New Texas legislation allows high school sports seniors to benefit from NIL

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill that will allow high school sports seniors to benefit from their name, image, and likeness (NIL).

According to KBTX’s Travis Brown, the state’s House of Representatives passed House Bill 126 via two-thirds vote. It needed an additional vote after including that no athlete below 17 years old to sign an NIL deal

District 84 Representative Carl Tepper is HB 126’s primary author, with Trent Ashby and Aicha Davis as joint authors. Brandon Creighton sponsored the bill, while Jose Menendez is a co-sponsor.