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• CHIA study estimated that the cost... coverage.
• Chief study estimated that the cost ...hospital, licensed by the Department of Mental Health.
• A recent study from Massachusetts all-payer insurance claims data estimates...
• A 2021 study on stillbirths stated that parents who experience stillbirth have a considerably higher
• Studies of assertive community treatment ...and decreased hospitalization.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held a hearing on a large group of behavioral health and insurance-related bills. Topics included expanding access to mental health services by allowing physician assistants to authorize Section 12 emergency holds and be recognized as licensed mental health professionals (H. 1131/S. 773); improving coverage for community behavioral health centers so commercial insurance matches MassHealth’s bundled outpatient and crisis services (H. 1276/S. 703); eliminating cost sharing for certain behavioral health services (S. 718); extending detox and clinical stabilization coverage from 14 to 30 days and adding transitional support services (H. 1319/S. 772); requiring coverage for dual-diagnosis treatment in psychiatric facilities (H. 1277/S. 771); and preserving access to treatment for serious mental illness through coverage of coordinated specialty care and assertive community treatment (H. 1135/S. 709). The committee also heard bills on preventive behavioral health services for children (H. 1228/S. 802) and post-pregnancy mental health care, including postpartum depression and pregnancy loss-related care (H. 1314/S. 823).

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• So, and I’m a nuclear engineer; I study this stuff. So I’m not as optimistic as many.
• Study over that if they were in a country, they would be number 55 out of the two 12 countries in the
• But studying that interfacing of the MAGNET facility with the power conversion unit, the Microgrid in
• The materials do bring deformation, but they have a combination of those materials, and study allows
• materials both in pre-radiation and post-radiation, and study that deformation in those.

Summary: The meeting was a presentation and Q&A at Idaho National Laboratory focused on the state of nuclear energy, advanced reactors, and the lab’s role in testing, regulation, and commercialization. Speakers described INL’s broader mission beyond nuclear, including cybersecurity and critical infrastructure, but emphasized its major nuclear capabilities: the Advanced Test Reactor, TREAT, the Materials and Fuels Complex, and other test beds used to accelerate fuel and materials testing. They also highlighted the lab’s size, workforce, internship pipeline, and partnerships with DOE, DHS, DOD, and private companies. A major topic was the federal push to speed up nuclear deployment through executive orders and regulatory reform. Speakers said DOE and the NRC are reducing unnecessary bureaucracy, streamlining environmental reviews, and working toward a goal of having three new nuclear systems achieve criticality by July 4, 2026. They discussed the difference between microreactors, small modular reactors, and traditional gigawatt-scale plants, arguing that advanced reactors can be factory-built, safer, and better suited for data centers, military bases, remote communities, industrial heat, and other nontraditional uses. They also said the U.S. is rebuilding its nuclear supply chain, including enrichment and fuel fabrication, and that states willing to host parts of the fuel cycle could see major economic benefits. The speakers addressed questions about cost, safety, waste, and international competition. They said advanced reactors rely on passive safety features, TRISO fuel, and natural circulation, and that the industry’s challenge is often cost uncertainty rather than a precise fuel or materials limit. They argued used nuclear fuel should be viewed as a resource rather than waste if recycling becomes policy, and said microreactors should produce relatively small amounts of spent fuel. They also noted that China and Russia continue to build aggressively, with China on pace to surpass the U.S. in total nuclear generation, while U.S. projects such as Palisades, Crane Clean Energy Center, Duane Arnold, Oklo, Aalo, MARVEL, and Project Pele are moving forward under DOE and private-sector partnerships.

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• The Nuremberg Code is something that everyone should have studied.
• Nuremberg Code is something that everyone should have studied.
• I sit here as a health care process. that everyone should have studied.
• There's never been a double-blind placebo study done on a vaccine in this country.
• It's proven in huge studies.

