Texas

Texas Bill Would Stop Warrantless License Plate Tracking

The legislation would prohibit law enforcement agencies from using ALPRs without a warrant or court order. Images and any related data produced from an ALPR operated by a law enforcement agency could only be used "for the purpose of investigating a criminal offense that is a violent offense as defined in Article 17.50(a)(3), Code of Criminal Procedure.

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Texas Bill Would Create State-Issued Gold-Backed Digital Currency

The legislation would require the state comptroller to establish a digital currency that is fully backed by gold and redeemable in cash or gold as well. The comptroller would also be required to create a mechanism to use this gold-backed digital currency in everyday transactions.

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CBDC: Can States Stop a Central Bank Digital Currency?

The only thing that can actually keep them in check and stop this dystopian nightmare is opposition and resistance. Can states help get the job done? Too early to tell, but the time to push back is right now. Florida, New Hampshire, Missouri, and Texas with ideas and first steps.

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Texas Bill Would Expand State Right to Try; Further Reject Some FDA Restrictions on Experimental Treatments

The passage of HB4059 would expand that to enable patients suffering from chronic diseases to access medications and treatments not yet given final approval for use by the FDA.

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Texas Bill Would End Civil Asset Forfeiture and Opt State Out of Federal Program

The legislation would replace the state’s civil asset forfeiture process with a criminal process requiring a criminal conviction before prosecutors could proceed with asset forfeiture in most cases.

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Texas Bill Would Require State to Establish Gold and Silver Reserves

The proposed law would require the comptroller of public accounts to purchase $4 billion worth of gold bullion and $1 billion worth of silver bullion and deposit it into the Texas Bullion Depository.

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Texas Bill Would Expand State Right to Try; Further Reject Some FDA Restrictions on Experimental Treatments

Passage of SB1580 would expand the Right to Try Act to enable patients suffering from chronic diseases to access medications and treatments not yet given final approval for use by the FDA.

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Texas Bill Would Make Gold and Silver Legal Tender in the State

The legislation would establish “specie issued by the United States” as legal tender in the state, making it receivable in payment of all public and private debts contracted for in the state of Texas.

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Texas Bill Would Create State Process to End Police Qualified Immunity

The legislation would create a cause of action in state courts to sue a peace officer who “under the color of law, deprived the person of or caused the person to be deprived of a right, privilege, or immunity secured by the Texas Constitution."

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Texas Bill Would Prohibit Using Credit Card Information to Track Firearms Purchases

A bill introduced in the Texas House would prohibit financial institutions operating in the state from using a credit card merchant code to track the purchases of firearms and ammunition.

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