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Texas can reuse bill numbers in called sessions. Results identify the session as 89(R), 89(1), 89(2), and so on, and each link points to that session’s canonical bill record.

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SB 18

Relating to an exemption from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain dams or reservoirs operated and maintained for the purposes of erosion, floodwater, and sediment control.

Vetoed
Texas Senate89(2) · 2nd Called SessionSBUpdated 9/17/2025
SB 648

Relating to recording requirements for certain instruments concerning real property.

Vetoed
Texas Senate89(R) · Regular SessionSBUpdated 6/22/2025
SB 974

Relating to the eligibility of a person employed by a school district as a teacher to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district; creating a criminal offense.

Vetoed
Texas Senate89(R) · Regular SessionSBUpdated 6/22/2025
HB 4885

Relating to the disclosure of confidential juvenile records to a managed assigned counsel program.

Vetoed
Texas House89(R) · Regular SessionHBUpdated 6/22/2025
SB 1838

Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem and the compensation of certain attorneys ad litem in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity.

Vetoed
Texas Senate89(R) · Regular SessionSBUpdated 6/22/2025
SB 2878

Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, mandatory expunction for certain persons, record retention, and youth diversion; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.

Vetoed
Texas Senate89(R) · Regular SessionSBUpdated 6/22/2025
HB 3120

Relating to certain duties of the owner or operator of a residential child detention facility.

Vetoed
Texas House89(R) · Regular SessionHBUpdated 6/22/2025
HB 5671

Relating to the election of directors for and the authority to issue bonds of the Johnson County Special Utility District.

Vetoed
Texas House89(R) · Regular SessionHBUpdated 6/22/2025
HB 2520

Relating to the open meetings law.

Vetoed
Texas House89(R) · Regular SessionHBUpdated 6/22/2025
HB 705

Relating to the Cosmetology Licensure Compact; authorizing fees.

Vetoed
Texas House89(R) · Regular SessionHBUpdated 6/22/2025
SB 1253

Relating to impact and production fees for certain water projects and to the regulation of certain wells; authorizing a fee.

Vetoed
Texas Senate89(R) · Regular SessionSBUpdated 6/22/2025
SB 1937

Relating to the testing of evidence containing biological materials in capital cases.

Vetoed
Texas Senate89(R) · Regular SessionSBUpdated 6/22/2025
SB 1032

Relating to the eligibility of postsecondary educational institutions to participate in the governor's university research initiative.

Vetoed
Texas Senate89(R) · Regular SessionSBUpdated 6/22/2025
SB 614

Relating to the authority of the Texas Forensic Science Commission to review and refer certain cases to the office of capital and forensic writs.

Vetoed
Texas Senate89(R) · Regular SessionSBUpdated 6/22/2025
SB 1278

Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.

Vetoed
Texas Senate89(R) · Regular SessionSBUpdated 6/22/2025
SB 3

Relating to the regulation of products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring occupational licenses and permits; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Vetoed
Texas Senate89(R) · Regular SessionSBUpdated 6/22/2025
HB 2243

Relating to the creation of the Texas Commission on Teacher Job Satisfaction and Retention.

Vetoed
Texas House89(R) · Regular SessionHBUpdated 6/22/2025
SB 2501

Relating to selection of an attorney by an indigent parent as attorney ad litem for the parent in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

Vetoed
Texas Senate89(R) · Regular SessionSBUpdated 6/22/2025
HB 4530

Relating to water rights placed in the Texas Water Trust and the Texas Water Bank.

Vetoed
Texas House89(R) · Regular SessionHBUpdated 6/22/2025
SB 268

Relating to the procedure for certain complaints against health care practitioners.

Vetoed
Texas Senate89(R) · Regular SessionSBUpdated 6/22/2025
HB 413

Relating to the release of certain defendants detained in jail pending trial.

Vetoed
Texas House89(R) · Regular SessionHBUpdated 6/22/2025
HB 1690

Relating to an application for a permit for the transfer of groundwater out of a groundwater conservation district.

Vetoed
Texas House89(R) · Regular SessionHBUpdated 6/22/2025
HB 449

Relating to the unlawful production or distribution of sexually explicit media using deep fake technology.

Vetoed
Texas House89(R) · Regular SessionHBUpdated 6/22/2025
HB 305

Relating to the time period for conducting pretrial hearings after a criminal defendant has been restored to competency.

Vetoed
Texas House89(R) · Regular SessionHBUpdated 6/22/2025

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The bill directory normalizes legislative records for search and navigation. Individual bill pages preserve their own current status, official action history, source links and synchronization context. A filter or search view does not create a separate factual record.

Last verified

Directory source hierarchy reviewed August 11, 2026. Each bill’s official action and synchronization dates control its time-sensitive status.