New laws range from saving Chick-fil-A to reforming school finance: Here are the highlights from the governor’s desk
June 17, 2019
After the Texas Legislature’s 86th session ended May 27, Gov. Greg Abbott had until midnight Sunday to decide which bills remaining on his desk would become law. By the end of the session, lawmakers sent 1,429 bills to Abbott’s desk — 1,323 of which became law.