Speaker Craddick's leadership style is now being blamed for the legislature's stagnancy. Says the Chron: "Midnight tonight [5/22] is the deadline for House approval of all nonlocal Senate bills on second reading. Some 202 bills had been set for review on Monday and today, but only a handful had been acted on by Monday evening."
Reports suggest that he's now spending more time trolling the house floor for support against an expected insurgency than pushing for legislation.
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