Gov. Wants Short Special Session & Nightly News Roundup DALLAS, TX (KERA) -

State lawmakers are back in Austin Wednesday for the beginning of a special session. Governor Rick Perry has asked them to quickly take care of specific business and adjourn before the Fourth of July holiday. KERA's Shelley Kofler reports some lawmakers have other ideas. --- Governor Perry has asked lawmakers to take care of just three things left undone in the regular session. He wants them to extend the operation of five state agencies including the Departments of Transportation and Insurance. Perry also wants lawmakers to give transportation the authority to issue $2 billion dollars in bonds for building roads. There appears to be general agreement on those items but the third is more dicey. The Governor wants lawmakers to continue allowing the state to contract with private companies to build toll roads on public land. Some lawmakers are philosophically opposed to that and are demanding greater restrictions for private road contractors. The Governor alone sets the agenda for a special session but that hasn't kept lawmakers from trying to extend his "to-do" list. They've filed bills to expand the Children's Health Insurance Program; tackle community college funding; and limit eminent domain. Perry's office says the Governor has no intention of considering the additional issues.

Dallas Corruption Trial Continues

An FBI agent has testified in the Dallas City Hall corruption trial that the investigation began with allegations that associates of a top city official were trying to solicit bribes from a developer.

The testimony today centered on developer James R. "Bill" Fisher, who became a key witness in the government's case against former Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill and others after he agreed to become an informant.

The prosecution said yesterday that black leaders solicited bribes from white developers, with black leaders saying it was time for the white developers to pay. In a wiretapped phone call, defendant Darren Reagan discusses how white developers had become wealthy off southern Dallas projects but that the game has changed.

Judge Revokes Bond For R. Allen Stanford

A judge has revoked bond for Texas financier R. Allen Stanford, who's charged with swindling investors out of $7 billion. U.S. District Judge David Hittner on Tuesday approved a request by prosecutors to overturn a magistrate judge's decision to allow Stanford freed on $500,000 bond pending his trial.

Prosecutors argue that Stanford's international ties make him a serious flight risk. Stanford holds dual U.S. and Antiguan citizenship, having an international network of wealthy acquaintances who would help him and possibly having access to vast wealth hidden around the world.

But Dick DeGuerin, Stanford's attorney, says his client is penniless, has never tried to flee and wants to fight the charges against him.

Fort Worth Council Members Demand Investigation of Bar Raid

Two Fort Worth City Council members are calling for an investigation into a police raid at a gay bar in which a man suffered a serious head injury. Twenty-six-year-old Chad Gibson remains hospitalized with bleeding on the brain. His sister Kristy Morgan told Dallas-Fort Worth television station WFAA that Gibson isn't violent.

Councilman Joel Burns says discrimination will not be tolerated. Councilwoman Kathleen Hicks says she's disturbed by the raid that sent at least one person to the hospital. Mayor Pro Tem Kathleen Hicks said she was "very concerned" after hearing from patrons and others in the community about what happened.

About half a dozen people were arrested during the raid at the Rainbow Lounge Sunday.

Fort Worth police said two intoxicated people at the bar made sexually explicit moves toward officers and a third grabbed a Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission agent's groin.

About 100 people gathered in downtown Fort Worth Sunday night to protest the raid.

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