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Office of the Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick
@LtGovTX
Updates from the Office of Lieutenant Governor of the great state of Texas.
Nov 2, 2023 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Tragedy or Comedy?

Tragedy – Speaker Dade Phelan and the Texas House have just wasted another special session with no action on the legislative priorities of the governor, the Senate, and the majority of Texas voters.

Comedy – Speaker Phelan's pattern - waste time to the very last minute and then blame everyone else for his inability to run the House and get a bill out of committee to the floor for an up or down vote so the voters know where members really stand on these important issues.

#txlege The Truth on School Funding

If the House had passed the Senate’s school funding and teacher pay raise bill (SB2), public school funding would’ve increased by an unprecedented 29% this budget cycle. The House had 3 weeks to pass SB1 (school choice) and SB2 (teacher pay), but the Speaker sent House members home for much of the special session, and now he wants to blame @GovAbbott and the Senate for his inaction.

#txlege