Second Special Session called, no quorum on first day

After Gov. Greg Abbott called a second special session on Friday, House Speaker Dustin Burrows gaveled in the House and no quorum was reached.

Only 97 members were present, three shy of a quorum. The House will reconvene on Monday at noon, Burrows said. In the meantime, any House Democrats returning to Texas before then should expect to be arrested, he said.

“Today's outcome may be a win for Texans and for the rest of the governor's call. If our absent colleagues had shown up this morning, they could have used a few remaining days to stall or possibly even block the passage of critical legislation,” he said, citing several bills on the governor’s call, including “property tax relief, protections for the unborn, safeguarding women's private spaces, and reining in runaway local taxes.”