Every post names the bill, the session, and the verified status, then explains what the bill does and what it changes where you live.
HB 174Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If you were turned down for a job, fired, or paid less because of your sexual orientation, gender identity, or veteran status, you could file a complaint with the Texas Workforce Commission, and if the agency cannot resolve it you can ask for the right to sue in court. Renters and buyers would get the same protection, so a landlord or agent could not refuse to sell or rent, or change the terms of a deal, on those grounds. City and county leaders would have more say, because the bill lets local governments create their own commissions on these issues and lets the state send some housing complaints to a certified local fair housing agency only when that city already has laws covering the same discrimination.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 622Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If you drove a toll road and were billed wrong, the operator would have to stop trying to collect that unpaid toll after two years. Drivers and companies whose vehicles run toll routes would get a clear deadline, so an old billing mistake could not be chased indefinitely. The protection would cover tolls already waiting to be paid when the law takes effect. Right now this is a proposal, so it has to be voted on before it changes anything for you.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 617Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If your doctor offers a visit by phone only for a service your plan covers, your plan would have to pay for it the same way it pays for an office visit once your plan is renewed on or after January 1, 2028. Plans that are not renewed by then would keep the coverage rules they have now. Dentists could bill teledentistry services the same way they bill in-person dental care, and no plan could reduce coverage based on which platform a provider uses. The bill is about how a covered service is delivered, not about adding new benefits to your plan.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 242Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
A religious organization that declines to officiate a wedding could not be sued in civil court over that refusal. State and local agencies could not take away tax exemptions, governmental contracts, grants, or licenses because of the refusal. A couple planning a wedding could find that no officiant will perform the ceremony, and this bill would leave them without a court remedy against the group that declined. The new protection would cover only cases that begin after the bill takes effect, not cases already underway.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 562Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If you take medication for opioid or substance use disorder and your plan covers it, the plan could not make you wait for permission before treatment, except to guard against fraud, waste and abuse. That would reach people whose coverage comes through a small employer, a standard plan, or a self-funded plan at work, and it would apply to group plans covering Texas residents even when the policy was issued elsewhere. The change would apply to plans delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on or after Jan. 1, 2028, and the bill takes effect Sept. 1, 2027.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 773Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
For families and neighborhoods, the practical effect is more time served and less room for early release in a set of felonies. The bill would also close one of the options a judge can use for supervision in those cases, and it would make sentences for offenses committed while on community supervision start right away once the earlier sentence ends. The change would apply only to offenses committed on or after September 1, 2027, so sentences for earlier crimes would stay under current law.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 1023Introduced; filed Nov. 10, 2026
If you take a daily medicine for a chronic condition or a mental illness, this would mean you do not have to switch drugs or pay more when your plan renews. Plans could still make changes that help you, such as adding a drug to the formulary or lowering your copay, and your doctor could still prescribe something else or your pharmacist could substitute a generic. The protection would not cover Medicaid, CHIP, self-funded employer plans, dental or vision only plans, or long-term care insurance.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 208Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
This matters most when you are treated in an emergency room that is outside your plan's network, where surprise bills are common. What you owe does not change: your deductible, copay, and coinsurance are still yours, but the insurer collects them and can spread them across the year instead of asking for one lump sum. Your hospital and doctor also gain, since they get paid in full and would not have to give extra discounts to cover the gap, and the state Medicaid program is not covered by this bill.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 810Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
For job seekers and employees, this would mean you can file a complaint with the Texas Workforce Commission or take your case to court when you are refused a job, fired, or treated worse over your sexual orientation or gender identity. Renters and home buyers would gain the same protection, so landlords, agents, and real estate brokers could not refuse a sale or rental, or change the terms, on those grounds. Cities are part of the picture too, because the state commission that handles fair housing complaints would have to keep a case in Austin when the city where the problem happened has no law of its own covering this discrimination.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → SB 203Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If you rent a home, this would set the limit on how much a landlord can hold as a deposit. A landlord could still ask for one and a half months of rent, but not more. Renters with leases signed before September 1, 2027 would keep the deposit rules they have now until the lease is renewed.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 922Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If you rent in a neighborhood with an HOA, the association could set rules about how tenants pay, because the state limit would be removed. Homeowners in the same association would live under those rules too. No other HOA rule or lease term changes under this bill.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 851Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
