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Originally Posted by wwmiv
A few months every two years is about the legislature only. There's a hell of a lot more about state government than just when the legislature decides to meet... And even the legislature has staff and functions that continue all year round. There's the governor (plus all the independently elected executives and boards) and the massive bureaucracies that they each helm. There's the state judiciary as well, as well as a very large federal government and legal industry presence due to much of the business there being directly or indirectly related to politics and government.
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This is so incredibly beside the point I was making about the cultural influences of Austin, but thanks for clarifying.