AUSTIN — In an unprecedented move, Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed funding for the Texas Legislature on Friday, making good on a threat to withhold lawmakers’ pay after a walkout by Democrats sunk his priority elections bill. “Texans don’t run from a legislative fight, and they don’t walk away from unfinished business,” the Republican governor wrote in a veto message, which …
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June 19, 2021