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Texas Legislature begins Second special session

Texas Senate quickly passes several bills on second special session’s first day

Lawmakers focused first on flood-related bills Monday night and tackled other legislation including a THC ban, property taxes and deed fraud.

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Gov. Greg Abbott resets Texas redistricting fight with second special session

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Texas Gov. Abbott calls second special session on redistricting

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Texas State Capitol grounds closed after possible threat reported ahead of protest

Protesters were evacuated from Texas State Capitol grounds after a reported possible threat closed Capitol grounds Tuesday evening, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.

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Multiple Texas Democrats will spend night inside Texas House ahead of proposed congressional map vote

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‘I still have to fight,’ says Fort Worth lawmaker confined to TX Capitol

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State representative from Dubuque enters Iowa's 2nd Congressional District race

Social media users wondered what the good parts of slavery were.

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Texas Rep. Nicole Collier speaks out after being told she can't leave Capitol without police escort

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Texas Dems return from Illinois, face police oversight after walkout

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Abbott calls second special session as first round ends with Democrats still out of state

The second session is set to consider the same agenda that stalled in the first, with redistricting and disaster response at the top of the governor’s priorities.

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Abbott calls next special session 2 hours after Democrats maintain quorum break

Texas lawmakers are set to gavel in at 10 a.m. Friday for what could be the final day of the state's first special session as House Democrats remain out of state in a bid to block Republican redistricting plans that would add five GOP seats to Congress.

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Texas House Democrats likely to return for second special session, signaling end to two-week walkout over redistricting

For weeks, the Texas House has been unable to make quorum, but that will likely change, according to one of the House Democrats who fled to Chicago.

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Texas Senate jump-starts special session, passing flood relief, THC ban, bathroom bill

The Texas Senate passed several items on the special session agenda late Monday. They included nearly $300 million in flood relief.