After 140 days at the Capitol in Austin, the Texas Legislature has just wrapped up its 89th session.

This year, state lawmakers passed over 1,200 bills . Among them were several important pieces of legislation focused on energy and the environment. Barring a veto from Gov. Greg Abbott, these will soon become law in Texas.

Here’s a breakdown of some of those measures.

A push for water security and wildfire resilience

Abbott opened this year’s legislative session by naming water as one of his top priorities.

“We will make the largest investment in water in the history of Texas,” said Abbott in his State of the State address. “We will tap into new water supplies and repair pipes to save billions of gallons of water each year.”

The numbers back up the need: According to the Texas Wat

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