I liked him, too, he was a good governor. But the best one was Dolph Briscoe. Dolph proved in the 70s that Texas didn't need a governor (because he rarely showed up at the state house in Austin) and he never shared his opinion on any issue affecting Texas until 3 days after he was asked when his wife Janey told him what his opinion was.
Texas also proved that you didn’t need a full time legislature either.
Apart from finding new ways to spend the money they extort from me, I don’t see any possible need for permanent state legislators.
LOL.
Ah, the good old days, when politics was a profession for those glib people not smart enough to be salesmen.