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• Total grants active currently are 108, with total grants...
• There are a number of activities related to this analysis that have been included...
• And we've just got multiple efforts.
• We'll start to see some of this activity go... ...by the end of this year.
• We'll start to see some of this activity going if we get a few more.

Summary: The committee received a compliance and budget update on Industrial Commission agencies and programs, including the Industrial Commission administrative office, the Oil and Gas Research Program, the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority, the State Energy Research Center, the Research Technology Park grant program, and related funds. Staff reviewed spending and balances for items such as electric grid resiliency grants, lignite research, enhanced oil recovery, the salt cavern business case study, and the new NDSU research and technology park grant. Members also discussed timing, carryover balances, matching requirements, and how some programs are structured to reimburse projects over several years rather than spend funds immediately. Karen Tyler of the Industrial Commission described the agency’s administrative budget, the grant management system nearing completion, and the transition to standalone audits and staffing after separating from other agencies. She also outlined the status of active grant rounds across lignite, oil and gas, renewable energy, outdoor heritage, and clean sustainable energy programs. Members asked about the length of active grants, demand for clean energy funding, and the possibility of future grant rounds. Tyler and members also discussed the salt cavern study, the need to better define its commercial value, and the research technology park grant’s cash-match requirement. Ron Ness then testified on enhanced oil recovery and broader oil and gas market conditions. He said North Dakota production remained steady, but future growth depends on infrastructure, longer laterals, and better use of natural gas and carbon dioxide for EOR. He described the state’s EOR grant round, the use of federal DOE funding to replace part of a state-funded project, and the expectation of additional grant rounds. Members asked about CO2 supply, storage, and the economics of using legacy fields and pipelines to extend oil production and support agriculture and industrial uses. The committee also heard from Bank of North Dakota President Don Morgan, who reviewed the bank’s mission, governance, lending verticals, disaster programs, and new initiatives. He said the bank is seeing deposit growth flatten and is responding to fintech competition by focusing on liquidity, risk management, and a new payment infrastructure initiative called Rough Rider Coin, which he emphasized is not crypto and not a public coin, but a banking payment rail for North Dakota institutions. Members asked about student loan rates, disaster lending, and how the bank’s lines of credit and balance sheet capacity are affected by deposit trends. Morgan said the bank remains profitable and continues to support agriculture, commerce, and industry through participation loans, student lending, and state-directed programs.

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• know one of the proposals that she has is to add a dental chair to that, so there's some dental activity
• have the skills, we have the people, we have the policies, we have the laws in place to take this effort
• I think one of the primary goals of any efforts should be to increase the availability of medications
• I think one of the primary goals of any efforts should be to increase the availability of medications
• I do want to just say that I'm really glad to hear that, and I know that the efforts have been there.

Summary: The meeting focused heavily on behavioral health and substance use treatment, especially the IMD exclusion and whether North Dakota should pursue a Section 1115 waiver to allow Medicaid reimbursement for services in institutions for mental diseases for adults ages 21 to 64. Turtle Mountain representatives described major local needs, including limited access to care, high syphilis rates, and the importance of timely public health data. They also discussed the tribe’s recovery center, which opened the prior year, now operating five levels of care with 16 beds, and the desire to expand capacity, possibly through an IMD waiver or related policy changes. Committee members also raised related issues such as rural health transformation funding, telehealth, workforce retention, and the need for better coordination between tribal and state public health systems. A central issue was Turtle Mountain Public Health’s long-running effort to secure a data use agreement with the state so it can receive surveillance data and respond directly to infectious disease cases among tribal members. Speakers said the tribe had a successful COVID-era agreement that allowed faster contact tracing and case management, but that agreement ended with the pandemic. They argued that current delays in sharing data, especially for sexually transmitted infections, leave the tribe unable to respond quickly, while the state and county epidemiology workload is too distant and stretched to be effective. Committee members expressed support and said they would look into the issue, noting that other tribes have secured similar agreements. The committee also heard a detailed presentation from the National Health Law Program on the IMD exclusion. The presenter explained that federal Medicaid law generally bars payment for care in facilities with more than 16 beds, but that states can use other tools such as state plan amendments, managed care arrangements, telehealth, and community-based services. He said IMD waivers are administratively complex, time-limited, and have shown mixed results in other states, with some gains in residential treatment access but limited evidence of improved overdose outcomes or stronger community-based care. He urged the committee to consider broader continuum-of-care solutions and cautioned that waivers alone are not a cure-all. No final vote was taken on the bill draft during the portion shown, but the committee discussed the proposal to appropriate $49,000 and one FTE to HHS to pursue an IMD waiver and report back in the next interim. Members also debated the policy rationale for the 16-bed limit, the role of the state versus tribal sovereignty, and whether the bill should move through the Health Care or Human Services committee in the future.

