DALLAS — Sept. 1 doesn't just mark Labor Day and the unofficial end of summer. In Texas, it also means a spate of new laws are going into effect, including numerous pieces of legislation involving everything from education to lab-grown meat .

The laws stem from bills that were passed by the Texas Legislature this year and signed by Gov. Greg Abbott.

Here's an overview of some of the key laws that go into effect on Sept. 1, 2025 – while this isn't an exhaustive list of every single piece of legislation passed this year, we tried to highlight as many as possible:

School laws

Several key laws were passed related to schools this year:

House Bill 1481 : Cell phone ban

Requires all school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to adopt policies prohibiting students from using

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