AUSTIN – Gov. Greg Abbott named seven priorities in his State of the State address on Thursday that he wants the GOP-led Legislature to fast track. Unlike...
AUSTIN – Gov. Greg Abbott named seven priorities in his State of the State address on Thursday that he wants the GOP-led Legislature to fast track.
Unlike other bills, these items can now be voted off the floor ahead of the normal mid-March deadline.Property tax relief Abbott is calling on the Legislature to spend $15 billion on property tax relief, a proposal that is already written in the House and Senate budget blueprints.Abbott urged the Legislature to “end COVID restrictions forever,” by banning government-issued shutdown orders, vaccine mandates and mask requirements related to the coronavirus.
He faced backlash from conservatives after making use of some of those strategies early in the pandemic.. The voucher-like initiative typically gives families public dollars to spend on private school or other educational expenses. Abbott gave no specifics about how he wants the program to work, how much students could receive or what accountability measures would be in place.Without mentioning last May’s gun massacre at a Uvalde elementary school, Abbott called for compliance with school safety standards, plus more mental health professionals in schools.Singling out Harris County, Abbott complained of “activist judges” who he said are too lenient with certain criminal defendants, which he said endangers the public.
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