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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We do thank the legislature for expanding the Texas Compassionate Use Act, which allows for the physician
- Texas.
- So the issue is real, the issue is big, and I appreciate and applaud the Texas Legislature for... going
- . in Texas.
- Legislature.
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So, when the Texas Supreme Court was given rulemaking authority by the legislature, this statute was
- Uh, Kevin Hale, Libertarian Party of Texas.
- The Legislature passed House Bill 20 in the 87th Legislature, second special session to protect citizen
- The Libertarian Party of Texas urges the legislature... ...to reject SB 901.
- Texoga, Texas Royalty Council, and Texas Civil.
Bills:
SB38 , SB287 , SB291 , SB292 , SB508 , SB618 , SB901 , SB1436 , SB1494 , SB1626 , SB1719 , SB1999 , SB1333 , SB 38
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- to connect West Texas renewables to the larger load centers in North Texas.
- Raymond: So but in Texas? Dan Diorio: In Texas. Yes. Mr. Raymond: Yeah.
- Raymond: We're talking about Texas. Heinz Strader: In Texas. Yes, sir. Okay.
- Our roots in Texas go back 145 years, and we are proud to power Texas.
- Part of what makes Texas such a great place to do business is that this legislature has put in place
Committee:
House State Affairs
Summary:
The Committee on State Affairs convened to discuss data centers and their impact on Texas's energy infrastructure. The meeting featured testimony from key representatives of the Public Utility Commission (PUC) and ERCOT, who outlined the evolving landscape of energy generation and the challenges posed by the rapid growth of data centers. Notably, ERCOT reported over 450,000 MW of generation resources planned for connection, with a significant portion attributed to data centers, which now represent around 87% of new large load interconnection requests.
The committee explored proposed changes to the interconnection process, including a new 'batch study' approach aimed at streamlining the approval of multiple projects simultaneously. This change is intended to address the challenges of managing numerous simultaneous requests and to provide more certainty for developers regarding their energy needs. Testimonies emphasized the importance of ensuring that the costs of infrastructure upgrades are borne by the data centers rather than residential ratepayers, with discussions around the financial commitments required from developers.
Several data center developers also provided testimony, highlighting the economic benefits of their projects, including job creation and increased local revenues. They expressed concerns about the potential for a moratorium on future growth due to the new interconnection rules and emphasized the need for a collaborative approach to address water usage and environmental impacts. The committee plans to continue discussions on these topics in future hearings, with a focus on balancing economic growth with energy reliability and resource management.
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- Approximately 42% of all births in Texas are to unwed mothers.
- Approximately 42% of all births in Texas are to unwed mothers.
- For single Texas, natal care is approximately $20,000 per mother.
- I am the presiding judge of the family court in Hayes County, Texas.
- We appreciate that the Texas Legislature has been a leader in ensuring that those who serve people living
Committee:
Senate Jurisprudence
Summary:
The committee first adopted its rules, which were distributed in the same form as the prior session’s rules. Members then took up several bills, beginning with SB 711, an HOA/condominium association bill that would extend and conform property-owner protections to condominium associations; the bill’s author and a Community Associations Institute representative testified in support, and the bill was left pending. SB 942 would allow child support and certain prenatal/postnatal medical expenses to be calculated from the date of conception rather than birth; it drew supportive testimony from the Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Attorney General’s Child Support Division, and was also left pending after testimony. SB 1448, an estates and probate cleanup bill, would require transfer of original wills by qualified delivery, add notice and electronic-order requirements for statutory probate courts, and make other clarifications; it received supportive testimony from the Texas Real Estate and Probate Institute and was left pending.
The committee also heard SB 1403, the Attorney General’s Title IV-D child support modernization bill, which updates notice, review, remote-hearing, and administrative-process provisions and clarifies several enforcement and evidence rules; the AG’s office testified that it would improve efficiency, and the bill remained pending. SB 1404 would allow courts to require an email address in final SAPCR orders when other contact information is nondisclosed and clarify service and judgment requirements; the Attorney General’s office described it as a good-government measure, and it was left pending. SB 1559 would require transfer of protective orders into divorce or custody cases to avoid conflicting orders; family-law practitioners and a family court judge testified that it would resolve longstanding conflicts identified by multiple courts of appeals, and the bill remained pending.
