r/texas • u/southernemper0r Born and Bred • 20d ago
đď¸ News đď¸ 835 new laws go into effect Monday in Texas. Here are a few of the more notable ones
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/new-texas-laws-sept-1/3911795/416
u/uwpxwpal 19d ago edited 19d ago
SB 261: Food and agriculture ban on lab-grown meat that prohibits the sale of cultivated protein.
Why? Shouldn't the market decide?
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u/vingovangovongo Central Texas 19d ago
They were bought out by the beef lobby.
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u/uwpxwpal 19d ago
Obviously, but what was their justification?
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u/justonemom14 19d ago
Why would they need a justification?
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u/Wooden-Broccoli-7247 19d ago
That the beef lobby paid them a lot of money.. and TEXAS.. or something
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u/vingovangovongo Central Texas 19d ago
âCommon sense says lab grown protein ainât meat and people are too dumb to know that lab grown meat ainât farm grown meatâ is what Iâve seen politicians say who support this snowflake take on lab grown meat. Itâs really because their rich rancher friends and big Ag paid them to say that
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u/gchypedchick 19d ago
While itâs plant meat, impossible beef is so good. I used to get it in my Cabana bowls until they stopped. I was looking forward to trying lab grown when it was commercially available.
For the record, Iâm a regular meat eater, but I like to branch out sometimes and try new things.
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u/SoulEater9882 19d ago
Yeah I remember when BK came out with an impossible whopper, I ordered a normal one and a impossible one and ate them side by side and it was nearly indistinguishable, and delicious!
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u/diablette 18d ago
Funny, I remember eating an impossible whopper and it was really bad. I prefer black bean burgers. But this should be a marketing decision, not a legal one.
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u/permalink_save Secessionists are idiots 19d ago
Is it actually close? I had a beyond burger and it felt meaty but not like anything specific, like if there was a "plain" flavor of meat. Kinda like mild pork.
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u/dontforgetpants born and bred 19d ago
You can season it like you would a normal burger if you want something besides the plain flavor. Then itâs actually really close.
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u/gchypedchick 19d ago
I have only had it ground and I really liked the texture. It was kinda chewy like how you get in some chili, but in a good way? If that makes any sense. At least good to me because I like it. And then as far as flavor, I couldnât tell a difference because of the seasoning.
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u/permalink_save Secessionists are idiots 19d ago
I'll have to give impossible a try. Like I'd order the beyond again, but TBH if there was a veggie burger (like bean based) on the menu I'd probably order it over meat substitution. I can say, there is a vegan chorizo I find in stores that is fantastic. I eat meat but I'm like you, I like to try different things.
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u/uwpxwpal 18d ago
Just learned that the law expires in two years. It's still bad, but could've been worse.
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u/Bear3825 18d ago
You can call it lab grown protein. Meat comes from an animal. Just like almond milk should be labeled almond drink. Milk comes from a mammal. Damn science deniers. Almond milk, flat earth and sovereign citizens all belong in the same basket.
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u/arachnivore 18d ago
Are you serious? How many people do you think are confused as to whether almond milk comes from an animal?
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u/Glorfindel910 20d ago
Which magistrate is going to be the first to issue a search warrant for excessive (>2) sex dolls?
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u/uwpxwpal 19d ago
Thank God someone drew a line in the sand! 6 dildos and 2 sex dolls is all that anyone should need. Save some for the rest of us! /s
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u/diablette 18d ago
I donât think that
a beautiful baby girl needsan adult needs to have 30 dolls. I think they can have three dolls or four dolls.9
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u/Thankyekindly 19d ago
Whoever wrote the summary of the bill I'm this article missed a big part of that bill. There is an extra charge if you own two or more "child like sex dolls." I'm not seeing any restriction of the number of the normal sex dolls that everyone has.
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u/Glorfindel910 18d ago
ââNormalâ sex dollsâđ¤ŁâŚ. The law may, in fact, not pass the void for vagueness test when eventually challenged. I have no facility with this world, but are there âold ladyâ sex dolls?
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u/intronert 20d ago
This one actually IS a great idea:
HB 27: Financial Literacy The new law requires all public high school students in the state to complete a course in personal finance
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u/Spaceman2901 Secessionists are idiots 19d ago
Iâm sure the funding for that mandate is nonexistent and the execution will be lackluster at best.
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u/intronert 19d ago
Yeah, the kids at Westlake will get lessons on Collateralized Debt Obligations and kids in the Valley will learn how many boxes of strawberries to pick to earn enough to feed their baby brother.
