A bill requiring Texas sheriffs to help with federal immigration enforcement would cost Harris County "well over $1 million," and duplicate an initiative the agency already has in place, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.

The latest version of the bill includes a previously nixed provision to allow Texans to donate crypto to the fund.

Texas would join a growing list of states pushing for the permanent adoption of daylight saving time. The measure now heads to Gov. Greg Abbott.

Texas lawmakers have advanced a bill to prohibit offshore wind turbines in the Gulf of Mexico from connecting to the state's primary power grid through state waters. Senate Bill 383 passed narrowly out of the relevant Texas House committee in a Tuesday meeting that wasn't broadcast to the public or recorded.

A bill that would make it illegal to sell THC products could soon head over to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk. For a cannabis store employee, lawmakers don't know enough about the industry they're trying to shut down.

"Many Texans, like millions of Americans, value personal choice and don't want the government overreaching," one pro-legalization group told Newsweek.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook personally called Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to lobbying against an online child safety bill currently under consideration in the state.