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yellowdogintexas

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2. Slight correction here: this Special Session was already announced and on the calendar before trump got involved

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Aug 8, 2025, 04:54 PM

Aug 8

The original purpose of the Special Session was to:
1. Rework a bill originally vetoed by Abbott in the regular session
2. Discuss/review bills which did not pass.
3. The Flooding
If there was not enough time to complete the agenda another session would have been called.

If Cheetolini had stayed out of it, this would be a really smooth session and the Democrats would not have broken quorum.

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Texas Rep. Gene Wu calls Gov. Abbott's push to oust him from office 'meaningless' [View all] BumRushDaShow Aug 8 OP

If the Nazi party aka GOP controls the courts in that state it'll be anything but meaningless Eliot Rosewater Aug 8 #1

Slight correction here: this Special Session was already announced and on the calendar before trump got involved yellowdogintexas Aug 8 #2

In Wu's answer, he points out that only the Texas legislature by two third vote can remove a member of the Legilsature LetMyPeopleVote Aug 8 #3