Today's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. Below are resources related to upcoming Interim Hearings.

November 13, 2025
House Select Committee on Civil Discourse & Freedom of Speech in Higher Education and Senate Select Committee on Civil Discourse & Freedom of Speech in Higher Education (Joint Hearing)
The Senate and House Select Committees on Civil Discourse & Freedom of Speech in Higher Ed will meet jointly to hear invited testimony regarding:

Topic: The encouragement of civil discourse and freedom of speech on, and protection from undue administrative censorship by, the state’s college campuses

• Texas Republicans Are Redefining Higher Ed. It’s Creating Confusion About Free Speech On Campuses, The Texas Tribune, October 23, 2025
• Spotlight on Speech Codes 2025, Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), July 28, 2025
• Interim Report to the 86th Legislature (Charge No. 9, Campus Free Speech), Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs, December 2018
• Joint Statement on Rights and Freedoms of Students, American Association of University Professors (AAUP)

Monitoring: The implementation of Senate Bill 37, 89th Regular Session

Topic: Identification of measures to provide proper security and ensure the public’s safety for public and social gatherings on the state’s college campuses.

• Safety and Security at Institutions of Higher Education: Understanding Trends, Practices, and Future Needs, RAND Corporation, May 20, 2025

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Today's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. Below are resources related to upcoming Interim Hearings.

November 3, 2025
House Committee on State Affairs
The Committee will meet to hear invited testimony only on:

Topic: Efforts to improve wildfire preparedness, response, and mitigation

• Borger's Prescribed Burning Success: A Shield Against Texas Panhandle Wildfires, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, May 2025
• Military Installation Resilience: Wildfire, National Conference of State Legislatures, updated March 28, 2025
• Statewide Assessment of Economic and Environmental Risk from Wildfire in Texas, Texas A&M Forest Service, February 2025
• Interim Report to the 89th Texas Legislature (Charge 5 – Panhandle Wildfires), House Committee on State Affairs, January 2025
• A Report to the House of Representatives 89th Texas Legislature, Investigative Committee on the Panhandle Wildfires, May 1, 2024
• Wildfire & Other Disasters, Texas A&M Forest Service

Topic: Broadband Development Office

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Today's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. Below are resources related to upcoming Interim Hearings.

October 22, 2025
House Committee on Energy Resources, Subcommittee on Underground Facility Safety
The Subcommittee will take invited testimony only from the following state agencies and organizations:

Railroad Commission of Texas
One Call Board of Texas

The Subcommittee will take invited testimony only on the following subject matters:

Texas 811 and Underground Facilities in Texas
Discussing the Texas 811 program and history, class A and B facilities, and damage prevention.

Class A Facilities
Discussing underground oil & gas pipelines and telecommunications equipment.

Class B Facilities
Discussing underground water systems.

Line Locating and Mapping
Discussing available technology and the timeline and capacity for a statewide mapping project.

The Texas Excavation Process
Discussing the role of excavators in the "call before you dig" system.

Underground Facility Operability
Discussing digital processes and ticketing times, capacity to expand, and successful programs from other states.

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Today's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. Below are resources related to upcoming Interim Hearings.

October 6, 2025
House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock
El Campo, Texas

Topic: New World Screwworm

• Governor Abbott, Secretary Rollins Announce $750 Million for New World Screwworm Protection Facility, Governor Greg Abbott, August 15, 2025
• Letter to Executive Director and State Veterinarian Lewis R. “Bud” Dinges, Texas Animal Health Commission, and Executive Director David Yoskowitz, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, RE: Directing the agencies to jointly establish a Texas New World Screwworm Response Team, Governor Greg Abbott, June 25, 2025
• New World Screwworm Domestic Readiness and Response Policy Initiative, U.S. Department of Agriculture, June 18, 2025
• New World Screwworm (Fact Sheets, Technical Bulletins, Online Resources), Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

Topic: Rice Delphacid

• Texas A&M AgriLife Tackles Rice Delphacid Devastation, Texas A&M AgriLife, September 18, 2025
• Rice Delphacid Has Become a Serious Pest in U.S. Rice Production, USA Rice, September 5, 2025
• Texas Rice Growers Optimistic Despite Challenges, Texas A&M AgriLife, August 12, 2025
• Rice Delphacid, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, June 2025
• Extension of Time-Limited Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Register, October 25, 2024
• Thiamethoxam; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Register, October 7, 2019
• Section 18 Exemptions Notices and Labels (Controlling rice delphacid in Texas), Texas Department of Agriculture

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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.

