STATE LEGISLATURE

After blocking David Whitley's confirmation, Senate Democrats see bills die on Abbott’s desk

A monthslong push from the governor’s office to confirm his longtime aide as secretary of state heated up in the session’s final days. Some Democrats feared retribution for defying the governor.

By ALEXA URA and EMMA PLATOFF, The Texas Tribune
Posted 5/31/19

In the final days of the legislative session, with a Senate confirmation looking increasingly unlikely for embattled Secretary of State David Whitley, Gov. Greg Abbott ramped up efforts to confirm …

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