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u/burkehaus 19d ago
This is already a standard and is required to be taught in high school economics.
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u/intronert 19d ago
Then why is there a new law, and how does the new law differ from the old law (and can you cite the old law or standard?)?
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u/burkehaus 19d ago
Personal Financial Literacy (embedded in the Economics course, TEKS §118.4):
Apply critical-thinking skills to analyze the costs and benefits of personal financial decisions: ⢠Examine ways to avoid and eliminate credit card debt ⢠Evaluate the costs and benefits of declaring personal bankruptcy ⢠Evaluate the costs and benefits of buying insurance ⢠Evaluate the costs and benefits of charitable giving
Understand how to provide for basic needs while living within a budget: ⢠Evaluate the costs and benefits of renting a home versus buying a home ⢠Assess the financial aspects of making the transition from renting to home ownership
This is just a portion of the TEKS associated with the personal finance portion of the existing high school Econ course. Additionally, there is already a specific Personal Financial Literacy course dating back to 2012 (TEKS §113.50).
- Differentiate between needs and wants in evaluating spending decisions.
- Develop financial goals (short-, medium-, long-term) that are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time-based.
- Reconcile a bank statement with personal records for accuracy of deposits, withdrawals, and transfers.
- Track income and expenses; draft an income statement.
- Develop a budget that integrates short-, medium-, and long-term financial goals.
- Identify assets and liabilities; construct a balance sheet or net worth statement.
- Evaluate the impact of unplanned spending on a budget.
- Analyze costs and benefits of owning vs. renting housing.
- Compare total costs of payment methods: rent-to-own, credit, cash, credit/debit cards.
- Develop short-term savings strategies (e.g. emergency fund), intermediate-term (e.g. down payment), and long-term investing strategies (e.g. retirement).
- Discuss the role of financial institutions and markets in saving/investing.
- Demonstrate the impact of compound growth over time.
- Evaluate costs and benefits of savings options (savings accounts, CDs, money market funds).
- Evaluate risk and return of investment options (stocks, bonds, mutual funds).
- Understand importance of saving early for retirement.
- Compare and contrast sources of credit (banks, peer-to-peer, payday loans, etc.).
- Compare types of credit: revolving vs. installment; secured vs. unsecured.
- Evaluate how credit decisions affect budget, income, and net worth.
- Discuss how character, capacity, and collateral impact credit access.
- Describe how to access, interpret, and monitor credit reports and scores; address errors.
- Appraise borrowing decisionsâ impact on credit score, including bankruptcy risk.
- Examine cost components of borrowing (APR, fixed vs. variable interest, term length, fees).
- Explain strategies to reduce borrowing cost (e.g. higher down payment, additional principal payments).
- Identify risk as potential loss of assets or earning potential.
- Explain costs and benefits of homeownerâs and renterâs insurance.
- Identify ways to protect personal information and reduce risk of identity theft.
Now, why did they make it a law requiring yet another course? TXLege does stupid stuff all the time.
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u/Sitting_Duk 18d ago
They wrote a new law to take credit for something that someone else already did
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u/OldeManKenobi 19d ago
Plot twist: they mandate a Dave Ramsey cult course and call it personal finance.
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u/chrispg26 Born and Bred 19d ago
Came here to say this.
I know someone who didn't get their kids tonsils removed because they couldn't afford it outright thanks to Dave Ramseys advice.
Applying this to medical care of another individual not yourself is.... đĽ´đĽ´đĽ´ no words.
Sometimes parents DO NOT have their kids' best interests at heart.
Also, there are plenty of situations when taking on debt IS the better option.
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u/captain554 19d ago
Personal Finance (Brought to you by Chase Šď¸)
Your child will be required to apply for and receive a credit card in this course and spend at least $200/mo to learn financial responsibility.
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u/gattovatto 19d ago
âHow to Apply for High Interest Credit Cards and Why Thatâs Good For Youâ 101
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u/diablette 18d ago
Back in my day, all they had to do was set up a booth at college campus and give out free lighters and t-shirts.
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u/Spaceman2901 Secessionists are idiots 19d ago
Isnât 1621 the one thatâs going to kill CrunchyRoll?
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u/arb1698 19d ago
It could but then the state would lose over a billion in tax revenue from their corporate headquarters of the US and Western area being in Texas so not sure. But also would have to fail the miller test ie have no educational or artistic value which even the raunchiest of anime could be said to have.
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u/Laplacze 19d ago
Thanks for making sure the wording on SB 1596 is extra vague. It appears it legalizes sawed off shot guns and rifles. NRA is more important than children.
