Texas governor Greg Abbott called on Friday a second special session to pass through a restart of congress cards to obtain up to five other republican seats at the American house.
Unlike the first special session, the new 30 -day session can end with cards adapted to the GOP. The Democrats of the Texas Chamber who fled the state to stop the redistribution reported on Thursday that they were ready to end their dead end and return to the Capitol.
The Democrats presented two conditions for the return: the first special session ending and California presenting its new Congress card to compensate for GOP gains in Texas by producing up to five new seats in the American Chamber for Democrats.
The California legislature is expected to meet on Monday to start the legislative process around their proposed card. And the second special session that Abbott called started on Friday afternoon.
The Democrats of Texas House could return to Austin on Monday, a familiar source with the case said.
Abbott castigated the Democrats of the Texas Chamber who blocked efforts on redistribution and other questions.
“The democrats of the delinquent chamber have moved away from their responsibility to adopt crucial legislation for the benefit of the life of the Texans,” said Abbott. “We will not back up this fight. This is why I remind them today to finish the work. I will continue to use all the tools necessary to ensure that Texas provides results to the Texans. ”
Republicans should consider the same card that was introduced during the first special session, but Abbott left the door open for other changes.
When asked if he was ready to add republican seats on the menu or to consider restarting state legislative seats, Abbott told journalists: “We will wait and see, but we hold much more bullets to our credit that we will be ready to use if we need it.”
When the second special session started on Friday, the president of the Texas Chamber, Dustin Burrows, said that he expects the quorum to be satisfied on Monday and that the legislators could finish legislative affairs by the weekend of the Labor Day.
Burrows advised the legislators to return to the State Capitol before 12 p.m. Central (1 p.m. in the East) on Monday.
The Chamber of Representatives of Texas and the Senate postponed the first special session on Friday morning after the Democrats of the Chamber of State remained outside the state for almost two weeks to refuse a quorum.
“I am proud of what we have accomplished. We ended a session that had nothing to do with the Texans aid and everything to do with the Taire,” said state representative Ann Johnson. “And we have exposed the truth behind the governor’s political agenda: divert the cards, erase the opposition and decide on the next elections before a single vote.
Upon their return, the Democrats plan to assert the Texas House Floor bill. The à la carte legal challenges are also expected.
In addition to redistribution, the second special session will discuss the relief of floods following catastrophic storms in the county of Texas Hill last month and a series of other conservative priorities.
The agenda largely reflects the plans set out for the first special session, but adds in consideration of class security legislation. Dozens of camps and camp employees died during the July 4 floods in the state.