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RPB wrote:First Perry wants them to take up unresolved conference committee items.

Schools/budget/sanctuary cities/redistricting (he just added redistricting a bit ago)

He'll still be adding to the list NOW, and if they clear those out early he'll still be adding even more to the list.
Since it is costing taxpayers 5 million, he'll want our money's worth ... and to make Davis (and some others) stay a while.

If he goes along with Dewhurst, he'll add things which would have passed, but were blocked by 2 or 3 in a minority using chicanery, even though majority wants them passed...... otherwise next session will contain "time-wasters" too.

(2013 Headlines = Guns on campus dies in calendar committee in house ... Senate bill filibustered ... Perry says he won't call a special session this time)

So now is a better time with majority rules rules, if we can get his attention.

tbrown wrote:If they will consider any education issues, decriminalizing campus carry should be one of them.

Faxes on the way.

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Dewhurst asked Perry to consider a number of other issues, which he listed in his letter: His healthcare bill, SB 8; a Medicaid reform bill considered essential to the state budget passed last weekend, SB 23; interstate health compacts, HB 5; a ban on sanctuary cities in Texas, HB 12; the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association reforms that died during parleys between tort reformers and trial lawyers, HB 272; higher class sizes and other loosened state mandates on public schools, SB 12/HB 400; legislation restricting "intrusive touching" by security personnel at airports and other buildings, HB 1937; and congressional redistricting, HB 900/SB 308. The bill numbers are from the regular legislative session; those issues would get new numbers in a special session.

Dewhurst told reporters Monday that the Senate won't put a "blocker bill" in place during the special session, erasing the normal requirement that two-thirds of the Senate agree to something before it can be debated. That will make several of those issues easier to pass, should Perry agree to add them to the call.

"Given that a small number of Senate Democrats have demonstrated their unwillingness to find consensus on these important legislative items, I can see no other alternative than to operate under a simple majority vote in the special session," he wrote in his letter to Perry.

The governor has talked to legislative leaders about including several items in the special session, but not all at once. Instead, they're talking about trying to pass legislation in series, moving quickly and adding items to the call as each item wins passage, according to sources.

Please include campus carry in that list of issues for the Special Session.

The Senate passed it TWICE as amendments to other bills.

Despite having the support of at least 90 of 150 Representatives and 20 of 31 Senators, campus carry failed because a small minority was able to tie up the legislation with political gamesmanship.

Please include campus carry in that list of issues for the Special Session.

Thank you
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