Well, the National Conference of State Legislators is scheduled for August 16-20. We called up their headquarters in Washington, D.C. to ask how many Texas legislators were registered with staff and looks like Craddick's encouragement for folks to go turned out well. About 108 legislators and 41 staff members are slated to attend the conference. We are closing in on those pesky cancellation fees, though. Rumor has it they could be astronomical and would be paid by the state. You know, if for some reason there was a Special and they could not go.
We say let 'em go. Get the hell out of here. We'll accept volunteers to come up there to the pink dome in your place and we'll work out a helluva deal!
I'll be at ALEC and NCSL.
But that's just to punish myself.
ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council is the first of August in Grapevine. This a strong Republican Legislative conference, that Texas is hosting. Heard though that the House Administration has said no official STATE reimbursement for any conference while in special session. That does not mean office holder accounts cannot be used. Telephone boys and other Lobby have already secured many tee times and a race outing at Texas Motor Speedway for Tx. Reps and Sen. they would hate to miss that.