In the last ten years the budget for roads has stayed flat while spending on HHS has gone through the roof. No one seems to care.
We've got a Lt. Gov. who wants you to think that it's "all about the chillin". Seriously, check out his web site(s) and one would get the impression that he's head nanny. Oh, and as a good republican he was responsible for the legislation for adding, what was that number? 2k plus new CPS agents?
I guess it'd be nice to be able to work with county goobermint but now with ETJs and the throughly vile transportation districts they've managed to stack the politburo to the point where it's not controllable by the residents of a single county; you'd need a total revolt in multiple counties to change direction.
I've come to the conclusion that Claytie had it right... expect it shouldn't have been about bad weather....
Hilarious! I always liked Clayton Williams. To modify his statement to modern times- "Legislative fiat is a lot like rape, if it is inevitable; you might as well kick back and enjoy it". I think that Kinky is the only one that could get away with that today.
Dolph Briscoe was the last Governor with guts. And he knew how to drive a Legislature.