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HARRISON: TEXAS MUST ACT BEFORE HINOJOSA TAKES OFFICE
Rep. Brian Harrison says Republicans still control state government for the next 10 weeks — and should use that time to limit the governor’s emergency powers before Gina Hinojosa takes office.
“No governor, Republican or Democrat, should be able to circumvent the legislature to write and enforce laws.”
Harrison says Texas governors have sweeping emergency authority that can be used to suspend existing laws and impose new rules without a legislative vote. He warns those powers could be used on issues ranging from abortion and gun laws to energy policy.
“We only have 10 weeks to stop Gina Hinojosa from inheriting the powers, literally, of a dictator.