Monday, June 2 is the last day of the regular Texas Legislative session. The end of the session brings changes that impact public schools, property tax relief, criminal justice, abortion and more.

Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy, DFL-St. Paul, tells reporters her mouth is "full of cuss words" over the budget impasse on the last day of the legislative session on May 19, 2025. (Photo by Max ...

TEXAS, USA — The Texas Legislature's 89th session officially concluded yesterday after 140 days of lawmaking, leaving over a thousand passed bills on Governor Greg Abbott's desk awaiting his signature ...

Sales of delta-8 hemp products have proliferated statewide since Texas legalized the sale of consumable hemp in 2019. Credit: Shutterstock / Carmen K. Sisson Thanks to an impasse between Gov. Greg ...

In the end, Oregon lawmakers did grapple with the biggest questions before them this year. All it took was six months of grinding work weeks. The 2025 legislative session ended Friday evening at 11:15 ...

Rhode Island's 2025 legislative session concluded in the early-morning hours of June 21 with the passage of several key bills. Approved legislation includes an "assault weapons" ban, a $14.3 billion ...

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