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The bill no longer targets drag performers, but LGBTQ advocates say the legislation鈥檚 vague language could still be used to criminalize such shows.

If Senate Bill 14 becomes law, the ban would take effect on Sept. 1. This would also make Texas one of over a dozen states that restrict transition-related care for transgender minors.

Senate Bill 14 would prohibit trans youth from accessing puberty blockers and hormone therapy 鈥� treatments medical groups say can be life-saving. Tuesday鈥檚 expected House vote could push Texas closer to joining other states in banning such care for kids.

As Texas House members could soon vote to ban transition-related care for minors, many lives are in limbo, and trans kids like 16-year-old Randell are grappling with difficult decisions.

Since Jacoby Pillow鈥檚 death last month, at least three others have died at Harris County Jail. And the year before, the jail hit a record high of 27 in-custody deaths.

Despite worries of a national recession, Texas鈥� robust labor force and strong energy sector could help it fare relatively well in a potential 2023 slowdown.

School closures and hazardous road conditions are expected throughout a large swath of Texas, according to forecasts. State officials caution Texans about local power outages but expect the grid to stay up.

The state set a record for the number of employed people for 14 consecutive months.

The legislation closely mirrors a Florida bill passed last year, dubbed by critics as the 鈥淒on鈥檛 Say Gay鈥� law, which detractors say would further isolate LGBTQ students and open teachers and school districts to legal risks.

Some local leaders say they worry the changes violate state law, while residents who supported decriminalizing marijuana say the pushback disrespects democracy.

Attorney General Ken Paxton鈥檚 office announced that the state is signing on to the $5 billion proposed settlement but hasn鈥檛 yet disclosed how its share of the money would be spent if the deal is finalized.

The high court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases brought by a group led by the same man who previously lost an affirmative action case against the University of Texas at Austin.