Parental Rights

Witnesses testified that parents have struggled to acquire medical records from CPS.

While a new state law expanded parental authority, advocates suggest Texans need clearer remedies for families who believe government agencies have...

The instruction takes place during the school day and is “privately funded and constitutionally protected,” according to a program spokesperson.

One attorney argues that state law contradicts itself, subjecting parents to the discretion of prosecutors.

A ruling in Brown County granted doctors immunity in such cases, alarming parental-rights advocates.

The law requires parental approval for all application downloads and in-app purchases made by minors. 


The termination of parental rights is often called the “death penalty of civil cases.”

Laws relating to immigration enforcement, artificial intelligence, and others will take effect next week. 


New Braunfels ISD closed down school libraries for 10 days to review books for sexual content and DEI instruction.


The law required vendors to rate which books are “sexually explicit” in order for school districts to remove them from the shelves.

Both of the legislation's authors expressed concern with how school districts may be misapplying it. 



A parent-backed plan to keep kids from accessing adult content in public libraries previously passed the Texas House but failed to get a vote in the...