Dan Patrick

In a tweet, Patrick said he supported Abbott calling lawmakers back to Austin to increase the penalty for illegal voting and approve a “forensic audit bill.”

Texas lawmakers are back in Austin Thursday after wrapping up the 87th regular legislative session just over a month ago. Gov. Greg Abbott called a special session to work on what he considers unfinished business.

Patrick made the call on Twitter, hours after bills related to social media content policies, lobbying by cities and mandating which school sports teams that transgender athletes can play on missed a deadline.

Speaking at the state Capitol, Patrick criticized Harris County for what he said was overstepping its authority during the last election. "I have news for Harris County: You're not the capital of Texas,” he said.

Gov. Abbott has previously directed much of the blame for the storm's power outages on the state's electrical-grid operator.

An announcement of protocols for the Jan. 12 event did not mention masks.

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