Finally, the committee considered SB 746, a guardianship bill that would address conflicts of interest in guardianship proceedings, allow guardian ad litem appointment earlier in the process, and require timely court action on annual guardianship reports and accounts; a committee substitute would remove some provisions and extend a reporting deadline from 20 to 30 days. TREP supported the bill, and one practitioner suggested requiring courts to state reasons when rejecting annual accounts. SB 1536 would require dementia and Alzheimer’s training for certain family guardians, with a committee substitute narrowing the scope and reducing the training time from three hours to one; the Alzheimer’s Association supported the measure and the substitute, and the bill was left pending. No bills were voted out of committee during the meeting.
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Transcript Highlights:
- In 2019, the legislature passed HB 2677, which restricted former members of the legislature from engaging
- Right here in Texas, in particular the University of Texas, Texas A&M Investment Management Company,
- No bond work for you in Texas.
- They're working on the Texas Stock Exchange, they're doing some things to help Texas, and we're thankful
- economy, Texas energy, and Texas retirees?
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Texas.
- We serve over 35,000 Texas customers.
- Ana Esparza, representing the Texas Trucking Association.
- Never been to Canadian, Texas, right?
- But I believe passing a bill from the legislature, by the legislature, would make it more likely that
Bills:
HB246 , HB796 , HB 1056 , HB1544 , HB1846 , HB2001 , HB2618 , HB2625 , HB2869 , HB2898 , HB3069 , HB3114 , HB3157 , HB3228 , HJR98 , HB246
Committee:
House State Affairs
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We contract with two incubators, one out of University of Texas and the other out of Texas A&M University
- Texas Hydrogen Production Policy Council, which produced its first report to the legislature.
- They're all in East Texas. They're all in East Texas. There's a lot.
- So, Texas, we're military state USA, right?
- The Texas Geothermal Energy Alliance is a Texas-based, Texas-led advocacy organization. of advancing
Committee:
House Energy Resources
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Texas Ethics Commission Dec 10th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- He authored and passed a complete revision of the Texas ethics laws described by Texas Monthly as, quote
- , the best ethics bill in the history of the Texas legislature.
- It's nice to be back where I once belonged for my 24 years in the legislature.
- Amanda is a graduate of Texas A&M and the University of Texas Law School.
- And have already been published in the Texas Register.
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Transcript Highlights:
- I represent the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
- I refer specifically to rate hikes, bond elections, and spending shenanigans. legislature and past legislatures
- The legislature has already authorized exemptions.
- Yeah, you know, the Texas miracle is alive and well, especially in north central Texas.
- oil and gas, and it's crucial to the state of Texas.
Committee:
Senate Local Government
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Sunset Advisory Commission Jan 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- , and the Texas Ethics Commission.
- We will also Trinity River Authority of Texas and the Texas Ethics Commission.
- The next agency we are voting on is the Trinity River Authority of Texas.
- The next agency we are voting on is the Texas Ethics Commission.
- This modification For the Texas Ethics Commission. Excuse me.
Summary:
The Sunset Advisory Commission met for its final meeting of the biennium, established a quorum, and approved the December 11, 2024 minutes. Members then voted on staff recommendations for several agencies, including the Angelina and Netties River Authority, Lower Netties Valley Authority, and Trinity River Authority of Texas, adopting all recommendations for those entities without modification.
