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Retiring GOP state rep blasts Abbott's move to expand power over agencies

In a June 22 letter, Abbott's office directed agencies to run rules by him before publishing them. In a letter this week, state Rep. Byron Cook questioned the governor's authority to do that.

By EMMA PLATOFF, The Texas Tribune
Posted 8/25/18

More than a month after Gov. Greg Abbott directed state agencies to submit proposed new rules to his office before publishing them, a retiring Republican lawmaker has called out the policy as a …

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