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On Tuesday's show: While today is Election Day in Greater Houston and across the state, it's also the last day of the third special session of the Texas Legislature. We discuss what was accomplished -- and mostly what wasn't.
With Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dade Phelan openly feuding, Gov. Greg Abbott has vowed to call lawmakers back for an unprecedented fifth session in one year.
Governor Greg Abbott announced an agreement had been reached on Tuesday between House Speaker Dade Phelan and other top House lawmakers, but is it really a done deal? With a week left of the third special session, those for and against school vouchers appear to be stuck at odds with little room to compromise in sight.
38 percent of rural voters support vouchers for low-income parents, compared to 52 percent of city voters, according to the survey.
During the first day of the third special session, the Senate worked into the evening, proposing three key pieces of voucher related legislation. The House adjourned early in the afternoon, pending review and referral of pending legislation.