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• Calls and match waivers are available for rural counties and communities force copy him.
• So as part of phase one, that working group has now been expanded to a 50% advisory committee.
• Now, this advisory committee includes some more Florida.
• Now, this advisory committee includes some more members as the working group.
• Now, members of the advisory committee have been providing information to help guide that for a more.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• And the judge agreed merely uh advisory.
• identified have any force of law. Okay. identified have any force of law. Okay.
• It doesn’t really need the local police forces to assist in it.
• It doesn’t really need the local police forces to assist in it.
• Our police force is stretched very thin.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• But we want to be a leadership force on the topic to bring those voices together.
• But we want to be a leadership force on the topic to bring those voices together.
• Advisory opinions are non-binding.
• I'm here today because there is a certain task force... send expiring Dropbox or Box links send expiring
• <01:43:21.840> force Because there is a certain task force through the Hennepin County Sheriff's

Keywords: 1183, house

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• technology side I can remember the task technology side I can remember the task force<01:58:34.599
• When this whole thing was put together, it was a task force of people.
• c> initially was a task force put together initially was a task force put together initially to<02
• <03:17:55.680> work task forces and other leadership work task forces and other leadership
• <03:18:20.439> of<03:18:20.680> January and task forces in the month of January and

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 362, which would grant the Department of Education rulemaking authority related to educator licensure and testing requirements, including passing scores on professional education assessments. Representative Ladd said the bill is intended to preserve New Hampshire’s standards for classroom teachers and CTE instructors, while allowing DOE flexibility through rulemaking. He emphasized maintaining high standards, including for career and technical education, and said he was open to DOE clarifying the language further. Committee members raised concerns that the bill, as written, could remove language recognizing industry-recognized credentials for CTE instructors. Department of Education Director Steven Appy said DOE had drafted an amendment to clarify that the requirement applies to an initial New Hampshire license, to exempt CTE teachers from content exams, and to preserve current administrative practice allowing basic academic skills testing and industry-recognized credentials as substitutes. The committee discussed the distinction between basic academic skills tests and content assessments, and Appy said the amendment was meant to avoid conflating those requirements. The chair said the committee would take up executive session on HB 362 and related bills later. The committee then took up House Bill 90, which narrows and defines the rules for part-time teachers, especially in concurrent enrollment settings. Representative Ladd explained that the bill is meant to allow qualified college faculty or adjuncts from the University System or Community College System to teach high school concurrent-enrollment courses when local schools lack a teacher with the needed master’s-level credentials, particularly in math and STEM subjects. He said the bill is intended to expand student access to college-level coursework, save money, and preserve standards, while still requiring background checks and adherence to ethics and conduct rules. Members began asking questions about how the bill would work in practice, including certification and endorsement issues, but the hearing was not concluded in the portion provided.

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• There is no adoption of the recommendations of the priority admissions task force, which many of us refer
• to as the 40/48 hour task force.
• There is no adoption of the recommendations of the priority admissions task force, which many of us refer
• to as the 40/48 hour task force.
• to as the 40/48 hour task force.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Senate Bill 1043 by Sparks, relating to the composition of the advisory committee for metal recycling
• Senate Bill 1043 by Sparks relating the composition of the advisory Committee for metal recycling entities
• Senate Bill 1131 by Middleton, relating to an advisory committee to study suicide prevention and peer
• Senate Bill 11:31 by Middleton relating to an advisory committee to study suicide prevention and peer
• Senate Bill 1140 by Miles, relating to the establishment of the Texas Rare Disease Advisory Council,

Summary: The Senate met briefly and referred a large number of first-reading bills and resolutions to standing committees. The measures covered a wide range of topics, including hemp regulation, dementia research funding, parental rights and public education, municipal library funding, tax and local government issues, criminal justice, health care, education, transportation, natural resources, and election law. Several constitutional resolutions were also referred, including proposals related to the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and a severance tax revenue fund. Most of the transcript consists of the reading of bill captions and committee referrals, with no substantive debate or testimony recorded. The listed measures included proposals on school uniforms, charter schools, Medicaid fraud remedies, insurance practices, occupational licensing for people with criminal convictions, water and sewer utility cybersecurity, agricultural protections, public meeting broadcasting, and various local and state governance matters. No votes were taken on the bills in this segment. The only formal action reflected was referral of the bills and resolutions to the appropriate committees, followed by adjournment of the Senate until the next scheduled meeting.

