May 27, 2017      1:44 PM

SB: Patrick bathroom ultimatum hinges on Hotze's war with Texas Medical Board

“It all comes back to Hotze” said one senior Capitol staffer; absent any demand by Gov. Greg Abbott to extend the life of state agencies, Patrick is in the driver’s seat

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s threat to force a special session over bathrooms, he said Friday night, comes down to extending the life of the agency that licenses medical professionals in this state, the Texas Medical Board.

There has been much chatter around the Capitol over the last 12 hours or so that the ultimatum now from Patrick – which followed the announcement by Speaker Joe Straus that the House would not appoint conferees on the latest iteration of bathroom language – is focused on the state agency that Dr. Steve Hotze has been at war with for years.

Other agencies are in the mix, as QR readers are aware, but the Medical Board was the one singled out by Patrick in his comments.

By Scott Braddock

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