Texas House Democrats and legislative staffers take Gov Greg Abbott to court for defunding Legislature
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Texas Democrats, state staffers want to override Legislature funding veto
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Texasâ top Republican leaders are already on a collision course over a special legislative session.
Since House Democrats staged a walkout that killed Republicansâ priority elections bill for the regular session, the governor and the leaders of the state House and Senate â have diverged notably in interviews about how they are planning for the overtime round.
The three Republican leaders â Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dade Phelan â are showing tensions over how to approach the elections bill when it comes back up, what other legislation should be on the special session agenda and who is at fault for the failures in the regular session. They are also not on the same page with Abbott s threat to block pay for the Legislature, with Patrick embracing it and Phelan r