Tuesday marked the first unofficial beginning of the next Texas legislative session — and already lawmakers have begun filing bills they hope to enact.

Lawmakers in the Texas House and Senate filed more than a thousand pieces of legislation Tuesday, offering an early look at the issues they hope to prioritize when they gavel in f

Some of the first bills filed this year targeted border security as Republicans look to bolster their immigration enforcement under a new Trump administration. KXAN's Ryan Chandler reports.

Lawmakers in the Texas House and Senate filed more than a thousand pieces of legislation Tuesday, offering an early look at the issues they hope to prioritize when they gavel in for the 89th legislative session in January.