https://thetexan.news/a-preview-of-emerg...+-+RSS+Campaign
Here's a look at legislation taking aim at Texas' emergency powers for this upcoming session.
Brad Johnson January 4, 2021



Alongside the public health apparatus and broader supply chain vulnerabilities, the pandemic has exposed Texas’ emergency power structure as out of date for the disastrous moment. Legislators have responded with a variety of proposed legislation aimed directly at the broad emergency powers granted to the governor.

Stemming from the acutely used Texas Disaster Act of 1975, Governor Abbott found himself awash this year in wide-ranging authority to control the ingress and egress of persons to and from places of business, regulate the sale of items such as alcohol and firearms, mandate face coverings, and issue recurring disaster declarations.

Texas statute has codified a virtual catch-22 wherein during an interim the only authority to convene the legislature lies with the governor, and in doing so during this pandemic the governor would risk constraining his own authority.

This inability for the legislature to convene during a period when orders affecting real policies are issued-- excerpt, rest at link above --