The Texas legislature passed a bill in May 2023 banning drag performances in front of children. Rating: Mixture About this rating Context It's true that a bill criminalizing what it describes as “sexually oriented performances” in front of children, as well as venues that host such pe...
ParHolly Reed ParScott B. Retzloff In addition to the developments contained in ourreleasedated July 17, 2023, the second special legislative session ended recently in Texas with passage of several significant property tax bills, addressing administrative and compliance issues. The following bills shou...
Texaspassed a massive 1,100 bills during its 88th Legislature, and 774 are now in effect. If you aren't well acquainted with these new laws, I can't say I blame you. In fact, many of these laws are unlikely ever to affect you in any way, as they are hyper-local in focus or a...
Their state legislatures passed bills their governors signed into law prohibiting “gender transition” procedures from being performed on minors in their states, among other restrictions. Read the full story Tennessee Law Requiring Age Verification for Online Porn Sites Starts January 1 June 4, ...
Texas Legislature Passes Two Bills Affecting Personal Injury and Wrongful Death LitigationScheve, Stephen
Where can I view other bills that passed? You can view all bills passed by the 88th Texas Legislature onTexas Legislature Online. To see the bills in the order they become law, visit theLegislative Reference Library of Texas (LRL)'s Bill Effective Dates page....
Texasfar-right RepublicanLt. Governor Dan Patrickis lauding two just-passed state Senate bills which mandate theTen Commandmentsbe prominently displayed in every public school classroom and that public schools be allowed to create times specifically devoted so people...
Part 1: TCJL Priority Bills Passed in the 88thSession Part 2: Civil Justice-Related Bills that Failed in 2023 Part 3: How Did TCJL’s Statement of Conservative Business Principles Fare? Part 4: Eminent Domain Update Part 5: Special Session Report – Legislature Prohibits Vaccine Mandates ...
2023: The Best and Worst Legislators Our scorecard of the Eighty-eighth Texas Legislature’s noisy scoundrels and quiet heroes. ByMichael Hardy,Christopher Hooks,Forrest WilderandSasha von Oldershausen Best and Worst Legislators| June 15, 2021 ...
State Rep. Carl Sherman was one of several Democratic lawmakers who unsuccessfully tried getting bills passed in the GOP-controlled Texas Legislature this year that would have required prisons to be fully air conditioned. "This is not a political issue. This is a humanity issue. ... This is ...