AUSTIN –A new year means new state laws and Texas is no exception. This time around, 2025 will bring several changes to Texas residents, including the repeal of car inspections, new tax reliefs, and the creation of more county courts to speed up case processings, among other reforms. Duri...
When a landlord or tenant "breaks" a lease or rental agreement, they end it outside the permitted legal procedures for terminating it. When either party acts in this way, they are subject to legal liability and can be taken to court. Landlords who actually break a lease or rental agreement...
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AUSTIN –The Texas Supreme Court upheld the state's ban on gender-affirming care for minors, rejecting pleas from parents that it violates their right to seek medical care for their transgender children. The 8-1 ruling from the all-Republican court, released Friday, leaves in place a law tha...
government liable to the state of North Dakota for nearly $28 million in the state's lawsuit for recouping money spent on policing the protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline Associated PressApril 23, 2025 Pastor Calls for 'Full Target Boycott' Over Concerns About Diversity, Equity, Inclusio...
How old do I need to be to bet on sports in Texas? When sports betting comes to Texas, you will likely need to be at least 21 years old to wager on sports legally. Do all Texas sportsbooks provide sports betting promo codes?
New Laws Complicate Wyoming's Abortion Situation as Bans Set to Be Argued in State Supreme Court The Wyoming Supreme Court will hear arguments on state abortion bans that a lower court judge has struck down as unconstitutional Associated PressApril 13, 2025 ...
state divided the provisional government. On March 1, the first day of the convention, a committee began drafting a declaration of independence; on March 2 the declaration was presented and adopted; and on March 3 the delegates began signing it. By March 17, as the Mexican army approached, ...
views on the preservation of the union were unpopular with the Texas legislature, however, and on the eve of theCivil Warhe was not reelected—although he was chosen governor once more in 1859. In this position he tried unsuccessfully to prevent the secession of his state in 1861, and ...
Texas has become the largest state with a law that bans abortions before many women even know they are pregnant. The measure signed Wednesday by Republican Gov.