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Texas 89th Regular
Licensing & Administrative Procedures Mar 11th, 2025
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
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- The Texas Lottery is committed to generating revenue for the state of Texas through the responsible management
- Charitable bingo in Texas was first approved...
- Lottery in Texas.
- The Texas Lotto Commission is a statutory mandated.
- , they were scanning a QR code that was not the official Texas Lottery QR code. or is it everybody's,
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Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
The July 2025 Flooding Events, General Investigating Jun 18th, 2026
The July 2025 Flooding Events, General Investigating
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- Administrative Code.
- Not reported the deaths of the campers to DSHS, as required by the Texas Administrative Code.
- That the Texas Administrative Code is still not being complied with, despite them being implored to do
- It will confirm this is required by the plain text of the Texas Administrative Code, as I showed you
- And again, we can confirm this is a plain black and white requirement in the Texas Administrative Code
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- With the Texas Cyber Command, we are charting a path toward resiliency and putting our governments and
- 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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- code section.
- government code.
- But if we took the language in her bill and dropped it under the government code section 508145D2, then
- code.
- If you dropped that under the government code 508.145 subsection D2.
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- Honor the Texas flag.
- So is this proposed new government regulatory office intended to work with the Texas Sunset Advisory
- No, like if they make a recommendation, say for instance, the Texas, this new government regulatory office
- puts Texas to the left of the federal government when it comes to issues of regulatory reform.
- state government.
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- And so today under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, Texas Rules of Appellate procedure.
- I'm here on my own behalf and on behalf of the Texas Business Law Foundation.
- I'm with the 3rd, uh, division of the Texas Business Court.
- And then let me ask you about governance disputes.
- About governance disputes and the amount of controversy, um.
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Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Education K-16 Jan 28th, 2025
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- The Texas Legislature has proven time and time again that government is not the solution.
- Government is the problem. Bad education bills are abundant in Austin, Texas.
- I'm Director of Government Relations for Texas Values. It's time to Elizabeth Castle.
- I'm Director of Government Relations for Texas Values.
- We don't want Texas leading on fake school choice or high taxes or government spending.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Education K-16 convened with a quorum, adopted its committee rules, and heard opening remarks from members introducing staff and outlining priorities for the session. Several senators emphasized support for public education, teacher pay and safety, parental choice, and the combined K-16 jurisdiction of the committee. The chair also reviewed hearing procedures, including public testimony registration and time limits.
The main item was Senate Bill 2, the Texas Education Freedom Act, laid out by Chairman Creighton. He described the bill as an education savings account program intended to expand school choice, with a $200 million universal eligibility pool and an additional $800 million targeted to students with disabilities and lower-income families. He said the bill includes anti-fraud safeguards, criminal background checks for vendors, reporting requirements, data protections, and annual testing for participating students, while not imposing STAAR on private schools or homeschoolers. He also said the bill removes a prior hold-harmless provision for public schools and is separate from public school funding and teacher pay legislation.
Members questioned the bill’s income threshold, lottery and priority structure, treatment of homeschoolers, microschools, charter schools, religious freedom protections, citizenship/lawful presence language, cybersecurity, open records, and disability-related issues, including whether 504 students and foster children should be included. Creighton said the bill is designed to prioritize former public school students with disabilities or lower incomes, while also allowing universal eligibility within the program’s first funding tier, and that the Comptroller would oversee vendor screening and cybersecurity rules. He said the bill does not direct curriculum or interfere with religious beliefs and that amendments may be offered later on citizenship and other issues. After member questions, the committee began invited testimony, starting with EdChoice representative Robert Inlow, who testified in support of SB 2 and cited national growth in school choice programs and studies he said show positive effects for students and public schools.
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- Government Relations, Texas Southwest Cattle Raisers Association.
- My name is Peyton Schumann, and I serve as the Executive Director of Government Relations for the Texas
- The cartel was bringing oil into Texas; they were stealing it from the Mexican government and smuggling
- I am the Director of State Government and Regulatory Affairs for the Texas Independent Producers and
- The North Central Texas Council of Governments still reports that two stations in Dallas are moving forward
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Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
S/C County & Regional Government Apr 7th, 2025
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- Currently, local government code mandates that counties manage surplus or salvage property, including
- Unfortunately, with our current code, residents have no protections or recourse from their county government
- It's the way the state of Texas does it.
- HB 3335 amends the local government code in regards to the disposal of a county surplus or salvage property
- HB 3335 amends the local government code to require counties to retain sufficient control over the donation
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Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Press Conference: American Society of Civil Engineers Feb 18th, 2025
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- Before we release the grades, I invite ASE Texas President Mark Wood to provide an overview of the Texas
- the citizens of Texas.
- The grades for the Texas.
- From the Texas Clear, from this Texas Clear Lanes initiative, 18 projects from the program have been
- It requires a collaborative effort from government, private sector, communities, federal governments,
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- Education Code, which was created by the Texas... ...in my mind is something called the Texas Education
- Code, which was created by the Texas Supreme Court in 1989, which begs integrity and ethics in the legal
- Under Chapter 582 of the Government Code, for draft investigation reports in cases where TEA settles
- The agreement must include, Under Chapter 550 of the Government Code.
