Journal of the Senate, Regular Session of the Seventy-Ninth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 3 Page: A15

                                
Senator Ellis: When it's so controversial, I'm not talking about-
Senator Staples: OK, I want to-
Senator Ellis: Some-
Senator Staples: I want to answer-
Senator Ellis: Municipal utility district.
Senator Staples: I want to answer you, I want to answer you. In fact, you brought up
the hate crimes bill when I was not on the floor of the Senate. Well, in fact, that-
Senator Ellis: (Inaudible, overlapping conversation) If I didn't-
Senator Staples: Let me, let me finish, let me-
Senator Ellis: OK.
Senator Staples: Finish. You did that. You brought it up on the floor of the Senate
when I was not here. But I couldn't be here, I had a death in the family. I could've
exercised Senatorial privileges as Governor Ratliff allowed us to do that session, and
say, wait on that bill till I get back because it is important, and important to me, to my
constituents. But I know it is a part of the process. As a courtesy to you and the other
Members, I didn't try to exercise that privilege because I couldn't be here, I had to be
with my family because of a death.
Senator Ellis: Well my, my-
Senator Staples: And in memory-
Senator Ellis: My, my-
Senator Staples: And my memory of-
Senator Ellis: (Inaudible, overlapping conversation)
Senator Staples: Major characterization-
Senator Ellis: Yeah. I may need-
Senator Staples: That I, I just think-
Senator Ellis: My memory refreshed.
Senator Staples: I just think it has no real bearing on this issue-
Senator Ellis: Yeah.
Senator Staples: Or this process.
Senator Ellis: Yeah.
Senator Staples: And that we want to use it when it works for us-
Senator Ellis: Yeah.
Senator Staples: But we don't want to when it doesn't, but-

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