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Texas Republicans will have a super majority when they reconvene. I just heard on the news that a Dem from the Beaumont area is switching to a Republican. This will give the Republicans 100 seats in the Texas senate.

101 seats actually and it is in the House.

There are only 31 members of the Senate and 19 will be Republican.

The news might have said the house, but I'm sure they said 100 seats. Man, they can't seem to get anything right sometimes.

Wait. Are you sure its 101? If it already was 100 wouldn't they have already had a super majority and this wouldn't be a news story?

Perhaps this will clear up some confusion?

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101 came from Sentor Dan Patrick's show this afternoon. Another Dem defected. Both of the dems were very conservative.

The question is, what will they do with it?

RedRocker wrote:The question is, what will they do with it?

There it is.

We had better get voter ID.

The biggest thing is redistricting. The dems can't flee to prevent a quorem this time. With 2/3'rd they have the quorem.

The biggest problem for the legislature this session will be the state budget. I wonder if they will have time for much else after that is done. Sorry folks, but that is the reality.

Oldgringo wrote:

RedRocker wrote:The question is, what will they do with it?

There it is.

Yippee

Outbreaker wrote:We had better get voter ID.

The biggest thing is redistricting. The dems can't flee to prevent a quorem this time. With 2/3'rd they have the quorem.

Maybe they will flee anyway... they aren't needed or wanted.

EconDoc wrote:The biggest problem for the legislature this session will be the state budget. I wonder if they will have time for much else after that is done. Sorry folks, but that is the reality.

Redistricing has to be done as well. And the budget and redistricting will eat up almost all the session.

RedRocker wrote:The question is, what will they do with it?

Well, I haven't paid close enough attention to know how closely House procedure follows Robert's Rules of Order, but a Motion For the Previous Question takes a two-thirds vote to end debate on a subject and force the vote immediately. Same for a Motion to Limit Debate, or an Objection to the Consideration of a Question. (I'd love to see them have the guts to Object to Consideration and make it stick on the birthday recognition and similar wastes of time.) That means the Dems can't drag out debate on meaningless garbage to keep later items from ever coming up.