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• genitalia, or take hormone blockers to prevent their bodies or their natural body structures from developing

Bills: SR122, SR123, SR124, SCR12, HB940, HB221, HCR109, HCR58, HB27, HB143, HB205, HB259, HB267, HB288, HB308, HB403, HB405, HB414, HB417, HB478, HB546, HB548, HB555, HB557, HB609, HB670, HB672, HB740, HB779, HB786, HB796, HB812, HB848, HB909, HB915, HB917, HB921, HB930, HB933, HB938, HB971, HB1095, HB1096, HB1103, HB1129, HB1154, HB1166, HB1187, HB1195, HB1230, SB121, SCR22, SCR24, SB29, SB30, SB32, SB41, SB42, SB43, SB47, SB84, SB93, SB113, SB192, SB199, SB219, SB220, SB221, SB222, SB241, SB253, SB255, SB289, SB292, SB306, SB314, SB351, SB399, SB404, SB14, SB102, SB133, SB151, SB165, SB169, SB170, SB200, SB217, SB280, SB291, SB300, SB303, SB330, SB449, SB489, SB521, SB45, SB156, SB181, SB203, SB274, SB304, SB379, SB396, SB410, SB425, SB427, SB436, SB424, SCR61, SCR9, SB35, SB65, SB215, SB246, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB490, SB492, SB500, HCR31, HB296, HB299, HB322, HB364, HB519, HB535, HB538, HB568, HB571, HB622, HB635, HB676, HB772, HB784, HB1006, HB1018, HB1043, HB1070, HB1134, HB1239, HB62, HB193, HB203, HB210, HB220, HB228, HB246, HB420, HB475, HB486, HB574, HB584, HB750, HB813, HB815, HB826, HB870, HB949, HB953, HB1045, HB1092, HB1151, HB1162, HB1176, HB1177, HB1196, HB1214, HB1241, HB22, HB28, HB33, HB41, HB47, HB87, HB115, HB162, HB195, HB214, HB217, HB233, HB283, HB290, HB319, HB324, HB345, HB362, HB363, HB368, HB377, HB380, HB382, HB386, HB392, HB406, HB431, HB441, HB466, HB503, HB533, HB559, HB575, HB590, HB593, HB618, HB636, HB655, HB664, HB685, HB692, HB707, HB715, HB732, HB738, HB741, HB748, HB776, HB807, HB822, HB856, HB860, HB868, HB887, HB888, HB905, HB908, HB961, HB980, HB990, HB992, HB999, HB1000, HB1010, HB1146, HB1157, HB1233, HB1236, HB1243, HB17, HB36, HB73, HB119, HB126, HB129, HB133, HB140, HB159, HB166, HB211, HB226, HB245, HB271, HB280, HB337, HB351, HB354, HB399, HB677, HB712, HB723, HB726, HB728, HB759, HB789, HB844, HB850, HB966, HB1036, SB149, SB382, SB441, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB782

Keywords: SR122, Senate Resolution 122, Metairie Park Country Day School, Country Day Cajuns, Cajuns basketball, LHSAA, Louisiana High School Athletic Association, Division III Select, boys basketball, state championship, high school sports, athletic commendation, sports resolution, Lake Charles, Marsh Madness, Mike McGuire, Brennan White, Kellen Brewer, Calvary Baptist Academy, school recognition

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, heard a guest minister’s prayer and the pledge, and dispensed with reading the journal. The chamber then received Legislative Bureau reports on numerous House bills, many of which were reported favorably or without amendments and ordered to third reading or to the Legislative Bureau. The Senate also adopted a House concurrent resolution commending Special Olympics Louisiana by a 35-0 vote, and it took up several Senate resolutions, including one urging the Navy to use a transparent and competitive acquisition strategy to protect jobs at Conrad Shipyard, one commending Metairie Park Country Day School, one designating Early Ed Day, and one offering condolences for Carolyn Ann Cherry Moore. The main floor debate centered on Senate Bill 121, the congressional redistricting bill. Senator Morris presented the bill as a response to the federal court’s Calais decision, arguing the current map was unconstitutional and that the new plan should avoid race as the predominant factor while using partisan advantage, incumbency protection, compactness, contiguity, and communities of interest. Senators questioned whether the proposal effectively created a 5-1 Republican map, whether it diluted Black and Democratic voting strength, and whether it split too many parishes. Morris said the map was drawn from the 2022 plan, tweaked in committee and again on the floor, and that litigation was likely regardless of the final version. Two competing amendments drew extended debate. Senator Morris’s amendment, which further refined his map, was adopted 26-10. Senator Price then offered an alternative map based on an amicus brief and algorithmic criteria, arguing it would create two opportunity districts, split fewer parishes, avoid using race, and better reflect the state’s partisan balance; supporters said it was fairer and more compact, but it failed 10-27. After the amendments, the Senate returned to SB 121 for further questions, with members continuing to debate whether the bill’s 5-1 structure was a lawful partisan gerrymander or an impermissible racial dilution of voting strength.