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• There used to be an advisory body within KCNA; that's another thing HB 314 did, it removed it.
• merely advisory, but looking again to the statute language that wasn't changed.
• be read as creating just an advisory be read as creating just an advisory board<00:04:43.040>
• Uh we were forced to cancel schedule 19.
• Uh we were forced to cancel the<00:19:00.240> remaining<00:19:00.640> equipment.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Kentucky Office of the Attorney General 00:01:18 LTS Kentucky Managed Technical Services LLC 00:13:41 Kentucky Wired Operations Company 00:34:20, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from its May 21 and June 10 meetings, then heard testimony from the Kentucky Office of the Attorney General on the effect of HB 314 on the Kentucky Communications Network Authority (KCNA) board. The Attorney General’s representative said HB 314 changed KCNA’s structure and staffing, but did not alter the statutory duties of the board, which still include developing and implementing strategic plans, providing policy direction, monitoring results, and approving fiscal planning. He argued the board is not merely advisory, has operational and budget authority, and that actions taken outside board approval could be ultra vires and without effect. He also noted the board historically approved settlements and contracts, including matters involving Open Fiber, and said the removal of the executive director position reduced direct personnel control but did not eliminate the board’s broader oversight. The committee then heard from representatives of Kentucky Managed Technical Services/LTS, who described a dispute over the Kentucky Wired network refresh and service-provider transition. They said the project agreement required a market test and acceptance of a proposal for both the network refresh and service-provider role, but that their proposals were rejected and the refresh work was later treated by the parties as a change order issue. They said some equipment worth about $3 million had been delivered, transferred, and paid for, while roughly $7 million in additional equipment was canceled by LTS but reportedly shipped to a KCNA warehouse and not paid for. They also said no refresh installation work has been performed, that they continue providing network maintenance to avoid service disruption, but believe the contract has expired and that there is no current agreement for ongoing service-provider work. Committee members asked whether actions taken without board approval would be invalid, whether the board could alter or terminate contractor arrangements, whether the bond disclosures suggesting a successful contract extension were accurate, and what equipment had been purchased or remained in storage. LTS representatives said they would follow up with the committee on the financial delta between the contracted rate and the month-to-month billing they say has been in effect since the contract expired, and on an inventory of in-service equipment and end-of-life dates. They said they want a commercial resolution, but if no resolution is reached soon they may pursue the formal contractual dispute process, and identified September 1 as their stated target date for resolving the matter and completing the refresh.

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• Tariffs also forced China to discuss the systemic challenges between our two nations.
• This administration is not deliberating endlessly over whether trade can be a force for good, like the
• The America First Trade Policy Memorandum rightly tasked the USTR to review China's...
• I have a trade advisory council for small business. I've asked them to convene that meeting.
• So armed forces came in and took control of that, citing environmental licensing requirements.

Keywords: tariffs, Trump administration, economy, public testimony, trade policy, market access, export controls

Summary: The meeting focused on various significant topics concerning the recent tariff policies and their wide-ranging implications on the American economy. Members expressed their concerns regarding the negative impact of increased tariffs as proposed by the Trump administration, with specific emphasis on how families might suffer from higher costs and market access issues. The discussion was lively, with members questioning the clarity of the tariff plan and raising concerns about its potential effects on small businesses and American exports.