Bills: HB2048, HB2189, HB2248, HB2403, HB2728, HB2729, HB2730, HB2731, HB2906, HCR2058

Keywords: orders of protection, domestic violence, court procedures, legal guardian, enforcement, healthcare, licensed health aides, scope of practice, ventilator care, training standards, medical freedom, healthcare mandates, employment requirements, public health, government regulation, elderly, physical disabilities, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, home and community based services, funding increase

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• As you'll remember in 2017, we released the economic impact study under the 78 size Winnie May at the
• Those were numbers that were created by the study that we were working on in 2017, leading up to 2017
• We have done an update to that study, spent the last probably 18 months working on that effort, and are
• And so we're in our water study that we're currently ongoing with.
• We're gonna do a study on that. I think it has to do a lot with the water flow.

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• Think about what they missed out on: prom, study groups, sports, school plays, the things that make high
• dramatically since I was at UVM studying dramatically since I was at UVM studying to<00:29:00.559
• Patty Brewer, social studies, Mount Mansfield. John Haynes, English, BFA, St. Albans.
• Patty Brewer,<00:31:58.240> social<00:31:58.559> studies,<00:31:58.960> Mount<00
• Brewer, social studies, Mount Mansfield. Brewer, social studies, Mount Mansfield.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• I studied land grants under Professor M. Hall, who was fascinated by land grants.
• Created funding for the Land Grant Studies Program at the University of New Mexico.
• engaging students as interns, providing services, doing work on land grants, as well as conducting studies
• Grant Studies Program was in a different office under the Southwest Hispanic Research Institute.
• Studies program.

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• TVC to study ways in which we can increase access to mental health services through the military veterans
• The study will include recommendations on how Texas can increase the number of peer support coordinators
• House Bill 1965, relating to a study on mental health services provided to veterans by the Texas Veterans
• House Bill 1965, relating to a study on mental health services provided to veterans through the Texas
• , but the department may conduct the study even if funds are not explicitly authorized for this purpose

