Texas Constitution Article 3, section 40 places no limitation on the number of topics a Governor can designate in a special session proclamation. Terms and Special Sessions.Tarrant County College provides all credit coursework in semester units (semester credit hours). Hours of Business: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. But, many times, special sessions are called for issues like school finance, state agency reform, or redistricting. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday he was calling lawmakers back to the Capitol for a special session in mid-July to work on an ambitious 20-item agenda. Tarrant County commissioners voted unanimously to ask the governor to call a special legislative session in the aftermath of the Uvalde massacre The Governor can also call "Special" sessions, for up to 30 days each, to address specific issues. Texas Senate Bill 4 (Prior Session Legislation). The governor calls for a special session through a proclamation that also sets out the necessity for convening the session.