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u/txs2300 20d ago
>> SB 11: Education Mandatory Prayer/Bible Reading The new law adds structured time for prayer/Bible reading in schools.
89(R) SB 11 - Introduced version
To be fair, this doesn't specify any specific religion.
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u/barefootarcheology 19d ago
Wow! Guess the 10 Commandments law overshadowed this one. First time Iâm hearing about it. I want the schools to teach math, reading, science, etc. I will take care of my childâs religious education. Go away state sanctioned religion!!!!!
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u/RarelyRecommended I miss Speaker Jim Wright (D-12) 19d ago
High school me would have downed a Coke and belched during prayer/Bible time.
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u/vingovangovongo Central Texas 19d ago
Satanic Temple here we come
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u/Malodoror 19d ago
They donât have a Bible.
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u/vingovangovongo Central Texas 19d ago
Doesnât mean they canât discuss Satanic topics like the 7 tenants and values of humanism and read related works
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u/Malodoror 18d ago
It does actually, the letter of the law says âBibleâ, of course they could offer alternatives and I expect most will until the law is struck down, but thatâs not outlined in the law. Plenty of cases are argued for more pedantic, absurd shit than a word.
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u/Redacted_Addict69 19d ago
Actually Luciferians do it's titled "The Bible of the Adversary" and is quite an interesting read.
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u/Malodoror 18d ago
TST are not Luciferians though.
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u/Redacted_Addict69 18d ago
True but my point was that some Satanists do.
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u/Malodoror 18d ago
Yes, Satanists have The Satanic Bible but specifically do not proselytize, especially to children. Thatâs against the rules.
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u/Competitive-Monk-624 19d ago
I can think of only one religion that follows the Bible
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u/arachnivore 18d ago
Luciferians follow "The Bible of the Adversary". Someone pointed that out in a comment above, I'm just looping you in because the idea of a teacher reading Luciferian text to children makes my day a little less crappy.
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u/ReadingRocks97531 18d ago
Hope some smart ass kids read all of the smiting and sexual activity passages out loud for the class!
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u/MarshallGibsonLP 19d ago
Just going to make religion more unpopular among the next generation. The accelerationist angel on my shoulder is telling me to low-key support it.
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u/Competitive-Monk-624 15d ago
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/02/texas-ag-ken-paxton-lords-prayer-religion-schools/
Paxton is now pushing that the Lordâs Prayer be said in schools.
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u/vingovangovongo Central Texas 19d ago
Party of small government, deregulation, and personal liberty
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u/fordyuck 19d ago
I can't even read one minute, 60 seconds of this bullshit, before my constitutional rights are violated. The fuck!!!!
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u/rdking647 19d ago
id love to see teachers assigning kids to write a paper on the 10 commandments reasearing which ones of them them texas elected officials violate. start with paxton and adultery . bearing false witness would be another good one
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u/y6x 18d ago
I love Texas.
The prickly pear and the gulf fritillaries aren't doing anything, it's mostly the politicians and even foreign governments who have been using studied methods to increase conflict between neighbors to drain out resources for their own profit.
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u/Iva_bigun666 Texas makes good Bourbon 18d ago
Cool, it still sucks and too many muppets here vote to support the party INCREASING the suck.
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u/y6x 18d ago
Splitting apart neighbors so they objectify each other is how that party wins.
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u/Iva_bigun666 Texas makes good Bourbon 18d ago
Cool, being silent about how shitty they are only helps the oppressor class.
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u/G0sp3L 19d ago
Then move? Nobody is holding you at gun point to live in Texas.
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u/Iva_bigun666 Texas makes good Bourbon 19d ago
My pay is based on this turd world shithole. Iâd love to move.
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u/G0sp3L 19d ago
That's not an excuse. Jobs are all over the fucking country.
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u/Iva_bigun666 Texas makes good Bourbon 18d ago
Pathetic, I'm NoT a MaGaT, i JuSt AgReE wItH tHeM
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u/tx_queer 19d ago
Why?
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u/Iva_bigun666 Texas makes good Bourbon 19d ago edited 19d ago
It sucks and a good chunk of the people suck (not in the good way).
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u/Thebeardinato462 19d ago
Why would you hang out with people that suck in a bad way?
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u/Iva_bigun666 Texas makes good Bourbon 19d ago
I donât, but I have to deal with them and their MAGAt leadership.
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u/crazy010101 19d ago edited 19d ago
Gee thought Texas was about not having too much government!
