny Sepulveda via Texas Tribune on Facebook
so sad that he is a rep. for the state of texas, but what do you expect of east texas
Gary Malone via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Fewer illegals......
Gigi ATexaslady via Texas Tribune on Facebook
The Senate is a gutless wonder. Quit kissing all those illegal behinds and pass the HB12 Sanctuary City bill in special session. Quit making Texas a laughing stock in America. Not long ago, one could be proud to say they were a Texan, our state government is making that hard these days. Can see the headlines now: TEXAS welcomes all illegal aliens with open arms, come on over for free goodies.
Ross Smith via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Texas has been gladly welcoming illegal aliens for 150 years. As long as they knew their place, as long as they mowed our lawns and cleaned our toilets and picked our crops without complaining about the lousy pay, as long as they didn't rock the boat, we Anglos were happy to have them. So why this big uproar now? It reeks of hypocrisy.
Candyce Byrne via Texas Tribune on Facebook
That's snark, right, Gigi? Or at least I hope so.
Joe Blow
Crownover you are a RINO POS.