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- So Texas remains open for business.
- At TSS, we want to see as much equipment as possible made in Texas by Texans for the Texas power grid
- Now, to date, we have not had a battery storage fire in Texas, and again, we have new codes, new standards
- County fire code. Yes.
- in Texas.
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Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 23rd, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
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- Texas should join them.
- outlined in the Texas Education Code.
- , and outside Texas.
- , and outside Texas.
- Texas will be much safe.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several public safety, criminal justice, and regulatory bills. HB 4995 would create a training and certification program allowing licensed physicians and certain EMS personnel assigned to tactical units to carry firearms during high-risk deployments, with supporters saying it would let tactical medical staff protect themselves while providing immediate care; the bill was left pending. HB 2609 would repeal the failure-to-appear-or-pay/OmniBase license-hold program, with the author and advocates arguing it creates compounding debt and unnecessary barriers to driving, while judges and municipal court representatives said the program is a voluntary, cost-effective tool that improves court appearances and reduces warrants; the bill was also left pending. HB 4879 would create a grant program to help local law enforcement pay for lab testing of suspected hemp/Delta-9 THC substances, and HB 5436 would let licensed auto recyclers buy certain untitled vehicles for scrap or parts to curb illegal sales, VIN cloning, and chop shops; both measures were left pending after brief testimony in support.
The committee also heard HB 1777, which would require a discrete designation on driver’s licenses and state IDs for people required to register as sex offenders. The author and supporters argued the marker would help law enforcement and businesses quickly identify potentially dangerous offenders and prevent harm, while opponents called it a stigmatizing “scarlet letter” that would increase harassment, family harm, and reintegration barriers. The bill was left pending. HB 4155 would create a two-year Family Violence Criminal Homicide Prevention Task Force in the Governor’s Office to study family violence homicides, gather stakeholders, and recommend policy changes; the author, HHSC, the Texas Council on Family Violence, and a survivor testified in support, and the bill was left pending.
The committee also heard HB 4514, which would authorize DPS to use facial image verification, with consent and privacy safeguards, to help businesses confirm identities and combat fraud; supporters from the lumber and identity-verification industries said it would reduce theft and fraud, and the bill was left pending. Finally, HB 5139 would clarify that peace officers and jailers are justified in using less lethal force weapons when acting within training and official duties; law enforcement groups supported the measure as a way to encourage use of less lethal tools without fear of prosecution, and testimony was underway when the transcript ended.
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- Texas has significant infrastructure needs, but many state and local governments do not have the internal
- In 2011, the legislature adopted Chapter 2267 of the Government Code, which is widely referred to as
- We're figuring out through other already authorized means under local government code.
- The Texas Association of Regional Councils represents the state's 24 councils of governments (COGs).
- Unless you pay the government. You can't kill. It. I'm from South Texas.
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- Honor the Texas flag. I pledge allegiance to thee Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.
- They were a team in serving for Representative Johnson: decades in the Texas House and the Texas Senate
- It's a priority bill of the Speaker of the Texas House. It is.
- It holds a high speed rail project in Texas to Rep.
- And tell me what number delta are you in the Texas House? Rep.
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- Um, uh, my name is Mike Moath, commissioner of the Texas Education Agency.
- There's a $23 million initiative for uh Texas Strategic Leadership.
- Um, uh, is, is governed by chapter 37 of the Education code.
- And do private schools follow the Texas Education code?
- I can't remember if it's in the Family code or the education code, but there are, there are laws that
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Local Government (7-29-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- , fire codes.
- . government. government.
- Uh if are building codes, fire codes.
- government kind of just reacting? government kind of just reacting?
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manage government, good government to to manage government, good government
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Meeting Start: 00:00:05
Roll Call 00:00:12
Discussion of Legislative Measures 00:03:12
Discussion of Housing and Land Use 00:21:58
Discussion of Short Term Rental Policies 01:03:17
Adjournment 01:15:38, 958, all
Summary:
The committee approved the minutes from its June 4, 2025 meeting and then heard a series of presentations focused largely on housing and land-use policy. Senator Robbie Mills and Representative Josh Bray discussed two 2025 housing measures: Senate Bill 50, which would create residential infrastructure development districts to help local governments finance infrastructure for new housing developments through special assessments and local debt, and House Bill 7, which would let local governments identify development areas and rebate new property tax revenue to developers as an incentive for housing growth. They said Kentucky faces a statewide housing shortage of roughly 210,000 units, projected to grow if building patterns do not change, and argued that regulatory relief and financing tools are needed to increase supply.
