They drove to the Capitol to testify on a bill and got a grueling lesson in Texas democracy
09-05-2025 22:52 via feeds.texastribune.org

They drove to the Capitol to testify on a bill and got a grueling lesson in Texas democracy

The group from Johnson County waited 18 hours to testify at a hearing that started at 1 a.m. on a bill to limit toxic chemicals in fertilizer.
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