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Texas drunk drivers will now have to pay child support if they kill a parent, guardian

Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, from the development of Sep 2, 2023

Newest development Sep 3, 2023 · 2 reportsTexas Shakes Up Drunk Driving Laws: Kill a Parent—Pay Child Support

Texas House Bill 393, also known as Bentley’s Law, was first filed on Nov. 14 of last year. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed the bill on June 2.

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    Texas drunk drivers will now have to pay child support if they kill a parent, guardian

    Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth ·

  2. Newest

    Texas Shakes Up Drunk Driving Laws: Kill a Parent—Pay Child Support

    Headline from RedState ·

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19 articles, oldest first.

  1. Washington Examiner

    New Texas law forces drunk drivers to pay child support if they kill parent or legal guardian (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    A new law that went into effect in Texas on Friday requires drunk drivers who kill the parent or legal guardian of a child to pay child support.

  2. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Texas drunk drivers will now have to pay child support if they kill a parent, guardian (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Texas House Bill 393, also known as Bentley’s Law, was first filed on Nov. 14 of last year. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed the bill on June 2.

  3. KXAN Austin

    New Texas Law forces DUI offenders to pay child support for victims’ orphaned kids (opens KXAN Austin)

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    KXAN Austin's feed description

    A new Texas law will force drunk drivers who cause the death of parents to pay for child support. Come this Friday, Sept. 1st, House Bill 393 or ‘Bentley’s law’ — goes into …

  4. WHDH Boston

    Texas drunk drivers will now have to pay child support if they kill a parent, guardian - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    (CNN) — A new law in Texas requires convicted drunk drivers to pay child support if they kill a child’s parent or guardian, according to House Bill

  5. Fox News

    Texas law requiring some drunken drivers to pay child support goes into effect (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Texas House Bill 393, or Bentley's Law, went into effect Friday. The legislation mandates drunken drivers who kill a child’s parent or guardian in a car accident to pay child support.

  6. WTHR Indianapolis

    Bentley's Law: New Texas law will force drunk drivers who kill parents to pay child support (opens WTHR Indianapolis)

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    WTHR Indianapolis's feed description

    Supporters of the bill hope it will deter drivers from getting behind the wheel after they've had too much to drink.

  7. BizPac Review

    Texas law goes into effect forcing intoxicated drivers who kill a parent to pay ‘child support’ (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    Drunk drivers in Texas will now have to pay child support if they kill a parent or guardian in an accident under a new commonsense law.

  8. RedState

    Texas Shakes Up Drunk Driving Laws: Kill a Parent—Pay Child Support (opens RedState)

    Published

  9. The Daily Caller

    New State Law Requires Drunk Drivers Who Kill Parents Of Children To Pay Child Support (opens The Daily Caller)

    Published

    The Daily Caller's feed description

    A new law in Texas will require convicted drunk drivers who killed a parent or guardian to financially support the children left behind.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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