Legislators are close to a deal on vouchers and teacher raises, but Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dade Phelan bicker over Nazis.
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Phelan called on Patrick to return the PAC’s donations; Patrick lamented Phelan’s invoking of the atrocities in Israel and called for the speaker to resign. The lieutenant governor also offered assurance thatHouse Speaker Dade Phelan rubs his hands shortly before adjourning Sine Die after only one day of the first special session in the House at the Capitol on Tuesday May 30, 2023.
Patrick set the stage when, immediately after the Senate let Paxton off from charges of abuse of power, he blasted the House’s entire effort to rein Paxton in and promised a full accounting of the cost to taxpayers. Paxton has employed his one true superpower, finding a way to make things worse. The latest trove of documents released by House impeachment managers inadvertently included Paxton’s home address. Let’s be clear that in this era of political explosiveness, that’s a serious error.In Tarrant County, that means he wants DA Phil Sorrells to waste time and resources trying to determine if Rep. Charlie Geren of Fort Worth, one of the impeachment managers, intended to put Paxton at risk.
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