In eight years as arguably the most conservative “Big Two” in Texas history, Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have achieved an uneasy peace. The two...
, “We work well together. We agree 96%, 97% of the time – I can’t even name the 3% we don’t.”
On Jan. 17, Abbott and Patrick will begin their third terms in a joint oath-taking ceremony and inaugural celebration.There won’t be much daylight between Abbott and Patrick, experts said, on law-and-order items such as cash bail restrictions and the GOP’s newly retooled priority, “parental empowerment.
Dave Carney, Abbott’s top political strategist, called it “a made-up controversy,” ginned up by reporters eager to highlight any Abbott-Patrick clash, when actually the two veteran officeholders collaborate well. Unlike many other lieutenant governors, Texas’ No. 2 officeholder wields a lot of clout. As is true in just 17 other states, Texas’ lieutenant governor is elected independently. Not only does the lieutenant governor preside over the Texas Senate, he also picks committees and committee chiefs, and assigns bills to committees.
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