Texas lawmakers will head back to the Capitol beginning Monday, July 21, for a special legislative session.
While regulating THC was Abbott's original priority for the special session, the focus has shifted to addressing historic flooding in the Hill Country.
Abbott is calling on lawmakers to introduce legislation that would improve early warning systems, strengthen emergency communications and speed up recovery efforts in flood-prone areas.
“We’re going to address every aspect of this storm to make sure we have in place the systems that are needed to prevent deadly flooding events like this in the future,” Abbott said Tuesday at a press conference in Kerr County.
Other topics on the agenda include redrawing congressional maps, reducing property taxes, tweaking abortion laws and eliminating the STARR standardized test for public school students.