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.

HARRY CABLUCK/The Associated Press

Parliamentary assistant Jan Meinscher prepares for the Legislature's special session, which begins today at the Capitol in Austin.

"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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