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Abbott calls for third special session to begin next weeek

Abbott calls for third special session to begin next weeek

Gov. Greg Abbott has called a third special legislative session beginning Sept. 20 to deal with redistricting, to decide how to spend billions of dollars in pandemic funding from the federal government and to determine to whether state or local governments can mandate COVID-19 vaccines, as well as some pet issues of the governor that failed to pass recent sessions.

Texas gets over 600 new laws

Texas gets over 600 new laws

More than 600 new laws signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott went into effect Sept. 1. The new state laws — including one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country, the right to carry handguns both concealed and openly without a license, changes to election law and a bill allowing restaurants to sell alcohol to go — were passed during the regular session of the legislature, which ended May 31.

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