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• , Mann, Marty, Mathews, McEwen, Miller, Mitchell, Mohamed, Murphy, Nelson, Oumou Verbeten, Pappas, Port
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• Senate File 756 be withdrawn from the Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
• ,<00:16:24.560> and Broadband, and Rural Development, and Broadband, and Rural Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• WHAT WE DO IS BUY DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS FROM FARMERS. ANYONE CAN APPLY. WE HAVE DONE MANY SMALL FARMS.
• WHAT THE RULE OF FAMILY LAND DOES IS BUYING THOSE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS IN PERPETUITY WE CONTINUE TO HAVE
• BUT WE WILL OPEN IT EVERY YEAR AND I BELIEVE ABOUT $2 MILLION OF OPPORTUNITIES TO ACQUIRE THOSE DEVELOPMENT
• FARM IN THE WATER USAGE IS APPROPRIATE. **** WE WORKED VERY HARD, NOT ONLY WITH THE UNIVERSITY TO DEVELOP
• DOES IT PLAY A ROLE AT THE PORTS DOES IT PLAY A ROLE AT THE PORTS IN PRODUCTS IMPORTED IN THE STATE OF

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• With the CTE development, do y'all actually work with TEA to develop the standards for those courses?
• Keeping pace with what is going on and what is developing.
• Facilitating the development of a 21st century law.
• in port and terminal management, and Lamar State College Port Arthur operates the largest Commercial
• On the Texas State You mentioned research and development and so forth.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• This is why we are developing the clear guardrails, and we say vision before vendor.
• He was a developer of the fiscal stability bills.
• And they did the Financial Center Development Act, which developed Delaware as a national banking center
• When it comes to the port, I saw the secretary here.
• development agreement before we're actually allocating the money.

Keywords: 1064, all

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• We have the ability to monitor and predict by developing a statewide hub.
• The eye of the storm came across Port Aransas and right there between Rockport and Port A.
• So that's my answer to why there should be no development at all.
• with the Texas Water Development.
• At some point, we may develop a system where we could reach out to campers.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Harold himself from Port Clinton and points east.
• CHINA LAKE AND THE MOJAVE AIR AND SPACE PORT.
• Utah is developing a future built on innovation and collaboration.
• Utah is developing a future built on innovation and collaboration.
• Space is research and development.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 24, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Is it driving development?
• Is it driving development? Is ad cost? Is it driving development?
• it promotional for developing it promotional for developing hydrogen.<00:21:19.200> The<00
• The push to kill the renewable development account.
• <00:38:00.240> and of utilities and solar developers and of utilities and solar developers

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Port, Birdwell, Hall, Hinojosa, Middleton. Parker, Perry, Schwertner, Saffirini, Paxton.
• I won't read it, but it does list various ports in which the writ power is available for original jurisdiction
• abuse. but in situations in which the customs and usages of law, the mandamus jurisprudence that is developed
• The trial court has a full... opportunity to develop the record, we lead to a final judgment, the appellate

Bills: SB16, SB76, SB310, SB311, SB396, SB505, SB827, SB964, SB1209, SB1210, SB1386, SB1470, SB2035, SJR37, SB 16

Keywords: voter registration, proof of citizenship, Election Code, criminal offenses, limited federal ballot, transportation, infrastructure, funding, public safety, state regulation, election, polling places, voter access, state oversight, electronic voting, voting, polling place, elections, countywide program, election integrity

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• designation would establish a baseline level of protection and allow the department to begin processes of developing
• Representative Jacob Landry provides relative to permits required by local governments that impede the development
• parts of the swamp where this can happen without anything like alligators or migratory birds or the port
• “Without anything like alligators or migratory birds or the port of the year that we can do it in could
• One of the leading citizens up in Street Port, a very progressive young man doing a lot of great things

