With a lop-sided 101-49 edge, not only do Republicans have the majority, they have almost made the other Party irrelevent.

This, coupled with the fact that the Senate Republicans also hold a 19-12 edge over the Democrats, and with Republican Governor Rick Perry’s re-election, the Texas voters have effectively handed the GOP the reins and are anxious to see how they ride this contentious critter called Texas.

Already, the House’s majority has passed a voter ID measure that has repeatedly failed in past sessions. The bill requires a voter to show a picture ID or other proof of citizenship before being allowed to vote. As polls around the country have shown, this is considered a “common sense” issue that untill now has failed in Texas.

The governance of Texas is now the laboratory of Politics. If the GOP can balance the budget here without raising taxes, party loyalists everywhere can point to Texas as a great “I told you so” example for GOP dominance. On the other hand, if the spending cuts are too painful for the average voter, or the low tax rates fail to increase investing or Treasury revenue as the Reagan apostles claim it will, it may open the door for a return of the
Democratic Party to the Lone Star state.
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