Why should you, an upright, law-abiding person, pay attention to the Texas Legislature? It is a mess in the same way Sodom was a mess, and at the end of every session, for the ten years I covered it, I walked out with my gaze fixed ahead, certain I wouldn’t make the same mistake as Lot’s wife.But there are two good reasons you should look. If you’re not a Texan, you can view from afar one of the most important engines of conservative policy generation in the country. If you call Texas home, the Legislature is also the political body that most touches and shapes your daily life. That often comes as a surprise to Texans, who may think of it as a kind of…
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