Gov. Abbott says he will call a special session to handle several pieces of legislation that legislators failed to address in their regular session before it ended Sunday night.
Among that legislation will be bills dealing with bail reform, election integrity, and a child gender modification ban. All of which either failed to pass procedural hurdles, or failed to be brought to a vote in time.
Abbott tweeted Monday:
"Election Integrity & Bail Reform were emergency items for this legislative session. They STILL must pass. They will be added to the special session agenda.
Legislators will be expected to have worked out the details when they arrive at the Capitol for the special session."
In another signal that the governor is displeased with the legislature's performance, Abbott announced Monday that he will veto a section of the budget designed to authorize the pay for the legislative branch. However, some political observers have suggested that he will, in the end, not follow through with this threat, which would hurt mostly legislative staffers.
"No pay for those who abandon their responsibilities," he tweeted.
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