New Texas House priorities focus on brain health, juvenile justice reform

Texas Capitol. Image via Ali Linan, CNHI Texas statehouse reporter

Texas Speaker of the House Dade Phelan, a Beaumont Republican, released three additional priority bills Tuesday. The new batch of bills dedicate more dollars toward brain health research, aim to improve the outcomes of youth in the state’s juvenile justice system, and address concerns among some Texas parents over content in public school libraries.

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