Texas Laws Going Into Effect January 18 Range From How Dogs Are Chained, To Transgender Student Athletes

CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

January 18, 2022

More new laws are going into effect in Texas after the 87th Texas Legislature. On January 18, six new laws will go into effect in the state.

Here are the six bills that are now law in Texas:

• HB 1 – Relating to the composition of districts for the election of members of the Texas House of Representatives.
• HB 25 – Relating to requiring public school students to compete in interscholastic athletic competitions based on biological sex.
• SB 4 – Relating to the composition of districts for the election of members of the Texas Senate.
• SB 5 – Relating to the unlawful restraint of a dog; creating a criminal offense.
• SB 6 – Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas.
• SB 52 – Relating to the issuance of revenue bonds to fund capital projects at public institutions of higher education, the oversight of certain capital projects at those institutions, and the designation of certain appropriated funds allocated to those institutions.

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