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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Texas Tribune Staff

School vouchers, THC ban, property tax cuts: Here’s what Texas lawmakers did in the 2025 regular session

State Rep. Ann Johnson, D-Houston, looks out the window from the Texas House of Representatives chamber as the lawmakers debate on bills at the Texas Capitol, on Monday, May 26, 2025.
State Rep. Ann Johnson, D-Houston, looks out the window from the Texas House of Representatives chamber as the lawmakers debate bills on May 26, 2025. (Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune)

Texas lawmakers gaveled out of their 140-day legislative session on Monday after passing a raft of conservative policies, from private school vouchers to tighter bail laws, that furthered the state’s march to the right.

The Legislature wrapped up without the same drama that defined the end of the last two sessions, when Democratic walkouts, a last-minute impeachment and unfinished priorities prompted overtime rounds of lawmaking.

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