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• She is active in volunteering and advocacy roles to help improve access to high-quality mental health
• She is active in volunteering and advocacy roles to help improve access to high-quality mental health
• Members, we are hearing this bill framed as an effort to protect our children from vaping, but let's
• And whereas AFSCME Arizona represents approximately 5,000 hardworking active members across the state
• Bills from the Committee on Rules will be placed on the active calendar. First reading of bills.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the prior journal, and recognized the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Jasleen Chatwal. Members then made numerous introductions of guests and visiting groups, including Irish dignitaries and a proclamation recognizing St. Patrick’s Day, AFSCME and CWA members, the Arizona Farm Bureau, the Arizona chapter of the American College of Surgeons for Stop the Bleed training, and advocates for rare skeletal conditions. The chamber also announced committee substitutions and received Senate messages and committee reports. On business from the desk, the House voted to request the Senate return HB 4027 and HB 2444 for reconsideration. The House then moved through first and second readings of a large number of Senate bills and resolutions, placing them on the calendar. In Committee of the Whole, HB 2750 and HB 2999 were each amended and recommended do pass; both were reported back and ordered engrossed for further action. On third reading, the House rejected reconsideration of HB 2197, which dealt with water access and camping near water sources, after debate over criminal penalties and conservation concerns. The House then passed HB 2429 on vacation rentals and short-term rentals, HB 2950 creating special districts and tourism improvement areas, and HB 4001 concerning nicotine products and youth access, each after floor debate and recorded votes. The chamber also adopted a proclamation honoring AFSCME Arizona, made committee and caucus announcements, and adjourned until Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

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• And so again, the overall effort is to, is to sort of level us up with our our peers across the state
• Guardsmen train only 39 days a year versus 257 for active duty.
• In Texas, part-time guardsmen train a fraction of the time compared to active duty.
• There's they're temporary state active duty or state employees.
• And the active force.

Bills: SB 36

Keywords: transportation, regional authorities, mobility, infrastructure, sales tax

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• And last question, if you're if some construction activity rips up a bunch of potable water lines that
• But they were foiled in that effort by this preemption and time ran out.
• Our active members consist of water and wastewater systems were public private nonprofit.
• We do support the activities and the efforts of the Public Service Commission.
• You must be actively engaged.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• However, there are cases where these efforts are not enough.
• <01:28:39.719> are there are cases where these efforts are there are cases where these efforts
• <02:45:07.399> for as a chain it takes a lot of effort for as a chain it takes a lot of effort
• people they can't do certain activities people they can't do certain activities but<03:57:43.279
• There are 16 active hate groups in a state of 1.1 million people.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And obviously, we all know the same issues that we're dealing with across all of our sporting activities
• ,<00:04:21.199> whether our uh sporting uh activities, whether our uh sporting uh activities
• <00:04:44.560> would lake, which the stocking efforts would lake, which the stocking efforts
• It was intended to be a public-facing effort with a lot of engagement, a transformational effort to think
• Um one was a lack of investment effort.

