By Texas Family Project
As the clock struck midnight on Thursday, the Texas House reached the critical deadline to pass House Bills over to the Texas Senate—a huge deadline that marks a turning point each legislative session. This year it came with triumphs and frustrations.
Unfortunately, due to the House leadership’s delayed start—taking far too long to assign committees and begin hearings—a significant amount of meaningful, conservative legislation never made it to the House floor. This tactic, commonly referred to as “running out the clock,” is a well-known method in Austin to quietly kill bills without putting members on the record. And this session, this strategy claimed many strong bills.
Thankfully, this was one of the most publicized legislative sessions ever. This allowed Texas voters to gain insight into these deceptive practices.
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