AUSTIN — For the second time in as many days, Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday expanded the scope of the Legislature's special session, adding to the agenda this time an issue that's sure to ignite fiery fights in the House and Senate — abortion. In his directive, Perry also upped the special session ante by adding to the call a proposal to establish a mandatory sentence of life with parole for capital murders committed by 17 year olds. But Perry's move on abortion — one set to appease conservatives around the state and enflame partisan tensions in the same stroke — generated the most fervor. Perry didn't specify any anti-abortion measure in particular,...
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