Across the 140 days of the 89th Texas Legislature, lawmakers filed 11,503 Senate and House bills.

By Sunday, June 22, which marked the final day for Gov. Greg Abbott to veto legislation, he had signed 1,155 bills. Twenty-six bills were vetoed, and 255 took effect immediately.

Those taking effect on Sept. 1 range from enhancing the state’s water infrastructure to banning diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies in public schools.

Some new laws have already been met with controversy.

Senate Bill 10 was supposed to require Texas public schools to display the Ten Commandments in all classrooms. However, it was temporarily blocked by a federal judge before taking effect on Sept. 1.

U.S. District Judge Fred Biery issued the ruling Aug. 20. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a not

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