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March 21, 2025

18 filed

HB 5653 · 89RNo flags

bill rewriting the Grayson County juvenile board

Did not passInitial review
Details · HB 5653

County judge plus the district judges, with an optional county court at law judge.

QUICK READ: 94 WORDS The bill as filed runs 94 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).GOT HALFWAY Passed the House on May 21, 2025. Died in the Senate: received, never referred to a committee.

Filed Mar 21, 2025

SB 3031 · 89RNo flags

bill raising more aggravated assault cases to first-degree felony

Became law, effective Sep 1, 2025Initial review
Details · SB 3031

Mainly drive-by shootings.

DO-OVER Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 3062 by Rep. Ann Johnson (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.CROSS-PARTY HANDOFF Lead author Joan Huffman (R) in the Senate. Lead sponsor Ann Johnson (D) in the House. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.

Filed Mar 21, 2025

Sources

Derived stock: 18 measures filed March 21, 2025 in 89R. 2 bills and joint resolutions, 16 other resolutions. Snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT.

Counts come from the stored Texas Legislative Council bill records. Grades, headlines and charges follow the published record.

Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person.