Bills: SCR54, SCR59, HCR5, HCR62, HCR78, HCR86, HB595, HB688, HB802, HB841, HB1161, HB1171, HB1189, HB1248, HB1258

Keywords: Mississippi River Basin, fishery commission, invasive species, sustainability, economic impact, red drum, fishing regulations, tournament permits, wildlife management, recreational fishing, flood management, FEMA, floodplain maps, environmental risks, Louisiana, flood insurance, risk assessment, community planning, seafood, commercial fishing

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• And they will develop a system like we saw in... ...Chairman Blackman's committee prior.
• If it has a SIM card, if it has a port of any kind, even if it is an antique serial port, you can get
• So they go, well, look, there's a lock on the port.
• Well, they go, well, look, there's a lock on the port. Oh, a lock on the port. All right.
• you don't necessarily know what's covered over from the EMS Gateway from the internet through that port

Bills: HB2006, HB2165, HB2245, HB2348, HB2806, HB2901, HB2902, HCR2016

Keywords: sample ballots, elections, primary election, general election, mailing deadline, ballot mailing, county election officials, board of supervisors, secretary of state, early voting list, election administration, voter information, postal service, USPS processing center, city elections, town elections, special district elections, Arizona election law, ballot proofing, party chair

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• To stop all this economic development, let these folks who don't want it not get it.
• When it comes to residential development, subdivision developments, commercial developments, and industrial
• You still have waterway access there where you can get to a port of export. ...business.
• Yeah, West Virginia, you still have waterway access there where you can get to a port of export.
• We're not getting the development that comes around it. What are we getting?

Summary: The committee took up public comment on a package of similar local-option bills related to carbon capture and sequestration, including House Bills 5, 6, 497, 498, 501, and 504. The bills would let parishes, or in some cases specific parishes such as Rapides and Livingston, decide by local vote whether Class VI wells, CO2 sequestration, and related pipeline infrastructure could be permitted. The chair grouped the bills together for testimony, adopted a three-minute public comment rule, and noted that the bills were not yet under consideration for a vote during the public-comment portion. Supporters, including Speaker Pro Tem Mike Johnson, parish officials, local activists, and residents, argued that communities affected by carbon capture projects should have a direct voice through local option elections. They said the bills were about self-determination, local control, and allowing residents to decide whether the risks are worth the benefits. Several speakers said their parishes had passed resolutions opposing carbon capture or asking for local choice, while others emphasized concerns about eminent domain, aquifer protection, lack of public understanding, and the need for more information about project impacts and financial benefits. Some supporters also said a local vote would force industry to engage more directly with communities and could improve transparency. Opponents, including representatives of the Department of Conservation and Energy, the Louisiana Chemistry Association, the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association, and the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, warned that the bills would create uncertainty, undermine Louisiana’s primacy over Class VI permitting, and invite litigation under federal preemption and the Supremacy Clause. They said the state already has a strict permitting process with public input and technical review, and that allowing parish-by-parish approval could delay or block billions of dollars in investment, jobs, and export-related projects. The department testified that if the state adopted a local-option referendum system, EPA could determine Louisiana was not implementing the program consistently and could move to remove primacy. No committee vote was taken in the portion provided.

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• <00:08:33.440> as contributions to economic development as contributions to economic development
• This bill would direct the Department of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to protect data centers
• Smucker for teaming up with me to develop this important legislation that supports victims of sexual
• It's about dignity and justice for survivors. me to develop this important legislation me to develop
• foundation of a child's development. foundation of a child's development.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, April 27, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• It's developed by the city councils and city staff to be able to develop financial management policies
• We do not look at a port reopening in a vacuum.
• Let's say through the Texas Water Development Board, there is a desalination plan under development that
• The Water Development Board does have a role.
• Because the DFC can impact how much brackish groundwater can be developed using Development Board funds

Summary: During the meeting, legislative members discussed the practice of municipalities diverting water and sewer revenues to their general funds, which impacts infrastructure maintenance and project delays. Vice Chair Sparks proposed limiting public testimony to two minutes, which was adopted without objection. The committee heard from various witnesses, including Perry Fowler from the Texas Water Infrastructure Network, who emphasized that utility revenues should primarily support water services and that transfers should be transparent and justified. He noted that many utilities face financial pressures that could hinder infrastructure projects. Larry French from the Texas Public Policy Foundation highlighted the significant financial impact of water loss and general fund transfers, estimating the annual loss at $1.5 billion. He argued that these transfers can create disincentives for municipalities to address water loss issues. Brian Butcher, Assistant City Manager of Sugar Land, defended the city's cost allocation model for general fund transfers, asserting that they are necessary for equitable service provision and operational efficiency. The committee also discussed the implications of rising construction costs and the need for better procurement processes to ensure effective use of taxpayer dollars. The second part of the meeting focused on the New World Screwworm and the state's preparedness to manage potential infestations. Dudley Hoskins from the USDA outlined the federal response efforts and the importance of collaboration with state agencies. He emphasized the need for ongoing surveillance and the production of sterile flies to combat the pest. Dr. Philip Kaufman from Texas A&M discussed the historical context of the screwworm and the challenges posed by its potential reintroduction, urging proactive management strategies among livestock producers. The committee acknowledged the need for increased resources and research to effectively address the threat of the screwworm.

