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• I'm the Executive Director of the Texas Broadband Association. Texas Broadband Association.
• allocated about $3.3 billion to provide here in Texas.
• I'm an attorney here in Austin, Texas.
• This Texas Constitution requires that fair market value be paid to the city. of the state of Texas for
• It was the Southwest, SBC Texas versus Harris County.

Bills: HB3713, HB3953, HB4055, HB4272

Keywords: telecommunications, local exchange companies, universal service fund, rate maintenance, business expansion, broadband access, internet service, multiunit residential properties, urban areas, affordability programs, fiber-optic cables, public land, construction permits, environmental impact, notification requirements, municipal projects, infrastructure, facility relocation, public right-of-way, 1184

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• We have working relationships with Texas A&M, Texas Tech University.
• It's out in west Texas or in the Panhandle or deep east Texas that would be destination places for families
• As Texas grows, we all age.
• in West Texas, South Texas, Houston, and in the Valley.
• Texas communities.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

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

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• Currently, the office hosts the State of Texas employees from the Texas Department of Transportation
• From chapter 419 of the Texas government code, it also falls under the rules of Title 37, Part 13 of
• the Texas Administrative code.
• to communities across Texas.
• We can ensure that Texas communities remain great places to live, work, and raise families, and we are

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• Second only to Texas Tech. Second only to Texas Tech and Lubbock.
• And so being able to see those families. families and tell them we will do that.
• This is Texas, and when Texas leads, America follows.
• As Texas goes once again, so does the nation. We are Texas proud.
• You said Texas, but where in Texas? Yes, sir. So I was born and raised in Bridge City, Texas.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• sustainable funding that ensures family sustainable funding that ensures family can<00:56:30.559
• on the ground I have seen families on the ground I have seen families forced<00:57:22.599> to
• it is heartbreaking to tell families it is heartbreaking to tell families that<00:57:48.599>
• should be invested in Minnesota families should be invested in Minnesota families and<01:08:21.159
• taxes in Texas there's regressive taxes in Texas there's<01:24:17.040> no<01:24:17.480> income

Bills: HF1277, HF1006

Keywords: data centers, tax exemption, Minnesota statutes, economic development, employment growth, property tax, abatement, land bank, redevelopment, political subdivision, 1183, house

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• Ali Boyles on behalf of Texas Council on Family Violence, Neutral, and SBA. Good morning.
• My name is Mollie Boyles, I'm the Director of Public Policy at the Texas Council on Family Violence.
• We're the largest organization in Texas advocating for transgender individuals and their families. the
• Texas.
• Section 245.021 of the Texas Health and Safety Code states that the definition of abortion does not include

Bills: HB7, SB 8, HB7, SB 8

Keywords: abortion, healthcare, jurisdiction, civil action, qui tam, prohibition, state law, sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, 997, house, all

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• And I saw that in the Texas... evaluating.
• And I saw that in the Texas model as well.
• In Texas, did they withhold money?
• But then Carlo worked in Texas, you know, brought up the fact of the Texas part of this.
• And that SIP code is truly six digits long.

Keywords: 908, all

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• So the state of Texas, the red state of Texas, all of their new generation has been in renewables because
• You require the sponsor requires compliance with fire code.
• Does the fire code require GFCIs or circuit breakers or...
• SO IT IS A CODE THAT IS USED GENERALLY STATEWIDE, RIGHT.
• Is there anything in New York State's code that specifically... Addresses this?

