Texas News Why Can't The Texas Legislature Work Faster to Avoid Special Sessions? KWBU | By Texas Standard Published July 18, 2017 at 1:49 PM CDT Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 4:23 Gabriel Cristóver Pérez/KUT Breezing through legislation sounds appealing, but a UT law professor explains how lawmakers are limited by time constraints baked into the Texas Constitution, and why vigorous, and sometimes lengthy debate, is healthy for our democracy.