Texas Scorecard by Sydnie Henry February 16, 2023
Property taxes, school choice, border security, and bail reform are all emergency priorities for the governor this legislative session.“The state of our state has never been more exceptional.”
With this claim, amid multiple critical issues threatening Texans, Gov. Greg Abbott opened his biennial State of the State address on Thursday evening.
Although the address has traditionally been delivered during a joint session of the Texas House and Senate in the middle of the day, Abbott is taking this year’s address in a different direction. Instead, he gave the address from the Noveon Magnetics Corp. manufacturing facility near San Marcos.
During the speech, Abbott issued seven emergency items for the state Legislature to address this session:
1. Cutting Property Taxes
2. End COVID Restrictions
3. Education Freedom (School Choice)
4. School Safety
5. Ending Revolving-door Bail
6. Doing More to Secure the Border
7. Addressing the Fentanyl Crisis
More:
https://texasscorecard.com/state/abbott-announces-2023-priorities-in-state-of-the-state-address/
