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Senate laments last-minute changes to electricity bills, calls for special session action


June 1, 2021

AUSTIN — Shortly before the clock struck the crucial deadline of midnight on Sunday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said the Senate was backed into a corner and forced to approve a bill that would alleviate pressure on Texans facing increased electricity bills due to costs accrued during February’s winter storm. However, the bill’s final version lacked an 11th-hour provision praised by …

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