180 days was not enough for Gov. Greg Abbott who calls for a special session of the Legislature.
About three hours after this year's regular legislative session came to a close, Governor Greg Abbott called on legislators to return for the first special session.With lawmakers remaining at odds over how to distribute property tax cuts, Governor Greg Abbott announced the first special session just hours after legislators wrapped up work on this year’s regular legislative session.
Although an agreement was reached during the regular session that $17.6 billion of the state’s budget would go to providing property tax relief – the way to provide this to Texas home and business owners was not decided on. Despite Phelan and the House revising Senate Bill 3 – legislation that addressed property tax relief – to increase the homestead exemption more than what Patrick and the Senate proposed; the lawmakers still could not come to a compromise.
He then turned his attention to border security and said those working during this special session would focus on creating legislation to increase or enhance the penalties for those smuggling people or operating stash houses.
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