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Title: Texas Right To Repair Bill Passes
Link: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/06/02/...
Texas is poised to become the first state with a Republican-controlled
government to pass a right to repair law, as its Senate unanimously approved
HB 2963. The bill requires manufacturers to provide parts, manuals, and tools
for equipment sold or used in the state. The Verge reports: A press release
from the United States Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), which has
pushed for repairability laws nationwide, noted that this would make Texas
the ninth state with a right to repair rule, and the seventh with a version
that includes consumer electronics. It follows New York, Colorado, Minnesota,
California, Oregon, Maine, and most recently, Washington [...]. "More repair
means less waste. Texas produces some 621,000 tons of electronic waste per
year, which creates an expensive and toxic mess. Now, thanks to this
bipartisan win, Texans can fix that," said Environment Texas executive
director Luke Metzger.
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