“He could have called a special session and didn’t. He did show that he doesn’t believe in Sanctuary Cities, but maybe won’t spend the money for a special.”
While there is some cost, the money is trivial for a state with a budget the size of Texas when people are SCREAMING for it (and cops in Houston and Dallas have been killed for lack of it). The legislators are paid next to nothing while in session...which is what makes these special sessions so effective (i.e., the legislators will buckle).