The Texas Ethics Commission received the most discussion. Members adopted a modified recommendation to exempt lobby compensation thresholds from inflation adjustments and another modification to round inflation-adjusted amounts. The Commission also adopted a series of new recommendations addressing TEC customer service staffing, late filing penalties, post-election reporting penalties, waiver of penalties when notice cannot be produced, review of the substantial compliance standard for corrected reports, review of the definition of principal purpose for campaign finance reporting, more prominent public posting of delinquent penalties, and clearer training and guidance on lobbying registration and filing requirements. The Commission also adopted two previously omitted Texas Department of Criminal Justice recommendations, 6.5 and 6.6.
The Commission then took its required final record vote to forward all recommendations adopted during the biennium to the 89th Legislature; the motion passed with nine ayes. Sunset staff provided a status update on implementation of 2023 Sunset recommendations, reporting that the State Auditor found 89% of selected management actions fully implemented and that Sunset staff found 68% of 163 statutory and related changes fully implemented, with the remainder mostly in progress. The meeting also noted the recently completed evaluation of the Texas Lottery Commission and ended with closing remarks from the chair and vice chair before the Commission recessed.
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- This bill was presented during the 87th legislature back in 2021.
- You'll hear more from Jamie later, but Texas is already.
- I would just remind you that, you know, both the Texas Association of Business and Texas Coalition of
- We're the largest professional display company in Texas.
- Recently, the Maryland legislature decided to take...
Bills:
HB712 , HB722 , HB946 , HB1687 , HB1809 , HB1899 , HB2528 , HB2583 , HB2741 , HB2750 , HB3021 , HB3150 , HB3265 , HB3658 , HB3812 , HB3960 , HB4392 , HB4432
Committee:
House Insurance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The legislature also funds our 25-year old State of Texas Advanced Resource Recovery, or STAR program
- the state of Texas.
- Texas 8-1-1 is a 501... C-4 founded in 1984 in Dallas, Texas.
- In terms of Chapter 251 and the One Call Board of Texas, in 1997 the Texas Legislature passed the Underground
- You know, every damage prevention stakeholder in the state of Texas should want the legislature to examine
Committee:
House Energy Resources
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Governmental Organization Committee Jun 23rd, 2026
Governmental Organization
Transcript Highlights:
- The Legislature is currently addressing just such an issue.
- Diversity shows itself in the state legislature.
- It's time that the Legislature moves forward. I ask for your aye vote. Thank you.
- The author's rationale is that Eid deserves recognition because the legislature already recognized Diwali
- It's interesting because I'm the only Muslim that serves in the state legislature.
Committee:
Senate Governmental Organization
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I don't serve in any other state legislature. I serve in Texas, and in Texas we've said we...
- As a pastor, Texas women ask me again and again, "Why doesn't this legislature care?"
- This legislature needs to be in the business of bringing the citizens of Texas back together.
- I'm baffled by how little the Texas legislature cares about family. and family planning.
- Again and again, the Texas Legislature has attempted to enshrine the gender binary into law.
Committee:
House State Affairs
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- In 2023, the Texas legislature took a huge step toward expanding healthcare access and patients' rights
- Do the legislature need to take that back from the Texas Medical Board?
- The ethical standards of Texas midwifery or the desires of the Texas legislature.
- The Texas Legislature and TDLR rules include a comprehensive list of standards of care protocols that
- Texas Legislature and TDLR.
Bills:
HB3772 , HB1656 , HB4504 , HB1896 , HB4420 , HB4421 , HB4076 , HB3708 , HB2806 , HB3540 , HB1586 , HB5459 , HB4553 , HB4535 , HB3811 , HB3749 , HB4255 , HB4051 , HB5098 , HB3554 , HB4539 , HB5274
Committee:
House Public Health
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- the legislature and to the public.
- In Texas, implicit bias training is required for new police officers.
- So I've also had implicit bias before coming to the University of Texas.
- I am the presiding judge of County Court at Law No. 6 here in Travis County, Texas.
- You know, obviously the legislature has to pass these.
Bills:
HB 1181 , HB3704 , HB1363 , HB1610 , HB1615 , HB1620 , HB3223 , HB1317 , HB2884 , HB2176 , HB4027 , HB1664 , HB933 , HB2613 , HB3353 , HB2086 , HB4101 , HB3441 , HB4145 , HB3455
Committee:
House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- , and the Texas Education Agency.
