We apologize for being late with this special report, but circumstances beyond our control prevented us here from getting this vital information to you sooner. Since the 76th Session of the Texas Legislature ended Memorial Day weekend, some people may wonder why we would now in August want to talk about what happened during the 76th Legislature. I respond by offering three reasons: one, by writing about it at this time, we actually have the advantage of hindsight and the final result as an additional tool of analysis available for our use; two, some of the comments that follow also have some relation to our "BEHIND THE BARS" series in regards to criminal justice issues facing our state, and three, the time-sensitive nature of this topic requires that I as an editor get this to you at the earliest possible date. Before I start, I am obliged to tack on this editorial disclaimer for the clarity of the record. This editor had prior to publication of this report made numerous attempts for this report to contact all appropriate leadership figures in both chambers of the Legislature and to attempt to obtain the views from both sides of the political spectrum. Unfortunately, we were not able to obtain and do an interview from the Democratic leadership in time for the release of this report--although all possible attempts were made to do so. Let the reader note that the views expressed here were not done to intentionally leave out or stifle the views of another political party and are not to necessarily interpreted to be the views of either this editor or the management of Suite 101. The only factor involved with this was the need to produce this report in as timely a manner as possible. Those with other views are encouraged to ask questions and/or comments to what is said here in the appropriate methods provided here.
Rep. Carl Isett was first elected to his current post serving as one of the two state representatives whose constituency consists of a portion of the city of Lubbock and Lubbock County with 58% of the vote in 1996. From the start, Isett has been heavily involved in the various initiatives produced by the Republican House membership through his work with the Policy Committee of the House Republican Caucus, his membership of the Board of Directors of the Conservative Coalition, and the Steering Committee of the House Research Organization. Isett serves on the House Committees for Juvenile Justice and Family Issues and the State, Federal, and International Relations Committee.
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