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• the line of duty.
• of the Texas House of Representatives.
• as mayor of Oakwood.
• Most of them...
• In that part, we are the envy of folks in most of the nation.

Bills: HB227

Keywords: HB227, kratom, Mitragyna speciosa, kratom products, kratom processor, kratom retailer, controlled substances, Texas Controlled Substances Act, Health and Safety Code, Penalty Group 1, tianeptine, 7-hydroxymitragynine, mitragynine, synthetic kratom, kratom alkaloids, adulterated products, product testing, lab testing, ISO 17025, labeling requirements

Bills: SB 49, SB 60, SB 365, SB 685, SB 895, SB 1191, SB 1400, SB 1401, SB 1786

Keywords: junior college funding, performance tier, credentials, education, workforce development, Texas education law, performance tier funding, junior college, Texas education, student success, performance funding, education policy, state finance program, public junior colleges, educational outcomes, academic fresh start, higher education, student admissions, Texas Education Code, public university

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• attorneys and a bunch of time and a bunch of agencies' workload.
• definition of rural political subdivision in the water code.
• The unintended inclusion of urban political subdivisions in rural water statutes, and under the Code
• A new piece of equipment is going to solve a lot of these.
• I'm sorry, I'm kind of out of pocket today.

Bills: SB480, SB767, SB790, SB971, SB1066

Keywords: water resources, interlocal contracts, local government, collaboration, planning activities, wildfire response, firefighting equipment, emergency services, state database, Texas Forest Service, customer complaints, Public Utility Commission, water service, complaint process, utility regulation, SB 971, Texas Water Assistance Program, Water Code, rural political subdivision, rural water

Summary: The Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs met on Texas Water Day and limited public testimony to two minutes. The chair emphasized the need to move quickly because of scheduling conflicts with other committees and noted the importance of water policy and related stakeholders. The committee heard several bills focused on water administration, rural utilities, emergency response, and public works contracting. Senate Bill 790 by Senator Alvarado would let the Public Utility Commission create a simplified process for resolving tenant complaints over water or wastewater bill discrepancies; it was described as a way to avoid lengthy contested-case hearings for small disputes. Senate Bill 971 by Senator Sparks would clean up conflicting statutory definitions of “rural political subdivision” so Texas Water Development Board programs are applied consistently; Texas Rural Water Association testified in support. Senate Bill 767, also by Senator Sparks, would expand and improve a statewide database of fire-response equipment so departments, including volunteer and rural departments, can locate and share resources more effectively during emergencies; fire service witnesses supported the bill and suggested annual updates to keep the database current. Chair Perry laid out Senate Bill 480 to clarify that local governments and special districts may enter interlocal agreements for water-related planning and research, including aquifer management and flood/water planning. He also presented Senate Bill 1066, which raises payment and performance bond thresholds for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department public works contracts to $150,000, arguing the change would reflect inflation and help smaller vendors on lower-risk projects. Witnesses were heard on the bills, with no opposition recorded in the transcript. The committee voted out all five bills favorably. SB 1066, SB 480, SB 767, SB 790, and SB 971 each received unanimous committee approval and were recommended to the local and contested calendar, with SB 767 noted as amended by a suggested annual-update requirement for the equipment database.

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• So, kind of our goal today is to move both of these bills out of the committee, and then we're going
• But I've also... ...but I've also heard from a lot of people fully in support of it.
• We have a number of thousands of students in Tusa, and more than half of those are out of state.
• Just one of those kinds of things that need to be considered.
• Of the bill, and I think Senator Gan says too, I may not be in favor of that.

Bills: SB58, SB101, SB102

Keywords: parental rights, minor consent, medical consent, mental health services, school counseling, student counseling, parental notification, opt-in, health records, HIPAA, vaccine consent, adolescent health, youth privacy, confidential counseling, school mental health, reproductive health, pregnancy services, sexually transmitted infections, STI treatment, substance abuse treatment

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• Signed, Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
• Bless their families and each of them individually.
• Help all of us to recognize your blessings in our lives.
• Pursuant to clause 13 of rule one, the Journal of the last day’s proceedings is… Approved.
• “I pledge allegiance to the flag…” “of the United States of America and to the Republic for…” Which it

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, July 2, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Donald Trump told the American people he would target violent criminals, the worst of the worst.
• Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to insert the text of... ...procedural tricks to try to make it harder
• a violation of clause 9 of rule 23 of the rules of the... ...clause 9 of rule 23 of the rules of the
• But when you look at the code to USC 1415, harassment is qualified to two other sections of code referring
• And he wrote this code in between rounds of chemotherapy code in between rounds of chemotherapy and surgery

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• expire, limiting the amount of money law enforcement can return or the number of criminals that they
• Enforcement can return or the number of criminals that they can bring to justice.
• Cyber criminals have figured out how to take complete advantage of our system.
• began expiring for some of these criminals in March of 2025.
• Since October 2025 alone, the Department of Labor Inspector General has brought 59 criminal matters to

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 29, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Signed, Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
• of this day.
• The former Secretary of Economic Development filed a criminal complaint against the governor's chief
• It's a hell of a lot of money, but it's 7%.
• of poverty into the country, of designing...

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 25, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Many of them are on fixed incomes. Many of them don't have a lot of money.
• I'm deeply proud of my home state of... I'm deeply proud of my home state of Alabama.
• Exiles, the Statue of Liberty, like the ancestors of so many of my members of Congress that I... ...
• Many of them children of immigrants.
• We are no longer living in fear that more criminals are coming across so that the Jocelyn Nungarees of

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• After years of inaction, my home state of California... of inaction, my home state of California has
• Entities organized as nonprofits under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code are exempt from taxation under
• 42 of the IRS code or section 42 of the IRS code or participating in federal or other affordable housing
• Senate 629, an act to amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to remove barriers to agricultural procedures
• That is a message of unity, of brotherhood, of a shared humanity.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Signed, Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
• Signed, Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
• of man that you care for him?
• And thank you for helping us with the intricate things of this world, in sensitive personal matters of
• Pursuant to clause 13 of rule one, the Journal of the last day's proceedings is approved.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 22, 2026, 1012, house, all