Texas Republican Sen. Kel Seliger wants to take away Gov. Abbott's line-item budget veto
Texas Republican Sen. Kel Seliger wants to take away Gov. Abbott's line-item budget veto FacebookTwitterEmail State Senator Kel Seliger speaks at the grand opening for the Engineering Building on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019 at the UTPB Midland campus. Jacy Lewis/Reporter-TelegramJacy Lewis/Reporter-Telegram A Republican senator in the Texas Legislature proposed a constitutional amendment on Tuesday that would strip the governor’s authority to veto specific provisions of a spending bill, a power that has drawn scrutiny from some lawmakers after Gov. Greg Abbott nullified funding for the legislati...
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