- the Texas Pediatric Society.
- I live in Abilene, Texas.
- Yeah, I came to Texas when I was seven months pregnant. Why did you come to Texas?
- That was in Texas. This was in Texas. Yes. Yes, ma'am. This was in Texas, and they left.
Bills:
HB163 , HB216 , HB721 , HB2035 , HB2038 , HB3057 , HB3153 , HB3233 , HB3595 , HB3801 , HB3812 , HB4076 , HB4129 , HB4377 , HB4535 , HB4666 , HB4730 , HB4743 , HB4903 , HB5149 , HB5155 , HB1534 , HB163 , HB216
Committee:
Senate Health & Human Services
Summary:
The committee met without a quorum at first, then established a quorum with five members present. Members heard and left pending several House bills, including HB 4743 on allowing hospitals to license mobile stroke units under a hospital license, HB 4129 on earlier DFPS enforcement tools for single-source continuum contractors in community-based foster care, HB 4903 creating a Quad Agency Child Care Initiative to coordinate child care regulations across state agencies, HB 3812 revising the gold card/prior authorization process for physicians, HB 4535 requiring written informed consent before COVID-19 vaccination and a standardized state information sheet, and HB 4666 reducing the frequency of some HHSC reports to the legislature. The chair also noted HB 35 would be voted on later after a subcommittee back was received, and that a large number of bills would be heard the next day.
Most of the testimony focused on HB 4535 and HB 4730. On HB 4535, supporters argued the bill would strengthen informed consent for COVID vaccination by requiring written consent and clearer state-level information about risks, manufacturer liability protections, and adverse-event reporting; opponents, including a pediatrician and medical groups, said existing federal and state informed-consent materials already cover these topics and warned the bill could create duplicative paperwork and penalties. On HB 3812, the Texas Medical Association supported changes that would extend the gold-card evaluation period to one year, raise transparency, and make prior authorization exemptions easier to administer, while health plans said they were neutral and viewed the bill as a balance between reducing burden and preventing fraud or unsafe care.
HB 4730 drew extensive testimony from adoption professionals, birth mothers, adoptive parents, and child welfare advocates. The bill would require DFPS to create a relinquishment form, train child-placing agency staff, and extend the minimum waiting period for voluntary relinquishment from 48 hours to seven days. Supporters of the current law argued the 48-hour period aligns with hospital discharge, allows informed decisions, and helps birth parents and adoptive families begin healing and bonding without pushing children into foster care or creating legal and Medicaid complications. The author said the bill would be revised and that the seven-day provision was a work in progress. No votes were taken on the bills during the meeting; each bill was left pending after public testimony closed.
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Transcript Highlights:
- Created by the legislature in 1856, the Texas School for the Deaf is the longest continuously operating
- public school in Texas.
- The Texas Legislature strongly opposes the creation of a central bank digital currency and urges federal
- The Texas Legislature acted last session to ensure uniformity in local regulations, and SB 1036 builds
- Texas Strip, we're in the middle of changing things.
Committee:
House State Affairs
VA
Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Commission on Updating Virginia Law to Reflect Federal Recognition of Virginia Tribes Jun 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- This is actually the last meeting of the Commission on Updating Virginia Law to Reflect Federal Recognition
- The public is beginning to understand that federal recognition is not merely a title.
- To be the point person on that particular bill, to do the work, the legwork within the legislature to
- , The tribes are not only being offered a symbolic seat at the table, while the legislature retains no
- So, but The recognition of sovereignty is the basis.
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- The first is our field guide to the taxes of Texas, which I'm. up here for you.
- So I think it's a way that the legislature has.
- If you include all of Texas Education Agency funds...
- So Texas may have improved in these rankings since that time.
- Texas has the seventh highest property taxes in the country.
Committee:
House Ways & Means