Molly Spratt, HB Strategies Texas

Honored to be recognized among some of the best this last week!!

HBS Texas Principal @MollyfromTX was spotted doing what she does every day in the Capitol — advocating for people who need a voice. As Board President of The Arc of the Capital Area, Molly welcomed more than 200 guests to the organization's annual Gold Star Masquerade Gala.

The #txlege passed 1208 bills this session. They filed 8719 (highest since 1991 last date available). That’s a passage rate of 13.8% (lowest since ‘91). Besides 2023 (15.5% passage rate) the rate is usually around 20% on average. 1/2

I have reached the point in session where I'm waking up at 3am with epiphanies for rider language and amendments, knowing I should write them down, not doing so, and subsequently forgetting my ideas. Anyone else? #txlege

@MotherVoter Homeslice on North Loop has a fenced in play area for the kiddos!

Hey #txlege folks- best place in Austin for dinner? The catch is that three mildly feral children will also be accompanying.

Amy’s is here! 👀 #txlege

We are here in the Johnson Conference Center and ready to show the #txlege what we’ve got! See y’all at 12 for @AmysIceCreams and robots! 🤖 🍦 🖥️

It's our Super Bowl! Come see some of the greatest minds demonstrate their skills. Ice Cream! Robots! Oh My! #txlege

Enjoyed the @LtGovTX’s keynote today at the Texas Business Forum. I’m here on behalf of @TXManufacturers, a host of the event, along with @TXOGA and @texaschemistry. #txlege

IT'S #txlege CHRISTMAS! (The budgets are out!)

TAM's Top 10 priorities for the 89th Legislature dropped today. TAM President & CEO Tony Bennett said, “Global competition for advanced manufacturing has never been more intense. Priorities and policy must be laser-focused to keep Texas on top.” #txlege #top-10" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">manufacturetexas.org/#top-10

@putkids1st @TXRestaurants Kelsey Streufert (@KelseyJErickson) with @TXRestaurants and E4C drops the incredible stat that a year of infant childcare in Texas costs more on average than one year of tuition the University of Texas.

Heather is closing out the Women’s Health Caucus Policy Summit today speaking with @putkids1st and @TXRestaurants.

Spending “Session Eve” discussing Women’s Health and barriers that can impact that, including substance use disorder and childcare. Heather Ormand, CEO of @NexusRecovery, takes the time to discuss the role of recovery and how it impacts Healthy Families in Texas. #txlege

I’ve been using a lot of duck analogies recently. - water off a duck’s back - be like a duck: calm on the surface, and paddle like hell - ducks in a row - sitting duck - lame duck Now mother nature thinks I’m a duck. I cannot swim in business attire! 😭

Texas manufacturers are excited for forward-thinking water infrastructure policy that supports the growing #manufacturing economy and the high-quality jobs manufacturing projects bring to our State. #txlege #ManufacturingMatters

@emilyebytx My favorite #txlege advice to give: - Always be kind; always be honest. - Our jobs can look like play; never forget it's work.

Okay #txlege gang: what are things you wish you'd known about working in/around the Capitol when you started? What silly mistakes did you make that you'd like to help someone avoid? No advice too small for this thread

I spent hours yesterday fighting with ChatGPT to help me format some information I'm using to gear up for session. Today, I switched over to Google's NotebookLM, and not only is it faster, but it's much more accurate. My favorite feature so far is its polite way of telling me to reread its outputs. "Unfortunately, the table I provided cannot preserve hyperlinks [previous conversation]. The data was formatted for easy transfer to a spreadsheet, which does not support active hyperlinks [previous conversation]."

@VinceLeibowitz Oh my!!!! Are you alright?!

The man being arrested struck me with a metal pole inside the Starbucks at 1920 E. riverside. Homeless in austin are OUT OF CONTROL. #txlege

@DanielM_Warner I had to explain to a client last week that the “distinct smell” was dead crickets.

No this is not soil. These are crickets. Killed about 30 INSIDE my office this morning. If this isn’t a sign of one of the ten plagues, I’m not sure what is. #txlege