Problem solving. That is the theme State Senator Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, kept coming back to while discussing the upcoming 86th Texas Legislative Session, which begins in January. “I’m excited about where we are headed. I really think there’s going to be a focus on the ‘big stuff’,” he said. “I think there’s a feeling that this is the time to come together and govern and fix some situations that won’t get better without attention.” Four issues Perry said he hoped to lead on are a state flood plan, updating state facilities, shoring up the Texas Retirement System (TRS) and water supply development. Perry said ...