From the ‘Death Star law’ to abortion: the new rightwing laws taking effect in Texas
On Friday, the Republican-controlled legislature in #Texas will dump an avalanche of virulent new laws on the state’s 30 million residents, cementing its reputation as a hotbed of the far-right turmoil that is sweeping America.
Hundreds of laws will come into effect as the product of the legislative session that Texas holds every two years.
Among them are a number of highly controversial targeted bills that will have a seismic impact on some of the most vulnerable Texan communities.
They include measures attacking the rights and #healthcare of #transgender Texans, undermining the autonomy of #progressive cities such as Houston, extending the state’s prohibition of #abortion, pushing back on efforts to combat rising heat amid the #climate crisis, and more