https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2007-05-11/474025/

Dying in Committee: The Gavel Drops

By Richard Whittaker, May 11, 2007, 12:01am, Newsdesk

Thursday, May 10, 12mid. Day 122 of the 80th session of the Texas Legislature. The time when the first big cull of the session becomes a reality.

If a House bill hasn't had its second reading and vote in the House by the end of the day, it's done for this session. Even those that make it through the day have to have a successful third vote on Friday, or they're totally toast. Actually, that's only bills and resolutions that have to be heard by the whole House. Any House bill that makes it on to the Local and Uncontested Calendar has until next Friday until they just become another legislator's failed dream.

Meh, we've gotten this far without 'em; we can last another year or two.