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A Special Session in Chaos

July 19, 2021

There are 18 days left in the legislative special session.

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A Special Session in Chaos
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The Texas Senate has passed all of Gov. Greg Abbott’s special session agenda items.
  • In this episode, we give a summary of the past week’s events regarding the House quorum break.
  • The Texas House has remained paralyzed and unable to conduct legislative business at all due to a lack of quorum.
  • The previous week was full of political theater and posturing. The Democrats remain obstinate, and thus far, no real penalty has been exacted to compel their return.
  • Gov. Greg Abbott has indicated he would call multiple special sessions until his agenda is considered.
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