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• of you on the—and maybe anybody who's listening—the Resource Reentry Center here in Brigham Young County
• I was a county and city attorney back east. Thank you.
• We may rearrange the room with the permission of the County of Olatus to do that so that we can see you
• To themselves and to their counties and to the risk pool of the Association of Counties and so forth
• Of violence when we see people, like in Dallas, Texas, on the shells and the bullets that were shot.

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• exclusively taking care of pediatric and special needs patients in pediatric dentist offices in the Dallas-Fort
• Austin, and we work every day to get people onto PrEP through our clinics in Austin, San Antonio, and Dallas
• state through free information and referrals to our Navigating Autism program and serve over 100 counties

Bills: HB813, HB1680, HB3569, HB4074, HB4635, HB5178, SB527, SB1307, SB1822

Keywords: autism, health insurance, coverage, medical treatment, health benefit plan, HIV prevention, prescription drug, prior authorization, health benefits, insurance coverage, insurance, contract termination, property and casualty, insurance agents, discrimination, appraiser, umpire, licensing requirements, continuing education, admin penalties

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• Can you break that money down and show where it flowed to by county? I could get that to you. Okay.
• State Hospital in Dallas, is the construction on time?
• They've contacted me about it. request to ask for a hospital in Tarrant County also.
• I mean it's what what County are you in? Yeah, Lamb County Is that one of yours, Senator Perry?
• San Antonio, Bexar County area, for Harris County, and for those surrounding counties around Harris and

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• will please rise for the invocation, which will be offered by the Honorable Anne Johnson of Harris County
• Speaker: The chair recognizes the Honorable Stan Kitzman of Waller County to lead us in the pledges of
• Reynolds: Fort Bend County. There she is. Stand up. Good to see you here.
• You heard all the great accomplishments from the great city of Brownsville from Cameron County.
• It is indeed a great honor to recognize some guests in the gallery from Bell County, more specifically

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• A, and of the 20 counties in that district, it's headquartered, say, in Travis County, but the case
• Corpus Christi Bear and to live right here in Travis County.
• I'm a constituent of Travis County.
• This weekend that just passed, we had Comic-Con in Bell County.
• to every school district, county, state, and America.

Bills: SB7, SB14

Keywords: gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct

Summary: The Committee on State Affairs heard testimony on Senate Bill 7, the Texas Women’s Privacy Act, with the author and committee substitute explaining that the bill would require public facilities to designate multi-use private spaces by biological sex, restrict access to women’s restrooms, locker rooms, showers, sleeping quarters, shelters, and correctional facilities, and create civil penalties and enforcement mechanisms. Members asked about how the bill would apply to family violence shelters, children in mixed-family settings, venue layout, and venue for lawsuits; the author said the bill was similar to prior legislation but with stronger penalties and the 15th Court of Appeals as the exclusive intermediate appellate court for challenges, while clarifying that trial venue should generally be local except for state agencies. The committee also heard that the bill would be amended to better address local venue concerns and shelter-related issues. Invited testimony was largely in support of the bill from witnesses who described personal experiences in women’s sports, prisons, shelters, and public facilities, arguing that single-sex spaces are necessary for privacy and safety. Supporters included parents, former incarcerated women, a Republican county chair, a legal advocate, and a prison educator, who cited incidents involving transgender-identifying individuals in locker rooms, shelters, prisons, and restrooms, and said the bill would restore sex-based boundaries and protect vulnerable women and girls. One witness from Texas Values said the bill was needed despite the recently enacted Women’s Bill of Rights, and another ADF witness said the measure would protect privacy in schools and shelters. Opponents testified that the bill would harm transgender and intersex Texans, create harassment and “gender policing,” and expose cisgender women and children to invasive enforcement. Several witnesses argued there is no evidence that transgender women pose a restroom safety threat, while others said the bill would worsen mental health, employment, and school conditions for trans people and could conflict with prison standards and federal law. Family violence advocates urged changes to protect shelter operations and clarify that children can stay with parents, while other witnesses said the bill would create barriers for victims seeking help. The hearing featured extensive public testimony on both sides, but no final vote or committee action was taken in the portion provided.

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• In the State of Texas, outside of **Dallas** and **Houston**, the only State agency responding to new
• They are a Dallas-based firm. I think they were joined by a co-counsel as well. Is that correct?
• After I left that position, I was appointed to the CASA board in Montgomery County and kind of continued
• The CASA board in Montgomery County and kind of continued from there in a different chapter.

