NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - State Rep. Cody Harris (R-Palestine) and Nacogdoches County Democratic Party Chair John Watt are giving their takeaways from the special session and whether they feel another one will be called.

The special session saw the passage of redrawn congressional maps, bills aimed at emergency preparedness during a flood, and more.

Rep. Cody Harris:

Harris described the session as “a huge success,” citing new congressional district maps and bills to address safety concerns after the July 4 flooding in the Hill Country, among others.

“I wish that we could have gotten the House Bill 27, my bill to protect East Texas groundwater, to the governor’s desk. But there at the very last day in the last hours the Senate put a devastating amendment in it that basically

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