Legislature

Under the new laws, which will go into effect on Sept. 1, counties across Texas will have more power to stop the sale of dogs and cats in outdoor spaces.

Civil liberties groups plan to challenge a newly-signed law requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public school classrooms. Houston Public Media’s Andrew Schneider says some of the same groups were successful in their suit against Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law. Lubbock County has been removed from the list of designated outbreak areas in the region's measles outbreak. Our Samantha Larned reports that Texas and New Mexico both appear to be maintaining a slower rate of new cases.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott came to Lubbock yesterday to sign legislation investing in the state’s water infrastructure. Our reporter Brad Burt says the pair of bills will put $20 billion dollars into the Texas Water Fund over the next two decades. Lubbock Public Health has confirmed the West Nile virus is in Lubbock. The public can report mosquito activity at the mosquito hotline: 806-775-3110.

A group of homeowners used the law in 2019 to stop Austin's attempt to rewrite rules about what can be built and where.

The Lubbock ISD Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Jason Sims as Monterey High School's new football coach and athletic coordinator. Two major bills concerning the regulation of THC in Texas have cleared both chambers of the Texas legislature, one to ban THC products and another to expand Texas' compassionate use program for medicinal cannabis. These and other bills are coming as lawmakers prepare to wrap up the current session on Monday, June 2nd.

After 140 days, the regular session of the 87th Texas Legislature is finally over. The session saw some major triumphs for the conservative Republican…

From The Texas Tribune: The Texas House has approved a bill that would allow handguns to be carried without a permit, marking a win for gun rights…

From The Texas Tribune:Five years after Texas legalized medical marijuana for people with debilitating illnesses, advocates and industry experts say the…