“I mean, this is not like we’re giving an antidepressant or an antipsychotic or a mood stabilizer," state Rep. Tom Oliverson said.
Other than in certain city-owned facilities, temporary shelters cannot operate within a half-mile of downtown Dallas.
The city says it cannot be sued for booting the restaurant from the airport since the "Save Chick-fil-A" bill became law after the removal.
"Without my consent, my ex-wife just transitioned my son to a girl," Jeff Younger, father of James, said in his testimony.
The bills share a similar goal: confining the teaching role to engaging students with substantial subject matter.
Six states have passed laws to let athletes profit from endorsements, and twelve other states have taken up the issue this year.
The synagogue claims the city has targeted them by enforcing a law that could apply to other untouched businesses in the neighborhood.
If passed into law, the bill would ban abortions when a heartbeat can be heard in the womb. Lawmakers diverge on how to enforce it.
After Governor Greg Abbott gave the order to open the state, the TEA said school boards have the power to vote out their mask mandates.
Two Republicans want to keep the story as it's been told. One Democrat wants respect for a tribe that called the mission home.
“If churches are considered non-essential in our state, people will starve to death spiritually,” said Pastor Jorge Tovar.
The Austin mandate contradicts Abbott's order that lifted the statewide requirement, which says local authorities can't enforce mask rules.
The new stores will be northernmost in the popular chain and will replace the Waxahachie H-E-B as the nearest store to Dallas.
"There are more children’s gender clinics now than there are adult gender clinics because that’s where the money is.”
The diversity officer's duties would range from student counseling to district-wide administration and rule-making.
The Lipan Apache and the Tap Pilam Coahuiltecans once waged war on each other. Now they've joined forces against Alamo leadership.
Though Latexo has a population of about 300, the ripples of the initiative are beginning to reach larger urban centers.
One omnibus bill combines a current abortion ban of unborn children with detectable heartbeats and a future ban if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
“Every single child is worth life," Councilwoman Alisa Griffis said at the Tuesday meeting, where Murchison banned abortions in town limits.
The 60th day of the state legislature is both a filing deadline and a starting shot for floor debate and real action on bills.