Bills: HJR34, HB6, HB18, HB39, HB107, HB114, HB138, HB247, HB300, HB647, HB748, HB762, HB793, HB1240, HB1275, HB1397, HB1584, HB1700, HB1875, HB1894, HB1965, HB2071, HB2254, HB2340, HB2350, HB2516, HB2712, HB2713, HB2715, HB2760, HB2842, HB3088, HB3104, HB3260, HB3479, HB3575, HB3687, HB3788, HB4163, HB4187, HB4205, HB4370, HB4384, HB4655, HB4753, HB4809, HB4850, HB5195, HCR90, HCR98, SJR60, SB203, SB317, SB719, SB801, SB867, SB1071, SB1232, SB1319, SB1483, SB1633, SB1798, SB1978, SB2233, SB2363, SB2603, SB2607, SB2717, SB2797, SB2841, SB2928, SB3038, SJR5, SB4, SB9, SB21, SB23, SB27, SB34, SB40, SB75, SB213, SB458, SB482, SB493, SB840, SB841, SB843, SB912, SB1241, SB1253, SB1350, SB1388, SB1423, SB1535, SB1559, SB1789, SB1951, SB2037, SB2143, SB2155, SB2544, SB1, SB17, SB260, SB509, SB1506, SB1637, SB1833, SB2308, HB2525, HJR34, HB1393, HB26, HB388, HB2712, HB1633, HB685, HB762, HB2286, HB1606, HB1458, HB1240, HB2791, HB3146, HB1397, HB2061, HB647, HB4738, HB2563, HB128, HB581, HB766, HB2259, HB2358, HB4384, HB748, HB793, HB1734, HB2340, HB2350, HB3104, HB5180, HB1584, HB3806, HB3804, HB3803, HB1522, HB3597, HB1612, HB4224, HB1314, HB2254, HB1237, HB3126, HB2856, HB3114, HB3505, HB4205, HB5652, HB3687, HB2025, HB3395, HB2495, HB138, HB18, HB1700, HB4655, HB2516, HB1894, HB1965, HB300, HB2713, HB39, HB114, HB24, HB3088, HB4163, HB3479, HB2842, HB519, HB609, HB1275, HB1592, HB3348, HB120, HB6, HB247, HB1533, HB2421, HB2273, HB2464, HB2011, HB3575, HB3788, HB4370, HB4809, HB5057, HB5084, HB5534, HB5668, HB3424, HB2715, HB2564, HB2760, HB2765, HB2898, HB3260, HB3800, HB4396, HB5195, HB4341, HB43, HB5686, HB2467, HB2468, HB2518, HB4310, HB4386, HB4490, HB180, HB5323, HB2, HB149, HB4945, HB2434, HB2529, HB3161, HB3745, HB4044, HB5155, HB5667, HB4996, HB2697, HB2492, HB2355, HB2282, HB2001, HB1902, HB1866, HB1445, HB1443, HB1306, HB1024, HB908, HB305, HB285, HB449, HB171, HB47, HB3464, HB2637, HB4263, HB5436, HB4429, HB3986, HB3966, HB3510, HB2560, HB2026, HB2688, HB4076, SJR36, SJR50, SJR63, SCR12, SCR39, SB2023, SB1978, SB62, SB666, SB847, SB284, SB854, SB810, SB1505, SB583, SB507, SB1434, SB1772, SB2016, SB1122, SB731, SB397, SB508, SB1436, SB287, SB1882, SB393, SB1791, SB209, SB2429, SB1085, SB1975, SB2717, SB1262, SB636, SB2056, SB884, SB1200, SB1845, SB2458, SB801, SB3014, SB3013, SB758, SB2797, SB2076, SB2876, SB1640, SB1449, SB1181, SB1234, SB2926, SB2841, SB1528, SB1854, SB317, SB1250, SB2082, SB1237, SB2819, SB629, SB2608, SB1602, SB2009, SB867, SB640, SB1698, SB2680, SB913, SB1071, SB1086, SB1087, SB1483, SB1444, SB1553, SB1556, SB1703, SB2133, SB2297, SB2298, SB2622, SB2955, SB2334, SB1367, SB2044, SB2363, SB2565, SB1888, SB3036, SB3057, SB3043, SB3063, SB3035, SB203, SB2688, SB2522, SB2459, SB2655, SB2251, SB1884, SB2928, SB2566, SB1749, SB2549, SB2553, SB2919, SB1944, SB1232, SB1798, SB2603, SB2607, SB2683, SB1319, SB3038, SB3045, SB1538, SB719, SB3071, SB3065, SB823, SB3062, SB719, HB39, HB114, HB138, HB247, HB300, HB762, HB793, HB1275, HB1584, HB1700, HB1894, HB1965, HB2254, HB2340, HB2350, HB2760, HB2842, HB3088, HB3104, HB3260, HB3479, HB3575, HB3687, HB3788, HB4163, HB4205, HB4370, HB4655, HB4809, HB5195, SB1978, SR508, HJR34, SB963, SB1383, SB1883, SB1968, HB2525, HB112, HB117, HB557, HB783, HB869, HB876, HB1039, HB1201, HB1347, HB1359, HB1650, HB1788, HB1904, HB1955, HB2370, HB2849, HB2853, HB3066, HB3169, HB3178, HB3179, HB3196, HB3241, HB3567, HB3672, HB3715, HB3720, HB3883, HB3954, HB3976, HB4070, HB4098, HB4222, HB4327, HB4359, HB4412, HB4683, HB4755, HB4894, HB4926, HB5115, HB5165, HB5320, HB5437, HB5499, HB5596, HB5650, HB5651, HB5654, HB5656, HB5658, HB5659, HB5661, HB5662, HB5665, HB5666, HB5670, HB5671, HB5672, HB5674, HB5676, HB5677, HB5678, HB5679, HB5680, HB5681, HB5682, HB5688, HB5694, HB5695, HB5696, HB5699, HCR46, HCR59, HCR81, HCR83, HCR84, HCR111, HCR142, HB112, HB117, HB557, HB783, HB869, HB876, HB1039, HB1201, HB1347, HB1359, HB1650, HB1788, HB1904, HB1955, HB2370, HB2849, HB2853, HB3066, HB3169, HB3178, HB3179, HB3196, HB3241, HB3567, HB3672, HB3715, HB3720, HB3883, HB3954, HB3976, HB4070, HB4098, HB4222, HB4327, HB4359, HB4412, HB4683, HB4755, HB4894, HB4926, HB5115, HB5165, HB5320, HB5437, HB5499, HB5596, HB5650, HB5651, HB5654, HB5656, HB5658, HB5659, HB5661, HB5662, HB5665, HB5666, HB5670, HB5671, HB5672, HB5674, HB5676, HB5677, HB5678, HB5679, HB5680, HB5681, HB5682, HB5688, HB5694, HB5695, HB5696, HB5699, HCR46, HCR59, HCR81, HCR83, HCR84, HCR111, HCR142

