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Here's why. About 150 people testify at Texas Senate hearing on SB 17, college free speech. Here's why. Gannett. Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman. May 15, 2024 at 3:32 PM. About 7:30 a.m ...
Governor. Greg Abbott. Bill. Senate Bill 4. Status: On hold. Texas Senate Bill 4 ( Texas S.B. 4) is a Texas state statute enacted by the Texas Legislature and signed into law by governor Greg Abbott on December 18, 2023. The bill allows state officials to arrest and deport migrants who enter the state illegally. [1] Senate Bill 4 is the subject ...
The Texas Heartbeat Act, Senate Bill 8 (SB 8), is an act of the Texas Legislature that bans abortion after the detection of embryonic or fetal cardiac activity, which normally occurs after about six weeks of pregnancy. The law took effect on September 1, 2021, after the U.S. Supreme Court denied a request for emergency relief from Texas ...
This week, though, under the pressure of Senate Bill 17, an anti-DEI law, the University of Texas by some estimates laid off at least 60 of its staffers dedicated to protecting that freedom for ...
Every Texas public university and college is required to comply with SB 17. The bill concerns offices, employees, programs, trainings, policies or hiring practices that concern diversity, equity ...
Texas Senate Bill 4 (or Texas SB 4) is a bill that effectively bans sanctuary cities in the state of Texas. It was filed on November 15, 2016, and discussed during the regular session of the eighty-fifth Texas Legislature. Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the bill into law on May 7, 2017. The law was the subject of several legal challenges ...
March 20, 2024. United States v. Texas, et al. [a] is a court case in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit regarding Texas Senate Bill 4, a statute allowing state officials to arrest and deport migrants. The Biden administration, the city of El Paso, and two civil rights organizations petitioned the Supreme Court to stay the ...
A priority issue for Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who oversees the Texas Senate, and Republican lawmakers, the Legislature passed SB 17 to end race-based programs that GOP lawmakers say are divisive ...