GOP Lawmaker Seeks Limits on Texas Governor Before Hinojosa Takes Office
Summary
Texas Republican state Representative Brian Harrison urged Governor Greg Abbott to call a special legislative session to limit the governor’s emergency powers before Democrat Gina Hinojosa takes office on January 19. Democratic Attorney General-elect Nathan Johnson agrees that those powers should be constrained but opposes using a special session before the inauguration; a Texas political researcher said such a session appears unlikely.Key Facts
- Harrison asked Abbott in a November 4 letter, also posted on X, to convene lawmakers to consider limits on emergency orders and greater legislative oversight.
- Harrison authored House Bill 911, a proposal to restrict the governor’s emergency powers.
- Hinojosa is set to become Texas governor on January 19 and would be the state’s first Democratic governor since Ann Richards left office in 1995.
- Harrison said the proposal is not personal and that he has sought similar changes for years.
- Johnson said he shares concerns about gubernatorial emergency authority and has filed legislation on the issue before.
- Johnson said he opposes addressing the issue through a special session before January.
- Joshua Blank, research director of the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin, said a special session is possible but seems unlikely.
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