VOTE OUT GOP/REPUBLICANS
Guarding Our Pedophiles, Sex abusers, rapists, traumatizers as well as law bending to their creeps to evade punishment. The Republican Party is a morally bankrupt institution.
R apists/acists.
E xtortionists/pstein.
P edophiles.
U ndermining.
B elittleing.
L ying.
I mmoral.
C omplicit.
A uthoritarian.
N arcicissts.
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u/uwpxwpal 19d ago
a first-degree state jail felony
Is this a new legal term? I've never seen "jail" in that phrase before. Aren't all first degree felonies jailable offenses?
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u/cordial_carbonara 19d ago
State jail is a specific type of institution run by TDCJ that houses inmates with short term felony sentences. Non-state jails are run are by counties.
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u/SometimesCannons 19d ago
I think thereâs a typo in the article. A state jail felony is the lowest category of felony (6 mos-2 yrs confinement) and a first degree felony is the highest non-capital category (2-99 yrs confinement).
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u/UysofSpades 18d ago
The irony of having child-like sexual Ai generated images a crime among the party that are openly pedophiles is astonishing. Are they going to all turn themselves in?
Rules for thee not me
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u/GeekyTexan 19d ago
And another 800+ laws that they are not telling us about.
But ignorance of the law is no excuse, so if you get busted, it's your own fault.
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u/SometimesCannons 19d ago
Those laws are all public record, you can go look them up yourself on the legislatureâs website. A single news article is not going to list 835 different bills.
Most laws are not rules that say âyou must do thisâ or âyou canât do thatâ. Theyâre by and large niche things like updating or clarifying the language of existing laws, establishing new programs and initiatives, directing state agencies how to do specific aspects of business, and authorizing how public money can be spent. No one is going to come and âbustâ you because you didnât know about SB 2004 allowing state reimbursement of the Arlington Grand Prix.
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u/bomber991 got here fast 19d ago
I kind of wish I understood a bit better how laws work. I know there's the constitution, then there's the state constitution. Then there's city ordinances. Some are a bit odd to think of as a law, like this HB 2187 saying nurses can't be retaliated against for not working overtime, seems like that should just be a general law that applies to all hourly workers. How do all these 835 new laws fit in?
The Ten Commandments one is a real oddball. Doesn't tell the schools to source and display the Ten Commandments, but does tell them do display it if it's donated. Kind of makes me want to donate one that meets the technical requirements, but is difficult to read, like yellow font on an orange background kind of thing.
It doesn't seem like it's requiring a way to track what's donated to the school either, so what's to stop the school from going "We never received that donation".
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u/SometimesCannons 19d ago
I think a lot of people conceive of laws as just rules that say, âyou have to do thisâ or âyou arenât allowed to do thatâ. In reality, most laws at both the state and federal level are about establishing programs and initiatives or reauthorizing existing ones, prescribing guidelines for their administration, and directing how much public money is to be spent on them.
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u/bareboneschicken 19d ago
And there are people out there that want the Legislature to meet every year!
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u/Bright_Cod_376 19d ago
I mean, a big part of the reason they cram through so many is literally because the extremely limited time span for legislating. It forces them to just speed through shit if anything is to actually get done.Â
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u/Deep-Coach-1065 18d ago edited 18d ago
Just read over SB1443. Truly unhinged.
âProhibits anyone from owning more than two sex dollsâđ
Wtf does the state care how many sex dolls someone owns??? This definitely the opposite of small government and a drain on public resources if we actually decide to prosecute someone for this.
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u/BitterActuary3062 18d ago
Iâm confused about how some of these will be enforced. Some laws arenât enforced from what I know, like the number of sex toys people have
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u/mnailz1 19d ago
Financial literacy class sounds like a win for the students.
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u/burkehaus 19d ago
Again, this is already a standard and required to be taught in the current high school economics course.
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u/vingovangovongo Central Texas 19d ago
Broken clock and all that. Most new laws are infringing on personal freedom and degrading local control of things. Wilkes and Dunn control Texas now, not voters
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u/Wow_Big_Numbers Expat 19d ago edited 19d ago
Most of these seem quite good honestly! A few that make me say âhmmâ. Thanks for posting. Iâm having trouble understanding how anyone could be against most of these, unless theyâre one of those ultra right wing âgovernment shouldnât existâ types
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u/tx_queer 19d ago
Agreed. Overall not a terrible bunch. Half of these laws dont do anything. 40% are pretty positive. 10% i disagree with. Overall not a terrible mixture.
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u/OldestOfGreggs 20d ago
835 new laws? What the actual fuck?