The governor says other issues aren’t as important as breaking a House-Senate stalemate over the best course on reducing property taxes. Texas txlege GregAbbott TexasGOP propertytax
Gov. Greg Abbott addresses the press before signing eight bills during a public safety bill signing session at the state Capitol in Austin on June 6.
The common theme in his latest vetoes, 21 of which were announced Friday: The bills can wait until after lawmakers figure out property taxes. On Wednesday during a bill-signing ceremony at the Capitol, Abbott raised the possibility of vetoing a significant number of the hundreds of bills that he hasn’t yet signed. With lawmakers still deadlocked on property taxes, Abbott said he “can’t ensure that any bill that has not yet been signed is going to be signed.”
State Sen. Sarah Eckhardt, D-Austin, also went public with outrage over Abbott’s veto of her Senate Bill 361. The legislation would have allowed teachers to serve on appraisal review boards.
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