1.0The Texas Observerhttps://www.texasobserver.orgForrest Wilderhttps://www.texasobserver.org/author/forrest-wilder/The Texas Senate Heads Toward the Rightrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="uKJSwp3r2f"><a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/the-texas-senate-heads-toward-the-right/">The Texas Senate Heads Toward the Right</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.texasobserver.org/the-texas-senate-heads-toward-the-right/embed/#?secret=uKJSwp3r2f" width="600" height="338" title="“The Texas Senate Heads Toward the Right” — The Texas Observer" data-secret="uKJSwp3r2f" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://www.texasobserver.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/texassenate2012updated.jpg978475The members of the Texas Senate have long thought of themselves as the adults in the Texas Capitol. Their counterparts in the House, relative adolescents prone to frequent outbursts and mess-making that must be put in order.