Texas Legislative Session Ends in Controversy
Suzanne Freeman, Corpus Christi Business News | Published on 6/1/2021
The regular session of the 87th Legislature ended in controversy over the Memorial Day weekend as Senate Democrats walked out of the building, preventing a final vote on a bill that would have made Texas the state with the most restrictive voting laws in the country.
Gov. Greg Abbott immediately said he would call a special session to reintroduce a new version of Senate Bill 7. He also threatened to veto a section of the state budget that funds the legislative branch, meaning that legislators and their staffs would not be paid until a new budget was approved.
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