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I'm not claiming that the list of bills the Springer filed is aimed at paying back his BLM supporters. I believe that he filed them as cover for that , saying "I really am a good guy after all." If he were really serious about them, the blowback from the people who got him elected would be mountainous. Perhaps I've grown too cynical but I think of Springer were serious, he'd have a couple of Texas House members lined up to support those bills. He knows how the process works better than I do and I at least know that both houses have to pass things in order to get them to the Governor's desk.

My impatience grows with the political theater. IMHO, too many of Republicans play that game. I know for a fact the Springer would not sign on to the Constitutional Carry push during the last session. Further, in my opinion, if he and a few others had really put the heat on for that support, they could have pressured Bonnen.

If he is really a "good guy", he needs to build the support among his colleagues to get these bills that he filed to the House and Senate floors. We've had lots of good 2nd Amendment bills filled and the vast majority are DOA.

Perhaps it is just me but I view these bills as eye candy - great to look at but lacking in substance. Even if the Senate passes them unanimously, they will live or die based on which House committee to which they are assigned. If Speaker Phalen assigns them to a Democratic lead committee, it is the same as putting a stake through the heart of each of the affected bills - they will NEVER see the light of day on a House floor vote. The power brokers in Austin has been playing this game for the past four sessions.

Senator Springer was re-elected by a coalition of Democrats who were encouraged to vote for him. He will have to appease them and these bills are the exact opposite of that. I expect that he has communicated to those backers that these bills have no chance. It is possible that he is seeking redemption for cuddling up to Democrats including Black Lives Matter in order to stay in power. But after his campaign, I have zero confidence in anything that he does. I'll humbly eat my words in June if this turns out different than I expect.