2023 Texas Legislature: $27 billion surplus raises stakes for Republicans
as a mandate to build on conservative policies they enacted in 2021, including further overhauls of the state’s election and bail laws, and continued spending on border security.
Also on the menu are a handful of thornier issues, some of which could pit the more conservative Senate, helmed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, against the House and Speaker Dade Phelan. They include proposals for a publicly funded voucher program to send kids to private schools, additional reforms to the state power grid, and the proposed legalization of casinos and sports betting.With a projected $27 billion surplus, top Republicans have pledged to give some back to taxpayers.
“Dan Patrick is a very, very powerful elected official, and he likes to get things done in the fashion that he believes they should be done,” said veteran Austin lobbyist Bill Miller. “And the House, by its very nature, is contradictory to the Senate as a whole."As a statewide elected official, Patrick's path to power runs largely through Republican primary voters, whom
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