July 16, 2021      10:48 AM

People on the Move

A notable retirement, some lobby moves, staffer moves, and more

WASHINGTON – It turns out a stalemate is about as exciting as it sounds.

If anyone tries to tell you Texas House Democrats are having a party here in Washington, there isn’t even a bar in their hotel. Rep. Donna Howard took a little bit of flak for tweeting out a picture of her laundry in the hotel room and she apologized for distracting from the message: “This is serious work we're doing in DC bringing attn to ensuring the freedom to vote for all. I may be a human who makes mistakes, but there's no mistake that fair & equal access to the polls is the foundation of our democracy,” she said.

How long will this go on? Well, there’s absolutely no indication from the members here that any of them would break ranks anytime soon to return to Austin while Gov. Greg Abbott threatens another special session immediately starting August 8.

Back in Austin, Texas Senate Republicans are going through the motions of passing bills – going through the motions has become the norm anyway in the 5/9ths Senate – and the House GOP is praying and asking Democrats to come back to help retired teachers. Of course, those retired educators could use a boost after their 13^th check died in the regular session.

Meantime, there’s career news to tell you about including a notable retirement, some lobby moves, staffer moves, and more. The best way to let the entire Texas Capitol community know what’s going on with you or a friend is to send the scoop to ksbraddock@gmail.com and use POTM in the subject line. Please and thank you.

Here’s the latest edition of People on the Move:

By Scott Braddock

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