ZitatThe scandal has created an opportunity for Gov. Greg Abbott, who solely wields the power to call the legislature into a special session. By Brandon Waltens |October 30, 2019
Conservative grassroots activists from across the state are turning up the volume on their calls to Gov. Greg Abbott for a special session to pass the Lone Star Agenda, a package of conservative reforms intended to unite voters ahead of the upcoming elections. And with the scandal surrounding disgraced Speaker Dennis Bonnen, it couldn’t be coming at a better time.
The Lone Star Agenda includes the following 11 items:
1. Allow families to make mental and physical health decisions for themselves. 2. Stop wrongful removal of children from families by restoring due process rights for parents. 3. Stop local ordinances that interfere in private employer-employee relationships. 4. Increase protections for unborn Texans. 5. Improve election integrity (paper ballot backup audit trail; citizenship verification). 6. End taxpayer-funded lobbying. 7. End union dues withholding from public sector paychecks. 8. Protect Texas monuments. 9. Secure the southern border (interior enforcement to end the “magnet” effect). 10. Stop human trafficking. 11. Protect the rights of Texans to bear arms....