A whirlwind special session ended after midnight Wednesday, as several high-profile bills made it across the finish line and other key legislation failed.

One of the big issues during the second special session centered around the state's response to the deadly Central Texas flooding . The bills that passed include camp safety, installing outdoor warning sirens in Kerrville and other areas prone to flash flooding, and funding to help restore areas ravaged by the flood waters and prevent future disasters. Gov. Greg Abbott will sign the camp safety bill Friday morning.

Texas lawmakers approve bill to eliminate and replace STAAR test

Lawmakers also passed a bill to abolish the STAAR test and instead replace it with what's being called three shorter tests at the beginning, middle, a

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