Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced a new special legislative session to begin Aug. 7 at noon. Democrats have been blocking a Republican elections law by fleeing the state to deny the GOP a quorum during the current legislative session.
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Abbott's 17-item agenda includes a slate of bills including subjects like critical race theory, bail reform and education legislation that would ensure mask wearing and Covid-19 vaccinations are not mandatory. But the main item is elections legislation.
Since they left, Abbott and other state Republicans have blasted the Democrats’ plan to run out the clock on the current session and voting legislation on the table. Abbott repeatedly said he would call “special session after special session” to continue discussing items on the legislature’s agenda.
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