Gov. Greg Abbott to Texas' big-city mayors: Take a leap
The governor of Texas has a message for Dallas residents: You don't matter. Oh, and you, too, good people of Fort Worth, Houston, Austin and San Antonio. Take a flying leap.
At the moment, at least, it would appear Greg Abbott doesn't have any interest in meeting with the mayors of Texas' five biggest cities, who last week signed a missive asking him for a sit-down to discuss his ever-escalating war on city halls. Mayor Mike Rawlings had yet to receive a response from Austin Thursday. Neither has Austin Mayor Steve Adler, his office confirmed.
Said Rawlings, "I am disappointed." A little ticked, too, or maybe I misunderstood the tone of his voice when he said Abbott's trying to "castrate the abilities of cities to react to their citizens." Maybe Rawlings was grinning. So hard to tell over the phone.
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Houston and San Antonio also can't seem to get a meeting, according to their mayors' offices. "And I don't understand why not," said Bruce Davidson, spokesman for San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg.
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