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walkingman

(8,470 posts)
4. There is nothing decent about TX politics. We don't have referendums and allow our legislature
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 10:24 AM
Aug 2022

to dictate how we live in this state. Probably the most powerful in Tx government is actually the Lt. Gov. (in our case a total wacko) because he set the legislative agenda. The Gov. does have veto power so his influence is significant. The biggest factor here, like the Federal GOP, is they either become loyalists to the Gov. or Lt. Gov. or their stay is limited.

Another of the largest factors here is the $$$ impact of several of the billionaires in the state who are the king makers. They push their religious and crony ideas and usually get their way.

The GOP has destroyed one of the best states in the union and I wonder if it will ever change?

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