What to expect as Governor Abbott calls special session The special session begins July 21 and runs for 30 days. Only Governor Abbott can determine which issues will be addressed during the session.

The minute Gov. Greg Abbott decided to veto a proposed ban on THC products in Texas, everyone in the state knew Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wouldn’t be happy.

Governor Greg Abbott ordered state legislators back to the Capitol early Monday morning, summoning state legislators to work on six of the bills he vetoed. A special session can last 30 days.

Abbott announced plans to convene a special session on July 21. He wants legislators to find a way to tax and regulate hemp-derived THC products instead of banning them.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick held a press conference Monday to respond to Gov. Greg Abbott's late-night veto of ban on the sale of consumable THC products.

Gov. Abbott vetoes THC ban bill, calls for special session Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced late Sunday night that he will call a special session, with 26 vetoed bills on the agenda.

Gov. Greg Abbott called a special session early Monday, ordering state legislators back to the Capitol to tackle six bills that he vetoed shortly before the deadline late Sunday.

The move infuriated Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the powerful head of the Senate, who had called the ban among his top five bills over 17 years in the Legislature.

Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday vetoed a contentious state ban on THC products and shortly after called a special legislative session asking lawmakers to instead strictly regulate the substance. The ...

A new law to completely ban nondisclosure agreements in cases of sexual assault will go into effect later this year after it received Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature over the weekend.