Would you even entertain that? No, none so whatsoever. First of all, they're all knowledgeable that the state Supreme Court is not going to do a temporary restraining order. The governor. The governor has the discretion and the authority to give and take back monies. So they're playing politics. It's unfortunate. And I'm going to do the right thing, protect Houstonians and try to round up the sufficient votes to reconsider and comply with the governor's interpretation. (02:37–02:43)
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Asserts that the governor has the authority to allocate and withdraw funds.
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