November 28, 2021
List of Lawmakers Supporting a Fourth Special Legislative Session Steadily Grows
by Jeramy Kitchen
The list of lawmakers who have publicly called on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to call a fourth special legislative session to address a prohibition on employer vaccine mandates has continued to grow.
As of November 11, the list just included 16 lawmakers. It has since grown to 24, including lawmakers from both the Texas House of Representatives and Texas Senate—all Republicans.
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