Education bills filed after governor formally declares special session

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Gov. Greg Abbott has formally called state lawmakers into a special legislative session beginning next week, which opened the door for bills to be filed.
For now, he asked only to extend operations of the Texas Medical Board and other entities set to expire this fall, after lawmakers failed to do so during the regular session that ended May 29.
Once that’s passed, Abbott has promised to include 19 other priorities for the 30-day special session.
By 5 p.m. Monday,