Texas State Legislature Schedule for abortion bill

by Geoff on July 10, 2013 at 1708

Posted In: cloudhopper, politics, Texas politics

This is a reprint of a memo that is being circulated around the Capitol right now:

“After thoughtful consideration of Senate member preferences, and in consultation with the House leadership on their likely schedule, the Lieutenant Governor has asked me to distribute the following schedule update:

Thursday, July 11, 9am Session (Finance and Criminal Justice bills)
Thursday, July 11, 9:15am or on adjournment/recess of Senate, HHS Committee (HB2)
Friday, July 12, 2pm Session (HB2 to be considered on second/third reading as soon as eligible for consideration)
Saturday, July 13, TBA Session (as needed to complete consideration of HB2)

The House has announced they will consider a transportation proposal on Monday, July 15. The Senate will likely recess after completion of HB2 until Monday in anticipation of further actions being necessary to complete work on the Second Called Session. Please keep schedules flexible for next week as it is difficult to have a more precise timeline until more information is available.

Please feel free to contact me or the Lieutenant Governor’s Office with any questions about the floor schedule.”

This information is reliable. Let’s just say I found it written on a piece of paper wrapped around three cigars.

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Pictures from recent trip around America, part 1.

by Geoff on August 27, 2013 at 1345

Posted In: Amelia, photography

Gewel and her grandmother.

Dawn in Hamshire, Texas.

Amelia attempts to eat the tie of her great-grandmother’s pastor. We took Amelia to church for the first time, at a very enthusiastic little place in Hamshire. It was actually mad fun.

Gewel about seven or eight years ago, from a picture her grandma had.

A photograph of a photograph of Gewel’s grandmother in elementary school. It was the 1930s in Dust Bowl Kansas, near a town by the name of Hutchinson.

Florida. Amelia and the ducks regard each other with interest.

Amelia over Sarasota Bay.

Sarasota Bay.

Ca d’Zan, a Venetian palace transported to Sarasota for John Ringling about a hundred years ago.

A weird little statue at the Ringling Museum. Knowing what I know about John Ringling I find this statue very interesting.

Gewel and Amelia at Big E’s. I never got this lady’s name, but she was cool.

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Pictures from recent trip around America, part 2

by Geoff on August 28, 2013 at 1145

Posted In: Amelia, photography

Amelia sleeping on the floor in Sarasota.

Amelia and me.

Amelia meets her uncle Charles.

Charles and Gewel and Amelia and I go to visit Gewel’s aunt Tomara and her boyfriend Mike.

Charles and the baby like each other.

Rock star Mom.

Amelia meets her grandma.

A painting I found amusing at the Ringling Museum. I bet if you knew who those two guys on either side of the banner were this would be a very witty commentary.

Fascinating image, all the more so when you know some history of John Ringling. I really like the reflected EXIT sign, the artist should have included that.

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Pictures from recent trip around America, part 3

by Geoff on August 28, 2013 at 2343

Posted In: Amelia, photography

One of Mia’s friends (I’m sorry, I forgot your name!) at Ringling. We were trying to do one of those photo trickery things but were undone when we realized wings come out the back, not the front.