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• The County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas are in support of this bill.
• It's the way the state of Texas does it.
• property by donating.
• Agent success in getting our surplus property sold off.
• So it becomes decommissioned property.

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• The people of Texas are demanding lasting relief from soaring property taxes.
• Government Code Section 437.255, which mandates that the Texas State and National Guard take the lead
• Code.
• Texas Education Code Chapter 37, which is something I used to walk teachers through all the time, protects
• Some of these are rejected because they are against things that we wrote in the Texas Education Code.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, pledges, and several ceremonial recognitions, including Wilson County Day, San Antonio Mission Indian Descendants Day, and Blue Ribbon Lobby Day, along with acknowledgments of visiting groups and a birthday greeting. The chamber also announced committee meetings and then moved into floor business, including conference committee action on Senate Bill 1, the state budget. A series of motions to instruct House conferees on SB 1 were debated and voted on. One motion sought to restore salary for Attorney General Ken Paxton after his impeachment-related suspension; it passed 88-56. Another, from Rep. Olcott, directed conferees to support amendments requiring data collection on the costs of undocumented immigrants in hospitals and prisons; after extended debate and a failed amendment from Rep. Martinez Fischer to also study immigrants’ economic contributions, the motion passed 86-61. The House also adopted instructions to eliminate Texas Lottery Commission funding, to support amendments restricting public education institutions from affirming gender identities inconsistent with biological sex, and to seek an additional $4 billion in property tax relief, with each motion passing on recorded votes. The House then took up a supplemental calendar and passed several bills, including HB 39 on veteran death data, HB 102 on priority registration for certain students entering military service, HB 126 on student-athlete compensation and representation, HB 290 on tuition and fee assistance for members of the Texas military forces, HB 300 on Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program updates, and HB 2143 naming a highway in honor of Army Specialist Joey Lins. The chamber also postponed consideration of HJR 2 and HJR 6. Later, the House considered HB 120 on career and technology education pathways and HB 20 on applied science pathway programs for high school students. HB 120 received a perfecting amendment and was advanced after discussion about workforce preparation. HB 20 prompted extensive questioning about transportation, costs, and how students would access partner campuses such as community colleges and TSTC sites; debate continued as the transcript ended, with members examining how the program would operate and whether approval authority would rest with TEA.

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• Because Texas uses NFPA fire code standards, this mandate will most likely be adopted by all jurisdictions
• Now, because I'm in North Texas.
• Uh, is located in AWBD North Texas region.
• I'm the mayor of Fayte, Texas.
• of the property tax.

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• On behalf of the Texas Radiological Society, the Texas Medical Association, and myself.
• It's very important here in Texas.
• All solution doesn't work in Texas.
• On behalf of the combined 59,000 members of the Texas Medical Association and the Texas Pediatric Society
• It wouldn't be one code wrong.

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• The mission of the Texas Mission on Fire Protection is to aid in the protection of the lives and property
• Code.
• It also falls under the rules of Title 37, Part 13 of the Texas Administrative Code.
• It's just another tax on top If you own property in the state of Texas, you're taxed more than any other
• As a property owner in Texas, I'd love to have a totally different universe, but balancing that is a

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• Texas flag. Honor the Texas flag.
• Texas State Technical College and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley prepare students for careers
• Speaker and members, please take a moment to help me welcome Special Olympic Texas to the Texas House
• We as the Texas House want to thank the local the Texas Forest Service and Texas Department of Emergency
• That matter for working people in Texas.

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• Again, all appraisal for property tax purposes happens at the local level, per tax code section 23.01A
• Find in the tax code under section 1.04, and all real and tangible personal property is... taxable, unless
• Texas had the 11th highest property tax. tax burden for individuals among U.S. states, and the 36th highest
• And by property tax reduction, that focuses on reducing taxes on invested. capital in Texas, and why
• Texas has the seventh highest property taxes in the country.

