CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Democratic candidate for Lt. Gov. of Texas, Mike Collier, was in Corpus Christi today.
Collier visited the Nueces County Courthouse as he campaigns to unseat Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.
Collier has taken direct aim at Patrick for his "failure to fix the Texas electric grid" following last year's deadly winter storm.
Collier also said Patrick bears responsibility for Texans currently having to pay higher electric bills while constantly dealing with energy conservation alerts from ERCOT.
"I'm traveling the whole state, delighted to be in Corpus Christi, to talk about how we fix the damn grid and we do it urgently," Patrick said.
Polling shows Collier, a former oil executive, is within striking distance of Patrick in what could be another close matchup between the two.
Meanwhile, Patrick is on his 131 city tour across Texas. So far he has visited 28 cities.
The Coastal Bend is on the list of areas he will visit but there is no date set at this time.
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