New juvenile dating law changes take effect September
Texas expands Romeo and Juliet protections with SB 198 enabling a four year age gap for aged 15 and older and allows judges to review prior sex offender cases. A dating violence court program for teens may be created to offer deferred adjudication for first time offenders. Senate bills set timelines for sexual assault evidence submission and testing.
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Texas House Advances Bills Including Licenses and Games
The Texas Legislature considers HB550 letting Texans 80 and older fish without a license. HB716 would legalize shooting feral hogs from helicopters. House Concurrent Resolution 84 seeks to make dominoes game 42 the official state table game. The article notes pond stocking under the Texas Urban Fishery program and mentions bass perch and catfish.
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Texas tightens funeral picket laws with HB 718
Texas House approved House Bill 718 on April 26 and the Senate followed on May 25 to restrict funeral protests. The law sets new distance rules and imposes class B misdemeanor penalties up to 2000 dollars fine or six months in jail. Local officials noted its aim to protect mourners while respecting protest rights.
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Odessa District Faces Sign Removals and Law Updates
TxDOT plans to remove or replace 1,385 speed limit signs in the Odessa district over weeks. Legislators renamed an online harassment law to online impersonation, banning sites created under another's name including Craigslist, Facebook, and Twitter. Judges gain more sentencing power for convicts as lawmakers adjust penalties.
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Online impersonation law tightens online harassment rules
Legislators updated the online harassment law now named the online impersonation law prohibiting creation of websites under another person’s name or persona. The judge may order convicted offenders not contact victims, with potential impacts on good conduct time and parole review. Other session bills cover radar jamming devices, escape loopholes, vehicle registration holds for defendants with failures to appear, extended bigamy statute, restricted deferred adjudication for murder, DWI as Class A misdemeanor at high BAC, and accepting written pleas from imprisoned defendants by email or fax.
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