Gov. Greg Abbott announced the emergency items he wants lawmakers to prioritize this legislative session: - Stiffening the state’s bail laws - Cutting property taxes - Teacher pay raises - Allowing the use of taxpayer dollars to pay for private schooling - Beefing up vocational career training programs for students after high school - Investing in the state’s water infrastructure - Creating a cybersecurity hub in San Antonio Within the first 60 days of the session, lawmakers can only pass legislation on topics deemed emergency items. Abbott also called for policies that restrict immigration, the rights of transgender Texans and that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion programs in any entities that receive taxpayer money. Read more about the vision for the state that Abbott outlined during his Sunday State of the State address: trib.it/xUD43t