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several guest introductions, including students from Brooklyn and St. John’s University, followed by adoption of the resolution calendar with exceptions for two items. The chamber then took up a series of previously adopted resolutions recognizing Black Maternal Health Week, Workplace Violence Prevention Month, the one-year anniversary of the Jet Set nightclub tragedy in the Dominican Republic, New York Constitution Day, and the Month of the Military Child. Senators speaking on the maternal health resolution emphasized racial disparities in maternal mortality and the need for culturally competent care; the workplace violence resolution highlighted hospital safety programs; the Jet Set resolution was adopted in memory of the victims; and the Constitution Day speech reviewed New York’s delayed but eventual support for independence in 1776. The military child resolution stressed the sacrifices of military families and support for children of service members. All of these resolutions were adopted, and the resolutions were opened to co-sponsorship. The Senate then moved through the third reading calendar, passing several bills and laying others aside. Measures passed included bills on public health, environmental conservation, executive law, public authorities, and consumer protection. One notable debate involved a bill to require transparency from private arbitration organizations handling consumer cases; supporters argued it would provide basic public data and guard against conflicts of interest, while opponents said it would burden a useful dispute-resolution process and intrude on privacy. The bill passed after debate. Another debated bill would phase out number 4 heating oil statewide; supporters said cleaner alternatives exist and the fuel is harmful to public health, while opponents raised cost and transition concerns, especially for colder regions. That bill also passed. The chamber also considered a bill to create a rebate program for battery-powered landscaping equipment, funded through utility-related mechanisms administered by NYSERDA. Supporters said it would reduce air and noise pollution and help companies transition, while opponents argued ratepayers should not subsidize landscaping equipment. The bill passed after being restored to the non-controversial calendar. Finally, the Senate began discussion of a housing-related bill aimed at preserving manufactured home parks by enabling nonprofits or municipalities to acquire development rights and keep the land dedicated to that use, with the sponsor explaining that the goal is to protect affordable housing and help residents remain in their homes.

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• Lauren's family will never be the same.
• I don't want other people to have to go through what my family and the Davis family has gone through.
• Texas has ranked in the top 3 for the last decade. 42.4% of our fatal crashes in Texas are due to impaired
• Because I know GEO ran some prisons in Texas and MTC also ran some prisons in Texas, and I believe MTC
• This is good for the Texas economy.

Bills: HB153

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• You attended the College of Texas A&M University on an ROT.
• Her family emigrated from Punjab, India.
• He went to Texas A&M. He is a proud Aggie.
• We, as a family...
• Association of Texas, a letter from the Chairman of the Board of Regents at Texas Southern University

Keywords: Department of Justice, nominations, Assistant Attorney General, civil rights, enforcement, committee discussion

Summary: The meeting covered important discussions surrounding key nominations in the Department of Justice, specifically for the roles of Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights and the Office of Legal Policy. Various committee members took turns to express their views on the nominees, emphasizing the implications of their potential confirmation on civil rights enforcement in the country. Alongside the committee discussion, the nominees provided insights into their professional backgrounds and how their experiences align with the responsibilities of the positions for which they have been nominated.

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• 811 and the Texas One call board.
• We show you as, uh, Colonel Freeman Martin, Texas with Texas DPS, and you're here in neutral as a, as
• This time, the chair will call Olmer Loreal, Texas DPS.
• So what we're permitting in Texas is. That sounds so backwards.
• That's still within the law of of the Texas tax code on the 162 on the motor fuel tax code so this.

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• And there's been one donor identified in Bridgeport, Texas.
• collected and distributed in the great state of Texas.
• of the blood supply. ...apply in the state of Texas.
• Most of the state of Texas does direct donors.
• For many years before I had my family.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• That's the whole house, weatherization, single-family and multi-family.
• We contract with two incubators, one out of University of Texas and the other out of Texas A&M University
• They're all in East Texas. They're all in East Texas. There's a lot.
• So, Texas, we're military state USA, right?
• The Texas Geothermal Energy Alliance is a Texas-based, Texas-led advocacy organization. of advancing

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Currently, local government code mandates that counties manage surplus or salvage property, including
• The county judges and commissioners Association of Texas are in support of this bill.
• to, uh, basically bypass the requirement to auction these, which, uh, chapter 263 local government code
• It's the way the state of Texas does it.
• state of Texas uses every biennial whenever they set their budget or y'all set your budget.

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• As in Texas, we safety standards.
• tragedies like what happened in Texas. tragedies like what happened in Texas.
• Nuremberg code. Nuremberg code.
• We talked about Texas.
• We talked about Texas. We talked about Texas.

