Despite mounting public protest, Texas lawmakers are fast-tracking two anti-trans and anti-abortion bills. Both measures are being advanced during a special legislative session convened by Governor Greg Abbott ®, who has made restricting transgender rights and reproductive freedom central to his agenda.

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    1 day ago

    Fun fact about Texas special sessions.

    The governor exclusively gets to determine the agenda, so they can only do shit he wants them to do.

    And since the legislature only meets every 2 years for a regular session, he has sole.power over what can be legislated more than 3/4 of the time.