Texas lawmakers file record number of bills

10 Texas bills filed in the first hour for the 2025 legislative session
From no-interest college loans to suing migrant labor housing facilities, Texas legislatures have a lot to talk about this legislative session.
Texas lawmakers file record number of bills ahead of 2025 session
Some of the first bills filed this year targeted border security as Republicans look to bolster immigration enforcement under a new Trump administration.
Texas lawmakers file record breaking 1,500 bills for 2025 legislative session
Texas lawmakers began filing bills for next year’s legislative session on Tuesday, submitting a record-breaking 1,500 in the first filing period.
Texas lawmakers target property taxes, abortion, immigration and education in first bills for the 2025 session
Lawmakers in the Texas House and Senate filed more than a thousand pieces of legislation Tuesday, offering an early look at the issues they hope to prioritize when they gavel in f
Texas lawmakers target property taxes, abortion in bills filed ahead of 2025 legislative session
Lawmakers in the Texas House and Senate filed more than a thousand pieces of legislation Tuesday, offering an early look at the issues they hope to prioritize when they gavel in for the 89th legislative session in January.
Today is the unofficial opening of the 2025 session of the Texas Legislature
Tuesday marks the unofficial beginning of the 89th Texas legislative session as lawmakers begin filing some of the bills they hope reach Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk next year. Lawmakers in the Texas House and Senate can begin “pre-filing” legislation,
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