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• To be a procedure city limits, city zones, street district, district of the community development law
• District the number of Inland Port Districts that may create the provide exemptions for taxation of
• the municipal in the Municipal Authority and the Port Authority, and the Port Authority Act, to the City
• Certain first-class cities and a site and building development act create a grant program managed by
• Legislative Bill 1165A is an appropriation bill for the site and building development fund.

Bills: LB764, LB815A, LB839, LB888, LB955, LB972A, LB1029, LB1087, LB1091, LB1126A, LB1181A, LB1237A, LB1261A, LB304A, LB762, LB889, LB929, LB966, LB1022, LB1187, LR508

Keywords: law enforcement, correctional services, Department of Correctional Services, corrections officers, state prison employees, peace officer, certification, police standards, training academy, Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Nebraska Police Standards Advisory Council, criminal justice, correctional staff, conditional officer, law enforcement authority, public safety, LB815A, LB815, appropriation, appropriations bill

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• and serves over 100 square miles in Jefferson and South Jefferson County, including the cities of Port
• Arthur, Groves, Nederland, Port Neches, and nearby unincorporated areas, playing a critical role in
• Development of capital improvement plans, master plans, and impact fee programs are highly regulated
• Requires an additional 6 to 9 months of delay, thus removing this language will make development and
• Cleburne has over 10,000 new homes in development right Now, and last year, over 750 new home permits

Bills: HB3115, HB5671, HB5693, SB790, SB1055, SB1302, SB1504, SB1625, SB1663, SB2692

Keywords: Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District, groundwater, water wells, domestic well, livestock well, exempt well, metering device, well meter, groundwater conservation district, Special District Local Laws Code, Water Code, Section 36.117, groundwater regulation, water rights, aquifer management, municipal utility, retail public utility, groundwater export, water supply contract, election

Summary: The Committee on Natural Resources heard testimony on a series of water, utility, and groundwater-related bills. Early items included HB 5693, which would let Drainage District 7 hold board elections in November of odd-numbered years when a countywide election is occurring, and HB 5671, which would update the Johnson County Special Utility District by clarifying board eligibility, allowing bond issuance, and removing redundant TCEQ approval language to reduce costs and delays. Both bills were left pending after brief testimony from bill sponsors and local witnesses. The committee also heard SB 1504, which would update the Gulf Coast Authority to allow video-conference participation in meetings, and SB 1302, aimed at closing a TCEQ permitting loophole that allowed dischargers with prior denials or suspensions to reapply through an automated process without meaningful review. SB 2692 drew substantial discussion: it would change the signature threshold for outside-city-limits customers appealing municipal utility rates to the PUC by customer class. Valero supported the bill as a way to avoid requiring large-volume users to gather signatures from unrelated residential customers, while the City of Corpus Christi opposed it, arguing that lowering the threshold to one customer could trigger expensive appeals costing $500,000 to $1 million. A PUC witness said such cases are increasing and that the agency would need additional staff under the fiscal note. SB 790, creating a simplified PUC complaint process for small water and wastewater billing disputes, and SB 1663, expanding TCEQ notice requirements for nearby residents when groundwater contamination is discovered, were also heard and left pending. Additional bills included HB 3115, clarifying that the Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District cannot require meters on exempt domestic or livestock wells; SB 1055, raising the Southeast Texas Groundwater Conservation District’s production fee cap from 1 cent to 7 cents per 1,000 gallons; and SB 1625, requiring private water and wastewater utilities to report cybersecurity incidents to TCEQ and DIR. The committee then took up pending business and adopted a substitute for SB 7, which made several changes to water fund use, eminent domain coordination, and EDAP-related provisions, and voted 10-0 to report it favorably. The committee also adopted a substitute for HB 2347, a county water conservation program bill, and reported it favorably 9-1. HB 5675 and SB 2476 were each reported favorably 10-0. The meeting concluded with adjournment.

