"Greg Abbott's Special Session Agenda: School Choice and Border Issues in Focus"

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has released his agenda for the third legislative special session, focusing on "school choice" through education savings accounts, cracking down on illegal immigration, and outlawing COVID-19 vaccine mandates by private employers. The special session comes at a tense time in Texas politics, with tensions between the Senate and House and implications for members' reelection prospects. Abbott's agenda does not include other education issues, despite failed proposals for teacher pay raises and increased per-student funding. Democrats criticize Abbott's prioritization of private school vouchers over public school funding. The agenda also includes proposals for border security and legislation concerning a residential settlement accused of harboring illegal immigrants.