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• HB 19 by Meyer relating to the issue of the repayment of the debt by local governments, including the
• AB 2443 by Hicklin relating to requiring the Texas Education Agency to prepare.
• Association, Texas Fair Plan Association.
• Remembrance Day is the essential knowledge and skills for government.
• Senate, and the Texas House of Representatives for the Committee on Redistricting.

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• gentleman from Texas is recognized. gentleman from Texas is recognized.
• Gentleman from Texas reserves. Reserve. Gentleman from Texas reserves.
• gentleman from Texas is recognized. gentleman from Texas is recognized.
• The gentleman from Texas, Mr. design. The gentleman from Texas, Mr.
• Gentle from Texas reserves. The Reserve. Gentle from Texas reserves.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 5, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• If it's about the tax code, let's deal with the tax code. But as Mr.
• governance board. Think about that. governance board. Think about that.
• office government office to government office government office to government office to<03:00:48.479
• <03:20:18.000> Texas primaries." What did Texas do? Texas primaries." What did Texas do?
• Midcycle racist redistricting in Texas. Midcycle racist redistricting in Texas.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, February 12, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Texas Tech, Texas A&M, West Texas A&M—some pretty impressive programs that are working.
• Tech Texas A&M West Texas A&M some pretty impressive programs that are working and so I think this one's
• In Northeast Texas, of course, it’s about the Northeast Texas Municipal Water District, established back
• I mean Texas is Mexico.
• Since then, the TCEQ, in consultation with the Texas Water Development Board and the Texas Parks and

Summary: The committee met with limited attendance at first, then took up a series of water, agriculture, and rural affairs measures. HB 3898 would allow the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance for brackish water desalination projects in certain border counties and related nonprofit suppliers even if the projects are not in the state water plan. Supporters said it is needed to address severe water shortages in places like Webb County and to support future planning; opponents, including the Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts, argued it bypasses the regional and state water planning process. The bill was left pending after testimony. The committee also heard HB 5339, which would create a higher-education grant program for regenerative agriculture research. A rancher testified that regenerative methods improved soil health, water retention, and farm viability, while a senator noted existing university research but said better coordination could help. Public testimony was closed and the bill was left pending. Members then heard HB 1523, a temporary prohibition on TCEQ issuing Austin a Class 5 injection well permit for an aquifer storage and recovery project in Bastrop and Lee counties until December 2027. Local officials from Bastrop supported the pause, citing unanswered questions about water treatment, recovery rates, and impacts on the aquifer, while Austin Water opposed the substitute, saying the project is central to its long-term water plan and that stakeholder talks were already underway. TCEQ explained its ASR permitting process and said public participation is possible but not always used in the current authorization process. The bill was left pending. HB 5659, concerning the Northeast Texas Municipal Water District and requiring majority city-council approval before certain water sales or interbasin transfers, drew testimony from district officials who said the change could interfere with existing contracts and district authority, but the chair emphasized the need for local buy-in and said the stakeholders had reached a workable compromise; testimony was closed and the bill was left pending. The committee also heard HB 1690, which would expand notice requirements for groundwater export permits so neighboring landowners and potentially affected aquifer areas are informed by certified mail and publication. The sponsor tied the bill to impacts from the Vista Ridge project, and no one testified against it; it was left pending. HB 3333 would prohibit TCEQ from issuing new wastewater discharge permits directly into the Devils River in Val Verde County. The sponsor and a conservation witness said the bill protects one of Texas’s most pristine rivers and reflects a local stakeholder agreement, while TCEQ said it can ensure water quality but acknowledged the river’s unique sensitivity; the bill was left pending. The committee also heard HCR 108 urging continuation of the U.S.-Mexico tomato suspension agreement, with supporters warning of major Texas job and consumer-price impacts if it ends, and HCR 76 urging federal action on imported shrimp, citing public health and industry concerns; both were left pending. Additional measures heard and left pending included HB 4158 on compensation for Texana Groundwater Conservation District directors, HB 654 creating a dismissal path for certain first-time deer hunting violations after self-reporting and hunter education, HB 4530 requiring Texas Water Development Board review of groundwater rights placed in the Texas Water Trust, HB 2128 directing a study of rural versus urban firefighting and rescue disparities, and HB 278 requiring groundwater districts and management areas to track progress toward desired future conditions over shorter intervals. On HB 278, witnesses split over whether the bill’s interim tracking would improve accountability or create new triggers that could be used against local districts, but no final vote was taken and the bill was left pending.

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• Hecht in his work with the Texas Access to Justice Foundation.
• Texas, Research Texas, and now Court Analytics Texas.
• The Texas government code to impose statutory deadlines or timeframes. on the amount of time that these
• The system is governed by the Texas disciplinary rules of professional conduct and the Texas rules of
• The executive director of the Texas State Law Library.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Texas Water Code.
• Current statute under Section 21 of the local government code requires municipalities with city council
• The chair calls, uh, Elizabeth McGee, Texas Land USA for the bill.
• Here now calls Trey Larry, uh, Texas Land USA LLC for the bill.
• Texas pedestrian traffic deaths increased by 20%.

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• Congresswoman Jordan not only represented Texas' historic 18th Congressional District, but was also the
• It is a sad day in Texas when we can't say the same thing about our governor.
• The Texas Election Code states that it is the intent of the...
• The Texas Election Code states that it is the intent of the Legislature that the application of the Texas
• Election Code and the conduct of elections be uniform and consistent throughout the state.

