What are the Texas Legislature's session deadlines?

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas constitution limits its Legislature to a 140-day regular session every other year. The final three weeks of a session include several deadlines, setting a rapid and occasionally frenetic tempo for state lawmakers.

The only bill that Texas lawmakers must pass is the state's budget.

Early session limits

During the first 30 days of any session, the state constitution requires lawmakers to be "devoted" to introducing bills and resolutions, emergency appropriations...