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Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Tucumcari City Commissioners passed new requirements for dogs considered to be dangerous.

Wednesday, January 02, 2013  Get ready to put that cell phone down! The cell phone ban will finally be enforced starting Thursday at midnight.

Friday, July 08, 2011  Texas state Sen. Chris Harris says he will introduce a new law to make it a felony for a parent or guardian to not report a missing child.

Thursday, July 07, 2011  The Texas Legislature had a busy year in its 82nd Legislature.

Monday, April 04, 2011  New Mexico has an official state necklace because of a new law.

Sunday, December 26, 2010  As you ring in the new year with friends and family, new laws will also take effect.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010  New state laws will require New Mexicans to pay higher taxes on cigarettes as well as other goods and services, ranging from clothes to plumbing.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010  New state laws will require New Mexicans to pay higher taxes on cigarettes as well as other goods and services, ranging from clothes to plumbing.

Thursday, April 29, 2010  An Arizona police officer and a Latino group have filed the first legal challenges of Arizona's sweeping new law on illegal immigration.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010  One in 5 teenagers admits to sending or receiving a text photo of themselves or someone else in the nude...and that's leading to some proposed changes in child pornography laws.

Thursday, December 31, 2009  More than a dozen bills go into effect in Oklahoma on Jan. 1, including a bill that will encourage the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel.

Monday, August 31, 2009  Starting tomorrow we Texans will have a batch of new laws we'll need to follow.

Sunday, July 26, 2009  Police can arrest people who dont leave town under mandatory evacuation orders under a new state law that goes into effect in the heart of Texas' hurricane season.

Friday, January 09, 2009  One new rule affects how immigrants are represented in deportation cases; the other mandates DNA tests for detained immigrants.

Friday, January 02, 2009  A state law that went into effect January 1st calls for fire-safe cigarettes to be sold. Distributors and retailers have until 2010 to sell off their old inventory.