The Texas House and Senate will meet one last time before Sine Die, the official end of the session. As of Monday morning, the Texas Legislature had passed 1,200 bills; while some dealt with kitchen-table issues, other legislation notably addressed GOP lawmakers' growing attention to conservative culture war items.

A priority bill headed to the Governor's desk will inject a record $8.5 billion in new money for the state's public schools. Also passed in this session: voluntary prayer in schools and requiring school districts to display a poster or framed copy of the Ten Commandments in every classroom.