For 140 days during the 89th Texas Legislature, 150 members, state representatives and 31 senators took thousands of hours of committee testimony from those who might be impacted by their

A bill signed by Abbott becomes law. If he leaves a bill unsigned but doesn't veto it, it also automatically becomes law. Most new laws will take effect Sept. 1. SB 1 sets the state budget for the next two years at $338 billion. The budget is the only bill the Legislature is constitutionally required to pass.

Staff writers Philip Jankowski, Gromer Jeffers, Jr., Nolan McCaskill and Aaron Torres contributed to this report.