2025 Legislative Recap

Suburban officials in the Dallas-Fort Worth region have enacted rules aimed at curtailing a sweeping new state law to allow more apartments. Full Story 

The law does not specifically ban the possession of THC vape pens, but those who sell them face up to a year in jail and a $4,000 penalty. Full Story 

New laws range from school vouchers and water infrastructure funding to a ban on city and county-funded abortion travel funds. Full Story 

After three sessions, Texas lawmakers passed a bill last month that defines consent and fixes what advocates called a loophole in Texas sexual assault laws. Full Story 

Legislation approved this year is partly aimed at helping Texas meet its goal of helping 60% of working-age Texans get a postsecondary degree or credential by 2030. Full Story 

Lawmakers added $100 million to a child care scholarship program but failed to expand access to free preschool for children with disabilities. Full Story 

Successful measures include a new early-voting schedule, revised mail-voting procedures and limits on curbside voting. Full Story 

Texas lawmakers passed a suite of bills that officials said are crucial to combat losses in the state’s largest oil field. Full Story 

Lawmakers also approved direct pay for student athletes and sought better pathways from college to the workforce. Full Story 

Lawmakers passed a handful of bills aimed at easing access to guns as a new pediatric study links state legislation to increased firearm deaths. Full Story 

Texas lawmakers approved a sweeping package to overhaul the state’s bail system, a longtime priority of Gov. Greg Abbott’s. Full Story 

The Legislature passed laws allowing smaller homes on smaller lots and making it harder for neighbors to block new housing. Full Story 

Our interactive tool allows you to search how state lawmakers voted on the most consequential proposals debated during the session, which ended June 2. Full Story 

Amid a quiet legislative session for health, lawmakers’ priority legislation reinforced the U.S. health secretary’s agenda. Full Story 

Among other changes is a new law that says homeowner associations can no longer fine Texans for not watering their grass during a drought. Full Story 

Of the more than 100 bills aimed at LGBTQ+ people in the state, less than 10 were approved by lawmakers this session. Full Story 

With demand expected to soar, the Legislature passed bills aimed at boosting supply and making the grid more reliable. Bills to impose more regulations on renewables died. Full Story 

Texas passed sweeping changes to cannabis policy, including expanding the medical marijuana program and banning hemp products, while also boosting psychedelics research. Full Story 

Lawmakers sought to close gaps in education and support funding for agriculture, disaster preparedness and health care this year. Full Story 

Texas is slated to spend $51 billion on property tax cuts over the next two years. Some worry that’s unsustainable. Full Story 

An agenda driven by conservative priorities, schools’ financial duress and teacher needs led to an $8.5 billion boost, new discipline rules, more Christianity in classrooms and a DEI ban. Full Story 

The Legislature wrapped up without the same drama that defined the end of the last two sessions, with state GOP leaders checking off nearly everything on their to-do lists. Full Story 

Get up to date on the status of the session’s major bills, including some on their way to the governor’s desk. Full Story 

From requiring law enforcement agencies to cooperate with federal officials to forcing state contractors to use E-Verify, here’s how immigration bills fared in this year’s legislative session. Full Story