Multiple state lawmakers are calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to include several conservative priorities that did not receive a vote during the regular session on the agenda of the upcoming special session.
State Sen. Mayes Middleton (R–Galveston) sent a letter to the governor requesting that specific measures that were not considered by the House during the general session be placed on the upcoming session’s agenda.
“While this session boasts many conservative victories, each of these unfinished items is essential to securing a conservative future for Texas, ” wrote Middleton. “There has never been a more critical time to make these priorities the law of this Great State.”
Included in Middleton’s request are the Texas Women’s Privacy Act, a ban on taxpayer-funded lobbying, a ban on in-state tuition for illegals, and a restoration of the attorney general’s ability to prosecute election crimes.
Other lawmakers have also requested that Abbott add to the special session’s agenda, including State Rep. Valoree Swanson (R–Spring). She has requested to add legislation that secures election integrity, protects women’s professional sports, and promotes the use of cameras in special education classrooms.
“While we are extremely grateful for your support of the key legislation that was passed during the 89th regular session, each of these items are very important to both my constituents and Texans across the state,” wrote Swanson to Abbott. “I respectfully request each of these items be added to the call for the upcoming special session.”
Meanwhile, dozens of lawmakers from both the House and Senate have signed a letter written to the governor by Texas Right to Life requesting that stopping abortion pills from entering Texas be added to the special session agenda as well.
Gov. Abbott has announced a special session will begin on July 21. Special sessions can last up to 30 days at a time and on issues the governor places on the call.
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