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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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• the heart of Central Texas.
• Rob played a key role in drafting and implementing the 1993 Texas Penal Code.
• Austin, the father of Texas.
• And in Texas, we will not.
• , taxes, and bond-related projects.

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation, messages from the House, and several recognitions, including county day delegations from Fayette, LaSalle, Jim Hogg, Austin, and others, as well as a recognition of Rob Keppel for his career with the Texas District and County Attorneys Association. The chamber also adopted several resolutions, including SR 429 designating October 2025 as RET Syndrome Awareness Month and SR 432 honoring Rob Keppel. A doctor-of-the-day introduction and a public announcement about free skin checks were also made. The Senate then took up and passed several bills. SB 1152, creating the offense of continuous manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance, passed after suspension of the rules. SB 1868, regulating kratom and related substances, was amended to prohibit smokeable kratom products and kratom pills and to clarify THC variants such as Delta-8 and Delta-10, then passed. SB 1349, creating offenses for transnational repression and unauthorized enforcement of foreign law, drew debate over a failed amendment that would have added election misinformation and foreign meddling; the bill ultimately passed unanimously. SB 2037, expediting review of LNG environmental permits, passed after amendments clarifying fees and deadlines, with opposition focused on its energy-policy implications. SB 1164, addressing emergency detention and court-ordered inpatient mental health treatment, passed after a drafting-error correction and discussion of the bill’s basis in recommendations from the Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health. The Senate also advanced SB 2743 on prosecution of certain election offenses, which would allow a court process to disqualify a local prosecutor who repeatedly refuses to prosecute election cases and appoint the Attorney General; it passed to engrossment amid questions about evidence and local discretion. SB 1299, protecting nonprofit members, supporters, volunteers, and donors from disclosure by public agencies, passed unanimously. SB 2349, exempting certain short-term leases and temporary tenancies from floodplain notice requirements, passed unanimously. SB 2788, adding PSAT and pre-ACT scores for Texas Success Initiative exemptions and clarifying dual-credit eligibility, passed unanimously after amendment. SB 843, creating a TEA database of school district bonds, taxes, and bond-related projects and adding charter schools, passed after amendments on funding and scope. Finally, SB 1832, allowing parents to transfer a student who was victimized by a public school employee to another campus, passed to engrossment after extended debate over whether the bill should also cover private schools and how it would interact with school choice and ESA policy. SB 39, revising the admission rule in commercial motor vehicle collision cases, was laid out and debated over its effect on negligent entrustment and related evidence, with the author emphasizing that the bill preserves the bifurcated trial structure and does not alter other admissibility rules.

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• The big limitation with Texas...
• Texas Tech is that only 10% of their class can come from outside Texas.
• But we're not better than Texas.
• Pool provider tax.
• You talked about the tax going away.

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• So it's Texas Water Code 16315, um.
• Was followed, of course, by imposition and collection of city Avalorum property taxes and sales taxes
• Um, with this bill of our property taxes right now, we get about, get about $9 million in property tax
• Um, we'd have to increase our property tax from 0.385 to 0.6643, which would be a 75% increase in taxes
• grab, you know, we want to tax all these people.

Bills: HB24

Keywords: groundwater, conservation, water permits, sustainability, resource management

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• Design a tax code, design a regulatory code, design the adoption of technology to maximize prosperity
• Look, um, federal tax code remains incredibly progressive.
• Look, um, federal tax code remains incredibly progressive.
• The federal tax code remains incredibly progressive.
• The federal tax code remains incredibly progressive.

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• dollars to tax cuts.
• home tax rate.
• Many school districts across Texas simply don't receive enough from property taxes.
• Roughly 30% of Texas AIM is operating in this area. 30 different clubs across Texas.
• So, the Texas...

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• the gentleman from Texas. the gentleman from Texas.
• Texas seek recognition? Texas seek recognition?
• Texas seek recognition? Texas seek recognition?
• Texas seek recognition? Texas seek recognition?
• Tax Court.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, December 1, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• We issue licenses, we collect excise taxes, we ensure compliance with the alcoholic beverage code, um
• That includes excise taxes and license fees. 255 of that are going to be excise taxes.
• Lottery in Texas.
• were scanning a QR code that was not the official Texas lottery QR code.
• Texas. Yes.

