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In the Texas House as with other legislative bodies, lawmakers are assigned to committees where the majority of work on legislation actually gets done. Until that happens, the wheels grind to a halt with lawmakers being able to do little more than come up with ideas and wait.
So why hasn’t House Speaker Joe Straus (R–San Antonio) released his committee assignments?
Well, as State Rep. Celia Israel (D–Austin) said in November, they’re in “Operation Slowdown.”
Ever since conservatives took over the Texas Senate in 2014, the Texas House has deliberately and strategically dragged their feet in order to prevent conservative reforms from passing. While the Senate fast-tracks conservative legislation, the House stalls them in order to dilute or kill the bills.

steveincowtown wrote:I have always been pleased that the TX leg only meets once every two years. I frequently brag about it to the handful of Yankees I know.

IMHO the the TX leg will (as they always have) get done exactly what they want to in the time allowed. If something doesn't get done, it is because they didn't want it to get done.

The "we ran out of time" line is 100% myth.