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Gov. Greg Abbott urges Senate to expand school choice, address bail practices and manage surplus
Summary
In remarks to the organizing Senate on Jan. 14, 2025, Gov. Greg Abbott urged lawmakers to use their oath and powers to address judges’ handling of bail, expand school choice, and navigate a projected $24 billion surplus against $35 billion in spending requests.
Governor Greg Abbott addressed the Texas Senate on Jan. 14, 2025, at the opening of the 89th Legislature, urging senators to use the upcoming 140-day session to protect the Constitution, restrict judicial practices he described as allowing repeat violent offenders back onto the streets, expand school choice, and steward a large projected budget surplus amid broad spending requests.
Abbott framed two guideposts for the Senate. First, he invoked the oath senators had just taken, arguing that lawmakers — not…
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