Do ‘We the People’ still matter?

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Texas Rural Reporter
Do ‘We the People’ still matter?
Do ‘We the People’ still matter?

“Does this bore you?”

I have spent more than two decades working in and around Texas government, and I was shocked by what happened next.

A woman testifying before the Texas Railroad Commission asked Commissioner Wayne Christian the question directly.

“Yes,” he answered. Recently, Christian joined Commissioner Jim Wright in eliminating the regular opportunity for Texans to comment on matters not incl…