Many men in history are brought high by their ambitions, only to fall from their vices. Louis Wigfall, an attorney, legislator, and later U. S. Senator from Texas, had many advantages in his life. However, his short fuse and alcoholism eventually wrecked his own life and brought disaster for Texas during the Civil War.
The Texas Senate’s chief budget writer said state agencies and higher education institutions have requested nearly $25 billion in funding as the legislative session gets underway. State Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, told The Dallas Morning News that the requests for new money reflect the growing functions and purposes of state agencies that serve the public.
The 89th Texas legislative session begins on Jan. 14 with a still-unresolved race for speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.
As the new 2025 year begins, focus begins to shift towards Austin as the Texas Legislature is scheduled to begin their 89th Legislative Session. The Texas Legislature meets in odd numbered years for 140 days. Over ten thousand separate pieces of legislation are expected to be filed during upcoming session with prefiling having already begun on November 12th. While propositions to address school funding, infrastructure funding, daylight savings time, and tax policy will be discussed, the only thing the legislature is constitutionally bound to accomplish is to pass a balanced budget by the deadline. If you are interested in following along, I encourage you to check out https://capitol.texas.gov/ where you can review legislation as it makes its way through the legislative process.
One person with the world in ways no one can imagine. One invention, coming from one person tinkering in a lab or workshop can go from science fiction fantasies to an indispensable part of modern life in only a short time now. Some of these remarkable devices, such as the integrated circuit and the hand-held calculator were largely the result of the dedication and imagination of one man, adopted Texan and Nobel Prize winner Jack Kilby.
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