Republicans move on to the semifinals.
Except Bob Griggs and a few other Republicans who are benched for the rest of the season. Rep. Griggs said of HB 2:
"This bill is just plain old junk food," said Rep. Bob Griggs of North Richland Hills, one of a few Republicans to oppose the bill. "It's junk food for school finance. It provides that sugar rush immediately, but the funding falls apart after a very short period of time."(AAS)
PinkDome got an email. Sorry we forget to credit the Statesman with the above quote. We fixed it. There's the link to read the entire article. Thanks!