The second most bill vetoes in state history, Gov. Abbott signed 77 vetoes on bills from the 2023 Legislative session, letting lawmakers know he wants his bills passed.Three-term Texas Governor Greg Abbott completed a particularly brutal week of executive "penmanship"... Racking up a total of 77 vetoes - the second most ever in state history.
While some were clearly aimed at senate lawmakers reluctant to accept Abbott’s preferred version of property tax relief....the governor did choose to spare a pair of election reform bills targeting Harris County. The measures, authored by Houston State Senator Paul Bettencourt, will return control of elections to officials who've actually been "elected" and create a legal avenue for the Texas Secretary of State.Despite back-to-back deeply problematic elections - the Democratic majority on Harris County Commissioners Court has pledged a legal battle....at taxpayer expense... Aimed at blocking both measures.