STATE LAWMAKERS PRE-FILE HUNDREDS OF BILLS

  

State lawmakers have pre-filed more than 500 bills on the first day to propose legislation before the Texas Legislature reconvenes in January.

Among submissions Monday were several high-profile abortion proposals.

One would prohibit aborting fetuses with abnormalities after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Current Texas law suspends a post-20-week abortion ban when fetal abnormalities are detected, or if the mother's life is threatened.

Other bills seek to offer pre-kindergarten for all Texas 4-year-olds, cut the franchise tax paid by businesses and exempt the state from daylight saving time.

During the last session in 2015, state legislators filed more than 6,200 bills and approved over 1,300 new laws.

The next legislative session begins January 10.