Bills: HF624

Keywords: HF624, Minnesota fishing law, game and fish, walleye stamp, walleye stamp validation, angling, angler, fishing lines, two lines, four lines, open water fishing, ice fishing, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, fishing regulations, fish harvest, conservation, Minnesota Statutes 97C.315, 1183, house

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• It needs to be distinguished as a right and a First Amendment-protected activity.
• So that's why we support this effort.
• So that's why we we support this<00:51:16.880> effort.
• It's a heavy lift for this effort.
• Senate Bill 2145 relates to recordings of law enforcement activities.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 2145, which would establish a statutory right for the public to record law enforcement activities in public. Supporters, including the Libertarian Party of Hawaii and the ACLU of Hawaii, said the bill would clarify First Amendment protections, reduce confusion, and provide a private right of action if the right is violated. Most written testimony was in support, while the Maui Police Department and Honolulu Police Department submitted opposition. A senator asked about existing court cases, and the ACLU witness said courts have consistently recognized a right to record officers in public so long as recording does not obstruct police activity. The committee then took up Senate Bill 2151 on emergency management. Testimony from the Office of Information Practices and HEMA focused on proposed changes to Chapter 127A, including limits on emergency powers and a two-thirds legislative override. Earthjustice and other supporters argued the bill was needed after the Hawaii Supreme Court’s Nakoa decision, which they said read emergency powers too broadly and could allow suspension of laws for long-term policy issues rather than true emergencies. HEMA opposed the restrictions, saying emergency managers need flexibility to respond to unknown, statewide crises such as tsunamis, hurricanes, war-related threats, and large disasters, and objected especially to limits on the governor’s ability to suspend public records requirements during emergencies. Several witnesses, including the Public First Law Center, said the bill was a step in the right direction but suggested amendments to better define emergencies and make clear the changes respond to the Nakoa decision. Committee members questioned whether the proposed limits would hinder disaster response and whether the legislature already has tools to override emergency proclamations. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.

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• HP 2546, relating to tax credit for research activities.
• It takes a lot of effort to take something from an idea to a concept.
• <00:46:30.400> are space to ensure that no efforts are space to ensure that no efforts are
• Um so we're actively seeing a school.
• <01:33:35.199> conducted coastal restoration activities conducted coastal restoration activities

Bills: HB1813, HB2429, HB2423, HB1996, HB1851, HB2546, HB2028, HB2583, HB2490, HB2545, HB2114, HB1859, HB2534, HB2474, HB1863, HB2475

Keywords: taxation, general excise tax, use tax, exemptions, Hawaii Revised Statutes, tax expenditure, tax expenditure evaluation, tax credit review, tax incentive, tax exemption, use tax exemption, income tax credit, DBEDT, Department of Business Economic Development and Tourism, Department of Taxation, fiscal oversight, budget accountability, tax policy, revenue loss, public spending

Summary: The committee opened with HB 1813 on taxation and HB 2429 on tax expenditure evaluation, taking mostly written testimony and limited oral discussion. On HB 2429, the Tax Foundation and Department of Taxation raised privacy and federal-law concerns, warning that the bill could require taxpayers to file duplicative returns and could risk disclosure of federal tax information if released publicly. Members and witnesses discussed using anonymized or summary reporting instead of individual public release, with the department saying summarized data would be preferable and that the state can ask for the information as a policy matter, but individual public release could create problems. The committee then heard HB 2423 HD1 on biodiesel, where Pacific Biodiesel said it can supply all biodiesel needed for B5 in Hawaii without imports and asked to move the implementation date earlier to November 2027 to allow rollout planning. HB 1996 HB1 on hearing aids drew broad support; a disability access representative said earlier insurance-based efforts had run into administrative problems and that this bill would immediately lower costs for consumers. HB 1851 HD1, also related to hearing aids, received support from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, while the Tax Foundation argued the program would be better funded directly rather than through the tax system, citing overhead costs and blank provisions that should be filled in before passage. On HB 2546, the research activities tax credit, HCDC said the credit supports long-term R&D and should be converted from a first-come, first-served system to proration so more applicants receive some benefit; the agency described the credit as helping companies move from idea to commercialization and noted the state is leaving potential jobs and federal dollars on the table. HB 2028 HD1, relating to Labor Day for construction workers, drew support from labor representatives who said it recognizes construction workers and helps offset cost-of-living pressures, while the Tax Foundation opposed it as an industry-specific subsidy and flagged technical issues with undefined terms and blank credit amounts. The committee also heard HB 2583, HB 2490, HB 2545, HB 2114, and HB 1859 HD1. HB 2490, concerning coastal erosion at Mokuhiki Bay, received strong support from a temple representative who described severe shoreline loss, years of temporary emergency work, and the need for a long-term, nature-based solution in coordination with state agencies. HB 2545, involving HCDC and SBIR commercialization, was supported as a way to turn R&D into economic development; HCDC said it had more applications than it could fund and that the bill could help create high-wage jobs. HB 2114, the Hawaii Benefits Hub, received comments from ETS and DHS emphasizing support for the concept but cautioning that operational, policy, cybersecurity, and data-sharing standards must be carefully aligned. HB 1859 HD1 on workforce development drew strong support from workforce and philanthropic groups, who said Hawaii faces a long-term gap between projected living-wage jobs and the number of young people entering the workforce, and argued the bill would create durable infrastructure for coordination and long-term planning. No formal votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• Antioch was a hub of activism since Reconstruction.
• , to exempt certain activities from the requirements of the National ... development.
• for certain activities to exempt certain<00:53:11.680> activi<00:53:12.240> activities
• Great<01:58:48.960> Lakes Through efforts like the Great Lakes Through efforts like the
• <02:15:15.199> to persistently threatened with efforts to persistently threatened with efforts

