The Texas Legislature Is Over — For Now (June 1, 2021)
Houston Matters
English - June 01, 2021 10:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MB - ★★★★ - 88 ratingsDaily News News Society & Culture affairs craig cohen current events houston local matters media news politics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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On Tuesday's Houston Matters: The regular session of the Texas Legislature ended over the weekend with drama as Democrats staged a walk out to break quorum, preventing final approval of the controversial election law, Senate Bill 7. But many signs indicate a special session is likely at some point to address that and other unfinished business.
We take a closer look at how the final hours of the session played out, what got passed, what did not, what a special session might address, and how it all will affect Greater Houston.