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Catty. Chatty. And Occasionally Trashy.

Jul 20
It's official

It's official: Perry called another special (see the 'call' here) for tomorrow, & Whitmire has officially run out of things to say during his filibuster.

Latest topic he spoke of? "Hey Kenny (Armbrister), isn't it time to tell the people that we went to the same high school? But you ran with a much tougher crowd than me (hehehe)". Meh, I was honestly hoping for political fireworks tonight; the funniest thing tonight has been the fact that the Senate writes "Filibuster in Progress" for the TV caption. Gawd, somebody slap someone around & entertain us. My buzz is wearing off.

*Update*
12:02: My buzz has officially worn off. Filibuster is over. Senfronia, along with a motley crue of D's were at the rail, rallying Whitmire on. Sen. West goes up to the mike to bust Whitmire's balls & end the session. Yes, it is over, & according to the Gov we'll all be back tommorrow. But you know what? We're taking up property tax cuts first, not school finance. Yes, it is more important to put money in the pockets of the higher-ups, as opposed to funding our schools. Oh well, cest la vie.

12:45: According to QR: "Four bills will be referred to committee on the Senate side for a vote. Those bills will include the current House Bill 2 and House Bill 3, as well as the judicial pay raise and the telecommunications reform bill. Once the bills are voted out of committee, the Senate will adjourn until Monday. Speaker of the House Rep. Tom Craddick (R-Midland) is expected to appoint a special committee to address the tax issue." Finally, just as a thought, I wonder what new faces we'll see on the speaker's special committee. hmmm, something for yall to wonder about as the 2nd session nears.

at 10:14 PM
 
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» Sen. Whitmire successfully filibustered HB2, and the 1st called special session ended without a single bill to help fund Texas' public schools or to lower property taxes for Texas homeowners. Word around the capitol is that neither the House or...
Burnt Orange Report at July 21, 2005 12:24 AM
» Sen. Whitmire successfully filibustered HB2, and the 1st called special session ended without a single bill to help fund Texas' public schools or to lower property taxes for Texas homeowners. Word around the capitol is that neither the House or...
Burnt Orange Report at July 21, 2005 12:24 AM
» Sen. Whitmire successfully filibustered HB2, and the 1st called special session ended without a single bill to help fund Texas' public schools or to lower property taxes for Texas homeowners. Word around the capitol is that neither the House or...
Burnt Orange Report at July 21, 2005 12:57 AM
» Sen. Whitmire successfully filibustered HB2, and the 1st called special session ended without a single bill to help fund Texas' public schools or to lower property taxes for Texas homeowners. Word around the capitol is that neither the House or...
Burnt Orange Report at July 21, 2005 12:57 AM
 
Comments

At least Whitmire is discussing the issues coherently. It's not as if the others haven't been paid to ignore these issues, but sometimes killing a dead dog over and over again CAN jog a slumbering conscience.

Cracker at July 20, 2005 10:37 PM

It looked like Lucio was going to have a heart attack at one point.

kevo at July 20, 2005 10:48 PM

When will the madness end?!?!?!

Nate-N at July 20, 2005 10:52 PM

When will it end? Seems like never...

Sam at July 20, 2005 11:18 PM

Y'all, I know this doesn't really need to be said because it's SO obvious, but:

THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE IS A JOKE!


But will the voters care? No.

Wonk at July 21, 2005 9:34 AM

How about a new game...pick the date this second session that either house will start on time. I pick never.

Dos Centavosforu at July 21, 2005 10:13 AM

The secretary of state's stamp on the governor's proclamation is dated July 29, 2005, nine days after the call was issued. Why? Can we call this a session-nullifying technical error? Please?

trashy at July 21, 2005 12:31 PM

They actually re-issued the proclamation (they scratched out July 29 with chicken scrawl). When you're ramming legislation down people's throats, it can be hard to follow the rules.

Nice catch, though.

the wizard at July 21, 2005 12:35 PM
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