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, Attorney General, budget recommendations, funding swaps, salary increases, Landowner's Compensation Program, public testimony, law enforcement

Summary: The meeting focused on the budget recommendations for the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), where key issues included the proposed decrease of $163.9 million for the 2024-25 biennium and various methodology swaps for funding. Attorney General Paxton discussed ongoing litigation expenditures and emphasized the need for continued investments in agency staffing to address rising demands within law enforcement. Notably, he requested a 6% salary increase for 2026 and 2027 to retain talented personnel amidst competitive job markets. Public testimony highlighted community awareness challenges regarding the Landowner's Compensation Program, indicating a need for enhanced outreach efforts.

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• This is not a mandate on counties. Again, Mr. Chairman, members, this is not a mandate on counties.
• She has 5 of the largest counties Bear, Tarrant, Dallas, Harris, and Travis contracting out their voter
• Um, counties and school districts.
• It, it's always Harris County.
• On November 8, 2022, same county.

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• She is a lifelong Eastern Oklahoma County resident and currently serves patients and families through
• Melissa is a superintendent of Oberlin Hill schools here in Cleveland County.
• Senate Bill 2011 adds contracted employees of county detention facilities to the list of protected classes
• Today, wheat is grown in all 77 counties and remains the largest cash crop contributing to Oklahoma's
• Members, the Senate local and county government committee will meet this afternoon.

Bills: SB1636, SB1584, SB1730, SB1255, SB1627, SB137, SB2062, SB1470, SB1284, SB1632, SB1594, SB2045, SB1251, SB1884, SB1250, SB1630, SB1262, SB1374, SB1292, SB1432, SB1199, SB1790, SB1481, SB1614, SB1734, SB1437, SB1489, SB1718, SB1778, SB1327, SB1372, SB1403, SB1937, SB277, SB2131, SB1749, SB1348, SB1469, SB2018, SB1931, SB1530, SB2155, SB2030, SB1926, SB2170, SB2151, SB2166, SB1213, SB1381, SB1824, SB1876, SB1728, SB1582, SB1286, SB1386, SB1708, SB1618, SB2106, SB1471, SB2139, SB2154, SB1619, SCR15, HB2786, HB2787, SB1525, SB2011, SB2159

Keywords: cold case, unsolved homicide, violent crime, case file review, law enforcement, police records, victim family, immediate family member, designated person, forensic testing, witness reinterview, investigative leads, cold case unit, unsolved murder, public safety, Title 21, Oklahoma statutes, sexual assault, evidence kits, DNA testing

Bills: SB2350, SB2349, SB2178, SB2101, SB2373, SB2905, SB3231, SB3296, SB2704, SB3162, SB2885, SB2174, SB3256, SB2333, SB2713, SB2100, SB3012, SB2805, SB2102, SB2478, SB2103, SB3233, SB2678, SB2461, SB2645, SB3247, SB2005, SB2022, SB2083, SB2128, SB2130, SB2240, SB2306, SB2547, SB2603, SB2756, SB2782, SB2818, SB2944, SB2982, SB2986, SB3022, SB3031, SB3032, SB3035, SB3053, SB3288, SB2435, SB2970, SB2938, SB3110, SB3251, SB3322, SB2068, SB2268, SB3046, SB2526, SB2231, SB2448, SB2567, SB3095, SB3264, SB3131, SB3069, SB3180, SB2119, SB2137, SB2209, SB2180, SB2949, SB2431, SB2410, SB3199, SB3245, SB2274, SB2277, SB2175, SB2080, SB2799, SB2491, SB2310, SB2489, SB2925, SB2709, SB17, SB2227, SB2887, SB2006

Keywords: agriculture, aquaculture, livestock, agribusiness, Department of Agriculture, regulatory functions, employee benefits, restorative practices, sustainability, environmental stewardship, local food systems, Native Hawaiian, workforce development, industrial hemp, Hawaii, Native Hawaiian practices, regulation, cultural stewardship, economic development, organic waste