Representative Rebecca Rymer presented House Bill 371, which would require local permitting when an industry’s residual waste landfill is located in a different county from the industry itself. She said current law lets such landfills bypass local review, leaving host counties with no say despite road impacts and other local burdens. She said the bill would preserve the existing exemption when the landfill and industry are co-located, and noted support from KLC and KO. Representative Steve Doan also described House Bill 806, a statewide backyard chicken bill that would allow domesticated hens, prohibit roosters, set a minimum of six hens that local governments could not go below, and preserve local authority over setbacks, sanitation, maintenance standards, and egg sales. He said it would override outright local bans but not HOA restrictions, and cited a current Northern Kentucky dispute and ADA litigation as reasons for the proposal.
The committee then heard a broader discussion on housing and land use from Charlie Gardner of the Mercatus Center and Nolan Gray of California YIMBY and the Bluegrass Institute. They outlined categories of land-use regulation, described the recent growth of state-level housing reforms nationwide, and cited examples such as ADU legalization, smaller lot sizes, reduced parking minimums, streamlined permitting, and single-stair or other building-code reforms. They argued that housing shortages are a statewide concern, that localities often have incentives to block growth, and that state intervention can reduce costs and uncertainty without compromising health and safety. Members asked about the housing shortage estimate, the effect of red tape on safety and local authority, and how state reforms could be phased in; the presenters said reforms often include lead time, can be targeted to larger jurisdictions, and should focus on reducing time and cost while maintaining basic standards.
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- House Bill 294 would amend Chapter 217 of the Local Government Code and Chapter 202 of the Property Code
- Two acts from the 81st legislative session amending the Texas Agricultural Code sections resulted in
- Healthy South Texas combats high-impact diseases in 27 counties, while Texas 4H annually reaches over
- In order to stay responsive to the needs of Texas agriculture, Texas communities, and Texas families,
- Bringing it into Texas.
Bills:
HB294
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Aug 19th, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Do I put my business on the Texas side or the New Mexico side?
- There are many benefits of these newer codes.
- And they're building homes that currently exceed the codes of the current building codes.
- The cost to meet these new codes has been greatly overstated by some.
- Shoring up the building code, as Renee pointed out.
LA
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- House Bill 578 by Representative Michael Johnson is an act to amend the Civil Code, the Code of Criminal
- Dallas, Texas, is... ...crazy. In Mississippi, you know, it's $20,000. Texas is $14,000.
- Well, I think in Texas they do the merit system. Let's look at Texas. Let's look at Mississippi.
- Have we looked at Texas as far as the cap? Let's look at Texas. Let's look at Mississippi.
- We've got some laws that allow for the government to do it.
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- Section 64.009 of the election code governs curbside voting.
- House Bill 4171 amends the election code so that Mr.
- House Bill 3632 unifies the Texas election code to align with federal law, while balancing voter access
- Even if we're not having one of those in Texas, it can affect a Texas voter's mail ballot if it happens
- Texas Election Integrity Protection Act establishes a criminal offense for government officials who potentially
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- Midland delivers for Texas.
- This legislation will benefit Texas agriculture, Texas economy, and Texas environment, and I ask that
- We often just go by Texas Baptist.
- Lubbock is the home of Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Texas Chris
- Then I applied for property tax relief under Texas tax code chapter 11, Section 11.131, subchapter B,
Bills:
HB249
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- Nor are we, because the penal code is the penal code is the penal code.
- The federal government regulates within the state of Texas, so that was all fine with 0.3 delta-9 THC
- If the entire state of Texas, the Congress, the government, And the Senate passed this without understanding
- Let's give Texans the opportunity and freedom to grow Texas hemp on Texas land for Texas businesses,
- I grew up in Texas, small-town Texas.
Bills:
HB5
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- , and Outstanding Women in Texas government.
- exerted extraordinary service to the people of Texas.
- By designating El Paso as the boot capital of Texas.
- code.
- My name is Mary Elizabeth Castle, and I'm the director of government relations for Texas Values.
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- So for example, the Council on State Government Justice Center - this was a Texas study - and they looked
- We also work within the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and we work also with the Texas Department
- This is the most impacted by gangs and juvenile crime of any zip code in the state of Texas.
- Code.
- The Texas Juvenile Justice Code states among its purposes to provide treatment, training, and rehabilitation
TX
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- Texas coast.
- code.
- code.
- Texas Hall of Fame.
- work in Texas history.
Bills:
HCR6
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- and the relevant government code.
- The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is alleging that the federal government specifically..
- There was a time when the federal... government said, "Huh, Texas is an outlier," like we weren't even
- specifically looking at Texas Education Code Section 33001637115 and 3835.
- According to Section 33005 of the Texas Education Code, school counselors are required to plan, implement
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Sunset Advisory Commission Jan 15th, 2025
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- , and the Texas Ethics Commission.
- This modification would exempt the lobby compensation thresholds in Government Code 305.005 from inflation
- This recommendation amends section 254.042 of the Texas Election Code to limit the late filing penalty
- government.
- We are here to find ways to improve the efficiency and accountability of Texas government.
