Is all politics truly local? If so, how do we account for many of the priorities on the list of the bills that my home state’s legislature hopes to pass this year?
Texas is so devoted to small government that its legislature is limited to only one 140-day session every two years. The Texas House and Senate are currently in session; the pressure to legislate has begun.
On Feb. 13, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued a list of his top 30 priorities for the 2023 session, the bills he is most committed to passing out of the multitude that will be proposed. Some of his priorities are puzzling.
