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I still do not understand why being in a hospital or a health-related university somehow makes an otherwise responsible and licensed individual suddenly less responsible. I'm happy that we got this much against all odds, but I'm very frustrated since it appears that all of this anxious waiting has been for not when it comes to myself and my job.

Charles, can you clarify for me? If I'm reading amendment 5 correctly, this bill as amended now only applies to the main non-health related universities? So since I work at one of the health-related institutions of higher education listed in 63.002, I'm out of luck? If I'm reading it correctly, and please correct me if I'm wrong, that makes absolutely no sense. If anything, the students at a health-related university are older and more responsible than the students at a typical 4-year institution.

I guess it's a huge step in the right direction, but I just don't understand why it needed to be limited to non-health-related institutions. Since time is so short, I'm guessing that there's little chance that it can be fixed at this point.

How is this any different than someone sitting and playing mine sweeper or solitaire on their computer for 4 hours in order to burn the clock till quitting time instead of working??? I guess the biggest difference is that you, me, and other hard-working Texas are footing the bill for these...well...FOLKS to NOT do their job.

Ruark wrote:

txyaloo wrote:

Ruark wrote:Is it possible to kill a bill by simply amending it to death with umpteen zillion amendments? Seems like there would be a workaround - like the speaker could stand up and say "OK, just vote on it the way it is, yea or nay."

SB19 isn't going to be killed. They're just running the clock down so SB11 doesn't come up or doesn't have enough time to discuss all 100+ amendments.

I was talking about SB11, not SB19. Can they deliberately load a bill up with silly, pointless amendments, just to sink it?

When the speaker purposefully stalls and delays it until it's up against the stroke of midnight? Sure.