{"id":612960,"date":"2021-08-05T14:20:23","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T18:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=612960"},"modified":"2021-08-05T14:20:31","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T18:20:31","slug":"abbott-announces-second-legislative-session-to-pass-election-reform-bill-after-democrats-fled-the-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abbott-announces-second-legislative-session-to-pass-election-reform-bill-after-democrats-fled-the-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Abbott Announces Second Legislative Session To Pass Election Reform Bill After Democrats Fled The State"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fabbott-announces-second-legislative-session-to-pass-election-reform-bill-after-democrats-fled-the-state%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=612960&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"39.310281517748\">\n<p>Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced that he would convene a second special legislative session in a bid to pass Republicans\u2019 election reform bill after Democrats fled the state to prevent its passage.<\/p>\n<p>Though expected, the session is kicking off Saturday, nearly a month before it was originally planned to begin. It comes almost a month after over 50 Democrats in the state legislature fled to Washington, D.C., in order to prevent a quorum and block Republicans from passing the state\u2019s election reform bill as a result.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Texas Legislature achieved a great deal during the 87<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Legislative Session, and they have a responsibility to finish the work that was started,\u201d Abbott said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/news\/post\/governor-abbott-announces-second-special-session-date-agenda\">statement<\/a> Thursday. \u201c\u201dI will continue to call special session after special session to reform our broken bail system, uphold election integrity, and pass other important items that Texans demand and deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7254001\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"33\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7254001\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7254001\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1328549000-scaled-1.jpg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1328549000-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1328549000-172x120.jpg 172w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1328549000-620x433-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1328549000-768x537-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1328549000-1536x1073-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1328549000-2048x1431-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7254001\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Texas state House Democrats speak outside the U.S. Capitol on July 13 after more than sixty of them fled their home state overnight. (Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Democrats\u2019 exodus from the Capitol was the second time they left before the bill\u2019s scheduled vote. In May, they quietly left the building just before the regular legislative session expired, temporarily tanking the bill.<\/p>\n<p><i>This story is breaking and will be updated as more information becomes available. <\/i><\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Gov. 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