January 15, 2018      5:22 PM

GOP Harris County Judge Ed Emmett slams Abbott for attacking Chair Davis over Harvey response

“Is it similar to when he called for all of us to evacuate Harris County and caused all kinds of trouble?” Emmett asked; Rep. Jeff Leach, who voted with Rep. Krause to take money out of disaster funding, is now endorsed by Gov. Abbott while he attacks Chair Davis on the issue

Saying Gov. Greg Abbott “picked the wrong issue,” Republican Harris county Judge Ed Emmett on Monday told Quorum Report the governor “has lost all focus when it comes to Sarah Davis’ race.”

Abbott reportedly said during a fundraiser for Chair Davis’ GOP challenger, Susanna Dokupil, the incumbent tried to pass a bill last year that would have made it much harder for the state to respond to Hurricane Harvey.

"Just a month before Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, Texas, she engineered an effort to convince the Texas House of Representatives to cut [$70 million] of the Texas Disaster Relief Fund," He added: "Now, fortunately, the Senate was wise enough not to go along with her. But, imagine where we would have been had ... Sarah Davis’ wisdom had prevailed." Abbott’s campaign has not commented.

“It’s almost laughable,” Emmett said, reacting on Monday morning. “His statement is just factually wrong.”

By Scott Braddock

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