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Former State Sen. and gubernatorial candidate Don Huffines is joining the growing number of conservatives calling for a special session this summer to address conservative priorities that were left unresolved by the Texas Legislature.
This week, Huffines issued a statement calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to include conservative legislative priorities in any special session he calls this year. Abbott has already indicated his plans to call a special session to address redistricting this summer, but Huffines believes Abbott needs to go a step further and put issues such as ending taxpayer-funded lobbying, banning social media companies from silencing conservatives, and protecting female athletes in school sports on the special session agenda.
“Texas conservatives have made their priorities clear, but these priorities continue to be met with inaction and excuses,” Huffines said. “Texans cannot afford to wait any longer for results on top GOP issues including building the border wall, phasing out property taxes, protecting girls’ sports, banning sex change surgery and destructive therapies on children, ending taxpayer funded lobbying, stopping social media censorship, and protecting our historical monuments. We haven’t even discussed term limits, either. The primary reason these bills have not been passed is because Abbott won’t support them. Texans deserve leadership—no excuses.”
Huffines is challenging Abbott in the Republican primary for Governor next year, running on his record of conservative results as a legislator and businessman. Also in the race are comedian and talk show host Chad Prather and criminal defense attorney Paul Belew.