Gov. Abbott called a second special session Friday morning, calling the legislature into action for a second shot at redistricting maps (and, at least in theory, other issues).

The call for the first special session asked the legislature to consider “[l]egislation that provides a revised congressional redistricting plan in light of constitutional concerns raised by the U.S. Department of Justice.”

The call for the second special session just asks the legislature to consider “[l]egislation that provides a congressional redistricting plan.”

Guess they finally realized the DOJ’s pretext didn’t pass the laugh test.