1.0The Texas Observerhttps://www.texasobserver.orgForrest Wilderhttps://www.texasobserver.org/author/forrest-wilder/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="BoqAz4n9Rg"><a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/2530-dam-it-one-representative-trusts-his-colleagues-and-gets-hosed-by-the-water-bill/">Dam It</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.texasobserver.org/2530-dam-it-one-representative-trusts-his-colleagues-and-gets-hosed-by-the-water-bill/embed/#?secret=BoqAz4n9Rg" width="600" height="338" title="“Dam It” — The Texas Observer" data-secret="BoqAz4n9Rg" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> For a moment there it had looked like rural Texas might get the better of Dallas and its suburban satellites. The rurals, led by Atlanta Democratic Rep. Stephen Frost, had certainly worked hard for it. On May 22, Frost had called a point of order-signaling a violation of the rules-against further consideration of Senate Bill […]https://www.texasobserver.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/about-the-texas-observer.jpg740402