Burnt Orange Report

Lost that Lege-ing Feeling

By Karl-Thomas Musselman

Craddick wants to go home.

"We have worked diligently to find a final compromise to HB 2 and HB 3. At this point in the special session, neither chamber has been able to pass any legislation, nor does it not appear that they will. We are wasting time and money, and it is unproductive to prolong this process.

In less than two weeks schools are set to start, and it is vital for them to have the updated textbooks necessary to do so. The funds for those books can only be granted through budget execution, which cannot be done while we are in session.

I suggest we sine die, continue working together to reach an agreement, request the Texas Education Agency send us a list of reforms they can carry out without the Legislature changing the statutes, and wait to review the Supreme Court's ruling before formally meeting again."

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Neither chamber can sine die without the permission of the other up to three days before the scheduled conclusion of the session.

Yep, leave it to those activist Supreme Court Justices in Texas, especially since I believe Perry has appointed a near if not outright majority of them in his 4 years of Governating. Are you sure you want to put it in their hands Craddick? That's worse than letting the Senate win to moral high ground for the session.

Then again, Craddick anagrammed spells "Did Crack". Must have to think anyone cares about the House's relevance these days.