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cognomun's avatar

Excellent review. It might be worth mentioning an addition to the list of critical issues legislatively ignored: the upcoming power grid stress, if not failures, due to severe weather. I fear the lack of water and the abundance of heat will wither the bloom off our independently Texan lily. But the good news is climate change is a hoax, right?

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David Ferris's avatar

Things have changed, and not for the better, since I worked as a volunteer legislative advocate for a nonprofit in the 70th Session. Most Texans were represented by someone generally respected by colleagues and staffers. And we had some giants among them.

A small group of us were meeting with Speaker Gib Lewis in his office. It struck me odd at the time that he would feel the need to make a false statement to us knowing that we knew the statement to be false. Flexing for flexing's sake? Of course, I doubt that many subsequent speakers would have invited that same group.

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Julie Valentine's avatar

Always enjoy reading you newsletter. But my favorite part is the moment of Zen picture. Politics will be hard to stomach over the next 4 years.

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