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Straus: "It's Possible We Could Avoid" a Special Session


by: David Mauro

Tue Jun 02, 2009 at 11:55 AM CDT


After Sine Die last night, many Capitol observers assumed a special session was all but guaranteed.

However, if you believe what Speaker Joe Straus told the Austin American-Statesman and Governor Perry's remarks at his recent press conference, a special session may not end up being called after all.

From the Statesman:

Straus said agencies will continue to operate and a special session may not be necessary. “It’s possible we could avoid one,” he said, deferring the topic to Gov. Rick Perry, who has the sole authority to call special sessions.

“I don’t consider this a crisis,” Straus said.

...

“Overblown,” he said of senators’ frets about the bonds.

In his 11am press conference this morning, Perry echoed Straus' uncertainty about a special session as he told the press that it was "way too early to make any calls on a special session."

Update (Matt): Here is the full text of Rick Perry's statement.

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How can a special session possibly be avoided? TDI and TxDOT pretty much have to exist. I don't understand what Straus & Perry mean.

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