How many days after the legislature adjourns does a bill become law without the governor’s signature?

When the Texas legislature adjourns, a bill can become law without the governor's signature if the legislature is not in session and the governor does not take action on it. According to Texas law, if the legislature adjourns, the governor has a specific timeframe to sign, veto, or allow the bill to become law without a signature. This period is set at 10 days if the legislature has adjourned, excluding Sundays. If the governor does not act on the bill within those 10 days, the bill automatically becomes law.

Given this framework, the correct answer is that a bill becomes law without the governor's signature 10 days after the legislature adjourns. The choice of 20 days may have been a misunderstanding of the time intervals involved in the legislative process regarding a bill's passage and the governor's action shortly after adjournment.