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As students across Texas head back to school, their districts are grappling with how to comply with new state laws. Senate Bill 12 restricts several DEI initiatives in public schools, while Senate Bill 13 introduces new library policies.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/08/14/528670/texas-school-districts-to-face-new-restrictions-on-dei-libraries/

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As students across Texas head back to school, their districts are grappling with how to comply with new state laws. Senate Bill 12 restricts several DEI initiatives in public schools, while Senate Bill 13 introduces new library policies.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/08/14/528670/texas-school-districts-to-face-new-restrictions-on-dei-libraries/

#Education #EducationNews #LGBTQ #Local #News #Politics #Texas #2025TexasLegislature #89thTexasLegislativeSession #SchoolLibraries #SenateBill12 #SenateBill13 #TexasPublicSchools

As students across Texas head back to school, their districts are grappling with how to comply with new state laws. Senate Bill 12 restricts several DEI initiatives in public schools, while Senate Bill 13 introduces new library policies.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/08/14/528670/texas-school-districts-to-face-new-restrictions-on-dei-libraries/

#Education #EducationNews #LGBTQ #Local #News #Politics #Texas #2025TexasLegislature #89thTexasLegislativeSession #SchoolLibraries #SenateBill12 #SenateBill13 #TexasPublicSchools

As students across Texas head back to school, their districts are grappling with how to comply with new state laws. Senate Bill 12 restricts several DEI initiatives in public schools, while Senate Bill 13 introduces new library policies.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/08/14/528670/texas-school-districts-to-face-new-restrictions-on-dei-libraries/

#Education #EducationNews #LGBTQ #Local #News #Politics #Texas #2025TexasLegislature #89thTexasLegislativeSession #SchoolLibraries #SenateBill12 #SenateBill13 #TexasPublicSchools

As students across Texas head back to school, their districts are grappling with how to comply with new state laws. Senate Bill 12 restricts several DEI initiatives in public schools, while Senate Bill 13 introduces new library policies.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/08/14/528670/texas-school-districts-to-face-new-restrictions-on-dei-libraries/

#Education #EducationNews #LGBTQ #Local #News #Politics #Texas #2025TexasLegislature #89thTexasLegislativeSession #SchoolLibraries #SenateBill12 #SenateBill13 #TexasPublicSchools

Here is a list of the 26 bills vetoed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, along with his reasons for preventing the proposed legislation from becoming law. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/06/23/524701/all-28-bills-vetoed-by-gov-abbott-this-session-and-why/

#News #Politics #Texas #2025TexasLegislature #89thTexasLegislativeSession #AbbottVetos #GovGregAbbott #SpecialSession #Veto

A new health warning label may soon appear on many food and beverage packages in Texas thanks to a bill passed by state lawmakers.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/arts-culture/food/2025/06/05/523243/many-processed-foods-in-texas-could-soon-include-a-warning-label-under-a-new-texas-law/

#Business #Food #HealthScience #News #Politics #Texas #2025TexasLegislature #89thTexasLegislativeSession #FoodWarningLabels #GovGregAbbott #ProcessedFoods #RobertFKennedyJr

A new Texas law, prompted by the death of a Houston ISD student in December, will create a multimillion-dollar grant program for safer railroad crossings. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/public-safety/2025/05/29/522598/new-law-will-fund-safer-railroad-crossings-following-houston-isd-students-death/

#Houston #Local #News #Politics #PublicSafety #Texas #Transportation #89thTexasLegislativeSession #HoustonRailroadCrossings #RailCrossing #SergioRodriguez #StateSenatorCarolAlvarado #TexasTransportationCommission

A new Texas law, prompted by the death of a Houston ISD student in December, will create a multimillion-dollar grant program for safer railroad crossings. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/public-safety/2025/05/29/522598/new-law-will-fund-safer-railroad-crossings-following-houston-isd-students-death/

#Houston #Local #News #Politics #PublicSafety #Texas #Transportation #89thTexasLegislativeSession #HoustonRailroadCrossings #RailCrossing #SergioRodriguez #StateSenatorCarolAlvarado #TexasTransportationCommission

A new Texas law, prompted by the death of a Houston ISD student in December, will create a multimillion-dollar grant program for safer railroad crossings. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/public-safety/2025/05/29/522598/new-law-will-fund-safer-railroad-crossings-following-houston-isd-students-death/

#Houston #Local #News #Politics #PublicSafety #Texas #Transportation #89thTexasLegislativeSession #HoustonRailroadCrossings #RailCrossing #SergioRodriguez #StateSenatorCarolAlvarado #TexasTransportationCommission

A new Texas law, prompted by the death of a Houston ISD student in December, will create a multimillion-dollar grant program for safer railroad crossings. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/public-safety/2025/05/29/522598/new-law-will-fund-safer-railroad-crossings-following-houston-isd-students-death/

#Houston #Local #News #Politics #PublicSafety #Texas #Transportation #89thTexasLegislativeSession #HoustonRailroadCrossings #RailCrossing #SergioRodriguez #StateSenatorCarolAlvarado #TexasTransportationCommission

A new Texas law, prompted by the death of a Houston ISD student in December, will create a multimillion-dollar grant program for safer railroad crossings. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/public-safety/2025/05/29/522598/new-law-will-fund-safer-railroad-crossings-following-houston-isd-students-death/

#Houston #Local #News #Politics #PublicSafety #Texas #Transportation #89thTexasLegislativeSession #HoustonRailroadCrossings #RailCrossing #SergioRodriguez #StateSenatorCarolAlvarado #TexasTransportationCommission

The new Texas legislative session is set to test the boundaries between church and state. One of the major efforts will be a fresh bill seeking to mandate the placement of the Ten Commandments in all public-school classrooms.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/01/14/510777/ten-commandments-in-public-schools-back-on-texas-legislative-agenda/

#EducationNews #News #Politics #Religion #Texas #2025TexasLegislature #89thTexasLegislativeSession #StateRepresentativeJamesTalarico #StateSenatorBrandonCreighton #StateSenatorPhilKing #TenCommandmentsInSchools

Texas is joining Kentucky and 16 other states in a brief in support of Louisiana’s law mandating the placement of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2024/12/19/509288/texas-joins-coalition-backing-louisiana-law-mandating-ten-commandments-displays-in-public-schools/

#Court #EducationNews #News #Politics #Religion #SupremeCourt #Texas #2025TexasLegislature #89thTexasLegislativeSession #TenCommandmentsInSchools #US5thCircuitCourtOfAppeals

Experts on policies related to children recently discussed what’s on tap for Texas’ youngest residents in the next legislative session. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2024/11/21/506831/whats-on-tap-for-policies-on-children-in-the-upcoming-legislative-session/

#Education #News #Texas #89thTexasLegislativeSession #TexasLegislation