Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called the 85th Texas Legislature into a special session, which began July 18. A special session is a convening of the Legislature outside of the regular session.

The governor can call a special session at any time and determines the agenda in a special session, according to the Texas Constitution.

A special session can last no more than 30 days, but a special session has no minimum length of time required. The 38th Texas Legislature met for only one hour in its special session, according to the Legislative Reference Library of Texas.

After addressing sunset legislation, the agenda for this special session includes bathroom legislation in House Bill 2889 that would regulate usage based on biological gender, property tax reform in Senate Bill 2, school finance reform through a commission to study the topic, school choice for special-needs students, mail ballot fraud and local pre-emption that would scale back the power of local governments.