AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas Senate has wrapped up its special session after approving a must-pass budget bill and legislation to reform the state's hurricane insurance association.
The Senate adjourned a day before the June 29 deadline, having passed bills on every item that Gov. Rick Perry placed on the agenda. Two bills, concerning tougher immigration law enforcement and invasive body searches by security personnel, were sent to the House, but never finally passed.
The House was still meeting Tuesday afternoon in order to provide final passage to the budget bill and the hurricane insurance legislation. It was not immediately clear whether they would also adjourn Tuesday, but the House clerk had not posted a calendar for Wednesday and there were no bills remaining that were eligible for a vote.
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