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.