Thank gawd for Texas

Courtesy of my friend Rod Furmanski, this splendid news out of Austin:

Just when you thought our tax dollars and TARP funds were going out the window, a Texas senator added a provision to the state budget that would require state agencies to get written approval from the Legislative Budget Board before buying Windows Vista technology related to an operating system, equipment, or licenses.

The San Antonio News reports on the proposal, up for debate Wednesday:

The rider in the proposed two-year, $182.2 billion state budget— expected to be taken up Wednesday by the Texas Senate— would require state agencies to get written approval from the Legislative Budget Board before buying Vista technology related to an operating system, equipment, or licenses.
Senator Juan Hinojosa, Democrat from McAllen, added the provision in committee and said it's meant to block purchases of the technology, which has been targeted by criticism: "Don't buy it because it's not worth it."

The senator must have experienced one 'blue screen of death' too many to want to force an entire state to reject Vista.

Rico says it's a good start...