Perry talks special session without saying he needs agreement first

MySA.com: Metro | State: "Gov. Rick Perry told a crowd at a Bexar County Republican Party fund-raiser that he plans to call the Legislature into special session in late June, two lawmakers who attended the event said Tuesday.

Perry, who has said he'd consider calling a special session if leaders can agree on a school funding plan, didn't give that caveat in his speech at the fund-raiser last week, the lawmakers said. It was unclear how much should be read into that omission.

“He didn't say, ‘If the House and Senate can agree.' He said, ‘I plan to call them back in late June,'.” said Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio.

“Unless he changes his mind, and unless he meant to say, ‘As soon as (House Speaker Tom) Craddick and (Lt. Gov. David) Dewhurst can get together and come up with a compromise plan.' But he didn't say that,” Wentworth added."