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Here are key new laws passed in 2025 Texas legislative session
Texas lawmakers have filed thousands of bills in the 2025 legislative session. Here are the key bills that have passed so far ...
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Texas Senate Approves $338 Billion Budget Awaiting Gov. Abbott's Signature: Focus on Tax Relief, Education, and Infrastructure
The Texas Senate approves a $338 billion budget with funds for property tax relief, education, and infrastructure.
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Legislature Mandates Sheriff-ICE Cooperation in Jails or Streets
Texas lawmakers are ordering all counties to seek federal agreements that may be limited to jailhouses—or may convert ...
Texas Legislature dead bills: Bans on abortion pills, minors on TikTok and more
The Texas Legislature 89th Regular Session ends on June 2. Here are some bills that died in the House and Senate in 2025.
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Texas Relaxes Punishment for Student Vaping, Cracks Down on Other Behaviors
“Kids, by their nature, are disruptive. They are trying to learn socially appropriate behaviors. They're trying to adjust to ...
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Effort to curb personal injury lawsuit payouts dies in the Texas Legislature
The goal of the bill, according to the author, was to curb “nuclear verdicts” — ones that award victims $10 million or more.
Bill to eliminate STAAR, reshape Texas school testing on path to legislative death
The bill would have replaced the STAAR test with three shorter tests, but House and Senate lawmakers seem unable to reconcile ...