They would need to have another session to vote to override the veto. So they'd also need a mechanism to reconvene, given they are only in session for 140 days every other year.
By extending that session or adding another, the legislators would need more time off from their other jobs potentially at a pay cut. Legislator are only paid for time in session.
Then legislative positions would be even more inaccessible to those not already wealthy.
TX legislative pay is $7,200 per year plus a per diem of $221 while in session.
"Therefore, the total compensation for a regular session would be $38,140 ($7,200 base + $30,940 per diem). Over a two-year term, the total pay is typically around $45,340 ($7,200 base pay x 2 years + per diem for one 140-day regular session). This relatively low base pay highlights that the legislators’ roles are often viewed as part-time public service rather than full-time career positions."
https://www.ncesc.com/geographic-faq/what-is-the-salary-for-texas-legislators/
Since when did people start accepting the Nuremberg defense?
Where do employers cover the cost of sommuting?
Yeah, it just keeps repeating itself and gets bigger each time. I meant my comment more to read that this is a repeating theme in the us.
Pick up an outdoor hobby like disc golf, tennis, pickleball, golf, something that you can enjoy with other people. You can usually find an amateur league of various sports/games and that'll keep you going when they ask if you're coming or you're signed up to play on a team for the season.
You may even enjoy the company of those people and do other sports/activities together.
Turning it into a game can also help.
Remember, it's more about slowly creating a sustainable habit of moving your body that's important. You don't need to run a 10K tomorrow to be successful.
Maybe you can make a map of the parks around your city and put a fun sticker on each park after you visit for 30 minutes, regardless the activity. Idk, just kinda throwing stuff out there.
Haven't we seen this headline a few times already? I feel like this was a point made after 2008 and covid lockdown at least.
Why wouldn't you talk about a bear wearing its dresses?
Yes, the bear is wearing multiple dresses.
It is also helping them cover up the brachside resort and golf course and theme park they are building with him.
https://www.newsweek.com/new-trump-golf-course-55-billion-beachside-project-announced-qatar-2066482
Oh I know, just holding on to what rights we have. Unfortunately, there's still no federal legislation guaranteeing the lgbt rights under attack.
SCOTUS ruled in Bostock v Clayton (2020) that that 1964 Civil rights Act protects employees against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
I guess they are teeing this up to see if the current SCOTUS will overturn their previous ruling.
Sessions only take place for a few months every other year. To override a veto from Abbott in July 2025, the legislature would need to wait until early 2027. In order for the legislature to act more quickly to override a veto, they would need the power to call a session or there would need to be rules added to address the vetoes that take place after the legislative session is over. I suppose the governor could be given a deadline to sign, veto, or refuse to take action on a bill a certain number of days after the conclusion of a session and the legislature could have a mini session to discuss the bills that were vetoed or where action wasn't taken for a predetermined amount of time after the governor's deadline.
The governor has the power to call a special session between normal sessions to address issues. Those issues are supposed to be outlined before the special session starts. Obviously he's not going to call a session to address a bill that was vetoed unless it was maybe vetoed over a couple small points.