Texas is expected to have plenty of cash to fund any new mandates. State Comptroller Glenn Hegar projected the state will have a $20 billion surplus at the start of the 2025 session on Jan. 14. Here’s a look at some of the notable bills filed Tuesday.

Texas lawmakers began filing bills for next year’s legislative session on Tuesday, submitting a record-breaking 1,500 in the first filing period.

Bill filing for the Texas Legislature began Tuesday, and lawmakers have already filed proposals directed at gender and sexual orientation. The majority came from Senators Bob Hall and Jose Menéndez, who each filed more than 60 bills on Tuesday.

Texas lawmakers have filed several cannabis policy reform bills for the 2025 legislative session, including a bill that would legalize and regulate marijuana for adults.

Some of the first bills filed this year targeted border security as Republicans look to bolster immigration enforcement under a new Trump administration.

Read more Texas lawmakers broke a record Tuesday after they submitted more than 1,500 bills at the Capitol building on the first day of prefiling before the start of the 89th legislative session in January.