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There are nearly 20 items on a special session agenda, but day one focused on one issue that Texas Democrats said could force them to flee the state.
Texas’s constitution limits the legislature to just 140 days every other year to pass new laws. However, it also lets the governor call for “special sessions” between those
Texas Gov. Abbott’s recent decision to consider redrawing his state’s congressional districts has prompted Democrats to issue threats to draw Republicans out of seats.
With few options to prevent the Republican majority from passing a new congressional map, Democrats threatened to filibuster and even break quorum.
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