This year, Texas joined several other states that ban minors from tanning indoors. Previously, certain minors — those between 16 ½ and 18 — could tan with parental consent. This story is part of our 31 Days, 31 Ways series.
83rd Legislative Session
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31 Days, 31 Ways (2013)
New Laws Alter Health Care Policies in Texas
Lawmakers approved measures in the 83rd legislative session that will affect Texans’ medical care. Use this interactive to take a look at 31 ways those new laws will change Texas health policy. This is part of our 31 Days, 31 Ways series.
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Public Education
Options for Full-Time Online Instruction Expand in Texas
The number of full-time cyber schools serving public school students will double in the upcoming year despite a history of lackluster performance and a new law limiting how many online courses students can take at the state’s expense.
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State Government
Video: New Law Aims to Protect TxDOT Workers
Texas drivers will have to slow down or move over one lane when passing Texas Department of Transportation workers . This story is part of our monthlong 31 Days, 31 Ways series.
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State Board of Education Will No Longer Approve Charter Applicants
For the first time since the charter school system was created in 1995, the state education board will no longer play a central role in determining which charter schools get approved. This story is part of our 31 Days, 31 Ways series.
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Transportation
Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda
Texas legislators might eventually get the transportation funding bill the governor asked them for, but it’s not the stuff parades are made of: They’ve already blown two chances.
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State Government
Newsreel: Third Time’s the Charm?
This week in the Texas Weekly Newsreel: The Legislature begins its third special session, the 2014 candidates are stirring and House leaders open a new political action committee to pass a constitutional amendment on water.
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State Government
House Panel Backs New Transportation Funding Plan
A House committee on Thursday held its first hearing in the third special session, and it voted out a transportation funding plan with minor changes from one that failed in the previous special session.
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31 Days, 31 Ways: How the 83rd Legislature Will Affect Texans’ Lives
Every day this month, the Tribune will reveal a new way that the laws and budget lawmakers passed in the 83rd legislative session will affect Texans’ lives come Sept. 1. See the latest stories published or use our interactive calendar for an overview.
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State Government
Perry Calls Third Special Session, Focuses on Transportation Funding
UPDATED: Just over an hour after lawmakers ended their second 30-day special session of the year, Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday called lawmakers back for a third one, with transportation funding the only issue on the agenda.