With Christmas celebrations on the brink of extinction in Texas, the Texas House intervened yesterday by passing the “Merry Christmas bill” to ensure public schools remain a welcome place for Jesus Santa.
Santa’s attorney — and lobbyist for the religious-right group Texas Values — was at the Capitol to whip votes and remind us all of the true meaning of Christmas. Check out this Twitter post from Jim Henson of the Texas Politics Project:
RT @kathygranttx: Every day is Christmas & every night is New Year’s Eve at the #txlege twitter.com/KathyGrantTx/s…
— Jim Henson (@jamesrhenson) May 9, 2013
The bill now awaits a vote in the Senate.
