Governor Greg Abbott says he's confident his priorities will pass in the 30-day special session. And if the Texas Legislature doesn't? Hear from the governor himself on this edition of Capital Tonight.

Plus, Gov. Abbott added school finance and retired teacher benefits to the special session call. We got reaction from retired teachers hoping this will mean some relief.

And our panel discussed the two sides to the property tax debate before lawmakers. We were joined by members of the Texas Municipal League and the Texas Public Policy Foundation.

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