Without the exemptions, more of a data center's purchases would be subject to sales and use tax, and a data center would not get an enterprise project tax refund. If a data center is part of a larger project in your area, the tax picture for that project would change. The available material does not say how much money is involved or when this would take effect.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 802Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
New builds and remodels in your city would be reviewed against a newer code, which can change what a permit covers and what an inspector looks for. Work already agreed to or already under way before January 1, 2028 would stay under the older code. The bill would take effect September 1, 2027 if the Legislature passes it.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 867Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If you own an electric car with a large battery, the rules would set the ground rules for plugging into the grid and for earning money from the power you store. Most drivers would have to go through a registered aggregator or a load serving entity to take part in those markets. The bill would take effect September 1, 2027 if the Legislature passes it.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 139Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If your electric provider sits outside ERCOT, your bill could go up but not past the ceiling the commission sets. The bill does not say how that ceiling compares with what you pay today. You would get at least 30 days' notice before the new rate starts, sent the way you asked your utility to reach you.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 948Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
One part of the law could no longer be enforced through private lawsuits, because that part would be repealed. The commission would enforce the whole chapter, which changes the enforcement system that clinics and other providers of abortion services work under. The bill text does not say how this would affect cases already filed under the repealed laws.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → SB 213Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If your city charges drivers to stop at the curb, it would have to stop collecting that fee. The change would hit the delivery, taxi, and ride-share businesses working in your city, and cities would lose the money from those fees. The text of this bill covers cities only, and it does not say what happens to fees that were already paid.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 1051Introduced; filed Nov. 10, 2026
If you work hourly in Texas, your pay could not drop below $15 an hour after this takes effect, and the floor would be higher if the federal minimum wage is higher. Employers would have to raise pay for any worker paid below $15 an hour, which can mean higher labor costs for small businesses. Workers and employers should check how the Section 62.057 exceptions apply to a particular job.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 396Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
Renters would have more time to pay what they owe or move out before a judge can order them out, and the familiar notice to pay rent or vacate form would stay in place for tenants who were not behind before that month. The 30-day rule would protect tenants who keep paying but lose their home to a foreclosure buyer. The change applies only to eviction cases where the notice to vacate is given on or after September 1, 2027. The bill also creates a faster path when a landlord ends a lease under the termination section it names, letting the landlord file the case as soon as the third day after giving notice.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → SB 326Introduced; filed Nov. 10, 2026
Drivers who must show financial responsibility to drive could buy a policy from a state-run program, giving households another option when they shop for coverage. Whether the public plan would cost more or less than private coverage would depend on the rates the department sets, and the bill calls for a study every two years on premiums, consumer satisfaction, and the number of uninsured motorists. The plan would carry its own rules, including transparent claims handling and an independent appeals process for disputed claims.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → SB 54Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If an ambulance company bills you out of network, the state protections against balance billing would stay in place until federal action is confirmed and published. If no such federal law takes effect, the protections would not expire on a calendar date under this bill. The bill would also keep the state's licensing authority over ambulance providers for conduct that happened before the protections expire.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 647Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If your insurance covers prescription drugs, it would have to cover a medicine for perimenopause or menopause, including coverage you get through your job. If you are on Medicaid, the state program and its managed care program would be covered too. Plans already in place would not have to change until they are renewed on or after January 1, 2028. If a federal waiver is needed before a state agency can put part of the rule in place, that part could be delayed.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 610Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If you are younger than 21, or you buy a gun for someone younger than 21, the transfer would be illegal, with the harshest penalty for handguns. Parents who gave written permission for a minor to get a club or location-restricted knife would have a defense under the bill. Dealers would also have to watch the transfer forms, since a false statement on one by a person barred from possession would be a felony. The bill would take effect September 1, 2027, and it would apply only to offenses committed on or after that date.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 537Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If your health plan covers prescription drugs, it would have to cover this class of medication when it is used for obesity treatment, including coverage you get through work. If you are on Medicaid, the state program and its managed care program would be covered too. Plans already in place would not have to change until they are renewed on or after January 1, 2028. If a federal waiver is needed first, that part of the rule could be delayed.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 613Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If you sell a gun to a friend or hand one to a family member, a dealer would have to run the check first, which adds a step and a cost to the sale. Dealers would take on a new duty to run checks for private sellers and report the result back to the seller. The law would take effect September 1, 2027 if the Legislature passes it.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → SB 201Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
