Audrii Cunningham's disappearance garnered national attention as authorities from around the state searched for her in recent days in the Livingston area, about 70 miles northeast of Houston. A Texas ...

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The lack of legal clarity around consent laws in the U.S. means that many sexual assaults, especially ones on college campuses and involving alcohol, are not legally crimes. But Texas lawmakers ...

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Texas has recently overhauled its consent laws through the passage of House Bill 3073, now known as “the Summer Willis Act,” which is set to take effect this fall. The bipartisan measure, authored by ...