Keywords: HJR 34, constitutional amendment, Texas Constitution, ad valorem tax, property tax exemption, real property, border counties, U.S.-Mexico border, United Mexican States, border security, border security infrastructure, landowner, county tax base, local government, tax relief, property value increase, infrastructure improvements, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, mental health

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• , the Defense and Veterans Affairs Committee, which I was chairing at the time, we, had an interim study
• This study would give us a better picture of what our surplus property is and the feasibility of repurposing
• Has there been any research or study done, or a survey given to the donors to see if they were willing
• Representative Low: OK, so no formal studies have been done. Mr. Castillo: That is correct.
• In fact, a 2024 study by the Texas Violence and Injury Prevention Research Center at UT Health Houston

Bills: HB158

Keywords: public funds, lobbying activities, political subdivision, government spending, transparency

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• And so Amtrak currently is playing a role in advancing the environmental impact study, refreshing the
• ridership study with... ...L.E.K. and then looking at the general kind of financing package that might
• The FEIS is really flawed now because they didn't do a feasibility study on a no-build deal.
• Nothing's been done to study how the terrain changed or what the results were of those two events.
• During the study, the sensors recorded that 11,700... block crossings in Houston.

Bills: HB341, HB791, HB1564, HB1695, HB1722, HB1729, HB1772, HB2003, HB2954, HB2989, HB3084, HB3134, HB3135, HB3309, HB3611, HB3679, HB3727, HB3832

Keywords: affordable housing, zoning, development, community support, local regulations, bicycle lanes, traffic collisions, Texas Department of Transportation, study, public safety, bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters, road safety, transportation study, HB 791, Central Catholic High School, San Antonio, specialty license plate, specialty plates

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• Studies show that incarceration actually increases the likelihood of future crimes.
• Um, when you asked for studies, he pointed to anecdotes, and studies show overall that undocumented people
• And so you're right, these are not just anecdotes, but that's the only study and data that I need to
• I appreciate you correcting me that those are not just anecdotes, but that's all the data or the studies
• I'm just going on past studies that they had, so um.

Bills: HB153

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• Studies show that in... ...incarceration actually increases the likelihood of future crimes.
• When you asked for studies, he pointed to anecdotes, and studies show overall that undocumented people
• Those are not studies. Their very existence in this country... ...illegally makes them a criminal.
• And so you're right, these are not just anecdotes, but that's the only study that I need to see when
• I'm just going on past studies that they had.

Bills: HB153, HB1410, HB1461, HB1760, HB1762, HB3261, HB3773, HB153

Keywords: education, funding, student resources, technology access, equal opportunity, veterans treatment court, mental health, criminal justice, rehabilitation, eligibility criteria, veterans, treatment court, military service, legislation, private prisons, inmate confinement, criminal justice reform, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, government contracts, inmate housing

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• In 2024, the City of Lubbock's amortization and The strategic down zoning study committee considered
• So whenever you guys are required to do these studies, what are some of the components of that study?
• A lot of our members talked about these studies being upwards of about $80,000.
• How can that study be used to determine... and I suspect that it does. I'd like to hear more.
• So does that study include that? I don't think that the one that the developer does or has to have.

Bills: HB24, HB2015, HB2149, HB2559, HB2701, HB2797, HB3172, HB24

Keywords: zoning, public notice, local government, residential development, protests, water conservation, municipal utility districts, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, environmental regulation, groundwater management, nonconforming uses, zoning regulations, land use, property rights, municipal authority, municipal moratorium, development moratorium, property development, subdivision, site plan

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• Similar studies with similar results have been conducted by others, including the Wall Street Journal
• As I said in a study committee back in the summer of 2022, It's a slap in the face of every Texan when
• Study after study shows an increase in self-harm, and an increase in body dysmorphia among girls, an
• We now know, we now have studies that suggest that it is extremely harmful to our children.
• Silence in that, as Chair Patterson mentioned, during the interim, there's a joint committee studying

