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Perry sets short special session agenda so legislators can leave town for 4th of July
12:00 AM CDT on Wednesday, July 1, 2009
AUSTIN – State lawmakers will be back in the Capitol today for a special session called by Gov. Rick Perry, who says he purposely kept the agenda short to help lawmakers get out of town by the July 4 weekend.

"Get 'em in, get 'em out and get the work done. Badda bing, badda boom!" Perry told reporters Tuesday.
On the agenda:
SAFETY NET: To pass a safety-net measure that allows the Transportation and Insurance departments and a few others to keep operating. Those agencies are scheduled to close by Sept. 1, 2010, if they don't get the legal authority to continue.
BONDS: To pass legislation authorizing $2 billion in road-building bonds already approved by voters.
ROADS: To extend transportation officials' authority to enter public-private contracts to build and operate some roads and toll roads.
The Associated Press
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