Tensions boiled over on Tuesday evening as 75 bills perished at the stroke of midnight.
Legislators have called more than 170 points of order this session to stall and kill each other's bills. The most ever was in 2007 with 218.
The ban on child gender modification has passed the Texas House after weeks of delay and stalling due to procedural maneuvers by Democratic lawmakers.
The ban on child gender modification hit another stall as House Democrats called a sustained point of order for a second time.
Lawmakers are considering a series of bills in response to the Robb Elementary School massacre in Uvalde.
With five Democrats joining, House Republicans approved a funding increase to the state's Alternatives to Abortion program.
The bill would require a climate change plan by the end of 2024, including an “inventory of greenhouse gasses” from all sources in Texas.
Here's a rundown of some of the bills filed on the first day of pre-filing for the 88th Legislative Session.
A new political action committee funded by Miriam Adelson donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to Texas candidates.
The race for the heavily blue district features two Austin figures as frontrunners in the Democratic primary.
Commissioner Tom Ramsey called a map proposed by Rodney Ellis “the most corrupt plan I've ever seen in my 45 years of doing work in Harris County.”
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Speaker Dade Phelan signaled the third special session could be the last one of the 87th legislature.
