Want to know what bills your lawmakers are filing for the 2027 session? The state's free website makes it easy.
Bill prefiling for the 90th Texas Legislature normally opens on the first Monday after the November general election, which fell on Nov. 9 this year. Filings tend to arrive in a rush. On the first day of prefiling in 2024, lawmakers filed a record 1,511 bills and resolutions, according to the Legislative Reference Library.
The official place to follow them is Texas Legislature Online, run by the state. You can look up bills by the lawmaker who filed them, by subject or by keyword.
What to know
Where: capitol.texas.gov
Cost: Free
By legislator: Use the Bills by Author report. Pick the legislature, choose a House or Senate member and click Go to see every bill that lawmaker has filed. You can also open a member's page from the Senate or House roster.
By topic: Bill Search includes a subject filter. Library staff assigns a subject code to every bill, so you can look up property tax, education, health care or another issue without a bill number. Add a legislator's name to see what one lawmaker has filed on that topic.
By keyword: Text Search covers the full text of bills, bill analyses, fiscal notes and amendments.
Each day's filings: The General Reports page has a Today's Filed Bills list. A free My TLO account lets you save searches and set alerts.
Pro Tip: Make sure the legislature selector is set to the 90th. The site may still default to an earlier session until it adds the new one.
The Lubbock Chronicle will keep you informed about major legislation filed by our local legislators. We will also track bills that affect Lubbock, Texas Tech and the South Plains.
More information: Legislative Reference Library
