Hopes of going 20 for 20 in special session circle the drain
AUSTIN — Think Gov. Greg Abbott is still glad he called them back?
The Texas Legislature's special "20 for 20" session has predictably bogged down. Abbott put together a to-do list tailored to please Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's Senate and, conveniently, to erase any argument that he's not as conservative as Patrick.
By that scorecard, the governor is going to be fine. If, however, you are the person in your office pool who bet that all 20 items on Abbott's agenda would find their way into the law books, your cookie has crumbled.
Go shake hands with whoever predicted trouble.
The House and Senate ended this year's regular session at odds. If anyone attempted to make peace, they did it privately and they failed. The Senate started the July-August special session at full speed. The House has slow-played. Patrick expressed his frustration last week, saying he hadn't had a serious parlay with House Speaker Joe Straus in months.
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