TX HB54

Requires Texas school districts to prohibit "non-human behavior" by students, including wearing tails, animal ears, collars, leashes, or fur; making animal noises like barking or meowing; using litter boxes; and licking oneself or others for grooming

Exempts Halloween (or one designated day within a week of Halloween), up to 5 dress-up days per year with approved themes, and students performing as school mascots or in theater productions

Adds allowing or encouraging children to develop "a dependence on or belief that non-human behaviors are societally acceptable" to the legal definition of child abuse under the Family Code

Authorizes the Attorney General to investigate complaints, seek writs of mandamus to compel compliance, and levy fines of up to $10,000 for first violations or $25,000 for subsequent violations against school districts

Takes effect immediately with two-thirds legislative vote, otherwise September 1, 2025; officially titled the "Forbidding Unlawful Representation of Roleplaying in Educational Spaces" or F.U.R.R.I.E.S. Act