Google Preferred SourcesComments
ForumsShare

5 new Texas laws set to take effect next month

By CP Staff
GummyBone/iStock
GummyBone/iStock

After a historic regular session, Texas state lawmakers passed hundreds of new laws on everything from requiring a Ten Commandments display in public schools to establishing legal definitions for “man” and “woman.”

While lawmakers are still in Austin for a special session to vote on redistricting — which passed the Senate by a 19-2 vote Tuesday — flood relief, and other issues, those efforts were delayed after House Democrats fled the state to prevent the GOP from achieving the quorum necessary to vote on the legislation that could give Republicans five more seats in the House.

Texas’ Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has taken action against the Democrats who have fled the state by ordering the Texas Department of Public Safety to arrest the Democratic lawmakers and filing legal proceedings to begin the process of removing from office Democratic lawmakers who fled the state. 

Here are five new laws set to go into effect Sept. 1. 

Was this article helpful?

Become a CP Insider.
Help keep The Christian Post free for everyone.

The truth has a cost, and Insiders help carry it.
A dollar from an Insider comes with no strings attached. It keeps our reporters on the story, keeps our journalism open to everyone, and keeps every editorial decision in the newsroom, where it belongs.

Become a CP Insider and choose the amount you want to pay. You can change, pause or cancel anytime. As a thank-you, you’ll get:

  • The Insider Newsletter, a members-only monthly letter from our newsroom

  • Ad-free reading across christianpost.com


From as low as $8.25/month
Prefer to give once?

We’re sorry to hear that.

Hope you’ll give us another try and check out some other articles.
Return to homepage.

Most Popular

More Articles