Keywords: special election, 18th Congressional District, Governor Abbott, federal representation, constituent services, Sylvester Turner

Summary: State Rep. Jolanda Jones, joined by Sen. Molly Cook and Reps. Christina Morales, Charlene Ward Johnson, and Lauren Ashley Simmons, held a press event at the Capitol urging Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special election for Texas Congressional District 18. They said the district has been without federal representation since the death of Rep. Sylvester Turner and argued that more than 800,000 constituents are losing access to constituent services, federal assistance, and a voice in Congress. The speakers framed the delay as a constitutional and fairness issue, repeatedly describing the situation as “taxation without representation.” They said the vacancy affects Democrats and Republicans alike, and cited examples such as passport help, veterans’ issues, immigration concerns, and access to federal funding. Several speakers accused the governor of delaying for partisan reasons and called for immediate action so the district can elect a new representative. A letter from Sen. Borris Miles was read into the record, urging Abbott to set the earliest possible special election date and noting that the governor has acted quickly in past vacancies. The event ended with a unified demand that Abbott call the election immediately; no vote or formal legislative action was taken.

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• And has the Texas Police Chiefs Association taken a vote on this bill?
• I'm a senior policy analyst at Texas Appleseed.
• And then the Texas Police Chiefs Association.
• That really would benefit counties, uh, all across Texas.
• And so whenever there are people like you who are available to help in an area where Texas government

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• Section 1 adds section 21 to Article seven of the Texas Constitution to establish the Texas Healthcare
• My name is Kevin Cruiser, and I'm director of government relations for Texas Woman's University.
• Zip codes, CIP codes are like the Dewey Decimal system for college degrees, and zip code 51 degrees are
• workforce and investing in Texas' future.
• Texas needs 1 counselor per 2,668 people.

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• It's funded by governments.
• So it references the Internal Revenue Code Section 62.
• in the Internal Revenue Code.
• These contractors are moving to Texas and Arizona.
• , you know, but to govern.

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• is Dean Thompson's bill that we previously voted out relating to combating human trafficking by the Texas
• The Texas Medical Board has disciplinary oversight over physicians.
• of the Board of Boiler rules within the Texas Department licensing regulation.
• Under current law, the Texas Department licensing regulation must update the Texas Workforce Commission
• Additionally, inconsistency in the definition of a license holder between labor code and occupation code

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• Into each of the different program codes.
• So, program support, the P code is 526.
• Now, moving to the last program code, let's go to page 11. This is Program Code 709.
• If you'd like, I can go P code by P code, but those are the big differences.
• I can go P code by P code, but it sounds like you're good.

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• We have EFile Texas, Research Texas, and now Court Analytics Texas.
• Texas' most similar.
• Certain sections of Chapter I'm sorry, Article Chapter 33 of the Texas Government Code to impose statutory
• Uh, we have many programs, many resources for the lawyers of Texas and for the people of Texas.
• The system is governed by the Texas Disciplinary rules of Professional conduct.

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• In the last few years, in the last decade or so, salaries in the public sector in Texas government for
• In the last few years, in the last decade or so, salaries in the public sector in Texas government for
• Courts, and we have this body again has passed legislation HB 3474 now government code section 22 3015
• As it relates to our particular program in the state of Texas, Texas is number one.
• , Texas is number one.

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• It just gives the governing authority two bills, Rapides Parish, for the governing authority to make
• federal government.
• It's not foreign governments.
• or a liquid code.
• That's a government shenanigan.

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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• with a Texas subpoena, which is what the original bill would have done.
• If she misstepped, she could go to jail in Texas.
• Texas in 1991 has the same gas tax they have today. I think it's 20 cents.
• And if I may, Madam President, the mental health code is in the developmental disabilities code.
• And if I may, Madam President, the mental health code is in the developmental disabilities code.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Produced water is imported for injection purposes into Texas from outside of Texas boundaries.
• We have working relationships with Texas A&M, Texas Tech University.
• The Texas Water Development Board.
• As Texas grows, we all age.
• 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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• Texas through OLS has done the work of the federal government, but at the expense of the Texas taxpayer
• Which brings us to 2025 and an opportunity for the federal government to make Texas whole.
• From chapter 419 of the Texas government code, it also falls under the rules of Title 37, Part 13 of
• the Texas Administrative code.
• The makeup of TCFP or the Texas Commission on Fire Protection, we have 13 government governor appointed

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• I'm all over Louisiana and Texas. Texas has programs that allow discounts up to a dollar a gallon.
• Another code that typically gets put in that same boat is the National Electrical Code.
• The other thing the International Code Council has just done in relation to the energy code, because
• a... ...code to see if they could basically create a streamlined version of that code.
• And the only reason why that's in the plumbing code is because it's in the state sanitary code.

Bills: HB1163, HB1168, HR252, HR253, HCR103, HCR108, SB80, SB131, SB251, SB254, SB279, SB384, SB414, SB468, SB469, SB496

Keywords: fireworks, retail sales, fire safety, legislation, holiday celebrations, construction standards, precast concrete, DOTD, building regulations, minimum requirements, public projects, private projects, consumer protection, credit card fees, cash transactions, rounding practices, transparency, low-income, economic impact, residential construction

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• I'm with the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office in Conroe, Texas.
• Although mail fraud is often considered a federal issue, Texas...
• A name along with a unique identifying account number is what constitutes PII under Texas code.
• Decker, you're registered as Kate Decker from the Texas Bankers Association? Yes.
• No, just the Texas Bankers Association. Are you testifying for or against House Bill 4414?

Keywords: 1184, house, all