Power struggle: Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick again at odds over who’s in charge in Texas Robert T. Garrett, The Dallas Morning News
AUSTIN Gov. Greg Abbott faced only tough choices after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick early Wednesday demanded an overtime session next month.
With Patrick stirring up outrage among the Texas GOP’s staunchest conservatives, none of three options before the Republican governor was appealing.
Initially, Abbott stalled for time. Two hours after Patrick’s tweet demanding a special session, Abbott responded with a tweet and a press release saying that there remains ample time “to get important conservative legislation to my desk.” The session ends Monday.
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