Legislative Blog
J.B. Williams, J.D.
Legislative Blog By J.B. Williams, J.D.
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Introduction
I am currently working my way through the 1,240 bills that were passed during the Texas 88th Legislative Session. Starting with those that that took effect immediately. I've broken down the shorter bills into groups. My current sub-group is those bills that affected the Education Code. I will also be adding them to the Education sub-topic so that are there for viewing when any further bills modifying the Education Code are passed.
I am also finding that some of the bills are dealing with areas where I am feeling a desire to write a blog about the topic in general. So while reviewing, I'll be gathering some research for future Other blogs.
Navigating The J.B. Williams, J.D. Legislative Blog Website
This blog is organized into three layers: Topic, Subtopic, and Blog. This home page Lists all of the blogging topics with the most recently updated topic on top. For each topic, a brief summary is given followed by up to three most recently updated subtopics for the topic. For each listed subtopic the headline of the most recent blog is also listed.
Topic pages provide more information about the topic and list all subtopics associated with the topic and links to more of the blogs. Subtopic pages provide more information about the subtopic and list all blogs published for the subtopic. Blog pages provide the full blog post. In some cases the detailed information for a topic or subtopic may be the only information the author has published without additional blogs being created.
Texas
This topic was last updated on 2025-08-27.
Texas is truly a Republic. There are a multitude of items that to modify the state constitution must be modified. So there are times when Constitutional amendments are on the voting ballots. While I sometimes abhor the wording, the concept that all of those legally able to vote in Texas must vote on the change is a good one. And bills in Texas are generally short, making it easier for everyone to understand.
The 3 most recently updated subtopics are listed below.
88th Legislature Laws
This subtopic was last updated on 2025-08-27
The blogs here will discuss the laws passed by Congress and signed into law, as well as those, passed by Congress and approved by the voters to become law. There are a multitude of laws and each time I post blogs I will notate here the current effective date if it is different from prior blogs. I am currently posting bills that took effect immediately - those bills total 336. I am currently posting regarding larger bills, so each blog covers a single bill.
11 more bills that modify the Government Code
The most recent blog for this subtopic was posted on 2025-08-27
HB4082 HB4421 HB4539 HB4550 HB4553 HB4615 HB4628 HB4714 HB4879 HB5010 HB5260
Family Law legislation
This subtopic was last updated on 2024-03-26
Topics within this blog will focus on divorce and custody legislation or court rulings that affect them. This will not be an exhaustive review of any and all legislation but a review of items I see and find interesting or particularly important. Some of the matters may cross over into other areas of law but affect family matters in some manner.
2 bills affecting the Family Law Act
The most recent blog for this subtopic was posted on 2024-03-26
HB 422 - Remotely conducting detention hearings in juvenile cases
HB 2070 - Continuation of spousal maintenance ordered under certain circumstances
Education
This subtopic was last updated on 2024-03-19
This subtopic will be used to discuss bills dealing with the Texas education system. They may include legislation that has been signed into law or bills that are currently being considered in the Texas legislature. Many currently being brought are more focused on parental rights with regard to their children.
Access and use of certain criminal history record information
The most recent blog for this subtopic was posted on 2024-03-19
Modifications to and additions to those permitted to obtain criminal history reports
HB 4123
Other
This topic was last updated on 2025-08-13.
Topics here may be related to legal matters but not innately legal. For instance, discussing grocery plastic bags versus cotton cloth bags. The item itself is not legal but many city governments have placed it into legislation.
The 3 most recently updated subtopics are listed below.
Durham Report
This subtopic was last updated on 2025-08-13
The Durham report is the attempt to review what occurred during Crossfire Hurricane. It shows major fails on the part of the FBI to remain non-political and significantly harms their reputation. It makes Watergate look like child's play, even if taken in a light most favorable to the FBI.
Declassified Durham Annex
The most recent blog for this subtopic was posted on 2025-08-13
I'm not certain why this information was not declassified and released previously.
Abortion
This subtopic was last updated on 2025-01-30
This topic is getting a lot of press again right now. It is always bubbling in the background, and now it seems to be at a boil. My opinion has always been that this is not a right protected under the constitution - that is there is no right to an abortion. I feel much the same about the claim of right to healthcare. You do not have the right to force someone else to provide these things to you. That being said, I also feel that you should not be required to continue a pregnancy that was a mistake - either contraceptive failure or assault. But I also feel that you need to be a responsible adult, and at a point there is a life inside of you that is owed protections as well. Since I do not think it is a Constitutional right, I have always felt state legislatures should be the ones making the laws. And they should be responding to their constituents when doing so.
Abortion in 2025
The most recent blog for this subtopic was posted on 2025-01-30
Less than 3 years have passed since the Dobbs decision that turned abortion regulation back to the states
Holidays
This subtopic was last updated on 2024-11-27
A spot for small greetings and reminders for holidays
Remember to be Grateful
The most recent blog for this subtopic was posted on 2024-11-27
Thanksgiving is a great time to remember to be grateful
Federal
This topic was last updated on 2025-06-04.
This should be a fairly limited bills area for management the overall structures like highways, military, federal buildings, federal laws, and the like. However it has become the micro manager of all micro managers. They get involved in areas that no federal government should be involved in, and shift more power upward. This has led to each party trying to run over the other party in the eyes of the voters, all the while doing everything possible to maintain their power. They do this by holding onto all of the money, and claiming they know best how it should be spent. But they run debts so badly that no one should be looking to them as an example of anything other than the way to overspend and go further into debt.
The 3 most recently updated subtopics are listed below.
One Big Beautiful Bill
This subtopic was last updated on 2025-06-04
In this subtopic I plan to breakdown the current One Big Beautiful Bill that passed the House and now is in the Senate. This will be subject to change should the bill move forward modified. I'm trying to focus on taxes and health care, but don't want to neglect the massive spending.
Committee on Agriculture
The most recent blog for this subtopic was posted on 2025-06-04
This portion focuses on the changes to the SNAP and other agriculture changes.
Discrimination
This subtopic was last updated on 2024-01-18
iscrimination in COVID-19 treatment/vaccination status has to stop.
Ending Discrimination in COVID-19 Treatment Act
The most recent blog for this subtopic was posted on 2024-01-18
Discrimination in COVID-19 treatment/vaccination status has to stop.
Transparency COVID19 Spending
This subtopic was last updated on 2024-01-10
Requiring audits concerning funds spent on COVID-19 relief.
SBA quarterly report
The most recent blog for this subtopic was posted on 2024-01-10
Fraud in COVID-19 loans. A way to try to oversee the fraud issues around COVID-19 loans.
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