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Current Articles & Research Resources, September 25, 2025

Sep 25

posted by TexasLRL in Current Articles, Research Resources

In this weekly post, we feature helpful research tools and recent articles of interest to the legislative community.

  • Explore aspects of drought in Texas. (National Integrated Drought Information System, accessed September 23, 2025)
  • Review ten facts about high blood pressure. (American Heart Association, last reviewed August 14, 2025)
  • Examine trends related to fentanyl poisoning in Texas. (Texas Department of State Health Services, last updated July 15, 2025)
  • Find charts and other graphics related to agriculture, food production, and food consumption. (Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, accessed September 24, 2025)

 

Librarians review and select articles from more than 1,000 print and online sources to compile a weekly annotated list of Current Articles of interest to the legislative community. View this week's Current Articles.

 

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Bill Statistics, 89th Legislature, 2nd C.S.

Sep 25

posted by TexasLRL in Bill statistics, 89th Session, Legislative process

The 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, adjourned Sine Die on Thursday, September 4, 2025.

Wednesday, September 24, 2025, was the last day the governor could sign or veto an enrolled bill (Texas Constitution, Article 4, Section 14). If neither action was taken the bill became law without his signature.

The following bill statistics were calculated on September 25, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.

 

 

  House Bills (HBs) &
House Joint Resolutions (HJRs)		 Senate Bills (SBs) &
Senate Joint Resolutions (SJRs)
Filed 347 61
Reported out of committee 29 21
Passed by chamber of origin 20 17
Referred to committee in opposite chamber 19 17
Reported out of committee in opposite chamber 14 14
Passed opposite chamber 13 12
Sent to governor (bills only) 11 10
Signed by the governor (bills only) 11 9
Filed without the governor's signature (bills only) 0 0
Vetoed by the governor (bills only) 0 1

 

 

 

  House Bills (HBs) Senate Bills (SBs) Total
Filed 311 57 368
Sent to the Governor 11 10 21
Signed by the Governor 11 9 20
Filed without the Governor's signature 0 0 0
Signed by the Governor/line-item veto 0 0 0
Vetoed by the Governor 0 1 1
  House Joint Resolutions (HJRs) Senate Joint Resolutions (SJRs) Total
Filed 36 4 40
Filed with the Secretary of State 0 0 0
  House Concurrent Resolutions (HCRs) Senate Concurrent Resolutions (SCRs) Total
Filed 19 0 19
Filed with the Secretary of State 0 0 0
Sent to the Governor 11 0 11
Signed by the Governor 11 0 11
Filed without the Governor's signature 0 0 0
Vetoed by the Governor 0 0 0

 

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