Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to Keep List of Naughty, Nice Lawmakers: ‘No One Gets to Hide'

AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday railed against lawmakers who disagree with his priorities for the looming special session, promising to call out the naysayers in a public list.During a Q+A at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Abbott urged the conservative think tank and other groups to criticize lawmakers who don't support his 20 special session proposals."What we have to do is to continue the process of ensuring that we have a majority of members of both the House and Senate in support of these pieces of legislation," Abbott said. "I'm going to be establishing a list. You and other organizations may be establishing a list. We all need to establish lists that we publish on a daily basis and call people out, who is for this who is against this, who has not taken a position yet."  Continue reading...