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• No town is forced to join, no town is forced to create one of these compacts.
• No town is forced to join, no town is forced to create one of these compacts.
• No town is forced to join, no town is forced to create one of these compacts.
• No town is forced to join, no town is forced to create one of these compacts.
• than advisory. than advisory.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• you for all those who serve our country and who are currently serving in the United States Armed Forces
• The city has consistently hosted our military forces ever since, with Fort Sam Houston, Camp Bullis,
• Lackland Air Force Base, and Randolph Air Force Base.
• There's always a driving force on every bill. The conference committee report has been adopted.
• There's always a driving force on every bill. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation and then took up several recognitions and memorial resolutions, including honoring retiring Senate staffer Kelvin Bass and Secretary of the Senate Patsy Spaw and her staff. Members also adopted a series of local and honorary resolutions, including designating Rockport as the Redfish Capital of Texas, San Antonio as Military City, Texas, and Bridge City as the Corn Dog Capital of Texas, along with memorial and medal-of-honor resolutions for Texans and service members. The chamber also received messages from the House reporting passage of various measures and conference committee actions. The bulk of the meeting focused on conference committee reports and related procedural resolutions. The Senate adopted reports and/or out-of-bounds resolutions on SB 293, SB 1610, HB 46, HB 145, HB 1545, SB 650, SB 1660, HB 40, SB 2217, HB 119, HB 493, HB 3642, HB 2963, SB 2024, SB 2972, HB 2516, HB 2885, and SB 2753, among others. Topics included the Texas Civil Commitment Office, the T-Cup prescription program, wildfire mitigation and utility liability, sunset scheduling, alcohol ID swiping at retail and package stores, business court jurisdiction, election administration and data consistency, foreign adversary lobbying, poll watcher qualifications, road naming, right-to-repair, disguised vape pens, and campus expressive activity rules. Several measures passed with near-unanimous votes, while others drew more opposition, including SB 268 on medical board enforcement and SB 2753 on election procedures. There was extended debate on SB 268, which would shift enforcement authority for scope-of-practice complaints to specialty boards rather than the Texas Medical Board. Senators raised concerns about whether the bill would weaken the Medical Board’s ability to stop unlicensed practice of medicine, while supporters argued that specialty boards should police their own licensees and that criminal referrals remain available for unlicensed practice. The Senate also discussed SB 2972 on expressive activities at public universities, with questions about content-neutral restrictions, who counts as the university community, and whether the bill provides a mechanism to challenge campus time, place, and manner rules. Both bills ultimately passed their conference reports, and the Senate later adopted a large package of resolutions by voice vote before adjourning further business.

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• Across Hawaii, there is already a quiet but formidable force prepared to help address this challenge.
• Across Hawaii, there is already a quiet but formidable force prepared to help address this challenge.
• <01:11:09.920> prepared<01:11:10.320> to<01:11:10.480> help formidable force
• prepared to help formidable force prepared to help address<01:11:11.040> this<01:11:11.280>
• allow the coordinator and advisory allow the coordinator and advisory committee<01:36:17.520>

Bills: HB1621, HB1880, HB1831

Keywords: pesticides, environmental impact, agriculture, 1,3-dichloropropene, chlorpyrifos, land management, wastewater compliance, state funding, survey issues, 910, house, all

