Ahead of the 2023 session, Texas lawmakers previewed their objectives. Here are five things you need to know.

From left: Tribune political correspondent Patrick Svitek moderates a discussion about the 88th legislative session with Republicans state Rep. Four Price, state Rep. Dustin Burrows, Ellen Troxclair and state Rep. Craig Goldman at The Texas Tribune Festival in Austin on Sept. 23, 2022. (Credit: Azul Sordo/The Texas Tribune)

With less than four months until the first day of the 2023 legislative session, Texas Republican and Democratic lawmakers and candidates on Friday laid out their vision for how to spend their 140 days together.

More than a dozen legislative leaders spoke Friday during a series of panels at the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival.