AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott named seven priorities on Thursday that he wants the Legislature to fast-track, singling out property tax relief, school safety, border security and a voucherlike education initiative as top issues.
But the third-term Republican gave few policy details during a 30-minute State of the State speech address that broke little new ground on his big-ticket items.
The most explicit proposals stemmed from a surge in fentanyl deaths that have rocked communities across Texas, including Carrollton recently. Calling the situation a crisis, Abbott said cases should be prosecuted as murder and called for expanded access to overdose-reversing drug Narcan.
