The House has made their meeting assignments and committee meetings have begun. You can check out the make up of any committee by going online to http://www.house.state.us.tx/. The committee meetings can be watched on the internet live or archived. This is a good way to know what is happening. News outlets don't always report things acurately. Hearing it first hand is good idea.
With that in mind you might want to listen to the State Affairs Senate hearings on the Sonagram Bill. The bill as it was filed and the bill that was passed are not the same after amendments. Listening to Senator Patrick is also an interesting way to spend some time.
The Senate Finance Committee is having hearings on each part of the Senate Budget Bill. Each section has invited testimony and public testimony. If there are parts you are particularlly interested in, you can see what the Committee is being told by the people and by the people they want to hear from. The hearing on Human Services was interesting as the Senators must sit and listen to people from many of the MR facilities tell why they want funding to be continued to the facilities in which they live. Mothers bring their children who are in danger of loosing services and show how difficult their lives will be without the programs their children need.
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