Gov. Rick Perry issued the following statement on the special legislative session:

"I am pleased that lawmakers passed legislation to continue the Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Department of Insurance and three other state agencies, and authorized the issuance of $2 billion in transportation bonds that were approved by Texas voters in 2007.
 
"With more than 1,000 people moving to Texas each day and a growing economy, improving transportation in our state continues to be a top priority of mine. I had hoped to reduce uncertainty regarding several major transportation projects across the state by extending the comprehensive development agreement authority for local and state transportation agencies. Although the CDA bill did not pass, we will continue to work with legislators and local officials to find transportation solutions for our state."

And on the other side of the aisle, Texas Democratic Party Chairman Boyd Richie said the session was a case of "the good, the bad and the ugly." The good -- "the Republican politicians who control the legislature are getting out of town before they do any further damage to our state." The bad -- "this special session offered more of the same misplaced priorities from do-nothing Governor Perry and his fellow Republicans, who once again failed to address skyrocketing insurance rates, traffic congestion and children's health insurance. In fact, a special session could have been avoided had the Republican legislative majority been willing to work with Democrats to address these important issues in a timely manner during the regular session instead of placing a higher priority on a divisive partisan agenda." And the ugly -- "Governor Rick Perry’s decision to add only one additional issue – expansion of private toll road contracts – to the special session. ..."