The Texas Legislature passed House Bill 1481, which was signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott and prohibits the cell phones and smartwatches.

A new program in the Polunsky Unit in Livingston, Texas, allows death row prisoners to mingle outside of solitary confinement ...

Months of tense debate over so-called book bans in New Hampshire reached a boiling point Tuesday when Gov. Kelly Ayotte vetoed a Republican-backed bill.

Ironically, congressional sponsors of the McCarran-Walter Act were at odds with the White House when the law was enacted in 1952. They overrode a veto by President Harry S. Truman, who thought the law ...

BRAZOS VALLEY, Texas (KBTX) - A new state law banning students from bringing ‘personal communication devices’ such as cell phones will take effect at the start of the 2025-2026 school year.

Prohibition aimed to curb male violence. Instead, it gave rise to female bootleggers, policy advocates, and a cultural shift ...

A Half Price Books contingent marched in the Dallas Pride Parade this year DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff ...

A Half Price Books contingent marched in the Dallas Pride Parade this year DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff [email protected] Senate Bill 13, passed by the 89th Texas Legislature and signed into ...

A battle between one Beaufort County woman and people all over South Carolina about book banning in schools is heating up. In 2024, South Carolina passed a new regulation that allows people to appeal ...

Judge Emily Tobolowsky granted the city and Texas state fair summary judgment and dismissed the case at a June 24 hearing before it could go to trial.

If you are buying a new or used car in Texas soon, you will notice a big change has officially taken place. Thanks to a new law that went into effect on Tuesday, July 1, temporary paper tags are ...

The EveryLibrary Institute, a library advocacy organization, published a report on June 16 about book ban efforts.