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How a bill becomes a state law, and where a citizen can step inThe rules that touch your family are written in short, fast state sessions. Here is the route a bill takes, and the doors where a citizen can walk in.Why Texas Lawmakers Meet Only Every Other Year and Like It That WayThe Texas Legislature meets for 140 days every other year by design; here is how that works, who holds the power, and the best case for and against it.Do Damage Caps Hurt Victims? The Best Case Against Tort Reform AnsweredTrial lawyers say caps on noneconomic damages punish the worst-injured. Here is that argument at full strength, then a numbered answer.