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After complimenting Harris County elections, Keith Ingram is demoted by Secretary of State Nelson
One day after Texas Secretary of State Elections Division chief Keith Ingram said Harris County ran “one of the best elections” it has in years, he has a new role at the Secretary of State’s Office. Harris County, of course, is often the center of controversy for how its elections are run and just as often a target of GOP lawmakers in Austin.
SB: Abbott campaigns in rural Texas to pressure House members on vouchers but refused to campaign in those areas to help incumbents in their primaries
Editor's note: This article has been updated to reflect the fact that with only one exception, GOP legislators are conspicuously absent from Abbott's voucher events in rural Texas - SB CORSICANA – First, let’s briefly recap where we are in this session. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is out with a dental issue and “a personal matter” until later this week. He’s laid out 30 priorities. Speaker Dade Phelan , in good health and on the job, has so far unveiled seven priorities with bipartisan appeal. But where is Gov. Greg Abbott ? For seven weeks, Abbott was largely missing in action. Then, he gave his State of the State Address in a previously undisclosed location. Now, still avoiding the Texas Capitol , Abbott has taken his voucher show on the road, trying to convince Republican voters that his policy prescription of “education savings accounts” is the right major change for school finance. One glaring problem with that strategy, of course, is that the people he needs to convince are in Austin, not Corsicana or Conroe . At least it gives Abbott something to do while he honors his tradition of avoiding direct interactions with legislators.
Abbott promises to campaign in rural areas in support of his school voucher proposal
Gov. Greg Abbott told Patrick Svitek at the Texas Tribune that he will show up in rural communities to push for the idea. “Among Republican rural voters, about 80% support this,” Abbott said , “and I think that Republican officeholders will see that more and more, and I think there may be a change in the perception of what their voters expect of them in Austin, Texas.”
Paxton declines to say whether he would pay whistleblower settlement from campaign funds
The State of Texas has spent roughly $600,000 so far fighting former employees of the Office of the Attorney General in court over their whistleblower lawsuit against AG Ken Paxton .