Governor Abbott Announces Special Session Agenda (begins 10:00AM Thurs. July 8)

Office of the Texas Governor | Greg Abbott ^ | July 7, 2021 | Governor Greg Abbott

[Texas Fossil]

Governor Greg Abbott today issued a proclamation that identifies eleven agenda items for the Special Session that begins at 10:00 AM on Thursday, July 8. 

"The 87th Legislative Session was a monumental success for the people of Texas, but we have unfinished business to ensure that Texas remains the most exceptional state in America,” said Governor Abbott. "Two of my emergency items, along with other important legislation, did not make it to my desk during the regular session, and we have a responsibility to finish the job on behalf of all Texans. These Special Session priority items put the people of Texas first and will keep the Lone Star State on a path to prosperity. I look forward to working with my partners in the Legislature to pass this legislation as we build a brighter future for all who call Texas home."

Special Session agenda items will include:

• BAIL REFORM: Legislation reforming the bail system in Texas to protect the public from accused criminals who may be released on bail.
• ELECTION INTEGRITY: Legislation strengthening the integrity of elections in Texas.
• BORDER SECURITY: Legislation providing funding to support law-enforcement agencies, counties, and other strategies as part of Texas’ comprehensive border security plan.
• SOCIAL MEDIA CENSORSHIP: Legislation safeguarding the freedom of speech by protecting social-media users from being censored by social-media companies based on the user’s expressed viewpoints, including by providing a legal remedy for those wrongfully excluded from a platform.
• ARTICLE X FUNDING: Legislation providing appropriations to the Legislature and legislative agencies in Article X of the General Appropriations Act.
• FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION: Legislation similar to Senate Bill 1109 from the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, requiring schools to provide appropriate education to middle- and high-school students about dating violence, domestic violence, and child abuse, but that recognizes the right of parents to opt their children out of the instruction.
• YOUTH SPORTS: Legislation identical to Senate Bill 29 as passed by the Texas Senate in the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, disallowing a student from competing in University Interscholastic League athletic competitions designated for the sex opposite to the student’s sex at birth.
• ABORTION-INDUCING DRUGS: Legislation similar to Senate Bill 394 from the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, which prohibits people from providing abortion-inducing drugs by mail or delivery service, strengthens the laws applicable to the reporting of abortions and abortion complications, and ensures that no abortion-inducing drugs are provided unless there is voluntary and informed consent.
• THIRTEENTH CHECK: Legislation similar to House Bill 3507 from the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, relating to a “thirteenth check” or one-time supplemental payment of benefits under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
• CRITICAL RACE THEORY: Legislation similar to House Bill 3979 concerning critical race theory as originally passed by the Texas Senate in the 87th Legislature, Regular Session.
• APPROPRIATIONS: Legislation providing appropriations from additional available general revenue for the following purposes:
  • property-tax relief;
  • enhanced protection for the safety of children in Texas’ foster-care system by attracting and retaining private providers for the system; and
  • to better safeguard the state from potential cybersecurity threats.

View the Governor's proclamation.

[zeugma]

You can tell he’s got an election coming up.

That's the truth!

[Liberty Tree Surgeon]

Not only that, but Abbott absolutely failed to protect EMPLOYEES from mask and vax mandates. With Texas a right-to-work state (which I’ve historically supported) that means your employer can fire you for refusing to take the vaccine.

And this isn’t just a “only in a hospital” situation - it’s universal.

If you’re in Texas - call your State Rep and Senator’s office to get them to let Abbott hear about this glaring oversight.

[Clay Moore]

“He has done more than all of you purist sour grapes naysayers combined

Zealots are a conservative problem of the first magnitude”

Are you talking about the zealots that froze to death while Grabbot dithered around instead of telling the EPA to pound sand so we could get adequate generation back on line? Yea, I ran that call.

Or are you talking about the zealots that lost their life savings, dreams, and small businesses from the multi month “15 days to stop the spread” while Grabbot dithered around instead of -stepping up to lead- like other governors did?

Well other than the ones who saw no other avenue to turn things around and chose to take their own lives. Yea, I ran that call too.

Fact is Grabbot “leads” as a moderate except for a short period prior to his election when he wants us to think he is a conservative. He’s not.

[bert]

I’m talking about zealots that have nothing better to do than beaver away at making mountains out of molehill

[lapsus calami]

 

 

Not from Texas, are ya. And if you are, you are very unaware of how things work here. The governor has very little power, compared to the Lt. Governor. Just a waste for West to run for that. If West was running for Lt., that would have gotten my attention. As things are right now, would have preferred for West to knock off Senator Cornhole before he sells us off to the ChiComs.

 

 

[LastDayz]

Curious as to whether those over ERCOT are the same ones living all about the planet instead of in Texas.

[Texas Fossil]

True.

[Texas Fossil]

Speaker Joe Straus (2009–2019)

Too young to be LBJ machine, but very bad for Texas.

LBJ was very crooked.

[octex]

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