Bills: HB 186

Keywords: public funds, lobbying activities, political subdivisions, government expenditure, transparency, local government, political subdivision, county, city, municipality, special district, taxpayer-funded lobbying, lobbying restriction, registered lobbyist, government association, county association dues, Texas Legislature, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, Chapter 556

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• of those those particular areas. what they contribute to the Texas economy and using the pavement studies
• areas, but I can certainly testify that we have got a a significant amount of science and technical study
• Have y'all ever studied something like that? Yes sir.
• I know environmental studies what's involved in environmental study.
• is to go through an environmental, uh, study and there's different levels of environmental study, but

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• And based on that, we had three major steps for our study.
• So this table kind of gives us the summary of our study.
• Each, we picked eight agencies based on Of our study.
• Again, this study was very limited in the scope that, The better it is.
• That is also something that needs to be studied. Thank you. Thank you, Doctor.

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee met, took roll, and heard introductory remarks from members about their districts and transportation priorities, with several senators noting congestion and mobility challenges in their regions. The committee then received a presentation from the Florida Transportation Commission on its oversight role for FDOT, including annual and quarterly performance reviews, review of the five-year work program, and monitoring of tolling and transit authorities. Members asked whether the commission gets involved in project prioritization; the answer was no, because it is statutorily limited to high-level oversight rather than day-to-day project decisions. The committee next heard two reports related to transportation disadvantaged and paratransit services. FDOT’s Melissa Smith described the statewide Transportation Disadvantaged program, its governance structure, service models, and challenges such as fragmented administration, cost, inconsistent reporting, and rural service limitations. She outlined recommendations including better use of technology, regional partnerships, improved training, and alternative delivery models like microtransit and TNC partnerships. A University of South Florida researcher, Martin Katala, discussed best practices for paratransit and demand-response service, emphasizing route optimization software, dynamic dispatching, service standards, vendor accountability, and the use of TNCs and mobility management to improve efficiency and reduce travel times. A later presentation from UF’s I-Street program focused on emerging technologies for transit, including in-cabin monitoring, automatic restraints, accessible booking and tracking tools, and the need for statewide safety standards and better driver interfaces. Finally, FDOT Secretary Jared Perdue and District 5 Secretary John Tyler provided an update on the transition of SunRail local entities. They explained the differences among commuter rail, intercity rail, and light rail, and said SunRail’s financial transition to local partners was completed on January 1, with operational transition to follow over up to three years. They contrasted that with Tri-Rail, where FDOT still funds operations and discussions about a future transition are ongoing. Members asked about the differences between SunRail, Tri-Rail, Amtrak, and Brightline, and the presenters explained that commuter rail serves regional daily commuters while intercity rail connects regions. The committee concluded without taking any formal votes or other legislative action.

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• <01:56:37.880> committee forward with this uh study committee forward with this uh study committee
• It was mentioned earlier that education should be a part of this study.
• It was mentioned earlier that education should be a part of this study.
• It was mentioned earlier that education should be a part of this study.
• It was mentioned earlier that education should be a part of this study.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• That's math, ELA, science, and social studies. That's key. There is a way that there is...
• Through fourth, that's math, ELA, science, and social studies. That's key.
• We're going to see the social studies standards coming back that have been worked on that are going to
• We're going to see the social studies standards coming back that have been worked on that are going to
• we're going to end up with standards that are outdated because, to your point, we don't review social studies

Keywords: 914, all

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• program that provides opportunities for high school students from 22 different countries to live and study
• She is currently studying at St.
• She is currently<00:14:58.399> studying<00:14:58.800> at<00:14:59.040> St.
• <00:14:59.360> Andrew's currently studying at St. Andrew's currently studying at St.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• We need to study what works and what spaces have better outcomes in person.
• And I think, you know, should we study it? Yeah, let's go. Let's start.
• Slide 16, move into the interim obligations and studies.
• A 2024 study, also from the Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies, focuses specifically on the turnover
• I've seen some studies that go as high as 25 percent or even more.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• /c> meant by water supply studies, are meant by water supply studies, are costly<00:06:33.320> and
• , relative to those water supply studies, relative to those water supply studies, but<00:06:48.000
• the water study requirement. the water study requirement. Senator<00:10:07.440> Watters.
• And locally to require a water study.
• I mean, I traffic study for example.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all