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Because Texas does not have term limits for its legislators, many of them have served for decades (for example, former Speaker [[Tom Craddick]] has served in the Texas House since 1969).  In addition, Texas has no limits on campaign contributions, and has historically allowed members of the minority party to chair committees (though not the major ones such as Appropriations; the practice is more common in the House where the Speaker is chosen by the membership).  Furthermore, the extremely low salary paid, and part-time nature of the sessions, limits potential legislators to people who have other occupations or sources of income and can schedule their work around their legislative duties (such as attorneys, doctors, and businesspeople).  As such, criticism has arisen that [[dark-money globalists]] control the agenda.

Because Texas does not have term limits for its legislators, many of them have served for decades (for example, former Speaker [[Tom Craddick]] has served in the Texas House since 1969).  In addition, Texas has no limits on campaign contributions, and has historically allowed members of the minority party to chair committees (though not the major ones such as Appropriations; the practice is more common in the House where the Speaker is chosen by the membership).  Furthermore, the extremely low salary paid, and part-time nature of the sessions, limits potential legislators to people who have other occupations or sources of income and can schedule their work around their legislative duties (such as attorneys, doctors, and businesspeople).  As such, criticism has arisen that [[dark-money globalists]] control the agenda.

One notable criticism is the repeated passage of legislation that would enact the "horrible idea" (Justice [[Antonin Scalia]]'s observation) of the [[Convention of States]].<ref>What has technically happened is that there was a call for an "Article V Convention" (another name for such a convention) with an original expiration date if not called; subsequent sessions have extended that date.</ref>

One notable criticism is the repeated passage of legislation that would enact the "horrible idea" (Justice [[Antonin Scalia]]'s observation) of the [[Convention of States]].<ref>What has technically happened is that there was a call for an "Article V Convention" (another name for such a convention) with an original expiration date if not called; subsequent sessions have extended that date.  However, in 2023 yet another attempt was defeated on a point of order late in the session.</ref>

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