School boards could pull books from school library shelves if they deem them profane or indecent under legislation given final passage Wednesday in the

Other conservative-led states, including Florida and North Carolina, have sought to influence who leads colleges and what gets taught in classrooms. Texas is poised to go further by shifting some of those responsibilities,

If Abbott signs the bill into law, the days are numbered for Texans to legally purchase THC products, such as delta-8 and delta-9. While the Texas ban wouldn’t include consumable hemp products like CBD and CBG, many of the stores that sell those products might end up closing without being able to sell THC.

The Texas Senate has approved a bill that defines sex as either male or female based on biological reproductive systems, potentially creating new hurdles for transgender and intersex Texans.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed an online child safety bill that requires Apple and Google to ensure that their app stores verify the age of users in the nation's second most populous state. Under the new law,