The goal of the new legislation is to help drive down the cost of housing so that more Texans can afford homes.
Approved 30-1, legislation creating a dementia research institute funded with $3 billion in state money next goes to the Texas House.
Texas Senate Bill 3 proposes a ban on consumable THC products with severe penalties for possession and manufacture.
Teachers with three and five years of experience would qualify for raises under Senate Bill 26. Instructors in smaller school districts would get bigger pay bumps.