Texas lawmaker shares his pleas with colleagues to end Confederate Heroes Day. Is anyone listening? The Watchdog shows how state lawmakers lobby one another for pet bills. Watchdog columnist Dave Lieber turns a Houston lawmaker's quest to stop Jan. 19 from being recognized as Confederate Heroes Day into a one-act play.(Courtesy of Texas House of Representatives) Mindset in the Hallways, a one-act play by The Watchdog. Cast of Characters: State Rep. Jarvis Johnson, a Houston Democrat, who filed House Bill 36, which would remove Jan. 19, Confederate Heroes Day, as an official state holiday. The bill is stalled in committee. Other characters, voices offstage, represent Republican House lawmakers whose support Johnson seeks.