Gov. Greg Abbott was a big winner in Tuesday's Republican primary runoffs as many of his backed candidates defeated House incumbents who opposed his 'school...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is seen on a big screen as he waves during the Leadership Forum at 2024 NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits at Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Dallas.Though he was not on the ballot, Gov. Greg Abbott was a big winner in Tuesday’s Republican Party runoff elections.
“He did a lot of campaigning. He worked really hard to get what he got on primary night, and he didn’t lift his foot off the gas in the runoff,” Minchillo said.Abbott’s success in retaliating against lawmakers who blocked his school choice plan increases his political clout and will make it easier for him to push his 2025 agenda through the Legislature.
“The Texas House will be transformed and will certainly have more than 76 votes to pass this landmark policy in 2025,” she said.
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