Legislative News
The 89th Texas Legislature has concluded this year. In addition to the normal bienniel session, Governor Abbott called two Special Sessions in 2025.
The second of the two special sessions began on August 15th and ended on September 4th with some good conservative wins.
Significant Items
The GOP’s Congressional redistricting plan passed and was signed into law by Governor Abbott. The absurdity of legislative Dems fleeing the state to avoid this vote, was made even more ridiculous by going to the most egregious states in country when it comes to partisan politics. The congressional maps of California, Illinois, and Massachusetts have long significantly favored Democrats. As Vice-President Vance has emphasized, 40% of New England voters are Republican yet they hold “zero” seats in the House of Representatives.
Other significant legislation that came out of this session included:
- Flood Safety and Youth Camp Standards
- Government Restroom Designations based on…wait for it…biological sex
- Phasing out of the STAAR tests for students and replacing them with three shorter tests
Session Stats
For the entire 89th Legislature, over 8,700 bills were filed in the House and Senate, and 1,213 of those were passed by the joint legislature and sent to Governor Abbott to sign. Only 28 of those bills were vetoed by the governor. The ratio of bills passed to those filed was only 13.9%. That ratio is down from the 88th Legislature which came in at 15.5% (although in that session, 77 of those passed were eventually vetoed).
The 90th Legislature session begins in 2027. We will have more legislative news as it happens. In the meantime, check out our “Useful Links” page to monitor what’s happening. You can access it HERE.
Convention News
2026 is a convention year. Stay tuned for information on precinct, county and state conventions. The last State Convention was in 2024 in San Antonio. The 2026 convention is scheduled for Houston from June 11-13, with committees meeting a few days before. Click the logo below to take you to the Texas GOP website to keep an eye out for future Convention details.
