Auto shop owner expresses safety concerns over new Texas inspection law Starting in 2025, Texas drivers won't need to take their vehicle for a safety inspection, but they'll pay a slightly higher registration fee. Dec 30, 2024 How these Texas laws going into effect in 2025 will impact you...
U.S. Election Certified America Decides World Politics HealthWatch MoneyWatch Entertainment Golden Globe Winners Crime Sports Watch CBS News New voting laws shaping Texas primariesEarly voting has started for the Texas primaries, and new voter ID laws are already causing issues for ...
The sheer number of bills — both enacted and proposed — really emphasizes what a big priority tightening election laws has become for the GOP since the 2020 election. But it’s also important to remember that a single law can contain numerous far-reaching voting restrictions. ...
Trial Begins Over Texas Voter Laws That Sparked 38-Day Walkout by Democrats in 2021 More Melissa Phillip FILE - Pam Gaskin shows her mail-in primary election ballot at her home, Jan. 31, 2022, in Missouri City, Texas. A trial began Monday, Sept. 1...
Emma Newburger@emma_newburger Key Points U.S. corporations face growing pressure to oppose GOP election laws in Georgia and other states that critics say harm the voting rights of Black Americans. The opposition intensified on Friday when Major League Baseball announced it would no longer hold th...
Definition of GamblingA person commits an offense if he makes a bet on the partial or final result of a game or contest or on the performance of a participant in a game or contest; makes a bet on the result of any political nomination, appointment, or election or on the degree of su...
Democrats are girding for another fight over voting this summer. Abbott and Republican leaders have promised to deliver new election laws in Texas, which already has some of the nation's toughest voting restrictions, but have given little indication of what the next proposals might includ...
The state of Texas also has its own state laws. Texas state laws include the Texas Constitution, laws passed by the Texas legislature and periodically codified in the Texas Statutes, and decisions by courts that interpret Texas laws. Effective since 1876, the Texas Constitution is the seventh ve...
Change in Texas voting laws The 2024 election is the first presidential race with new Texas voting laws in effect. In 2021, the Republican-led Texas Legislaturepassed a law known as SB1in response to false claims that the 2020 election was stolen. SB1 mademultiple changesto early voting rule...
Several other states made changes to their voting lawsin the wake of the 2020 election, but the fight in Texas was one of the most contentious in the country.The Justice Department sued Georgiain June overchanges lawmakers made to overhaul its voting laws. ...