Bills: SB174, SB39, SB40, SB206, SB200, HB169, HB345, HB381, HB25

Keywords: business taxes, annual reports, Alabama Tax Tribunal, tax appeals, local government, board governance, occupational licensing, Sunset Law, public accountability, training requirements, SB40, Houston/Hunter Act, firearm hold agreement, gun storage, temporary firearm storage, firearms dealer, federal firearms licensee, FFL, civil immunity, gun owner

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• Uh, in, in 2016, uh, Texas created new educational opportunities for the next generation of Texans by
• And lastly, the program partners with the Texas Institutions of Higher Education.
• Uh, so this bill aims to fix this oversight by amending the Texas Education Code to add the completion
• Since the pandemic, we've seen a rapid expansion in 4-day school weeks across Texas.
• I'm Steven Aemon from Disability Rights Texas here to support the legislation.

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• But it's still not the same thing as my family and the next family getting to go and actually voice.
• Texas is one of those. Okay, and so we have primacy. Yes, sir.
• Now Texas has primacy. Now Mississippi is getting close to it.
• So the short answer is yes: the code does address high consequence areas, whether it’s in the gas code
• or a liquid code.

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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• But we had to go all the way to the Texas Supreme Court, had 9 different lawsuits.
• What's the definition of real property, OK, in the state of Texas.
• I'm a policy analyst for the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
• I'm the chairman of the board of the first Christian Church in Lancaster, Texas.
• Uh, I am here on behalf of the Texas Land Title Association.

Bills: SB15

Keywords: real property, fraud, theft, elderly, disabled, statute of limitations, criminal offense, property rights

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• Then also from Texas, Friendswood, Texas, Electrician's Mate Second Class Nicholas Smith volunteered
• He worked long hours for... hailing from Bo Belde, Texas. Mahalo for hailing from Bo Belde, Texas.
• Fre<00:30:26.720> Friendswood, Then also from Texas, Fre Friendswood, Then also from Texas
• > secondclass Texas, electrician mate, secondclass Texas, electrician mate, secondclass Nicholas<
• It will be compiled and sent to the family soon.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• And I saw that in the Texas... evaluating.
• And I saw that in the Texas model as well.
• In Texas, did they withhold money?
• But then Carlo worked in Texas, you know, brought up the fact of the Texas part of this.
• And that SIP code is truly six digits long.

Summary: The Higher Ed Funding Committee met to review how North Dakota might identify and address low-producing academic programs and to discuss draft funding formulas for the university system. Lisa Johnson of the NDUS explained that the State Board of Higher Education is already developing a system-wide policy, using models from other states such as Texas, Virginia, North Carolina, Colorado, Kentucky, Ohio, and Connecticut. She described how low-producing programs are typically flagged by multi-year enrollment or completion thresholds, then reviewed for workforce demand, mission fit, cost, accreditation, and regional need before any action is taken. Committee members asked about what counts as a program, how costs are analyzed, whether certificates are included, how exemptions work for mission-critical or high-demand fields, and whether the board or legislature should set the rules. Johnson said the board is the appropriate body to lead the process, but legislators could use funding leverage if they wanted to encourage action; the chair asked the board to bring a detailed proposal to the June meeting. The committee then heard a Legislative Council presentation on a draft formula for UND and NDSU. The proposal uses fall census FTE enrollment, with a placeholder undergraduate rate of $7,000 per FTE and a graduate/professional rate of $10,500, plus incentives for completions in in-demand fields and research productivity. Alex from Legislative Council walked through the projected funding effects, noting that the model would increase funding for NDSU and reduce it for UND in the current biennium, with different results in the next biennium as enrollment changes are recognized. Members questioned the use of the placeholder rates, the definition of in-demand programs, the treatment of research funding, and the exclusion of state-appropriated dollars from the external grants calculation. The chair emphasized that the numbers were illustrative and that appropriators would set the actual dollar amounts later. A second draft formula for the other nine institutions was also reviewed. That model uses fall census FTE without a weighted economic factor, applies a higher undergraduate rate, and adds completion incentives for in-demand credentials and all other completions. Members noted that the formula would benefit some institutions, such as Bismarck State College, while reducing funding for others, such as Mayville State, and discussed whether the nine institutions should be treated more uniformly or split into smaller groups because of their different missions and sizes. Committee members and staff repeatedly stressed that the formulas are still being refined and that some institutions would likely need hold-harmless adjustments or other transition measures. The meeting ended with the chair directing the committee to continue the discussion later and to expect further work on both the low-producing program policy and the funding formulas.