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Wrap-up Review for the 89th Texas Legislative Session

June 11, 2025 | By Becky Smith

The Texas Legislature wrapped up its 89th session on June 2nd. From environmental protections to classroom behavior to landowner rights, oil field blowouts, and so much more, few areas of Texans’ lives and livelihoods went untouched. Clean Water Action and our environmental allies view the 89th session as, on balance, positive. Read on for a breakdown of the bills that have (or would have had) the biggest impact on our water and our environment.

The Texas State Capitol building with American and Texan flags, with text overlaid: Wrap-up Review for the 89th Texas Legislative Session

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A Beginner’s Guide through the Maze of Massachusetts Lawmaking

January 2, 2025 | By Lucy Belknap

At Clean Water, we often ask you for help demanding that your state legislators push environmental bills through the State House to be passed—but what does this whole legislative process actually look like, and when can constituents like you make the biggest impact?

End-of-Session Wrap-Up in Massachusetts

August 13, 2024 | By Cynthia Mendes

The Massachusetts state legislature finished the formal session at the end of July, and there is no one mood that fully describes our feelings right now. There are things to be excited about and significant disappointments. We would love to share these ups and downs with you.