Texas Gov. Abbott Vetoes S.B. 474
June 23, 2021
June 23, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas, June 23 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following statement:
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Pursuant to Article IV, Section 14, of the Texas Constitution, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, do hereby disapprove of and veto Senate Bill No. 474 as passed by the Eighty-Seventh Texas Legislature, Regular Session, because of the following objections:
Texans love their dogs, so it is no surprise that our statutes already protect them by outlawing true animal cru . . .
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Pursuant to Article IV, Section 14, of the Texas Constitution, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, do hereby disapprove of and veto Senate Bill No. 474 as passed by the Eighty-Seventh Texas Legislature, Regular Session, because of the following objections:
Texans love their dogs, so it is no surprise that our statutes already protect them by outlawing true animal cru . . .