Texas laws

Conservative and progressive district attorneys say it’s impossible to prosecute every single case. The law could require that.

Late Thursday night, Arlington ISD became the latest school district to join a lawsuit against Education Commissioner Mike Morath because of concerns their ratings will drop drastically under the state's updated system.

A Black high school student in Texas was suspended for more than two weeks for wearing a natural hairstyle that school officials say violated the district's dress code.

Lubbock Community Theatre’s executive director Heather May said with so many unknowns regarding the enforcement of the bill, organizations like hers are discussing how to protect themselves and their communities.

HB 1243 raises the penalty for electoral fraud back to a felony.

Several bills didn't make it despite having support from Texans and some state leaders.

House Bill 900 requires book vendors to rate all their materials based on their depictions or references to sex before selling them to schools. Vendors say the law aims to regulate protected speech with “vague and over broad” terms.

The bill bans drag performances that could be perceived as sexual in the presence of minors.

The new laws affect schools, the electric grid and the power of local governments.

The CROWN Act, short for Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair, was passed into law this year after two previous attempts.