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If there is one certainty around any session of the Texas Legislature it is to expect the unexpected.  A cliché?  Yes, but it would not be if it were … [Read more...] about Session Dispatch #2: Of Storms and Unexpected Priorities

We are just shy of three weeks into a most unprecedented regular session of the Texas Legislature.  The House has elected its new speaker.  Both … [Read more...] about Session Dispatch No. 1—The Budget and the Early Environmental Bills

Bill filing starts November 9th. OK, I’ll let that sink in for a bit…. And we’re back. You read that right. Bill filing starts the Monday after the … [Read more...] about COVID Session: The Threequel

On June 4th, I published an article that speculated on what the next Regular Session of the Legislature could look like if we are still grappling with … [Read more...] about COVID Session: The Sequel

If you read my last article on what the next session of the Texas Legislature session could look like (and thank you for doing so), I mentioned an … [Read more...] about Sunset—Good Government in Practice