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On the eve of the special legislative session of 2017, Larson continued to express frustration with Governor Abbott: "The reality is, since the governor skipped class for four months, we've got ... summer school with him now to help him learn what we did."<ref>Peggy Fikac, "Curtain is rising on Act iI in Austin: Reputations are on the line in this Legislature drama," ''San Antonio Express-News,'' July 16, 2017, p. 1.</ref> Larson said that he is unlikely to serve in the state House much past 2020: "My ambitions are just to try to do the right thing. ... And then leave everything on the field, then walk away."<ref name=larsonandabbott/>
On the eve of the special legislative session of 2017, Larson continued to express frustration with Governor Abbott: "The reality is, since the governor skipped class for four months, we've got ... summer school with him now to help him learn what we did."<ref>Peggy Fikac, "Curtain is rising on Act iI in Austin: Reputations are on the line in this Legislature drama," ''San Antonio Express-News,'' July 16, 2017, p. 1.</ref> Larson said that he is unlikely to serve in the state House much past 2020: "My ambitions are just to try to do the right thing. ... And then leave everything on the field, then walk away."<ref name=larsonandabbott/>
In the Republican primary scheduled for March 6, 2018, Larson faces a conservative challenge from Christopher Michael "Chris" Fails (born August 12, 1975),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/christopher-fails/e214247296710|title=Christopher M. Fails|publisher=MyLife.com|accessdate=February 16, 2018}}</ref>a graduate of [[Robert E. Lee High School]] in San Antonio and the mayor of Hollywood Park in Bexar County. Governor Abbott endorsed Fails in the showdown, while Straus donated $10,000 to the Larson campaign. ''The San Antonio Express-News'', a [[liberal]] paper, however, rallied behind Larson's bid for a fifth term and rejected the claim that the lawmaker is not particularly conservative:
In the Republican primary held on March 6, 2018, Larson faced a conservative challenge from Christopher Michael "Chris" Fails (born August 12, 1975),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/christopher-fails/e214247296710|title=Christopher M. Fails|publisher=MyLife.com|accessdate=February 16, 2018}}</ref>a graduate of [[Robert E. Lee High School]] in San Antonio and the mayor of Hollywood Park in Bexar County. Governor Abbott endorsed Fails in the showdown, while Straus donated $10,000 to the Larson campaign. ''The San Antonio Express-News'', a [[liberal]] paper, however, rallied behind Larson's bid for a fifth term and rejected the claim that the lawmaker is not particularly conservative:
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As for Larson being insufficiently conservative, it’s a familiar charge also when it comes to Texas Speaker Joe Straus — and just as bogus. Straus, by the way, is backing Larson in this race. And that backing, in our view, speaks louder than Abbott’s criticism.<br>
As for Larson being insufficiently conservative, it’s a familiar charge also when it comes to Texas Speaker Joe Straus — and just as bogus. Straus, by the way, is backing Larson in this race. And that backing, in our view, speaks louder than Abbott’s criticism.<br>
In the 2018 primary, Larson turned backed the challenge from Chris Fails, 10,874 (59.5 percent) to 6,568 (40.5 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/mar06_325_state.htm?x=0&y=1394&id=142|title=Election Returns|date=March 6, 2018|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=March 7, 2018}}</ref> He now faces Democratic opposition in the November 6 general election.
In the 2018 primary, Larson turned backed the challenge from Chris Fails, 10,874 (59.5 percent) to 6,568 (40.5 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/mar06_325_state.htm?x=0&y=1394&id=142|title=Election Returns|date=March 6, 2018|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=March 7, 2018}}</ref> He now faces Democratic opposition in the November 6 general election.
After his re-nomination, Larson called upon Abbott to "make amends" with Republican members of the state House whom the governor has offended. "Somewhere, a bunch of humility needs to fall ... He has a few admirers in the House, but the lion's share of the people are not impressed with his leadership style," Larson said.<ref>Peggy Fikac, "Abbott is urged to soothe hard feelings", ''San Antonio Express-News'', March 19, 2018, pp. 1, A2.</ref>
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