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After 140 days of legislative activity, the 89th Texas Legislature adjourned Sine Die on June 2, 2025. This session saw the highest volume of bills filed in recent Texas legislative history, yet ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Tensions surfaced multiple times during the 2026 South Dakota legislative session, as disputes over ...

After 60 days, the Louisiana Legislature has wrapped up its latest session, having created new laws on auto insurance, education, food safety and more, and having passed a new state budget for the ...

The 83rd Session of the Nevada Legislature ended early Tuesday morning, but it was no easy road to adjournment with lots of hurdles in the eleventh hour. Four months of the legislature culminated in a ...