The Legislature thinks anyone providing abortion pills to Texas women needs to be disciplined. But the Legislature is ...

AUSTIN — Texas parents who refuse to affirm their child’s gender identity or sexual orientation would be exempt from state definitions of abuse and neglect under a bill the House passed Wednesday.

Texas lawmakers are showing they’re serious about curbing social media access with a bill banning minors from creating social media accounts, passing the House with bipartisan support. The 116-25 vote ...

TEXAS, USA — A bill to void nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) in child sex abuse cases passed in the Texas Senate this week. The Senate version of the bill, known as Trey's Law, passed unanimously ...

The dome of the Texas State Capitol on Thursday ... Lawmakers also tentatively approved a provision in the bill on Tuesday that would give survivors of child marriage a pathway for legal recourse ...

(The Center Square) – The Texas House on Wednesday ... or failure to report suspected child abuse or neglect as required under state law. The bill requires that a professional school employee ...

The Texas House Subcommittee on Family and Fiduciary Relationships took testimony on House Bill 168 on April 7, 2025. A bill to ban child marriage in Texas has passed the state’s House of ...

AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — The Texas House brought the state one step closer to eliminating a legal loophole that permits child marriages. House Bill 168, by Rep. Jon Rosenthal, a Houston Democrat ...