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Abbott Expands Texas Agenda In 2nd Special Session

Abbott expands scope of Texas legislative session to consider same-day voter registration ban

Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) expanded the special session of Texas’s legislature, adding a possible ban on same-day voter registration to the agenda. Texas currently doesn’t have same-day voter registration,

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Texas Gov. Abbott expands agenda for second special session

AUSTIN, Texas — On Monday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced an expansion of the second special session 's agenda. Abbott added two items to the session's agenda that he says will improve public safety and election security in Texas. Those items are:

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Abbott Expands Texas Agenda In Second Special Session: No Same-Day Voting, New Police Funding Plans

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expanded the agenda for the state’s second special legislative session, adding measures to ban same-day voter registration and restructure law enforcement funding. The announcement published in an August 25 press release from Abbott’s office comes as lawmakers continue tackling priorities from the original session agenda.

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Texas House Republicans vote against retroactive punishments for quorum breakers

Exactly a week ago, Texas House Democrats returned to the state after fleeing to prevent Republicans from voting on President Donald Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Map.' Now, Republicans are trying to prevent them from leaving in the future.

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Texas Legislature’s second special session begins as quorum-breaking Democrats plan return

The new special session started Friday with threats to House Democrats, who have signaled their intention to return to Texas after leaving the state to block the passage of a new GOP-friendly congressional map.

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New legislation would crack down on Texas lawmakers who raise money while absent from legislative sessions to break quorum

A newly filed bill at the Texas Capitol will make it against the law, going forward, for a state lawmaker to raise money and to submit political expenditures for travel, hotel stays, and meals when they are breaking quorum.

Texas Republicans renew push to crack down on abortion pills in special session

House Bill 7 is part of a larger effort by Republicans to stop the flow of abortion pills into Texas from out-of-state ...

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Texas Democrats to return after governor ends special session that included redistricting, sources say

Multiple sources say Texas House Democrats who left the state to prevent a vote on new congressional maps will return to ...

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Texas special session: Filibuster threat, tense committee hearings cap off big week

The Texas special session continues with the Senate taking up congressional redistricting and the House discussed ivermectin, abortion pills and bathroom access.

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Flood relief, property tax limits: Texas senators approve 14 bills in first days of second special session

All of the proposals were passed by the Texas Senate during the previous special session, although they did not reach the ...

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Governor Abbott Adds Punishments for Absent Legislators, Ivermectin Access, and Aquifer Studies to Texas Special Session Agenda

Governor Abbott adds three items to Texas's special session agenda, including lawmaker discipline, Ivermectin access, and ...

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