Texas Politicians Focused More On Politics Than Serving Texans
Posted on June 1, 2007
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This session of the Texas Legislature was like watching a Battle Royale on Smackdown. That would be okay if I wanted to watch a fake sport, but you and I sent our Lawmakers to Austin to work for us, not play politics.
This legislature got few of the large and important Bills passed, such as the Voter ID Bill, you can thank Lt. Governor Dewhurst for letting that one slip away, but Lawmakers were busy getting some “feel good” laws passed so their time in Austin wouldn’t be completely wasted….just 98% of it.
Some of the items they did manage to get done were….
- the no call list will be extended to cell phones
- tenants will have a right to hot water in their units (like the tenants aren’t smart enough to choose a place with hot water, they need Texas Lawmakers to make sure they rent a place with hot water)
- you can’t chain a dog and leave it unattended in the State of Texas now (really, I’m not making this stuff up)
- if you’re 85 or older, you’ll have to pass a vision test every two years in order to get your drivers license
- those wanting to own dangerous snakes will be required to obtain a permit
- want to lend your land to those flying radio controlled aircraft? Good news, if it crashes and hurts someone, you can’t be sued
- the minimum age requirement for paper boys and girls was lowered from 18 to 16
- marriage license will cost $60 unless you take an 8 hour pre-marriage course
- places that sell tobacco must post big signs warning pregnant mothers that smoking is dangerous to them and their fetus’s (I wonder if they’ll pass a bill requiring a big sign in front of abortion clinics stating abortion may be harmful to the mother and fetus?)
- Massage therapist must obtain 500 hours of training now as opposed to 300 hours…but a Home Builder still requires not formal training or licensing in Texas…go figureÂ
Yep, our Lawmakers were really standing up for us in Austin this session. Let’s remembere this session when the next voting season rolls around.
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