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• He helped us with their issues and with tax issues and was a great mentor.
• Whereas, on Sunday, April 22, 2026, AVH was crowned Tier VIB champions in Dallas, Texas.
• Senate Bill 83 by Senator Edmonds is an act to amend Title 46, the Children's Code, relative to human
• The House amendments clarified a portion of the recurring severance tax revenues collected.
• The House amendments clarified a portion of the recurring severance tax revenues that collected.

Bills: SR146, SCR12, HB378, HB509, HB1090, HB221, HCR85, HCR100, HCR105, HCR107, HCR114, HCR58, HB723, SB4, SB52, SB57, SB83, SB131, SB143, SB145, SB152, SB194, SB251, SB254, SB279, SB283, SB333, SB353, SB367, SB384, SB389, SB398, SB408, SB431, SB448, SB450, SB465, SB468, SB469, SB484, SB495, SB496, SB509, SB56, SCR9, SCR58, SB35, SB65, SB215, SB246, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB490, SB492, SB500, SB514, HCR32, HB59, HB89, HB153, HB243, HB335, HB342, HB407, HB451, HB513, HB595, HB682, HB688, HB690, HB730, HB762, HB802, HB816, HB940, HB1003, HB1011, HB1029, HB1053, HB1058, HB1062, HB1064, HB1079, HB1084, HB1098, HB1161, HB1189, HB1203, HB1215, HB1247, HB1248, HB1251, HB1253, HB1257, HB1258, HB17, HB27, HB36, HB41, HB73, HB140, HB166, HB181, HB205, HB211, HB223, HB226, HB259, HB271, HB308, HB337, HB399, HB410, HB487, HB626, HB712, HB740, HB750, HB759, HB775, HB812, HB844, HB906, HB966, HB968, HB979, HB1006, HB1009, HB1018, HB1036, HB1038, HB1081, HB1086, HB1107, HB1112, HB1155, HB1220, HB1242, HB1252, HB1256, SB42, SB208, SB217, SB274, SB300, SB341, SB379, SB382, SB387, SB401, SB449, SB487, HB74, HB119, HB134, HB210, HB258, HB468, HB784, HB870, HB953, HB956, HB1117, HB1236, SB29, SB43, SB78, SB149, SB441, HB359

Keywords: SR146, Senate Resolution 146, Louis Thomas Nelson, Thomas Nelson, condolences, memorial resolution, tribute, obituary, public service, St. Martinville, Cade, St. Martin Parish, police juror, mayor, community center, water system, school bus driver, school board, Louisiana Senate, sympathy

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, heard a guest prayer by Pastor Lee Shipp, and conducted routine opening business including journal adoption, receipt of confirmation appointments, and House messages naming conferees on several Senate bill disagreements. The chamber also adopted or recognized several personal privilege resolutions and commendations, including honors for Grady Hazel, the Acadiana Veterans Hockey of Louisiana national championship team, Grambling State University’s 125th anniversary and related athletics/band centennials, the 2026 Governor’s Fellows, and a brief address by special guest Ms. Benson. Members then acted on a series of resolutions and concurrent resolutions. The Senate adopted measures creating or requesting study task forces on child permanency, medical malpractice review panels, driving school fees, the Minimum Foundation Program, and earthquake activity in north Louisiana, and it concurred in House resolutions on illegal dumping, gaming board review, behavioral health crisis center reimbursement, Medicaid incentive payment reporting, and a physician review panel study. Several condolence and commendation resolutions also passed, including those honoring Lewis Thomas Nelson and Josephine Ruth Kennedy, and the Senate adopted a resolution urging local governments to consider generator requirements for unlicensed senior and disability residential facilities. The chamber also took up House Bill 723, a motorcycle traffic-signal bill allowing certain two- and three-wheeled vehicles to proceed through malfunctioning vehicle-actuated signals under specified circumstances; after debate about safety and enforcement, it passed 33-3. The Senate then considered numerous House amendments to Senate bills, concurring in most, including bills on fluoridation/local opt-out, public assistance, nutrition, human trafficking training, bulletproof vests, adult residential care generators, cell-cultured food products, public benefits eligibility, attorney-fee limits in disciplinary proceedings, critical infrastructure protections, debit card surcharges, bank stock certificates, child welfare proceedings, digital student IDs, watershed restoration funding, innovation hubs, sports agent registration, and manufactured housing regulation. It rejected House amendments to SB 283 and SB 408 for further negotiation. The session ended with announcements for committee meetings and a recess until 2 p.m.

