The Texas Legislature is at it again. They might not have time to balance the budget, but they have time to work on the menu. Yesterday it was deciding the state dessert. Today it is the fast food bill. The Public Health committee has voted 7-1 to require chain restaurants to post nutritional information on the menu. (Lawsuits to follow for miscalculations). It is even enhanced, not with civil sanctions, but with a criminal penalty! Maybe the Republicans have left Austin after the Democrats returned. What kind of conservative governance is this? There was one committee member absent. Maybe he has not been able to get a ride back from Ardmore yet. Look for lots of foolishness to come, as bills get passed "willy nilly" in the last moments. The rest of us will spend the next year finding out how much damage the Legislature has done.