Summary: The joint committees on Agriculture and Food Systems and Energy and Environmental Protection heard three bills. HB 1621 would create a conservation, agriculture, and soil health incentive program under the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, with annual reporting and funding. Testimony was broadly supportive from the Climate Commission, University of Hawaiʻi, Hawaii Farmers Union, White Alliance for Progressive Action, and the Farm Bureau, and the bill was described as a way to advance soil health and support producers. HB 1880 would prohibit, beginning in 2027, the use of pesticides containing 1,3-dichloropropene (such as Telone). The Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity offered written comments, Hawaii Farmers Union supported the ban citing drift and health concerns, and the Farm Bureau opposed it, arguing growers need such tools; the bill also drew discussion about crop rotation and other pest-management practices. HB 1831 would authorize funding to address survey deficiencies and wastewater compliance issues on certain non-agricultural parklands; the Attorney General’s Office warned the bill as written may violate the U.S. Constitution’s contract clause and suggested revisions, while the department and Farm Bureau supported the measure’s intent. The committees later took up decision-making and voted to pass all three measures with amendments, with the effective dates changed to July 1, 3000 and HB 1831 amended to reflect the Attorney General’s suggested changes. The Agriculture and Food Systems committee then heard HB 1572, which would establish a four-year restorative aquaculture development program to streamline permitting, expand infrastructure and workforce capacity, create pilot sites, and convene an advisory council. The Attorney General noted a technical issue about whether council members would be compensated, and the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and Farmers Union all expressed support for streamlining aquaculture and promoting restorative aquaculture. Members asked about the bill’s focus on restorative aquaculture, and the department said the program would give the area dedicated resources and a framework. The committee also heard HB 219, which would temporarily reestablish the coffee berry borer pesticide subsidy program and manager position; the department, Waimea Coffee Association, Farm Bureau, and Farmers Union supported it. HB 2139 would fund University of Hawaiʻi research on treatment methods for the Queensland longhorn beetle. Testimony from DLNR, the invasive species council, university researchers, farmers, and the Farm Bureau emphasized the beetle’s spread and damage to trees and crops, and described nematode biocontrol as promising but labor-intensive and in need of more research and scaling. Members asked whether the funding was for research rather than a position, whether the current nematode approach is sufficient for large orchards, and whether other controls are being explored; the response was that the bill funds testing and that more work is needed, including local production of nematodes if the method proves effective.

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• They will be members of an advisory council, I believe, is what it's called, to Keep Arkansas Beautiful
• I think it's called advisory council.
• They will be members of an advisory council, I believe, is what it's called, to Keep Arkansas Beautiful
• I think it's called advisory council.
• I think it's called advisory council. I don't have the actual language in front of me.

Keywords: 1204, all

Summary: The committee resumed consideration of several amendments to appropriation and policy bills. Senator Johnson’s amendment to Senate Bill 15 was adopted; it shifts responsibility for Keep Arkansas Beautiful-related functions and commissioners to the Arkansas Department of Transportation, with the current commissioners becoming an advisory council. Representative Perry’s amendment to Senate Bill 7 was also adopted; it lowers from 50 to 25 the employee threshold for a group health plan policyholder to request claims data, aimed at helping smaller employers and municipalities shop for coverage. Representative McKinsey’s amendment to Senate Bill 41, which would have blocked a proposed University of Arkansas at Fayetteville athletic funding transfer by placing a one-year rider on the appropriation, failed after questions about the university’s self-sufficiency and the fiscal structure of athletic funding. Representative Walker’s amendment to create a matching-grant structure for the Save the Children Fund appropriation also failed for lack of support. Senator Hester’s amendment to House Bill 1051, which would have capped online sports-betting free play at 5% of gross receipts to curb what he described as predatory subsidies, was debated at length but ultimately failed. The committee then adopted Representative Vaught and Representative Painter’s amendment related to agricultural equipment, which would exempt certain tractor parts installed before the diesel exhaust fluid system era from tax, though members raised concerns about enforcement and accounting complexity. Representative Johnson’s technical correction to Senate Bill 4 was adopted to fix the physician licensure “fourth pathway” language so it applies to underserved and primary care shortage areas as intended. Finally, Senator Tucker’s amendment to Senate Bill 77 was adopted after deleting a fund-transfer section and leaving an appropriation increase and matching-fund mechanism to help Arkansas TV/PBS cover annual dues after disaffiliation from PBS. He said the plan would rely on state matching funds, private donations, and a foundation commitment, while leaving programming decisions to Arkansas TV’s board. The committee then passed Senate Bill 77 as amended and adjourned.

