Property tax revision among new Texas laws that took effect Jan. 1

Here's a rundown of several laws passed in the 2021 Texas legislative session that took effect Jan. 1.

To ensure that districts are not burdened but a decrease in revenue, the law makes district eligible for additional state aid. The law addresses a perceived shortcoming of the school funding overhaul lawmakers

Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again., includes several reforms to the judicial branch. It creates 10 district courts, five statutory county courts, one statutory probate court and one criminal magistrate court.

Among other housekeeping provisions, the law requires that the protective order registry include protective orders for victims of sexual assault or abuse, stalking or trafficking and mandates the removal of certain vacated orders from the registry. It extends the deadline for prosecutors to answer an application for a writ of habeas corpus filed after final conviction in a felony case without the death penalty.Senate Bill 1210, written by Sen.

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