Bills: SB2350, SB2349, SB2178, SB2101, SB2373, SB2905, SB3231, SB3296, SB2704, SB3162, SB2885, SB2174, SB3256, SB2333, SB2713, SB2100, SB3012, SB2805, SB2102, SB2478, SB2103, SB3233, SB2678, SB2461, SB2645, SB3247, SB2005, SB2022, SB2083, SB2128, SB2130, SB2240, SB2306, SB2547, SB2603, SB2756, SB2782, SB2818, SB2944, SB2982, SB2986, SB3022, SB3031, SB3032, SB3035, SB3053, SB3288, SB2435, SB2970, SB2938, SB3110, SB3251, SB3322, SB2068, SB2268, SB3046, SB2526, SB2231, SB2448, SB2567, SB3095, SB3264, SB3131, SB3069, SB3180, SB2119, SB2137, SB2209, SB2180, SB2949, SB2431, SB2410, SB3199, SB3245, SB2274, SB2277, SB2175, SB2080, SB2799, SB2491, SB2310, SB2489, SB2925, SB2709, SB17, SB2227, SB2887, SB2006

Keywords: agriculture, aquaculture, livestock, agribusiness, Department of Agriculture, regulatory functions, employee benefits, restorative practices, sustainability, environmental stewardship, local food systems, Native Hawaiian, workforce development, industrial hemp, Hawaii, Native Hawaiian practices, regulation, cultural stewardship, economic development, organic waste

Bills: HB149, HB2017, HB705, HB223, HB 1056, HB2854, HB4623, HB3000, HB46, HB 117, HB3619, HB4464, HB5646, HCR84, HB500, HB2963, HB5509, HB1973, HB3909, HB718, HB252, HB5666, HB 119, HB346, HB5624, HB5658, HB5677, HB1545, HB3073, HB4081, HB 121, HB4236, HB3848, HB4144, HB40, HB5682, HB3697, HB3333, HB3642, HB20, HB549, HB2731, HB4233, HB4690, HB 127, HB2525, SB1637, SB1, SB1198, SB509, SB13, SB15, SB30, SB268, SB331, SB441, SB447, SB457, SB568, SB650, SB763, SB1540, SB1610, SB1660, SB2018, SB2024, SB2217, SB2337, SB2753, SB2900, SB2972, SB3059, HB14

Keywords: artificial intelligence, regulation, biometric data, ethical AI, consumer protection, AI governance, intoxication manslaughter, criminal penalties, community supervision, mandatory supervision, parole eligibility, Grayson's Law, cosmetology, licensure, interstate compact, state regulations, public safety, workforce mobility, municipality, procurement

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• counties than voter registrations.
• Collin, Hayes, and Tarrant County... ...County have each received more than 10,000 challenges.
• She has five of the largest counties—Bexar, Tarrant, Dallas, Harris, and Travis—contracting out their
• County. So we've laid the groundwork. It's always Harris County.
• Harris County is a big place, y'all; it often takes more than an hour to get across the county.

Bills: HB376, HB817, HB 1297, HB1478, HB1661, HB1783

Keywords: HB 817, Texas Election Code, majority vote, majority threshold, ranked-choice voting, preferential voting, instant runoff voting, vote reassignment, ballot ranking, election administration, public office election, Election Code Section 2.0215, runoff elections, plurality vs majority, voting systems, education reform, budget allocation, teacher retention, student performance, accountability measures

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• judge, unlike most other county-level positions. which are handled by the county clerk or elections
• County judges do not.
• The only other thing is there are large counties, or at least one specific of the largest counties in
• We've done that in Tarrant County.
• A large urban county such as Bexar County, Dallas County, or even a suburban county like Collin County

Bills: HB329, HB361, HB546, HB1547, HB1745, HB2786, HB3235, HB3370, HB3575, HJR83

Keywords: appraisal, property value, residential real estate, tax code, appraisal review board, property owners, property tax, homeowners, property owner rights, property appraisal, taxation, Texas Tax Code, real estate, ad valorem tax, homestead exemption, market value, condemnation, tax appraisal, open-space land, land use

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• Corporations located in populous County and used to promote agriculture, support youth and provide educational
• Committee on Public Health, HB 44 by McLaughlin relating to the jurisdiction and operation of the county
• court and law of Atascosa County.
• HB number 73 by Bella Montgomery relating to municipal and county financial requirements for the Committee
• HB number 169 by Gonzalez of Dallas relating to the regulation of the cultivation, processing.

