Rep. Wesley Hunt introduced a bill that would establish a National Educator Misconduct and Discipline Registry to track ...

Immigrant families held at a detention facility in Texas describe prolonged stays, despondent children, limited access to potable water and agents offering money for families to voluntarily leave the ...

A law allowing private citizens to sue manufacturers and distributors of abortion-inducing drugs goes into effect.

Just because a law was passed in another state, that doesn’t mean we’re going to change our practice,” Dr. Angel Foster, ...

Texas' new law could let citizens sue out‑of‑state abortion‑pill providers — critics call it 'bounty hunting.' ...

TEMPLE, Texas — Human trafficking victims in Texas will have new legal protections under Senate Bill 11, which shields them ...

Local prosecutors hope a new state law going into effect this week can help sex trafficking victims come forward to law ...

Dozens of new Texas laws are set to take effect in December and January impacting education, health, law enforcement and more ...

Laws include restricting transgender people’s access to public bathrooms, allowing lawsuits against abortion pill providers, and replacement of the STAAR test.

The Swedish government has pledged to combat the sale of childlike sex dolls online. This commitment follows reports of such products being sold in the country.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A bipartisan bill that would significantly change child custody law passed the Ohio Senate last week, drawing both praise and dispute about parental rights. Senate Bill 174 ...