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The 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, convened on Friday, August 15, 2025, and adjourned Sine Die on Thursday, September 4, 2025.

The last day for the Governor to sign or veto a bill is Wednesday, September 24, 2025 (Texas Constitution, Article 4, Section 14). If neither action is taken, the bill becomes law without the governor's signature.

The following bill statistics were calculated on September 10, 2025, at 8:00 a.m.

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Today's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. Below are resources related to upcoming Interim Hearings.

July 15, 2025
House Committee on Natural Resources
Topic: Invited testimony only regarding the impact of high-capacity and large volume groundwater production in the Neches & Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District

• Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District Tables Aquifer Project Decision for 90 Days, CBS 19 (Tyler), updated June 19, 2025
• Water District Responds to Groundwater Permit Scandal, The Messenger (Houston and Southern Anderson Counties), June 17, 2025
• Groundwater Conservation District Information (H-N), Neches & Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District, Texas Water Development Board (Legislation, groundwater management plans)

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Sunday, June 22, 2025, was the last day the governor could sign or veto an enrolled bill from the 89th Regular Session. If neither action was taken, the bill became law without his signature.

89th Legislature, R.S., Statistics

The following bill statistics were calculated on June 24, 2025, at 8:30 a.m.

To see how these statistics have changed, please view our previous bill statistics blog posts:

• Bill Statistics & Upcoming Deadlines, May 5, 2025
• Bill Statistics & Upcoming Deadlines, May 12, 2025
• Bill Statistics & Upcoming Deadlines, May 19, 2025
• Bill Statistics, May 21, 2025
• Bill Statistics, 133rd Day, 89th R.S.
• What's Next? Post-Session FAQ and Bill Statistics, 89th R.S.
• Updated Bill Statistics, June 9, 2025
• Bill Statistics, Two Weeks After Sine Die, June 16, 2025

You can also view lists of bills by the governor's action on Texas Legislature Online (TLO).

1. On TLO's homepage, click on the "Reports" link under Additional Searches.

 

2. Then click on the "General Reports" tab to see the lists of bills by the governor's action.

 

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Sunday, June 22, 2025, is the last day the governor can sign or veto an enrolled bill. If neither action is taken, the bill becomes law without his signature.

89th Legislature, R.S., Statistics

The following bill statistics were calculated on June 17, 2025, at 8:30 a.m.

Previous bill statistics posts:

• Bill Statistics & Upcoming Deadlines, May 5, 2025
• Bill Statistics & Upcoming Deadlines, May 12, 2025
• Bill Statistics & Upcoming Deadlines, May 19, 2025
• Bill Statistics, May 21, 2025
• Bill Statistics, 133rd Day, 89th R.S.
• What's Next? Post-Session FAQ and Bill Statistics, 89th R.S.
• Updated Bill Statistics, June 9, 2025

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Sunday, June 22, 2025, is the last day the governor can sign or veto an enrolled bill. If neither action is taken, the bill becomes law without his signature.

89th Legislature, R.S., Statistics

The following bill statistics were calculated on June 9, 2025, at 12:00 p.m.

Previous bill statistics posts:

• Bill Statistics & Upcoming Deadlines, May 5, 2025
• Bill Statistics & Upcoming Deadlines, May 12, 2025
• Bill Statistics & Upcoming Deadlines, May 19, 2025
• Bill Statistics, May 21, 2025
• Bill Statistics, 133rd Day, 89th R.S.
• What's Next? Post-Session FAQ and Bill Statistics, 89th R.S.

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