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• Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, HB 503 by Tepper relating to the eligibility of certain counties
• HB 537 by Walley, relating to the Authority of Counties to Regulate Noise Levels in Residential Areas
• refer to the Subcommittee on county and regional government.
• referred to the subcommittee on county and regional government.
• Bell of Montgomery County moves that the House adjourn until 2 p.m.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Case didn't happen, or the Tarrant County case didn't happen.
• That's nothing scientific about that number, but these are the small counties; these are the rural counties
• I'm from Dallas, Texas. You're from Dallas, Texas. Okay.
• In Tarrant County, our county commissioner's name is on all nine members of the Board of Trustees.
• County and Pecos County.

Bills: SB128, SB640, SB672, SB904, SB1141, SB1263, SB1525, SB1528, SB2041, SB2306, SB2308, SB2357, SB2446, SB2695, SB2857, SB2891, SB2583

Keywords: hospital reporting, child abuse, neglect, administrative penalty, medical ethics, child protection, SB 640, Texas Family Code, Department of Family and Protective Services, DFPS, child welfare, foster care, managing conservatorship, suicide attempt, youth suicide, mental health, child protective services, state custody, annual report, reporting requirements

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• That aside, my name is Jonathan Macias, and I'm the Assistant County Manager over at the County of Doña
• in Bernalillo County and in Santa Fe County.
• Macias talked about the RFI that the county is doing.
• El Paso County has eight. 800,000 people. Dona Ana County has 220,000. And we're almost 50-50.
• The meeting was composed of authorities from El Paso County, Dona Ana County, and the municipality of

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• So joining us today are Jaden Moss, Jackson Holloway, Jeremiah Hill, Dallas Thinei Anofo, Ali Collier
• Martinez, a devoted advocate for the Solano County agricultural community.
• Joe showed integrity at county and state levels as a long-standing member of the Solano County Farm Bureau
• He was recently honored with the Solano County Farm Bureau Heritage Award, and he was widely recognized

Summary: The Assembly convened in Sacramento with an initial quorum call, then established a quorum and proceeded with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and routine opening business. The chamber dispensed with reading the prior journal, deferred introductions and references of bills, and reported no Governor or Senate messages. Procedural motions were approved, including suspending rules to allow adjournment-in-memory remarks and guest access, and withdrawing S.J.R. 7 from committee and placing it on the third reading file. Members then recognized several guest groups, including Grace Valley Christian School, College of San Mateo student-athletes, the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Agricultural Leadership Class, the Light of the World youth group, and exchange students from Germany and Tajikistan. There was no substantive floor debate on legislation; daily file and several file items were passed, retained, or continued without further action. The main floor activity centered on adjournment-in-memory tributes. Assemblymember Ortega honored former San Leandro Mayor Stephen Cassidy for his public service, school and hospital advocacy, and civic leadership. Assemblymember Wilson honored Joseph R. Martinez, a Solano County agricultural leader and advocate for rural health care. The Assembly observed moments of silence for both individuals. The session concluded with announcements, including a reminder that FPPC Form 700 was due that day, notice of committee meetings, and an adjournment motion carrying the House until Thursday, March 5 at 9 a.m.

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• Creek Boulevard and 7.5 acres of a 66-acre tract at 909 West 45th Street, both located in Travis County
• It is to make the TSLAC facilities in Austin and Liberty County more accessible.
• I can't imagine what larger communities are experiencing, like Irving, Dallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington
• We're a suburb of Dallas-Fort Worth, right next to DFW Airport.
• It's 24 miles off the coast of Galveston and Brazoria counties and.

Bills: SB383, SB1012, SB1181, SB1705, SB2075, SB2221, SB2586, SB2864, SB2994

Keywords: SB 383, ERCOT, Texas Utilities Code, interconnection, wind power facility, offshore wind, coastal wind, nearshore wind, Gulf of America, Texas coast, three marine leagues, electric grid, transmission line, distribution facility, renewable energy, battery storage, energy storage, grid access, power grid, electric service

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• I know in Dallas we're trying desperately due to some citizen citizen referendums and just referenda
• the, the approach is that we want to make sure that the criteria are clearly defined so that Ward County
• , the, the county where Monahan's is situated.
• And uh what I want to do, what I really want to do is uh achieve some clarity for counties that By almost
• like Ward County and Winkler County, i.e., where Monahan's is, would be, uh, eligible for this program