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casp625 wrote:

harrycallahan wrote:Charles has said previously that a filibuster would be the most like tool used to stop this bill. Likewise it is in the news as well.

https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28 ... at-senate/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I am curious about what measures might the bill's supporters take to thwart such an attempt and are said rules the same or different for the upper and lower chambers?

Are filibusters allowed in the Texas legislature?
Filibusters are permitted in the Senate but not in the House of Representatives.

Source: http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/whatsNew/cli ... d-Chubbing" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Thanks...
My new word of the day around the office is to stop chubbing

Charles has said previously that a filibuster would be the most like tool used to stop this bill. Likewise it is in the news as well.

https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28 ... at-senate/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I am curious about what measures might the bill's supporters take to thwart such an attempt and are said rules the same or different for the upper and lower chambers?

What might we expect in the coming days when the House and Senate once again take up HB 910 and SB 11? At times it is apparent that the legislators don't know their own procedures, which has indeed caused some confusion. What I would like to know from any of you who might have knowledge in the area, is what are the pathways or pitfalls for these bills to become law and how might they be overcome? What I am interested in are the obscure or seldom used rules, if any, that either the house or senate may employ in order to bring a bill up for a vote.