SJR 9 by Van Taylor would move the ball toward legislative approval of rule making.
Sound far fetched? It’s not. Other states are doing it:
- 59 % of Arkansas Voters approved it this past November.
- Utah does it.
- Idaho tried. 50.59% of voters opposed it.
A quick, non-exhaustive, list of contentious Texas rule making issues:
- The Railroad Commission common carrier rule making, which is a fight over eminent domain.
- Any urban-rural water rule making action.