LameDuck Power Play: Texas Republican Demands Abbott Clip Successor’s Wings Before Inauguration
Nov 06, 2026
With the keys to the Texas governor’s mansion about to change hands, one Republican lawmaker wants to change the locks on the executive branch’s emergency authority before the new tenant arrives. State Rep. Brian Harrison is openly pushing outgoing Gov. Greg Abbott to summon lawmakers back to Au
stin to gut the state’s sweeping disaster powers. […]
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