During the 2024 legislative session and even in previous years, Texas lawmakers drafted and passed several new laws designed to take effect on Jan. 1, 2025. Here are some of the new laws every Texas resident should be aware of as 2025 begins: ...
New Laws Protecting Texas NewsroomsLaura Lee Prather
The revised Illinois windshield rule is one of hundreds of new laws taking effect with the new year in states across the U.S. While some may seem a bit pedestrian, others have real practical effects or touch on controversial issues such as restrictions on weapons and medical treatments for tr...
the reality has been that federal prosecutions have been fiercer and with more bite than those charges at the state level. Texas is still in the process of passing laws outlawing sex trafficking.See, e.g.,“Texas Lawmakers And Officials...
Texas residents have some new laws that they should be aware of. The Three Big Laws in Texas Texas hasthree lawsthat you should probably know about. The first which will no doubt impact you on some level is that you don't need a vehicle inspection anymore. Don't get this confused with...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The nation's highest court has allowed a Texas law banning most abortions to remain in effect, marking a turning point for abortion opponents who have been fighting to implement stronger restrictions for nearly a decade.
States across the country are bracing for new laws set to take effect as early as Wednesday, including some that have stirred controversy. In Louisiana, a new law will require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools, including universities and colleges. Some areas won’t be ...
EAGLE PASS — Gov.Greg Abbotton Friday welcomed the first group of Texas National Guard troops to move into anew 80-acre basebeing built here as part of the state’s$11 billion border initiative. The base, located on the southern edge of the city, has a dining hall with che...
Three new Texas laws will take effect beginning September 1st. Here's your chance to review them so you don't break one without realizing it! Let's start withHouse Bill 18. This bill requires digital service providers, like social media platforms, to register a user's age before allowing ...
Vermont and New York are currently fighting challenges in federal courts to climate superfund laws passed last year. Trump suggested the laws “extort” payments from energy companies and “threaten American energy dominance and our economic and national security.” Both are modeled on the 45-year-...