- I'm Director of Government Relations for Texas Values, the largest organization in the state that stands
Summary:
The Committee on Education K-16 heard several bills focused largely on special education transparency, school safety, and student support services. Senate Bill 1908, by Senator Zaffirini, would direct the Higher Education Coordinating Board to study the feasibility of a statewide system for coordinating clinical training placements, including regional portals for healthcare clinical slots, with a report due by December 1, 2026. A representative of the Texas Nurses Association and the Nursing Legislative Agenda Coalition testified in support. The bill was left pending subject to the call of the chair.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 111, by Senator Hall, which in its committee substitute was narrowed to a reporting bill requiring school districts to disclose legal proceedings involving special education due process complaints when legal fees exceed $10,000, rather than capping spending. Several parents and advocates testified that districts spend large sums on litigation against families of children with disabilities and that greater transparency is needed; some senators raised concerns about unintended consequences, including possible pressure to settle cases. The committee adopted the substitute and left the bill pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1551 on automated external defibrillators in public schools, Senate Bill 865 on CPR instruction requirements for certain volunteers, Senate Bill 1032 on the Governor’s University Research Initiative, and Senate Bill 571 on school employee misconduct reporting and access to the Do Not Hire Registry; each was reported favorably after committee substitute adoption and roll-call votes.
Additional bills discussed included Senate Bill 1884, which would formalize and expand dedicated staff support for the State Board of Education and give the board chair hiring authority over that staff; members questioned whether it duplicated TEA functions, while a witness argued the workload increase justified the change, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 625 would replace the current half-credit economics requirement with a half-credit in personal financial literacy; educators and advocates strongly supported making the course required, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 582 would make TEA settlement agreements in special investigations publicly available when sanctions are imposed, and Senate Bill 2600 would bar transportation fees for students living within two miles of campus unless districts do not receive state transportation funding; both were left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 2751, which would require TEA inspections of non-public special education programs to consider medical standards of care and crisis-prevention training; testimony from a program operator described severe student behaviors and the need for more flexibility, and the bill was left pending after the substitute was adopted.
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Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs May 11th, 2026
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
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- I will have one caveat: the Government Code that kind of controls some of this stuff, and I will give
- Code, 1502.057, Local Government Code, and case law.
- code, 1502, 057, local government code, and case law.
- I’ll begin with water rights permitting, which is governed by the Texas Water Code, Chapter 11.
- So Texas Water Code 16.060 outlines the criteria for zone designation.
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Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII Feb 27th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII
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- Texas.
- So one of the things we at state agencies is required to do is comply with Texas labor code.
- And this is coming from Texas Labor. code, compared to the number of African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans
- ' major sources in Texas, to protect the interests of Texas.
- Thanks for supporting Texas Parks. Texas wildlife.
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- . ...this exciting opportunity for us to build into Texas families and a stronger Texas.
- Senate Bill 1030 removes a significant obstacle in the tax code to allow further expansion of the Texas
- Texas, California, and Florida are the leading states for private aircraft ownership, but Texas is not
- Texas, California, and Florida are the leading states for private aircraft ownership, but Texas is not
- governments if a local government affirmatively refuses the funds in writing or fails to deposit its
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The Senate Finance Committee heard several tax and economic development bills. SB 935 would exempt counties from the motor fuels tax on fuel used exclusively in county vehicles; Sen. Hall and Cass County Judge Travis Ransom argued it would save counties money without changing fund allocations, and the bill was left pending while the committee waited for the House version. SB 2206 would extend and revise Texas’s research and development incentives by tying the franchise tax credit more closely to federal law and changing the program’s effective date; supporters from business, manufacturing, and tax policy groups said it would protect innovation jobs and help startups, while the Comptroller’s office explained the fiscal note and said the committee substitute was no longer needed. The committee later withdrew the substitute and left the bill pending before ultimately voting it out favorably.
The committee also heard SB 2020, which would repeal the “rehab tax” on nonresidential remodeling. Sen. Campbell said a large fiscal note led him to delay a full presentation, but builders, architects, and contractors testified that the tax raises remodeling costs, complicates audits, and discourages reuse and reinvestment in existing buildings. The bill was left pending. SB 2018 would create a two-year “strong families” tax credit for businesses donating to nonprofits that provide family support services; supporters from Family First, Buckner International, and Texas Baptist said it would strengthen families, father engagement, and upstream prevention, while the author said the Comptroller and HHSC were still working on administration details. That bill was also left pending.
After a quorum was established, the committee heard and later reported several bills favorably. SB 1030 would exempt certain aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul parts from sales tax for general aviation; industry, airport, and local economic development witnesses said it would keep high-wage aviation work in Texas and improve competitiveness with neighboring states, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 214 would create a temporary sales tax holiday for qualifying residential HVAC systems; it was laid out and left pending. SB 1901 would make administrative and ethics changes to the Opioid Abatement Fund Council, including staggered terms, conflict rules, and fund reallocation procedures; it was reported favorably. SB 266 would repeal the Texas Research Incentive Program and use the appropriation to address the existing backlog of unmatched donations; the chair and Sen. Paxton said the state should honor past commitments, and the committee substitute was adopted and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.
