AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A broad coalition of Texas tea party groups is slamming the state’s top three Republicans, arguing they failed to ensure that the Legislature kept key conservative promises.
A letter Thursday signed by 28 grassroots leaders worried that, with the June 1 end of session looming, many of their top priorities didn’t have enough time left to pass.
It singled out Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Joe Straus, saying if these “liberty-advancing, government-restraining bills die, once again, we will get excuses rather than results.”
Among issues unresolved according to the letter: securing the Texas-Mexico border, stricter immigration policies, tougher anti-abortion restrictions and “school choice,” or voucher programs funneling public money to private schools.
Many signing the letter were members of Patrick’s tea party citizen advisory board.
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