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• The bill specifies procedures for handling voting equipment with an accessible port with a tamper-proof
• So 16-5-6-7(a) talks about accessible ports.
• What is it that accessible ports would be used for on election equipment? Mr.
• removable data storage device and would go in tandem, but I can't speak to the specifics of what those ports
• administering, or conducting elections, including registering voters, conducting voter education, and developing

Bills: SB1037, SB1040, SB1259, SB1281

Keywords: elections, voting systems, vote tabulation, election security, internet connectivity, offline voting, chain of custody, polling place equipment, counting center, central counting center, election management system, EMS gateway, tabulation equipment, secretary of state, certification, decertification, HAVA, Help America Vote Act, ballot images, audit logs

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• And so while leasehold solar development, like many other leasehold arrangements, presents legitimate
• And otherwise it establishes baseline obligations for solar developers.
• Uh and so while leaseold solar<00:01:51.439> development<00:01:52.000> like<00:01:52.560
• > many<00:01:52.880> other solar development like many other solar development like many
• , experiencing economic development, experiencing economic development, economic<00:14:39.440>

Keywords: Energy - Room 210, 2 February, 2026; 4:15 PM, 925, all

Summary: The committee took up several energy, utility, and infrastructure bills. Bill 2527 on solar decommissioning was presented as a landowner consumer-protection measure that would set statewide baseline requirements for solar lease agreements, preserve some freedom of contract, preempt duplicative local rules, and protect landowners from reclamation costs; after no questions, it was moved and passed. The committee also discussed changes to the Gulf Coast Regional Utility Act in HB 2058 and HB 2309, including new first-right-of-refusal language, prohibitions on unauthorized service, civil penalties and enforcement tools, and legislative intent language aimed at preventing duplication and protecting public investment; both were adopted as committee substitutes and passed. HB 2018 was amended to extend similar oversight to water systems, and it was reported after questions about the scope of the change. Several bills focused on water and wastewater oversight. SB 2311 and SB 2312 would create statewide A-to-F grading systems for drinking water and wastewater systems, require annual public reporting, and direct the health and environmental agencies to adopt objective scoring rules; both were passed. SB 2526 would create a Mississippi Rural Water Oversight Committee, require rate studies, capacity studies, and asset management plans for water associations, and provide staffing and funding support from existing revolving-fund resources; it was adopted as a committee substitute and reported, with supporters saying it would help identify and assist troubled associations. The committee also heard a bill creating the Metro Jackson Water Authority, allowing a lease of city system assets, special revenue bonds to refinance legacy debt, and supplemental revenue sources such as sanitation fees and possibly sales tax revenues; the sponsor said no general fund money would be used, and the bill was reported. The committee also advanced HB 2641, which was stripped down to a study committee on wind turbine facilities, grandfathered existing projects, and imposed a moratorium on new construction until the study is completed; members asked about existing projects and were told current projects under construction would not be penalized, and the committee substitute passed. SB 2783 would make targeted definition changes to BEAD-related broadband grant programs so remaining federal funds could support other state initiatives, including AI workforce training, and it was reported after questions about future federal guidance. Finally, HB 2787 would add propane to the school gas-leak testing statute; the sponsor said the inspections would not require additional state funding because propane dealers and the State Fire Marshal’s office already handle the checks, and the bill passed.

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• Because his brain would be fully developed. With that, I'll yield back.
• Their brains are still developing. FOR CERTAIN CRIMES.
• THEIR BRAINS ARE STILL DEVELOPING. Treating them as adults is shameful.
• The Port Matilda Hotel and Tavern is still in business today.
• Across that for thely two century, Port Matilda flourished as a town with a rich history.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• My name is Christy Littleton, and I..." serve as trustee on the Port Aransas ISD school board.
• I have lived in Port Aransas for 15 years, and I serve as the superintendent of schools for Port Aransas
• Every time I visit the Capitol, I hear stories from people who learn that I live in Port Aransas.
• They grew up visiting Port Aransas with their families and friends and always wish to return.
• Instead, we pay $1,000. $1,880 per student for the total insurance premiums in Port Aransas ISD.

Bills: SB2920, SB2929, SB2398, SB865, SB401, SB2619, SB2927, SB1395, SB1972, SB2540, SB1635, SB1581, SB2008

Keywords: steroids, student athletes, athletic competition, University Interscholastic League, medical purpose, gender transition, school athletics, spectator conduct, referees, ejection policy, extracurricular activities, concussion, brain injury, school policy, academic accommodations, student welfare, cardiac arrest, emergency response, CPR training, automated external defibrillators