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• House Bill 294 would amend Chapter 217 of the Local Government Code and Chapter 202 of the Property Code
• Two acts from the 81st legislative session amending the Texas Agricultural Code sections resulted in
• Texas relies on the 2038 flood control dams to protect lives and property scattered across the state.
• In order to stay responsive to the needs of Texas agriculture, Texas communities, and Texas families,
• Bringing it into Texas.

Bills: HB294

Keywords: energy efficiency, tax exemption, residential properties, sustainability, real estate

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• And, you know, in Texas, I mean, I'm sure you're aware, but I want all the members of the in Texas, I
• Committee Substitute House Bill 5,616 directs the Texas Historical Commission to establish the Texas
• This bill creates the Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office and the Texas Advanced Nuclear Development
• people of Texas.
• In Texas, school safety... In Texas, school safety is non-negotiable.

Summary: The Senate first adopted a motion by Senator Zaffirini to suspend Senate Rule 5.14 and move the intent calendar deadline to 8:00 p.m. that day, also allowing the Secretary to make the calendar available as soon as practicable. The chamber then took up and passed several House bills, often by suspending the regular order and the constitutional three-day rule. HB 2128, relating to a study of rural firefighting and technical rescue capabilities, passed unanimously. HB 4157, on liability protections for commercial spaceflight and exploration, passed 28-3. HB 2240, concerning certain void marriages, passed after adoption of a Birdwell amendment extending filing deadlines to 90 days for certain active-duty service members and Foreign Service officers. HB 367, on verification of excused absences for students with severe or life-threatening illnesses, passed unanimously after clarifying school district forms and TEA model forms. HB 1506, expanding expedited handgun license eligibility to certain retired county court judges, passed 29-2. HB 4449, on alcohol sales in annexed municipal areas, passed 29-2. HB 3812, on health plan prior authorization requirements, passed 30-1. The Senate also announced a long list of bills and resolutions signed in the presence of the Senate. A major portion of the meeting centered on HB 521, a voting-related bill on curbside voting for voters with disabilities. Senator Paxton described it as an anti-misuse measure requiring a signed eligibility form for curbside voting, creating a 20-foot electioneering buffer, limiting election officer assistance in marking ballots unless a second officer is present, and adding reporting requirements for people who assist seven or more curbside voters. Senators Miles, Menendez, Johnson, Campbell, Cook, and others questioned whether the bill would burden disabled voters, create a de facto registry of volunteers, and impose a harsh Class A misdemeanor penalty for failing to complete the form. Paxton said the bill was intended to protect legitimate curbside voters and curb abuse, and the chamber adopted Paxton Floor Amendment No. 1 after a recorded vote. Zaffirini’s Floor Amendment No. 2, allowing an escorting voter to receive his or her own ballot at the curbside or entrance, was adopted. Menendez’s Floor Amendment No. 3 to reduce the penalty failed. The bill was then passed to third reading on a 20-11 vote, with a motion by Senator Miles to have the exchanges reduced to writing and placed in the journal adopted. The Senate also passed HB 3000, creating a grant program for rural ambulance service providers, after a comptroller-related amendment; HB 5616, establishing the Texas Presidential Library Promotion Program and funding for traveling exhibits, after narrowing the bill to mobile exhibits only; HB 4211, addressing certain residential property interests controlled by entities, which passed 30-1; HB 1178, creating temporary educator certificates for out-of-state certified educators and military spouses, which passed unanimously; HB 2243, creating the Texas Commission on Teacher Job Satisfaction and Retention, which passed after debate over the need to streamline education mandates; and HB 42, increasing and reallocating the constitutional Higher Education Fund appropriation by 50% to $1.18 billion, which passed 31-0. Finally, HB 2512, a Fort Worth-specific bill limiting ETJ release for land subject to active development agreements, passed after debate over broader ETJ and de-annexation policy, with a local-only clarifying amendment adopted and a proposed broader amendment withdrawn. The meeting ended with the Senate beginning consideration of HB 3372, which would bar school district administrators from receiving financial benefits tied to outside consulting or contracting with education entities, though the transcript cuts off during questions on that bill.

