Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Governor Abbott's Emergency Items

Governor Abbott Delivers 2025 State Of The State Address.



- From TASA

On February 2, 2025, Gov. Greg Abbott gave his State of the State Address, then issued a press release as he traditionally does at the onset of a legislative session. He declared seven emergency items, two of which must be passed during the regular 89th legislative session:

Property tax relief (must be passed this session),
Generational investment in water
Increase teachers’ average salary pay to an all-time high
Career training expansion
School choice (must be passed this session)
Bail reform
Texas Cyber Command creation

Note that each of the seven emergency items listed above links to a one-pager that describes the governor’s plan in detail.