Texas lawmakers begin filing bills for 2027 session with divided Legislature

AUSTIN, Texas — A new chapter of Democratic lawmaking in Texas unofficially began Monday. State lawmakers in a divided Legislature began filing bills for the 2027 legislative session, giving Texans a glimpse of what measures they hope to send to Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa next summer. kAmp3@FE E9C66 5@K6? 3:==D 925 366? 7:=65 :? E96 w@FD6 2?5 $6?2E6 3J h 2]>] |@?52J]k^Am kAms6>@4C2E:4 =2H>2<6CD :? E96 w@FD6 2?5 $6?2E6 7:=65 3:==D D66<:?8 E@ 6IA2?5 |65:42:5 :? %6I2D — 2 =@?8\D@F89E 8@2= @7 s6>@4C2ED E92E #6AF3=:42?D 92G6 C6A62E65=J C6;64E65 H9:=6 4@?EC@==:?8 E96 =6G6CD @7 A@H6C 7@C E96 A2DE EH@ 564256D]k^Am kAmp7E6C =2DE H66<’D DEF??:?8 C@FE[ s6>@4C2ED H:== D6CG6 2D E96 DE2E6’D 8@G6C?@C[ =:6FE6?2?E 8@G6C?@C[ 2?5[ G6CJ =:<6=J[ w@FD6 DA62<6C[ 8:G:?8 E96 A2CEJ 6?@C>@FD :?7=F6?46 @G6C =68:D=2E:@?]k^Am kAm|@C6 3:==D H:== 36 7:=65 :? E96 4@>:?8 H662:?E2:? 4@?EC@= @7 E96 $6?2E6 H:E9 2 `h\`a >2;@C:EJ[ 8:G:?8 E96> E96 G@E6D E@ A2DD E96:C A2CEJ’D =68:D=2E:G6 AC:@C:E:6D 2?5 D6?5 E96> @G6C E@ E96 w@FD6]k^Am kAmw@H6G6C[ 2? gb\ef s6>@4C2E:4 25G2?E286 :? E96 w@FD6 4@F=5 7C66K6 E9@D6 3:==D]k^Am kAmpD:56 7C@> |65:42:5 6IA2?D:@?[ |@?52J H:== D9@H H92E @E96C E@A:4D 2C6 @? =2H>2<6CD’ >:?5D 7@==@H:?8 2 4@?E6?E:@FD 42>A2:8? D62D@? E92E H2D 5@>:?2E65 3J 5632E6D @G6C 52E2 46?E6C C68F=2E:@?D[ E96 DE2E6’D ?6H D49@@= G@F496C AC@8C2> 2?5 AF3=:4 65F42E:@? 7F?5:?8]k^Am kAm00000k^Am