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• Again, all appraisal for property tax purposes happens at the local level per tax code section 23.01A
• Market value is defined in the tax code under Section 1.04, and all real and tangible personal property
• portion of our property taxes, um, If we allocate our property reduction, uh, property reduction money
• , long term tangible property tax relief to Texas citizens, the only way to eliminate.
• You know, Texas has the 7th highest property taxes in the country.

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• Texas Administrative Code Title 16, Part 4, Chapter 73, Rule 73.51C states that the design of an electrical
• Chapters 73.51C of the Texas Administrative Code.
• In addition, the Texas occupations Code 1,001.053 exempts the public project engineering requirements
• I make 100% Texas wine. And I grow 100% Texas grapes.
• of Texas.

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• We apply criteria that are spelled out in Chapter 325 of the Government Code. the Texas Sunset Act, and
• That I believe is in the Texas Administrative Code.
• One is Chapter 531 of the Texas Government Code, and it's suited to... to go to chapter 544 in April
• And so, uh, tax code, the Texas tax code generally covers how districts set their INS rates.
• That's the Texas Education Code. He opened it up and says, what law was that? And I said, 11.15.

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• Our role is outlined in Chapter 418 of the Texas Government Code.
• property.
• Texas, East and West Texas.
• Texas.
• I think there are three: University of Texas, Texas Tech, and Texas A&M, all of which are training hydrologists

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• Cheyenne is roughly 15-20 miles from Texas, as the bird flies.
• Texas does it with us.
• We have reciprocity with Texas. I know for sure. I'm gonna check for Kansas.
• exempt in Texas, and that's they would wind up on our database with our tax code too or our tax cards
• I'm gonna assume that it's the same way Texas identified my card whenever I buy something in Texas.

Bills: HB1590, HB3075, HB3548, HB3661, HB3986, HB4273, HB4346

Keywords: education funding, linked deposits, education infrastructure, charter schools, nonprofit organizations, Oklahoma Education Infrastructure Program, rounding, cash payments, public finance, Oklahoma Common Cents Act, political subdivision, youth entrepreneurship, tax exemption, small business, income tax, Oklahoma Youth Entrepreneurs Promotion and Development Act, HB3661, Oklahoma sales tax, sales tax exemption, revenue and taxation

Bills: HB213, HB136, HB182, HB213, HB136, HB182

Keywords: HB213, Calhoun County, board of registrars, registrar compensation, county commission, local legislation, election administration, county general fund, expense allowance, officeholder compensation, public officials pay, county election officials, Alabama Code 45-8-110, Teacher's Retirement System, TRS, DROP, Deferred Retirement Option Plan, retirement benefits, teacher retirement, classroom teacher

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• 20, that $45.4 million, that's the 10% increase in health premiums and then the increase in the property
• The average price of West Texas crude, which New Mexico is based on a lot of oil and gas, that starts
• Mike, right now the price of oil is $64.10. ...and that's up 81 cents, and that is West Texas Intermediate

Bills: SB204, SB241, HB34

Keywords: higher education, research funding, federal funding, New Mexico, appropriation, University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department

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• that I would mention is that our COLAs, the district court ruled that our COLAs are not part of the property
• And these students, who light up for the first time, build something, code something, or realize there's

Bills: HB40, HB100, HJR1, SB64, SB19, SB44, SB83

Keywords: educational retirement, annuity adjustments, cost of living, non-compounding payments, retirement benefits, STEM funding, education, innovation, public education, New Mexico, nominating committees, boards of regents, student representation, political party registration, New Mexico constitution, special education, office of special education, deputy secretary, public education department, IEP

