Texas Legislature 2025

The chambers differ on how much power districts should have to push back in courts over their accountability ratings. They risk keeping STAAR by default if they don’t reach an agreement. Full Story 

The legislation includes new pots of money for teacher raises and other school costs like insurance and transportation. It now heads to the House, where leaders say it will pass. Full Story 

The Texas Senate had previously proposed more severe consequences in the bill. Full Story 

The bill, which is poised to become law, creates up to a $250,000 fine for medical professionals who change a patients’ listed sex outside of certain exemptions. Full Story 

Some hemp retailers are looking at other states, while others say they are ready to take Texas to court over a THC ban. Full Story 

Federal action would be needed to make the change legal. Lawmakers at both the state and federal levels have debated the question for decades. Full Story 

A House vote showed broad support for the measure that would let districts set aside time for prayer or religious study. Full Story 

Texas lawmakers are poised to make it easier to suspend disruptive students. But some teachers and school psychologists say discipline alone won’t meet the mental health needs at the root of their behavior. Full Story 

The House approved the ban after previously considering proposals to preserve the industry by tightening regulations. Full Story 

The bill won bipartisan support despite efforts from multiple Democrats that would have also required students to learn about fascism and Nazism. Full Story 

Gov. Greg Abbott and other leaders have called for a major investment to save the state’s water supply. How to spend the money has caused friction at the Capitol. Full Story 

The deal appears to strike a face-saving compromise for both chambers over how to increase funds for the state’s public schools, with money earmarked for teacher pay and overhead costs. Full Story 

The legislation would give ERCOT the ability to turn off power to major consumers in an emergency. Full Story 

The bill does not expand abortion access, but further explains when a doctor can intervene to save a pregnant patient’s life. Full Story 

Approval of the monument comes as the lower chamber prepares to debate the “Life of the Mother Act” bill later this week. Full Story 

The bill is part of a suite of GOP proposals aimed at curbing the state’s high housing costs — chiefly by allowing more homes to be built. Full Story 

Providing bigger tax breaks to homeowners is a key component of a deal brokered by Republicans in the Texas Legislature to lower tax bills for Texans. 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 

The Texas Legislature is considering a proposal that would add restrictions on renewable energy expansion. Full Story 

The legislation would prevent schools from using materials that do not use the terms “Before Christ” and “Anno Domini.” Many historians have moved away from them to be more inclusive. Full Story