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• This measure takes the bold recommendations of the California Reparations Task Force Report and turns
• bill is about building a foundation, the first step in a long effort to implement the Reparations Task
• Policies and procedures are currently vetted through an established stakeholder advisory group run at
• Once unionized, they're forced into the club. Their paycheck debited.
• On use to force issues, you claim that they're brutes.

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum after a roll call, observed a moment of silence for John Burton, and proceeded with the Pledge of Allegiance and routine procedural motions. Members approved a rule suspension to allow floor amendments on SB 271 and SB 67, and several committee notices and bill referrals were handled. The chamber then moved through a long third-reading file, with many bills passed and a number of items temporarily passed or retained on file. Among the major measures approved were bills on civil rights and public safety (SB 477, SB 19, SB 36, SB 571, SB 580), health care and coverage (SB 257 on pregnancy as a qualifying life event, SB 530 on Medi-Cal access standards, SB 660 on health data exchange, SB 754 on menstrual product contaminant disclosure), housing and disaster recovery (SB 610, SB 655), transportation and climate (SB 533 on EV charging payments, SB 30 on diesel locomotives, SB 71 on CEQA exemptions for transit, SB 263 on tariff impacts), and natural resources/energy (SB 283 on battery storage safety, SB 88 on biomass emissions, SB 427 extending the Habitat Conservation Fund). The Assembly also passed urgency measures including SB 864 on tribal gaming compacts, SB 663 on wildfire-related property tax relief, SB 471 expanding DDS ombudsman authority, and SB 497 on privacy protections for legally protected health services. Several bills drew notable debate. SB 41 on pharmacy benefit managers saw opposition over concerns about moving ahead before broader PBM data and licensing reforms take effect, but it still passed. AB 1340, a concurrence item on gig worker collective bargaining rights, prompted extended debate over labor rights, consumer costs, and union influence. Other concurrence items included AB 671 on restaurant permitting, which passed without opposition. The Assembly also took up SB 640 on direct admission to CSU, SB 702 on demographic reporting for appointees, SB 710 preserving a solar property tax exclusion, and SB 793 on counterfeit lighter safety, all of which passed. The session ended with the Assembly continuing through the file, including concurrence votes and additional bill actions, with most measures approved by substantial margins.

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• No one can physically force a land use board member to actually recuse him or herself.
• No one can physically force a land use board member to actually recuse him or herself.
• No one can physically force a member.
• No one can physically force a land<00:46:18.800> use<00:46:19.119> board<00:46:19.359><
• Um, but the reason that 67314 67314 67314 has<00:46:26.000> the<00:46:26.319> advisory<

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• have Senate File 3720, which we will amend with the recommendations from the Workers' Compensation Advisory
• ' rights or monitor workers outside of regularly scheduled work hours, not performing work-related tasks
• I am here now to testify in support of Senate File 3720, the Workers' Compensation Advisory Council bill
• Everything included in this bill was received unanimous support from the Workers' Compensation Advisory
• Advisory Council for Senator<00:49:22.120> McEwen,<00:49:22.840> is<00:49:23.040> why

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It is tasked with organizing and regulating youth athletics amongst high school and middle school sports
• Now he wants to go in the Air Force. So we're really happy to have him there. Doug Glantz.
• Now he wants to go in the Air Force. So we're really happy to have him there.
• Now he wants to go in the Air Force. So we're really happy to have him there.
• Secondly, the Guttmacher Institute, I would suspect, does not have the ability or the power to force

Keywords: 996, all

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• He started his medical career in active duty in the US Air Force as a staff pediatrician and a medical
• Director of the pediatric clinic at Tinker Air Force Base while achieving the rank of major.
• Senate Bill 1466 by Kendrick of the House and Bergstrom of the Senate, an act relating to the Advisory
• An extension of the Advisory Committee on Midwifery. Move for adoption. You may ask questions.
• Senate Bill 1466 by Kendrick of the House and Bergstrom of the Senate, an act relating to the Advisory