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- of really keeping, uh, keeping Texas, Texas.
- the Texas Forest Service of any prescribed burn.
- Unfortunately, it was discovered that under government Code Section 441138B.
- To address this issue, HB 1480 amends government code to clarify that library and library systems may
- They are already required to establish grant programs under government code.
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- House Bill 1244 to Local Government, House Bill 1399 to Local Government, House Bill Secretary: 1445
- It adds three new codes: the Elections Code, the Penal Code, and the Health Senator Creighton: and Safety
- Code.
- It is so unsafe to be pregnant in Texas.
- in Texas.
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- The Texas Government Code, Chapter 2161, commonly referred to as the HUB program for historically underutilized
- Government Code Chapter 2161.
- Government Code Chapter 2161.
- Because the Texas Constitution creates distinct legislative and executive branches of government, the
- The state of Texas is overreaching the federal government when they say..." "...when they say the quote
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- Education Code, also known as recapture districts.
- Insurance Code.
- We have a big shortage of officials in Texas. If we don't...
- We have a big shortage of officials in Texas.
- And that just doesn't seem like the right thing for Texas.
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The Committee on Education K-16 heard testimony on SB 1635, which would give certain coastal, recapture-paying school districts a credit against recapture payments for mandatory windstorm and hail insurance costs. Senator Hinojosa said the bill is intended to offset unusually high insurance expenses for districts in Tier 1 or Tier 2 coastal zones, and he estimated about a $12 million impact to state revenue. Witnesses from Port Aransas ISD and Gregory-Portland ISD described sharp premium increases, reduced coverage, higher deductibles, and the effect on teacher pay and classroom spending. Senators asked about the number of affected districts, the accuracy of the fiscal estimate, and whether the bill might encourage districts to maintain coverage. Public testimony was closed and SB 1635 was left pending.
The committee then took up several other bills and committee substitutes, adopting and reporting favorably SB 2786, SB 2623, SB 646, SB 843, SB 2392, SB 1998, SB 1418, SB 2788, and SB 2076, with most votes unanimous or near-unanimous. SB 2392 was amended to add improper relationship between educator and student to mandatory reporting offenses and to authorize an attorney general civil penalty for failure to report. SB 2623 was revised to clarify duties and exemptions related to the Safe Schools and Neighborhood Task Force and school proximity restrictions. SB 843 would create a TEA database of school district bonds and related projects, and SB 2788 would exempt certain PSAT scorers from the Texas Success Initiative assessment.
The committee also heard SB 2929, which would allow referees and other officials at school athletic events to immediately eject disruptive spectators. The Texas Association of Sports Officials testified in support, citing abusive spectator behavior and a shortage of officials. SB 2929 was left pending. Finally, the committee heard a substitute for SB 2927 on 1882 partnerships and a substitute for SB 2619, which would require more transparency and accountability for failing school districts, superintendent hiring, trustee training, and takeover timelines. Testimony on SB 2619 was mixed, with one witness from Texas 2036 supporting parts of the bill’s accountability provisions. The committee adopted the substitute for SB 2619, left it pending, and then recessed subject to the call of the chair.
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- This bill will amend the Government Code to include veteran-owned businesses certified by the United
- This bill will amend the government code to include veteran-owned businesses certified by the United
- We urge Texas legislators to champion policies recognizing and maximizing contributions to Texas veterans
- , invest in Texas, and be the next generation of risk takers and job creators for Texas.
- , invest in Texas, and be the next generation of risk takers and job creators for Texas.
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The Committee on Veterans Affairs heard several bills related to veterans and military installations. Senator Birdwell presented SB 1197, which would extend existing drone restrictions over military bases and airports to Texas spaceports, with exceptions for authorized operators; there was brief supportive testimony and the bill was left pending. Chairman Hancock presented SB 1271, allowing Texas to accept concurrent jurisdiction over military installations to improve handling of juvenile offenses through state and local involvement; no public testimony was offered, and the bill was left pending. SB 390, by Senator Middleton and explained by Senator Menendez, would expand the definition of historically underutilized businesses to include veteran-owned businesses certified by the SBA, regardless of disability rating, to increase veteran participation in state contracting. The bill drew extensive supportive testimony from veterans and business advocates, while Senator Eckhardt raised concerns that broadening the category might not satisfy the disparity-study basis typically used for HUB programs.
The committee also took up pending bills later in the meeting. SB 651 was advanced after adoption of a committee substitute and received a unanimous committee vote to do pass and be recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. SB 897 likewise had a committee substitute adopted and was reported favorably by a unanimous vote, with a recommendation for the local and uncontested calendar. SB 1814 was reported favorably and recommended for the local and uncontested calendar by a unanimous vote. SB 1197 was also voted out favorably and recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. SB 1271 and SB 390 were left pending at the end of the meeting, and the committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.