A bill requiring electronic ID readers at grocery and convenience stores that sell alcohol is now just a signature away from becoming law in Texas – a move being hailed as one of the most transformational changes to the state's liquor laws in three decades.

This bill allocates $3 billion toward creating the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to study dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and other brain conditions. The funding mechanism for SB 5 is through Senate Joint Resolution 3, which the Legislature approved and which puts the issue before voters.

Gov. Greg Abbott called all state workers back to the office this spring. Now, state lawmakers are sending this bill to his desk.