Gov. Rick Perry is calling for the Texas Legislature to meet in a second special session to pass restrictions on abortion.

Texas Governor Rick Perry (Darren Carroll, Getty Images)
Texas Governor Rick Perry (Darren Carroll, Getty Images)
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The first such effort died following a filibuster and rollicking late Tuesday night protest.

The announcement gives Republicans another crack at passing sweeping anti-abortion rules that would close nearly all clinics performing the procedure in the country's second-largest state.

It passed the House, but died after Democratic Sen. Wendy Davis led a more than 12-hour filibuster effort. Hundreds of protesters then cheered, disrupting Senate proceedings as the session closed at midnight.

Perry can call as many 30-day extra sessions as he likes, but lawmakers can only take up those issues he assigns.

 

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