Special Session Agenda, Health Care Vote, Human Smuggling Case: Your Tuesday Morning News Roundup

Good morning. Here are some stories you may have missed today.Do you want to get this roundup via email? Sign up for our newsletters here.Senate plods through one-third of Gov. Greg Abbott's special session agendaLt. Gov. Dan Patrick and the Texas Senate Republicans gave an initial thumbs-up to nearly one-third of Gov. Greg Abbott's special session agenda Monday.On day seven of the special legislative session, the Senate plodded through six of the 20 agenda items on Abbott's task list for the 30-day lawmaking overtime period. They approved bills that would restrict abortion access and provide private school vouchers to disabled children, and they were poised to OK a controversial measure that would restrict local property tax growth. All the bills will require a second vote before moving on to the Texas House.And: Republican state lawmakers have seized on two high-profile immigration incidents to tout the need for Texas' recently approved sanctuary cities ban.Also: A school-finance bill that also would create tax credit scholarships to help disabled students attend private schools won tentative approval from the Senate on Monday.  Continue reading...