Back from a Long Recess

I’m back after a tiring but somewhat exciting legislative session in Texas and the resulting aftermath. It is my hope to begin posting at least two times a week, if not more. I will be counting on Kevin and Zac to hold me to this schedule even tho both of them should be studying and not reading blawgs.

Special Order in the Texas Senate? More Like No Order

I will have a longer post about the Texas Senate’s adoption of its rules for the 81st Legislature and the controversial decision to exempt “voter identification” legislation from the 2/3rds rule. In watching the proceedings this afternoon and evening, I was struck by the almost-absolute inability of Senators and the Presiding Officer to observe regular legislative procedure. The experience was similar to watching a high school middle school student council meeting. Having closely observed the Senate since the late 1980s, but not so much of late, I was very surprised.