Last big bill -- TXU -- appears headed for passage
One wag called it "the Lazarus bill."
Rep. Phil King, R-Weatherford, won the two-thirds vote needed to bring back the TXU bill, which would put stronger controls on power utilities and curb electric costs up to 15 percent for those paying the highest rates.
The vote was 105-26. But there are still points of order that haven't been ruled on, so though I'd hope we are just minutes away from sine die, you never know ... and one should never underestimate the House's capacity to go down to the wire.
Comments
HAH! They just gave ya'all bloggers some love!!!
Posted by: Anonymous | May 28, 2007 10:40 PM
Frankly, I could use a little less love and a little more haste right now ...
Posted by: rtgarrett | May 28, 2007 10:54 PM
Did they mention any blogs by name?
Posted by: Vince Leibowitz | May 28, 2007 10:59 PM
Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, who praised the bloggers, did not specify any, though I had the feeling he had at least some in D-FW in mind, because he mentioned both TDMN and the Star-Telegram. (Hey, he's a politician.)
Posted by: rtgarrett | May 28, 2007 11:03 PM
Nope. Sorry. Just the blogs in general as "alternative" media...
Posted by: Anonymous | May 28, 2007 11:05 PM