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02-06-2025
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Recap Texas' 89th Legislative Session with KXAN
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — After 140 days, Texas' 89th Legislative Session closed Monday with state lawmakers passing over 1,000 bills. Senators and representatives filed 8,719 bills and 2,765 resolutions this session; by the session's end, 1,189 bills went to the desk of Gov. Greg Abbott. In 2023, the legislature passed 1,222 of its 8,046 filed bills; Abbott vetoed 76 bills following the session. DATA HUB: How many bills have state lawmakers passed? Ahead of the 2025 Legislative Session, KXAN laid out which topics we would focus on — education, immigration, housing, AI, LGBTQ+ rights, and more. These 5 KXAN investigations sparked bills landing on the Texas governor's desk KXAN and Nexstar journalists wrote hundreds of stories covering the 89th Legislative Session since bill filing opened in November 2024. Due to the volume of bills, KXAN also republished stories from The Texas Tribune. When lawmakers, legislative staff, activists, journalists, and other lege watchers talk about a piece of legislation 'dying,' they mean that a bill failed to meet a deadline. IN-DEPTH: What are the Texas Legislature's session deadlines? The clearest deadline is the end of a session. Unless called back for a special session, lawmakers must wait until 2027 to pass more legislation. This session, 7,530 bills died in the legislature (86.4% of filed). That number likely also includes companion bills for bills that did pass this session. If every bill that passed had a companion, then the total shakes out to around 6,300 (72.7%). Thousands of Texas House bills 'die' at key midnight deadline KXAN reported on the following bills that failed this session: HB 274, which would have put Austin under the state's direct control HB 5151, which would have restricted development of rock crushing plants SJR 1, which would have prevented bail for undocumented suspects SB 18, which would have banned drag story time events SB 240, which would have restricted transgender Texans' use of private spaces SB 819, which would have added multiple regulations to renewable energy projects HB 366, which would have criminalized deceptive AI-generated campaign ads, also failed to pass. Other bills died during the final days of session. That period is when committees with members from both legislative chambers meet to hash out any differences in a bill that both passed. Bills that die don't always stay dead; lawmakers can refile them during the next session. Some already announced their intent to do so, such as Sen. Royce West with his bill to require hospitals install bollards near entrances. In fact, most of the bills that we covered in our session preview ended up failing. Ahead of the 2025 session, Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced their priority bills for the session. They met many of those priorities this session, such as creating education savings accounts (HB 2), funding water infrastructure projects (SB 7), and creating a 'Texas Cyber Command' (HB 150). Where Abbott's emergency priorities stood on May 16, 2025 Here's what some other bills that passed this session would do: Ban hemp products that contain THC (SB 3) Require Texas counties partner with US ICE to enforce immigration law (SB 8) Ban 'DEI' programs, LGBTQ+ clubs in schools (SB 12) 'Make Texas Healthy Again' with nutrition curriculum, daily exercise (SB 25) Expand the Texas Compassionate Use Program (HB 46) Create a sickle cell registry (HB 107) Define 'male' and 'female' in Texas law (HB 229) Limit roadside pet sales (HB 2012, 2731) Close a loophole in sexual assault laws (HB 3073) Further restrict abortion (multiple bills) Abbott has 20 days following the session's end to veto bills, after which they become law regardless of his signing them. Last session, KXAN reported that Abbott vetoed 76 bills, setting a new personal record. Most new laws in Texas will take effect on September 1 in the same year as the session. Some, like a law allowing fireworks sales before Juneteenth (HB 554), begin immediately. Several laws related to ad valorem taxes take effect at the start of 2026, and so will SB 2420, which requires mobile app stores verify the ages of their users. However, Texas voters have final say on anything that would effect taxes. In 2023, 14 laws required an amendment to the state's constitution; voters approved 13. IN-DEPTH: KXAN's Capitol Context In November, 14 ballot measures will be before voters, according to legislative records: billreport-2Download Legal challenges can lead to a court enjoining the state and its agents from implementing or enforcing some laws. The ACLU announced its intent to bring a lawsuit against recently passed SB 10, which would require public schools display a state-approved version of the Ten Commandments in every classroom. Did we miss a bill that you'd like an update on? Let us know at ReportIt@ Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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15-05-2025
- Politics
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Thousands of Texas House bills ‘die' at key midnight deadline
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — At 12 a.m. Friday, thousands of bills in the Texas House of Representatives will meet their end. As of 5 p.m. Thursday, the House passed 1,067 bills, with each passing three rounds of voting. House representatives filed 5,852 bills this session, which puts the House's 'death toll' at around 81.7% of its bills. Some of the bills that could die at midnight include: HB 1375, which would have prohibited books with certain content HB 1449, which would have eased food truck permitting requirements HB 3817, which would have created a criminal offense targeting transgender people HB 5151, which would have increased air quality permitting requirements for rock crushing plants Texas House passes budget bill, defunds lottery KXAN reported on several House bills that already passed in the chamber this session, including ones to legalize fentanyl test strips, end STAAR testing, ban minors from social media, and create education savings accounts. TxLege data: How long do sessions last and how many bills are typically passed? The next critical deadline during the 89th Legislative Session is May 24, the last day that the House can advance Senate bills out of its committees. As of 5 p.m. Thursday, the House received 971 bills from the Senate. House committees already passed 389 of those bills to the House floor for consideration. What are the Texas Legislature's session deadlines? So far, state legislators have sent only 173 bills to the governor, just 1.9% of the 8,958 bills filed this session. KXAN reported in 2023 that the 88th Legislative Session sent 1,246 bills to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk. He signed 1,038 of those bills outright. Abbott vetoed 76 bills in 2023, which set a new personal record across the governor's four prior legislative sessions while in office. The legislative session ends June 2. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
