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"Is he spending $5 million of his own money to be the second fiddle?"

In TX, Lt. Gov is more powerful than the governor from a legislative perspective. That's why I want this coward gone!

The Texas Constitution names the Lieutenant Governor the Constitutional President of the Senate, but the Constitution also gives the Senate the authority to write its own rules. That's where the Lieutenant Governor derives most of his power.
These rules, adopted by a majority of Senators at the beginning of each Legislative Session, set down in great detail how business is conducted in the Senate.
Senate rules give the current Lieutenant Governor a great deal of influence in shaping state policy and influencing laws that may eventually be passed by the Senate.
The rules allow the present Lieutenant Governor to decide all parliamentary questions and use his discretion in following Senate procedural rules. He can set up standing and special committees and appoint committee chairpersons and individual members.
The order in which bills are considered is also set by the Lieutenant Governor under Senate rules.

"Is he spending $5 million of his own money to be the second fiddle?" In TX, Lt. Gov is more powerful than the governor from a legislative perspective. That's why I want this coward gone! The Texas Constitution names the Lieutenant Governor the Constitutional President of the Senate, but the Constitution also gives the Senate the authority to write its own rules. That's where the Lieutenant Governor derives most of his power. These rules, adopted by a majority of Senators at the beginning of each Legislative Session, set down in great detail how business is conducted in the Senate. Senate rules give the current Lieutenant Governor a great deal of influence in shaping state policy and influencing laws that may eventually be passed by the Senate. The rules allow the present Lieutenant Governor to decide all parliamentary questions and use his discretion in following Senate procedural rules. He can set up standing and special committees and appoint committee chairpersons and individual members. The order in which bills are considered is also set by the Lieutenant Governor under Senate rules.

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"Thanks muchly", uncommonsense!

In TX, Lt. Gov is more powerful than the governor from a legislative perspective.

Eating habeneros peppers and drinking tequila has fried the Texas political brain.

Having the Lt. gov with more power than the gov is backwards {but I believe you}.