"Texas Governor Abbott announces special session to address key issues"

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has called an immediate special session to address property tax relief and border security after lawmakers failed to pass key bills during the regular legislative session. The agenda for the first special session will focus on reducing school district maximum compressed tax rates to provide lasting property tax relief and increasing penalties for crimes involving smuggling people or operating a stash house. Abbott said that multiple special sessions may be required to pass all the critical items.