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[Read More](https://workingforyou.tnlaonline.org/hostile-foreign-ownership-of-ag-land-a-key-issue-for-texas-legislature?hsLang=en) [![](https://workingforyou.tnlaonline.org/hs-fs/hubfs/2024%20Legislative%20Session%20Over%202%2c200%20Bills%20Filed.png?width=596&name=2024%20Legislative%20Session%20Over%202%2c200%20Bills%20Filed.png)](https://workingforyou.tnlaonline.org/2024-legislative-session-over-2200-bills-filed?hsLang=en) [Advocacy](https://workingforyou.tnlaonline.org/tag/advocacy?hsLang=en), [Legislative](https://workingforyou.tnlaonline.org/tag/legislative?hsLang=en), [Regulatory Affairs](https://workingforyou.tnlaonline.org/tag/regulatory-affairs?hsLang=en) ## [2024 Legislative Session: Over 2,200 Bills Filed](https://workingforyou.tnlaonline.org/2024-legislative-session-over-2200-bills-filed?hsLang=en) [Curtis Smith, TNLA Director of Legislative & Regulatory Affairs](https://workingforyou.tnlaonline.org/author/curtis-smith-tnla-director-of-legislative-regulatory-affairs?hsLang=en) 27 December 2024 **2024 Legislative Session: Over 2,200 Bills Filed**The upcoming legislative session begins on January... 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