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• life safety code life safety code standards<00:25:39.240> so<00:25:39.679> some<00
• Ubie. mechanical electrical and fire codes not mechanical electrical and fire codes not having<01:24:
• Rental licensing also allows cities, through enforcement of property maintenance code that includes both
• > include property maintenance code that include property maintenance code that include both<01:30
• issues identified by property issues identified by property inspections<01:30:51.119> or<

Bills: HF1937, HF2407, HF1678, HF1477, HF2040, HF1840, HF257

Keywords: PACE, elderly, Medicaid, health services, long-term care, community-based services, support person, healthcare, patient rights, assisted living, community support, caregiver respite, financial eligibility, Minnesota Statutes, HF1477, residential program licensing, community residential setting, small group home, licensed capacity six or fewer, rental licensing

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• It involves trespassing if they are trespassing with the intent to damage the property, and they can
• leadership on the AI task force over the summer, we talked about some of the needs for updates to state code
• This bill would modernize and update the code to include cybersecurity explicitly, with all the definitions

Bills: HB320, HB207, HB208, HB290

Keywords: public works, sealed bids, bid notice, public notice, newspaper advertisement, centralized website, digital platform, Department of Finance, Department of Transportation, county commissions, municipalities, contracting, procurement, construction bidding, Alabama code Title 39, bidding requirements, electronic bidding, online bid posting, HVAC, heating and air conditioning

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• Paso, Texas.
• Paso, Texas.
• We all believe in a strong Texas. A Texas that leads.
• We all believe in a strong Texas, a Texas that leads.
• I think that our Texas agriculture industry is one of the backbones of Texas and our Texas way of life

Summary: The House convened, established a quorum, heard an invocation and pledges, and approved several routine motions, including excuses for absent members, permission for committees to meet while the House was in session, and postponements of some bills. The chamber also received a Senate message listing measures passed by the Senate and adopted a memorial resolution honoring the 21 victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, with remarks entered into the House Journal after a moment of silence. The House then took up a long third-reading calendar and passed a series of Senate bills on topics including criminal justice and corrections sunset provisions (SB 2405, 2406, 2407), election equipment testing (SB 2166), electric grid reliability and attack-preparedness exercises (SB 2148), firefighter collective bargaining (SB 777), DFPS and foster care procedures (SB 1141 and SB 1398), Medicare durable medical equipment billing (SB 1330), property tax administration (SB 1453), probate cleanup and record transfers (SB 1448 and SB 1839), mental health filing procedures (SB 53), school residency for children in safety placements (SB 226), diabetes-related amputation study (SB 1677), rapid DNA analysis (SB 1723), utility rate transparency and capacity cost recovery (SB 1664 and SB 1856), community supervision eligibility (SB 552 postponed), and other measures. Several bills passed with broad support, while others drew notable opposition and narrower margins, including SB 777, SB 2137, SB 2111, SB 1677, SB 1936, SB 1453, and SB 38. Two bills drew especially extensive debate. SB 2148, dealing with electricity supply chain reliability and tabletop exercises for critical facilities, was discussed as a grid-security measure aimed at coordinating utilities, law enforcement, ERCOT, and the PUC in the event of physical attacks; it passed unanimously. SB 1936, changing how LSD is measured for criminal prosecution from dosage-based to weight-based calculations, prompted extended discussion about lab consistency, carrier mediums, and fairness in charging, with supporters saying it would help crime labs and law enforcement and opponents warning it could distort penalties depending on the medium used; it passed 108-26. The House also passed SB 36, creating a Homeland Security Division within DPS, after questions about overlap with TDEM and the cost of adding personnel. Late in the day, the House debated SB 38 on eviction procedures, with supporters saying it targeted squatters and streamlined removal of unauthorized occupants, and opponents arguing it would make evictions too easy and worsen homelessness; it passed 85-44. The chamber also began debate on SB 37, a major higher-education governance bill that would expand governing-board oversight of curriculum, hiring, and faculty senates; members raised concerns about academic freedom, faculty governance, and the impact on humanities programs, and debate was still underway at the end of the transcript.