"Ten Weeks Left": Texas Republican Urges Gov. Abbott To Curb Emergency Powers Before Democratic Takeover Texas Republican Has A Plan For Abbott's Final Ten Weeks Texas Rep. Brian Harrison (R-Midlothian) posted on X that Republicans still hold power in Texas for the next ten weeks and urged defeated three-term Governor Greg Abbott to convene an immediate special legislative session to curb executive emergency powers before Democrat Gina Hinojosa and her pals take power .
Harrison wrote on X, " Republicans lost last night, but Democrats were not sworn in. " He continued, "We still have total power in Texas, and we must act like it by using the remaining ten weeks to restore separation of powers and limit the emergency powers that Governor-Elect Hinojosa is set to inherit, which would allow her to destroy liberty in Texas by executive fiat ." Harrison said legislation like HB 911, which he filed in 2022, would: Prohibit the governor from suspending or modifying statutes.