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Texas and Colorado take diverging paths on biometric privacy
Texas and Colorado are enacting new laws in 2025 that reshape how biometric data is regulated and safeguarded, though in ...
Proposed Pell Grant cuts threaten college access for nearly 500,000 Texas college students
The federal budget bill could cut the maximum Pell Grant award amount by $1,500 and take away eligibility for students ...
Supreme Court upholds Texas porn age verification law
(The Center Square) - The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, upheld a law requiring age verification in Texas for online ...
A $1.5B film incentive bill is now law. Here’s how it will help Texas filmmakers
$500 million was the initial figure associated with SB 22, but the House amended the bill to only allow for $300 million in ...
Lab-grown barbecue sales banned in Texas
The law makes Texas the seventh state to ban the sale of lab-grown or cultured meat. Indiana passed a similar law in May. Nebraska, Montana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida also have bans in effect.
Gov. Abbott signs bill targeting Dallas County’s use of fire marshals as building security
Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed the bill defining the duties of fire marshals as fire- and building inspection-related, ...
Texas bill aimed at eliminating paper license plates to take effect 2 years after it was signed
House Bill 718 will let car dealerships keep metal plates on hand to give to people who buy vehicles, eliminating the need ...
Texas looks to enact restrictions on when and how students can protest
Republicans in Texas say the proposal will prevent campus disruption and intimidation. Critics say it threatens all forms of ...