The governor’s State of the State address is key because it’s where he’ll declare his “emergency items” for the ongoing 2025 Texas legislative session. In the session’s first 60 days, lawmakers are only allowed to pass legislation related to these items.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will reveal his legislative agenda in a televised broadcast of his traditional State of the State speech on Sunday at 5 p.m.

During the address, Abbott will focus on his goals for the 89th Texas Legislature, introducing emergency items that can be passed within the first two months of the session. Lawmakers can only pass legislation on emergency items within the first 60 days of a regular session,

Abbott's one-hour address will begin at 5 p.m. and will be broadcast to potentially more than 25 million Texans.