Texas Republican Urges 10-Week Push to Curb Governor Powers Before Hinojosa Takes Office
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 8
Texas Republican Urges 10-Week Push to Curb Governor Powers Before Hinojosa Takes Office
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 8
Summary
Brian Harrison called on Gov. Greg Abbott to convene a special session and pass limits on gubernatorial emergency powers before Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa is sworn in January 2027.
Harrison said Republicans still control Texas for 10 weeks and argued Hinojosa could use emergency authority to alter statutes by executive order after declaring an emergency.
Gina Hinojosa campaigned on declaring a "high-cost emergency" on day one to halt state gas and diesel taxes and freeze residential electricity rates.
Texas law lets a governor issue and revise emergency directives during a declared disaster, though declarations expire after 30 days unless renewed and lawmakers can terminate them.
The push follows Hinojosa's upset defeat of Abbott on Tuesday, making her Texas' first Latina governor and intensifying Republican efforts to block Democratic policy goals before the transition.