The Texas Capitol seen on Monday, June 30, 2025. Dozens of new Texas laws will take effect in December and January, bringing wide-ranging changes to the state's education system, law enforcement, ...

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Texas will close out 2025 with about half a dozen new state laws taking effect on Dec. 4, covering everything from public-school testing and legislative procedures to abortion-drug liability and ...

The new year will bring several new laws to Texas. New Texas laws taking effect Jan. 1, 2026, include changes to business property taxes, immigration enforcement by local sheriffs and eviction ...

The state Capitol is seen in this file photo from July. More than two dozen laws go into effect Jan. 1. Brandon Bell Getty Images Jan. 1 ushers in a new year and more than two dozen new laws that ...