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Texas lawmakers take first steps to restore Legislature’s funding after Abbott’s veto
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Gov. Abbott declines to take questions from reporters during the legislative session on the house floor on Sunday, May 23, 2021.
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Texas lawmakers are moving swiftly to reinstate funding for the Texas Legislature, vetoed last month by Gov. Greg Abbott, that affects the salaries of more than 2,100 employees across several state agencies
The House Appropriations Committee voted on Friday 21-0 to move forward a bill that would reinstate the funding after Abbott vetoed it to punish House Democrats who broke quorum in the final days of the session to kill two of his priority bills. The Senate Finance Committee heard testimony on a similar bill around the same time Friday afternoon, but did not take a vote.
Dallas Morning News
Surely I am not the only Texas observer who sees a certain irony in Gov. Greg Abbott summoning legislators back to Austin for a special session . given his veto of money to pay for legislative staffers salaries.
Think of this for just a moment.
Abbott became angry with Texas House Democrats because they walked off the House floor to prevent a voter suppression bill to become law during the regular legislative session. He vetoed legislators staff money to pay them back for failing to do their job.
Then he called them back from their home districts to do some more work. I don t get it.
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