At least 173 people missing in Texas floods
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The special session agenda includes 18 legislative priorities, with several directly addressing the recent disaster.
In the Austin area, 12 people are still missing and 16 are known to have perished after rain swept away homes along rivers and creeks.
Texas leaders across political lines urge prayer for flood victims as the state, ranked third most religious in the U.S., copes with devastating floods that have claimed at least 80 lives.