Blink and You Miss it
By Phillip Martin
The 2nd Called Special Session opens in the House and Senate. BLINK. The education and tax bills are sent to respective select committees. BLINK. House Bill 2 and 3 voted out of committee. BLINK. Public schools get no new money so the wealthiest Texans get property tax cuts. BLINK!
In their joint press conference, Dewhurst and Craddick both claimed they had the votes to pass HB2 and HB3 (something nice to tell the press, but a substantially doubtful reality). I watched the press junket and took notes. Here's what they said:
Dewhurst: "We've got a good foundation to build on...we're making progress...timewise, I decided to get a bill out of committee...House Bill 2 is revolutionary...whether it takes us one day or thirty days, let's get it done and let's get it done right."
Craddick: "Hope we can get this done quickly...we're very committed to get this done and over with...we expect the governor's bill to come out...it's all money."
So, despite immense opposition from teachers, superintendents, and parents, the leadership is going to push through the same old House Bill 2. And despite immense opposition from homeowners, taxpayers, and businesses, the leadership is going to push through the same old House Bill 3.
The definition of insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Posted by Phillip Martin at July 21, 2005 11:50 AM
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I didn't want to re-post this, because I know I've been hogging the top of BOR lately (which I don't want to do), but the House Democrats had a press conference right after Craddick and Dewhurst. In essence, they called a spade and spade, and assured everyone that there will be a fight before HB2 and HB3 come out of the House again.
