It was Molly Ivins who said the Texas Legislature should meet for 2 days every 140 years and not the other way around. On day 137 of said Other Way Around, I can only laugh and laugh. #txlege.

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To everyone, Birdwell says: "You're all colleagues. Sometimes we've battled with each other. Sometimes we've been in the same foxhole fighting the same opponent.".

Birdwell jokes with Bettencourt that they're "breaking up the band - you're Frick and I'm Frack".

Sen. Brian Birdwell says some emotional words on the floor, remember what it was like to leave the Pentagon for the last time in uniform. "It has been the high honor of my life, on par with commanding United States soldiers, to serve my fellow Texans for over fifteen years.".

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says the plan for the Texas Senate is to be out of here next Wednesday, so be ready to work Tuesday and Wednesday. #txlege Sen. Birdwell won't be here, so it'll be his last night on the Senate floor "unless there's a third special session," DP says.

HB 25 allowing Texas pharmacists to dispense ivermectin without a prescription wins final passage in Texas Senate 20-6. Now heads to Gov. Greg Abbott. It was filed a little over 24 hours ago. #txlege.

HB 25 allowing Texas pharmacists to dispense ivermectin without a prescription wins final passage in Texas Senate 20-6. Now heads to Gov. Greg Abbott. It was filed a little over 24 hours ago. #txlege.

Johnson: "I will be voting Na-a-a-a-a-a-ay on the bill." Then he says it's another waste of a special session.

Schwertner: "To take that further, if you look at for instance, acetaminophen. Commonly known as Tylenol. If you take bottles of that, you die from hepatic failure. So if Tylenol had to go through an FDA process, it wouldn't be actually be OTC. Aspirin would be the same way.".

G to S: "But for someone who's not a doctor who just goes into the local pharmacy, grabs their tube of ivermectin. I don't know if this is a paste, a pill, or whatever it is. They just grab it for whatever ails them.".

Gutierrez to Schwertner: I'm okay with you prescribing ivermectin to a patient for something that it may not have been intended to be used for, Dr. Campbell, as well.

Hall gets an assist from Sen. Charles Schwertner, a physician and pharmacist, who breaks down the medicine that's available over the counter elsewhere. Sen. Donna Campbell, an ER doc, backs him up also.

And now Sen. Nathan Johnson, D-Dallas: "Senator Hall, is there a outbreak in Texas of parasitic infections in humans?" . Hall: "Not advised.".

Dan Patrick joins in: "I know you were trying to jockey into position, but you're a long shot to kill this at the wire." Not sure what that means or who he was talking to but I'm thinking Gutierrez please advise.

RT @TXCapHistory: A bird's eye view from the House gallery, 1979. #txlege

Everybody. #txlege.

Gutierrez: So let's be clear. This is a a drug that is used on horses, donkeys, Correct?. Hall: Among others. Gutierrez: Jackasses. Hall: No comment. Gutierrez: Okay.

Sen. Roland Gutierrez, a South Texas Democrat, gets combative with GOP Texas Sen. Bob Hall over Hall's bill that would allow pharmacists to dispense ivermectin over the counter in Texas without a prescription. RFK applauded the bill. After it passes Senate it goes to gov #txlege.

@JudithZaffirini @DanPatrick He said it was "a real privilege".

Well that was brief. Overruled.