Politics & Policy
March 9, 2015
Hate Daylight Saving Time? Thank Two Presidents From Texas
Feeling grumpy from that lost hour of sleep? A state lawmaker wants to turn the clock back in Texas.
Dan Flynn
Politics & Policy
April 21, 2009
Governor’s critics strike again
This time it was on Dan Flynn's Sunset bill to abolish the Office of State-Federal Relations, which is subject to legislative oversight, and transfer the functions to the governor's office. A similar bill died last session. You cannot mention the word "governor" in the House without stirring certain members--Tommy Merritt,
Politics & Policy
December 8, 2008
Secret Disservice
Your daily space queen video! It’s worth clicking on just to see what I look like when I forget to sit on a telephone book. Paul Burka on the secret speaker’s ballot, and why he was for it before he he was against it. (Flip flopper.) Honorably mentioned: Speaker Craddick,
Politics & Policy
December 7, 2008
More on Saturday’s SREC meeting
I was in touch yesterday with two people who were watching the SREC meeting–in particular, the discussion of the resolution concerning the speaker’s race. The advocates of the resolution were careful to present it as a neutral action that did not take sides in the speaker’s race. However, two pro-Craddick