Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick calls for June special session after three of his priority bills fail in Texas

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by Shawn Mulcahy, Texas Tribune


Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Wednesday is asking Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special session of the Texas Legislature in June to advance three pieces of GOP-backed legislation that died in the Texas House at midnight on Tuesday.

The bills sought to ban transgender students from playing on sports teams based on their gender identity, prohibit local governments from using taxpayer funds to pay for lobbyists and punish social media companies for "censoring" Texans based on their political viewpoints.

In a statement, Abbott said the call was premature and instead urged lawmakers to "work together to get important conservative legislation to my desk."

"Some are trying to end the game before the time clock has run out," Abbott wrote. "Members in both chambers need to be spending every minute of every day to accomplish that mission."

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/26/dan-patrick-special-session/

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1. Dan Patrick wants his trans punishment bill passed

Patrick is an asshole