Topic: The next regular session of the Texas Legislature opens in early January, and it may be a potentially pivotal one for the Houston-Galveston area in terms of how the Legislature addresses flooding and a number of other water issues.  Although there is uncertainty about a number of factors that will shape the session, especially the selection of the Speaker of the Texas House and thus the membership of House committees, past is sometime prologue.  Ken Kramer will share his insights from past legislative sessions and his knowledge of the political climate in Austin to provide a forecast of what to expect in the world of water as the state legislature tackles all facets of that critical issue.