September 05, 2021
Second Special Session Ends Early With Some Priorities Incomplete
by Jeramy Kitchen
Thursday night marked the early conclusion of the second called special legislative session.
Putting an end to what seemed like an endless stalemate between Republican and Democrat lawmakers on issues like election integrity, banning critical race theory, social media censorship, the session concluded with many of the issues on Gov. Greg Abbott’s special session agenda addressed, with some notable exceptions.
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