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Perry expects special session to be short
June 25, 2009 |
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Perry expects special session to be short
By Juana Summers | Thursday, June 25, 2009.
Gov. Rick Perry said today that even though he’s called lawmakers back into special session next week, he doesn’t expect the special session to last more than three or four days.
Perry will call lawmakers back into special session at 10 a.m. Wednesday July 1 to address what he called a “tightly crafted” set of issues.
Missing from that list is the voter ID bill that caused a standoff between legislatures during the final week of the legislative session.
“We’re not going to take a chance on any legislative mischief from some other piece of legislation,” Perry said.
The governor said the purpose of the special session was to address issues that involve “people’s lives and livelihoods,” including tackling legislation that would allow the state’s transportation department and insurance agencies to continue operating. He also plans to ask lawmakers to authorize the Texas Department of Transportation to issue $2 million in voter approved bonds for highway improvement projects.
Perry said even if the issues he specifically listed are wrapped up, he won’t expand the scope of the special session to include voter ID.
These comments came after a speech Perry gave to the Real Estate Council of Austin Thursday. In that speech he said he was proud of the progress legislators made in this session and the growth taking place in Texas. |
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