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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
• Right now Mexico is testing all fuels going into Mexico because of blending and tax evasion, import tax
• That's still within the law of of the Texas tax code on the 162 on the motor fuel tax code so this.
• That's totally fine within the tax code, but that's correct, sir.

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• emergency medical centers, and ambulatory surgical centers required by Texas Health and Safety Code
• We are a 53,000-employer in the state of Texas. We provide billions in taxes.
• Under Section 1102 of the Texas Estates Code, anybody can file an application with a court with probate
• We use a tool that looks at various variables, including Texas Administrative Code, contract compliance
• Chapter 573 of the Texas Health and Safety Code mandates that a peace officer shall...

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Of those, 948 were Texas heroes.
• As stated by previous testimony, Texas, the Texas mental health and substance use workforce shortage
• The Texas Tenant Readiness and Landlord Incentive Program will allow Texas to operate its own housing
• They both have an entire chapter in the Texas Penal Code. I came here with an empty toolbox.
• Corruption is a term of art, and that's why it's in Chapter 36 of the Texas Penal Code.

Bills: HB158

Keywords: public funds, lobbying activities, political subdivision, government spending, transparency

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• , Texas.
• in Texas.
• 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.
• Those severance tax dollars fund priorities for communities all across Texas.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• The limit on the rate of growth of appropriations from state taxes, also known as the tax spending limit
• tax compression.
• As government grows, freedom decreases, and taxes increase, prioritizing individual liberty and Texas
• Arc of Texas. Arc of Texas? Okay, I did miss that at the beginning. Thank you very much. OK.
• I'm a Director of Government and Fiscal Policy with Texas 2036, and I'm here to express Texas 2036's

Bills: SB1, HB500, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, state budget, mental health funding, education funding, infrastructure improvements, public safety, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1184, house, all

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• To make this a good policy for Texas.
• Chapter 49 of the Code of Criminal Procedure relates to death inquests and Chapter 50 of the Code of
• The Code of Chrome procedure project is an interesting one. For decades, the code needed updating.
• codes or parts of codes enacted during the preceding legislative session to incorporate enactments of
• This bill is of all our code bills each session, the must-pass bill because of the way Texas enacts hundreds

Bills: SB1213, SB1221, SB1636, SB1687, SB1772, SB1932, SB2062

Keywords: SB1213, earned credits, inmate credits, good time, sentence reduction, Department of Corrections, DOC, prison reform, corrections policy, inmate classification, class levels, rehabilitation credits, achievement credits, vocational training, educational credits, prison programs, public safety, violent offenders, violent crime exclusions, sex offense exclusions

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• this body put out was that they could have chosen not to, even though they've authorized the Career Tax

Bills: SB1772, SB1958, SB2010, SB1595, SB1687, SB1684, SB2049, SB1966

Keywords: motor vehicle safety, headlamps, headlights, fog lights, daytime running lights, auxiliary driving lamps, spot lamps, off-road lamps, bicycle lights, bicycle reflectors, vehicle lighting, roadway visibility, low visibility, rain, snow, wipers, night driving, traffic safety, Oklahoma Title 47, vehicle code

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• years, page 25, and it requires full-time distance learning programs to comply with the Public School Code
• where it says that we need to, you know, they administer the program in compliance with public school code
• itself means if you're following the law, if you're meeting all the requirements of the public school code
• would then have a say as to whether or not those programs are going to comply with the Public School Code

Bills: HB2, SB204, SB241, HB34

Keywords: general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, 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

Bills: HB306, SB149, SB158, HB323, HB362, HB306, SB149, SB158, HB323, HB362

Keywords: education, patriotism, national anthem, Star-Spangled Banner, K-12 schools, constitutional amendment, public works, sealed bids, bidding requirements, procurement, public notice, newspaper advertisement, advertising failure, publisher liability, civil damages, criminal liability, awarding authority, county government, municipal government, construction contracts

Bills: HB93, HB160, HB29, HB29, HB93, HB160

Keywords: HB93, Alabama State Port Authority, State Auditor, property inventory, inventory control, audit exemption, state property, personal property inventory, public authority, port authority, Section 36-16-11, Code of Alabama 1975, administrative oversight, state audit, conforming changes, government property, Alabama Municipal Electric Authority, AMEA, municipal electric authority, board of directors