Last night's State of the State address from Gov. Abbott.
Governor Greg Abbott addresses crowds in San Marcos, to list his items of priority for this legislative session.The State of the State speech Gov. Greg Abbott delivered Thursday night held few surprises as he announced his plan to focus on property tax cuts, “education freedom” , school safety, the fentanyl crisis, border security and terminating “revolving door” bail and all of the state’s COVID-19 restrictions indefinitely.
“One of the most dangerous places and one you would least expect is in a courtroom with an activist judge, using low bail to let dangerous criminals back out onto the streets,” Abbott said. Patrick is in agreement on the need for property tax reform, however the Lt. Governor has supported a smaller portion of the budget surplus to go to this relief.“I think the main concern that the Lt. Governor has is that anything they fund now, they don’t want to create budgetary holes for in the future,” said Mark P. Jones, Rice University political science professor. “If they can’t fund in perpetuity or at least fund most of it in perpetuity.
“Without the freedom, some parents are hindered at being able to help their child succeed. That must change this year and the way to do that is through education savings accounts,” Abbott said. The final education-related topic Abbott touched on was the issue of parents’ monitoring children’s’ curriculum as he yelled to the crowd one of his favorite catch-phrases on the issue: “Schools are here to educate, not to indoctrinate.”
“Some of these social items are a point of contention for Republicans,” said James Henson, director of the Texas Politics Project. “It’s important to focus on what the governor will choose in terms of his mainstream campaign promises – which target some people from both sides – and what items he will tackle for the more conservative Republican primary voters that have gotten attention over the last election cycle.
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