Bills: HR1055, SB2170, SB1833, SB1198, HR1056, SB1730, SB563, SB1379, SB1645, SB2155, SB1280, SB1455, SB1456, SB1461, SB1457, SB1463, SB1465, SB1466, SB1344, SB1309, HR1054, SB2159, SB1948, HB1371, SB1365, SB1976, SB1975, SB2026, SB1565, SB1621, SB237, SB933, SB1427, SB1642, SB171, SB1873, SB2067, SB1623, SB1771, SB1805, SB1826, SB2072, SB444, SB2184, SB1966, SB1812, SB2117, SB2135, SB330, SB1239, SB1428, SB1531, SB1484, SB1405, SB3

Keywords: Oklahoma Agriculture Day, agriculture, farmers, ranchers, agribusiness, food production, wheat, cattle, beef, dairy, soybeans, cotton, poultry, pork, rye, rural economy, urban-rural, trade, commodity production, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture

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• After his forced departure from ASU, Alfredo was one of the first individuals to earn the Robert F.
• he graduated from ASU with a bachelor's degree at the age of 78, more than 50 years after he was forced
• Yes, I was watching the Finance Advisory Committee this past month and showed a vast difference between
• The governor's efficiency task force, or whatever she's calling it, it's called ACE.
• But it forces them to use the properties efficiently.

Summary: The House convened, approved the journal, and spent much of the opening portion recognizing guests and interns from both parties, along with former lawmakers and a newly seated member, Representative Sylvia Allen. The chamber then took up House Concurrent Resolution 2065 honoring the late Alfredo Gutierrez. Members from both parties gave extended remarks about his life as a civil rights advocate, student activist, legislator, and mentor, and the resolution was unanimously adopted and transmitted to the Senate. Family members of Gutierrez were recognized in the gallery during the memorial tribute. The House then moved into Committee of the Whole on the first budget-related measures. On House Bill 4138, the “feed bill”/budget operations measure, Democrats argued the budget favored corporations and data centers over seniors, health care, housing, universities, and vulnerable families, while Republicans defended it as a continuation of prior policy and said it preserved tax conformity and modest agency cuts. After debate and questions, the committee recommended the bill do pass and the House adopted that report, sending HB 4138 to engrossing. The chamber next considered House Bill 4139, the amusement/gaming-related budget bill. Members debated whether it was essentially unchanged from last year’s budget language, with Republicans saying it was a continuation bill and that gaming-related provisions would support rural economies and tourism, while Democrats questioned the broader budget context and its effects on working families. The committee recommended HB 4139 do pass, and the House adopted that recommendation. The House then began debate on House Bill 4140, the state budget implementation bill, focusing on the budget stabilization fund and a proposed government efficiency initiative; discussion was still underway at the end of the transcript.

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• Retired Air Force officer. Mr.
• Retired Air Force, started off in the enlisted ranks, got commissioned, and retired in 2018 at Kirtland
• Air Force Base.
• Chairman, so I'm Air Force, so I'm gonna, you know, you might want to listen to me a little bit.
• as well as enhancing the Navajo Nation Veteran Advisory members.

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• now better reflects the demographics of our city, and many Latinos were inspired to join the police force
• And whereas Pearsall is home to a large and dedicated force of line workers who construct, maintain,
• The bill also creates a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Advisory Committee to provide current cryptocurrency
• Senate Bill 1395 by Hall relating to membership of the school district's local school health advisory
• certain events involving the use of a less lethal force weapon by a peace officer.

Bills: SJR34, SB10, SB18, SB19, SB21, SB72, SB140, SB262, SB370, SB480, SB495, SB627, SB703, SB767, SB790

Keywords: parental rights, parents, children, custody, care and control, upbringing, family law, constitutional amendment, Texas Constitution, child welfare, education policy, medical decisions, parental authority, primary decision makers, family autonomy, education, Ten Commandments, public schools, religious display, First Amendment