Texas Judicial Branch

Legislative Information

Below is legislative information for recent Legislative Sessions. For information related to older sessions, please contact the Director Government Relations.

Texas Judiciary Legislative Update Reports

These reports briefly summarize new legislation impacting the Texas court system, judges, clerks, and other judicial actors. No attempt is made to cover substantive areas of the law in detail; other entities are expected to provide legislative updates on substantive legal topics.

  • 89th Legislative Update

  • 88th Legislative Update

  • 87th Legislative Update

  • 86th Legislative Update

  • 85th Legislative Update

  • 84th Legislative Update

  • 83rd Legislative Update

  • 82nd Legislative Update

  • 81st Legislative Update

  • 80th Legislative Update 

Texas Judicial Council

  • Resolutions

  • Judicial Council Reports

Policy Briefs

  • Judicial Campaign Fairness Act

  • Legislative Recommendations on Pretrial Release

  • Legislative Recommendations on Court Security

  • Guardianship Compliance Project

  • Legislative Recommendations on Mental Health

Testimony

89th Legislative Session

Senate Finance Testimony

  • January 27, 2025

House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence

  • March 5, 2025

88th Legislative Session

Senate Finance Testimony

  • February 16, 2023

House Appropriations Testimony

  • February 23, 2023

House Judiciary Civil Jurisprudence Testimony

  • March 1, 2023

  • September 17, 2024 - HB2384

  • September 17, 2024 - Texas Business Court

  • October 2, 2024 - Judicial Compensation

Senate Committee on Criminal Justice Testimony

  • June 5, 2024

Senate Committee on Border Security

  • June 11, 2024

House State Affairs

  • September 30, 2024

Testimony from Previous Sessions

  • 87th Legislative Session

  • 86th Legislative Session

  • 85th Legislative Session

  • 84th Legislative Session

  • 83rd Legislative Session