The Texas House adjourned after passing two bills and less than 24 hours after Governor Greg Abbott called for a special session, setting up what could be a tense battle with the state Senate.
The aggressive move by the House, to pass the bill and adjourn, could fall flat in the Senate, where members have supported a different approach to cutting property taxes: increasing the homestead exemption.
Before adjourning, the House also passed a bill aimed at border security, which would increase the penalty for someone convicted of human smuggling - the only other priority Abbott set for the first special session.
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