Day 2 of Texas Legislative special session, slow moving

HEARS NONE, THE SENATESTANDS ADJOURNED UNTIL10 A.M.

MONDAY JULY 12THGAVEL"FOR THE SECOND DAYIN A ROW THE TEXASSENATE CALLING ITQUITS...AFTER ONLY ANHOUR ON THE FLOOR...NONE OF THE 11AGENDA ITEMSGOVERNOR GREGABBOTT PUT FORTHFOR THE SECIALSESSION...HAVE YET TOEVEN BE BROUGHT UP.25 NEWS REPORTERAUSTIN WALKER BEGINSOUR TEAM COVERAGEFROM THE CAPITOLTODAY ...AND FOLKS ON BOTHSIDES OF THE AISLEAGREE ON ONETHING...SO FAR...IT'SSLOW MOVING...IT IS DAY TWO OF THESPECIAL SESSION AT THETEXAS STATE CAPITOL.OUT OF THE 11 HOT TOPICSTHAT ARE ON THE AGENDA...NONE OF THEM HAVE BEENDISCUSSED ON THE HOUSEOR SENATE FLOOR --LEAVING PEOPLE WITHQUESTIONS.... WHY?AFTER OPENING THISMORING FOR 45MINUTES -- BOTH THEHOUSE AND THESENATE CLOSED FOTHE DAY...PEOPLE FROM ALL OVERTEXAS HAVE COME TOTHE CAPITOL IN HOPESOF HEARINGLAWMAKERS DISCUSSAND VOTE ON KEYBILLS...BILLS INCLUDING THEHIGHLY CONTENTIOUSBAIL BOND INIATIVE,FAIR ELECTIONS ANDCHIDREN SPORTS.REPRESENATIVES SAYSPECIAL SESSIONS AREAND CAN BE SLOWMOVING.THE BILL MUST BEDRAFTED, READ THREETIMES, APROVED INCOMMITEE AND THENHITS THE HOUSE ORSENATE FLOOR --PENDING APPROVALFOR THE GOVERNORSDESK.AND WHILE THIS IS ALONG PROCESS..PEOPLE SAY THEY WANTTO SEE MOREPROGRESS...--TRISTAN CHIZICK,SPECTATOR--"AS OF AN HOUR AGO THEHOUSE ALREADY CLOSEDUNTIL NEXT TUESDAY.

ANDTHE SENATE, WE SAT INTHERE FOR ABOUT 45MINUTES AND NOTHING GOTDONE.

I'M NOT REALLY SUREWHAT'S BEEN HAPPENINGBUT THEY ARE NOTDISCUSSING ANY OF THESEBILLS THAT THEY ARE TRYINGTO PUSH ACROSS."AUSTIN - COMING UP NEXTWEEK WE WILL BE HEARINMORE ON THESE BILLS ASTHEY START TO BEDISCUSSED.MONDAY WE WILL HEARABOUT THE BAIL BONDINITIATIVE AND THEELECTION REFORM.REPORTING FROM THECAPITOL, AUSTIN WALKER 25NEWS.AUSTIN, THANK YOU