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The 89th Texas Legislature is the meeting of the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Texas, composed of the Texas Senate and the Texas House of Representatives. The regular session is scheduled to until June 2, 2025.
The 89th Texas Legislative Session is set to open on Jan. 14, 2025 in Austin, and legislators on both sides of the aisle are certainly expecting social, financing and public policy battles ahead.
Texas is facing a tumultuous 2025, as simmering feuds within the state’s ruling coalition are poised to boil over during its coming legislative session. The power struggle within the Texas GOP ...
(The Center Square) – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has announced his top 25 priority bills for the Texas Senate to consider for the regular 89th legislative session. After the worst border crisis in U.S ...
State legislators in Texas make $600 per month, or $7,200 per year, plus a per diem of $221 for every day the Legislature is in session (also including any special sessions). That adds up to $38,140 a year for a regular session (140 days), with the total pay for a two-year term being $45,340.
Anita Lee Blair, first blind woman elected to a state legislature; Jack Brooks, U.S. Representative (1953–1995) Dolph Briscoe, Governor of Texas (1973–1979) Frank Kell Cahoon, Midland County oilman and representative from 1965 to 1969; only Republican member in 1965 legislative session; Joaquin Castro, U.S. Representative (2013–present)
In the first quarter, the House will be in session all but three weeks. With Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, and Republicans controlling both chambers of Congress, the agenda is likely to be full.
This article will list state and local ballot measures which will be voted on during the 2025 calendar year. Six statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot as of January 26. According to Ballotpedia , the average number of statewide ballot measures held during each odd-numbered year was between 33 and 34.