In its first week, one group’s test of the new restrictions was met with ID checks at women’s restrooms at the Capitol while ...

An East Texas lawmaker is one of the co-authors of a bill now in effect creating an additional penalty for lawmakers who ...

OverviewTexas Senate Bill 17 (SB 17), signed by Governor Greg Abbott on June 20, 2025, and effective September 1, 2025, establishes sweeping restrictions on the acquisition of real property interests ...

Some trans Texans worry that the lack of specificity on how the law will be enforced will harm their safety and lives.

Here's a look at how the new bathroom bill affects the average Texan, as well as how the steep fines for breaking the rules will work.

Texans protest the state’s first proposed bathroom bill outside a Senate committee hearing in 2017. Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Stephanie from Austin, TX After almost a decade of failed attempts, the ...

Senate Bill 8, Texas' new "bathroom bill," has become law, restricting restroom and changing-area access in public buildings ...

House Bill 7, authored by State Rep. Jeff Leach (R-Plano) and sponsored by State Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Tyler), passed during ...

Trans students at Texas public universities are no longer legally allowed to use multi-stall restrooms matching their gender ...

During his time in the Texas Senate, the moderate Republican tackled major issues such as school finance and ethics reform.