Would-be Texas laws up against the clock to pass

AUSTIN (KXAN) — There is a reason the NBA has a shot clock; it makes a player shoot the ball. They either make it, or miss it. The Texas House also has strict deadlines that force ideas to survive or to die, and this week is full of them.
State Rep. Celia Israel has a local bill she wants to pass. HB 2324 would help county officials register people to vote, but a handful of lawmakers, led by Rep. Johnathan Stickland, R-Bedford, want to delay as much as possible so lawmakers can’