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New Texas Laws Spark Controversy as Senate Bill 8 Takes Effect, Forcing Sheriff Cooperation with ICE as Business Tax Breaks Also Introduced

Texas Senate Bill 8 mandates sheriffs' cooperation with ICE starting in 2026 amid concerns from immigration advocates.
Houston Public Media

From AI regulation to property tax exemptions, here are some new Texas laws for 2026

Texas will have more than 30 new laws on the books come New Year's Day, touching on everything from artificial intelligence ...
Tyler Morning Telegraph

‘Make Texas Healthy Again’: Abbott signs RFK Jr. approved Texas bills

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. speaks about the state of American health care at the Texas Capitol in Austin on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025 during Gov. Greg Abbott’s signing of the Make ...
KSAT

How Texas’ ‘bathroom bills’ have evolved over a decade

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Recommended Videos Safara Malone ...
Houston Public Media

More than 830 new Texas laws take effect in September. Here’s what’s changing

Soon, hundreds of bills passed earlier this year by Texas’ 89th Legislature will go into effect. As of Monday, Sept. 1, Texas will have a whopping 835 new laws on the books. These measures touch ...
NBC DFW

Texas enacts MAHA bills as RFK Jr. joins Gov. Abbott for signing ceremony

Texas became the latest state to enact a host of public health measures driven by the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda with new laws taking aim at additives and sugary ...