"Chuy" asks Perry to address electricity rate relief...Too many issues may spoil the session?

According to an article in yesterday's The Monitor, Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa has "asked Gov. Rick Perry this week to add electricity rate relief to the agenda for the special session to begin April 17th. Senator Hinojosa is quoted in the article as saying, "I have heard from numerous constituents in my district that they have had enough with electricity rates that are skyrocketing through the roof". I agree, especially after seeing my electricity bill double last summer. I even know a few people around the local area that had said their bill went up by as much as three times the amount they were paying the year before. BUT, shouldn't this issue have been addressed last year when we were seeing these hikes first take place? Excuse me for being somewhat naive to how things work in Austin, but I would like to say that if these issues were so important to these officials, why are we waiting until a special session is called on SCHOOL FINANCE REFORM to deal with the issue of electricity price rates going up? We as constituents have enough to worry about in regards to our legislators getting the job done on school finance by June 1st, to be worried about an issue that should have been addressed last year when the constituents were facing higher electricity bills. Senator Hinojosa, how about pushing the tax reform issue through fast enough, so you and the rest of the legislators can consider giving teacher's a pay raise this upcoming school year so they don't have to look elsewhere to afford a decent living? And while we're at it, how about all of the legislators taking a bigger stand in Austin to address these important issues while they are still fresh in the minds of the constituents. The issue of electricity rates going up has become just another financial burden to deal with, and not so much of an outcry anymore.