Renters would see the full cost of a lease in writing before signing, including any charges on top of rent. The bill does not stop landlords from charging fees, it requires them to disclose them and to put the details in the lease. Landlords and property managers would have to update their application and lease forms before January 1, 2028 if the Legislature passes it.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 950Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If landlords lose access to rent-setting tools, the way rents get priced in your neighborhood could change. The companies that sell this software would lose a market for their products, and landlords would have fewer automated pricing tools to work with. Renters would see any effect through the prices landlords set and what gets passed along in rent. The bill was introduced, so nothing about what can be sold has changed yet.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → SB 251Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If you earn at or below that pay level, your boss could not lock you into a non-compete, so you could take a job with another employer and the agreement could not be enforced against you. City and county employers are not covered, because the bill's definition of employer leaves out public employers. Agreements you signed before September 1, 2027 would still be governed by the old law.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 808Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
Starting January 1, 2028, new hires and current workers would start earning paid sick leave, and workers hired before then could begin using it 90 calendar days after that date. Small businesses in your city would have to track the hours, post a notice in English and Spanish at hiring, and keep records for at least three years. If your job already includes other paid leave at the same rate or better, the employer would already be in compliance, and a union contract can waive the rule in clear language. Workers can file a complaint with the Texas Workforce Commission, and an employer that breaks the chapter can face penalties and pay damages.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 387Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If a capital case is tried in your county, prosecutors would no longer seek the death penalty, and the judge would tell jurors that life or life without parole is the sentence. Every district court in Texas would work under the new rules, so the change could reach a case filed years after the crime, as long as it is still open. The bill would take effect right away if it receives a two-thirds vote of all the members elected in each house, and on September 1, 2027 if it does not.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 1007Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If you or your child are dealing with family violence, you would not have to choose between a job and the steps you need to stay safe. Your employer would have to post a sign about the new leave, and the Texas Workforce Commission would set the design of that sign. The bill would protect you from being fired for taking the leave if you gave notice or proof, but you would not gain seniority for the time you were out.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 179Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If you work for the state, you could use up to 20 hours of a state fiscal year for prenatal care without losing pay, and you could take time to pump at work. If you work for a private employer or a city with five or more employees, you could take up to five days off after a pregnancy loss. That time would be unpaid unless you use leave you already have. Your employer could ask you to confirm the loss, but the bill would not let them ask what caused it or demand records about it.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 151Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If you work outdoors or in a hot building in Texas, your employer would have to plan for water, shade, rest, and training before the worst heat hits. A new advisory board with two heat safety experts, two construction workers, an employer, a worker safety nonprofit, and a construction union representative would recommend the standards. The rules would not start until March 1, 2028, and it would be illegal to retaliate against a worker for reporting heat illness or filing a complaint. The bill would take effect right away only with a two-thirds vote in each house; otherwise it would start September 1, 2027.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 730Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If your utility is outside ERCOT, a new large customer could not quietly raise what your household pays on the bill. Utilities would have to post rules for big new loads by June 1, 2028, and customers would have to show they control the site and put up money before the power gets built. Large customers would have to tell the utility if they are chasing a similar project in another state, and competitively sensitive answers would stay confidential. The bill would take effect September 1, 2027.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 167Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
Data center operators would pay sales and use tax on the electricity they use, and cities with a local sales tax could collect more from that use, because the bill also takes these projects off the list of power uses that are exempt from city sales tax. Builders with projects already certified keep their tax break for now, so the effect would grow over time. Whether a data center's costs go up depends on how much power it uses and the tax rates where it is located.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 243Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
Parents would receive a written disclosure from their child's center, including a copy of the commission's Early Childhood Intervention Developmental Checklist and the center's own policies on caring for children with disabilities. Centers would need training and new policies to meet the rules, and the Health and Human Services Commission would write the details. The bill sets a start date of September 1, 2027.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → 