Conservative Priorities Missing as Gov. Abbott Announces Third Special Session

[Elderberry]

Texas Scorecard by Brandon Waltens September 7, 2021

A ban on school mask mandates, legislation to end child gender mutilation, and meaningful property tax relief are absent from this new special session agenda.

Less than a week after the state Legislature ended a second called special session, Gov. Greg Abbott announced he is calling lawmakers back later this month. But while the agenda is smaller than previous special sessions, some GOP priorities—such as a ban on child gender mutilation—are curiously absent.

On Tuesday, the governor issued a proclamation declaring that the third special session of the year will begin on Monday, September 20, at 10 a.m.

Special sessions in Texas can only be called by the governor. They last up to 30 days at a time, and the only legislation allowed to be considered are items on subjects the governor puts on the agenda.

For this special session, Abbott announced the following priorities:

More: https://texasscorecard.com/state/conservative-priorities-missing-as-gov-abbott-announces-third-special-session/

[AARguy]

How I wish secession was on the agenda!!

[IsailedawayfromFR]

How I wish secession was on the agenda!!

I emailed Abbott yesterday to tell him to resist the vaccine mandate and to include on November ballot a vote of us citizens on whether we wished the legislature to review secession, as the mandate was clear evidence that we were being controlled by outsiders who did not represent Texas's interests.