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- Our officers are licensed by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
- Family Code 261.109 and Texas Penal Code 39.06, to hold those individuals accountable rather than implement
- And we started with kindergarten, which isn't mandatory in Texas.
- It's the same thing with Texas, sir, with Texas A&M, yes, sir. Senator West: I apologize.
- In 2023, approximately 781,000 Texas children and...
Keywords:
election laws, attorney general, prosecution, criminal offenses, voting integrity, education, property values, school districts, comptroller, funding formula
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Education K-16 met to hear testimony on a full agenda of education-related bills. Several measures were laid out and left pending, including HB 322 to allow JET Grant funds to be used for subscription-based and ongoing technology costs for career and technical education; HB 3062 to require fentanyl and drug-poisoning prevention instruction for entering college students; HB 121 to update school safety laws, including TEA peace officer commissions, annual renewal of certain safety exceptions, new reporting requirements, and special education behavior threat assessment changes; HB 3627 to let the State Board of Education chair employ staff; HB 5515 to curb inflated shipping and handling charges on instructional materials; HB 2674 to prohibit new state regulation of homeschool programs; HB 2310 to require a statewide strategic plan for early learning and inclusion for young children with disabilities; HB 367 to standardize documentation for excused absences due to serious illness; HB 1178 to speed certification for out-of-state educators and military spouses; and HB 1481 to expand cell phone restrictions to the full school day.
Testimony was generally supportive on most bills, with some concerns raised on HB 121 about school district police departments investigating misconduct and on HB 2674 about how it would interact with the new ESA program in SB 2. HB 5515 drew support from instructional materials coordinators who described extreme shipping invoices and argued the bill would restore transparency and fiscal responsibility. HB 2310 was supported by disability advocates and early learning groups, who said a coordinated state plan would improve access and inclusion for children with disabilities. HB 367 was presented as a simple clarification to reduce confusion for medically vulnerable students and families, and HB 1178 was described by TEA as a modest pathway that would help bring experienced out-of-state teachers into Texas schools more quickly.
HB 126, updating Texas’ NIL law to align with the pending House settlement and allow direct payments and pre-enrollment NIL agreements, received extensive testimony from university counsel and committee questioning about the settlement, recruiting, and future college athletics rules. HB 1481, expanding school cell phone restrictions from instructional time to the entire school day, drew strong support from parents, students, educators, and advocates who linked phones to distraction, cyberbullying, and mental health harms; one teacher asked for flexibility so phones could still be used for limited academic tasks. No bills were voted out; each measure heard was left pending subject to the call of the chair, and the committee then recessed to attend the floor session.
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Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Finance (Part II) Jan 28th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- But really, the 10-hour workday has really, really saved us in East Texas, West Texas, and the Texas
- but be paid... ...it is and report to the governor of Texas but be paid by the federal government.
- The Texas side, the cities on the Texas side are safe.
- Government Code.
- I think most of your local codes call for that, and the local fire chiefs and local government folks
Summary:
The Senate Finance Committee heard the Legislative Budget Board’s overview of the Texas Department of Public Safety’s 2026-27 budget, followed by extensive testimony from DPS leadership. The LBB presentation covered funding and staffing changes across driver license services, facilities, troopers and recruit schools, crime labs, vehicle and aircraft operations, and border security. The recommendations included added support for customer service staffing and trooper hiring, but did not include several DPS exceptional items such as major driver license staffing and technology requests, new regional headquarters in El Paso and San Antonio, and other capital projects. Members also discussed proposed rider changes, including a new rider to lapse unused trooper funding and require reporting after recruit schools.
Much of the committee’s questioning focused on driver license operations, where senators criticized long call wait times, low call-answer rates, appointment delays, and what they viewed as an overreliance on adding staff rather than improving processes. DPS and LBB witnesses said the agency is pursuing some technology upgrades, including automation, online pre-population of applications, and appointment-system improvements, but acknowledged that the driver license division remains a major problem area. Senators also raised concerns about whether the 2019 efficiency study led to meaningful changes and whether the agency should consider broader process redesign or even a different administrative structure.
Colonel Freeman and other DPS officials then defended the agency’s broader law enforcement and border-security work, emphasizing the need for the Williamson County training academy, the 500 additional troopers funded in prior sessions, and continued support for Operation Lone Star. They described DPS’s role in border interdiction, threat-to-life investigations, oilfield theft cases, Capitol and Alamo security, and highway safety, and said the agency is stretched thin by deployments and overtime. Members asked about border reimbursement possibilities, regional staffing differences, pursuit safety, fleet and aircraft replacement needs, and the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame museum. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.
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- A&M and the University of Texas.
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center established in 1969 as the Texas Tech University School
- I especially want to applaud United Ways of Texas and One Star for creating the Texas nonprofit Strong
- The Texas Trucking Association has been a unified voice for the Texas trucking industry for over 90 years
- It's chapter 161.001B10 of the Family code.