I have four bill hearings tomorrow.

And that’s after I attend the oral argument at the Supreme Court on the Texas abortion law.

So before the end of the work day, I have to:

Make final revisions to my written testimony;

Since I don’t read my testimony at the public hearing, start drafting in my head the opening sentence for my oral testimony;

Meet with representatives of the Comptroller and the Attorney General to learn of their concerns about provisions in two of my bills and see if I can address or minimize their issues;

Confirm the witness lists for each bill;

Since one of my bills deals with guaranteeing a lawyer in protective order cases prompted by domestic violence, find my copy of Gideon’s Trumpet, the book about the Supreme Court decision guaranteeing the right to counsel in criminal felony cases.  It’s autographed:

For Sandy Rosenberg, Who writes laws – Anthony Lewis  (emphasis in the original)