Governor Greg Abbott Announces Legislative Priorities in The State of State Speech
Posted on AllSides February 17th, 2023
The State of the State speech Gov. Greg Abbott delivered Thursday night held few surprises as he announced his plan to focus on property tax cuts, “education freedom” (which most take to mean school vouchers), school safety, the fentanyl crisis, border security and terminating “revolving door” bail and all of the state’s COVID-19 restrictions indefinitely.In regards to border security, he proposed a $4.6 billion expenditure to continue his efforts in that regard. Speaking to a crowd of supporters at the Noveon Magnetics manufacturing headquarters in San Marcos, Abbott was rewarded...