The Brief

A new Texas law will require public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms if the posters are donated.

Another law bans cities from using public funds to help women travel out of state to seek abortions.

The state's medical marijuana program will be expanded to include more conditions, such as chronic pain and Crohn's disease.

While lawmakers are currently in a second Texas legislative special session, they passed hundreds of laws during the regular session that impacted many Texans.

SMU Political Scientist, Matthew Wilson, speaks about the impact these laws will have affecting families across the state.

Ten Commandments in school

What we know:

On September 1, more than 800 new laws will take effect in Texas. Many of them focus on culture war issues favored

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