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

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• host family reunions, picnics, school trips, weddings, meetups for hiking, bird watching, winter activities
• The 2025 capital request of $6.5 million focuses on reforestation and other land improvement efforts,
• <00:07:40.639> enhancing<00:07:41.280> access Improvement efforts enhancing access
• Improvement efforts enhancing access quality<00:07:42.360> and<00:07:42.520> safety<00:
• <00:09:18.480> including rapid and Dam recovery efforts including rapid and Dam recovery efforts

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:17:36.200> to<00:17:36.320> save<00:17:36.600> on Um, even despite efforts
• uh that has actually delivery activity uh that has actually outpaced<00:21:36.520> the<00:21:
• Ultimately, the report was meant to: one, detail the input, consultation efforts, and public comments
• , detail the input, consultation efforts, detail the input, consultation efforts, and<00:31:46.040
• Respondents identified three top activities that they reported missing out on.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• that are then doing that, and they're also doing other activities that shouldn't be doing the senior
• The Supreme Court engaged and active version of the bar, including adopting court rules and regulations
• that regulate the board's activities but ultimately most approval, everything.
• The barge cannot engage in political activity, activities not authorized by the court points speech that
• We would not exist and we act under its direct oversight in all of our regulatory activities.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Not just one effort is to solve this issue and make sure that we have the right path forward.
• I applaud the work multiple efforts.
• Not um just one effort<00:19:49.880> is<00:19:50.000> is<00:19:50.280> to<00:19:
• is is to solve this issue and effort is is to solve this issue and make<00:19:51.520> sure<00
• 65 and over that are active members, um, in<01:09:50.400> the<01:09:50.520> community.

Keywords: House streaming session for Tuesday, March 31, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, quorum call, and approval of the previous day’s journal, then received Senate Bill 890 and several House committee reports. The first major measure taken up was House Bill 627, which establishes a Commission on Histories, Culture, and Civics in Education. Committee amendments clarified the commission’s purpose, membership, and charge to review curriculum materials and school calendars and make recommendations to the State Board of Education and the Maryland Higher Education Commission. Additional amendments added a disability community expert and preamble language. The bill prompted extended debate about whether the commission would promote diversity in curriculum, how it would address religious and ethnic representation, and whether it would include Christian or Catholic perspectives; supporters said it was meant to reflect communities that had requested inclusion and to improve the completeness of Maryland history, while critics questioned the need for a new commission and raised concerns about identity politics and curriculum control. The bill was ordered printed for third reading after second-reader consideration. The House also considered House Bill 1582, the Education Program Accountability, Comprehensive Outcomes and Measures of Progress for Supporting Schools (COMPASS) Act. An amendment removed references to advanced professional certificates and national board certification from school quality indicators and required annual reporting on the relationship between composite scores and concentrations of low-income students. During discussion, members asked whether the bill was changing the scoring system and how much weight academics would carry; the response was that academic indicators would remain a majority of the score, but no single indicator could exceed 20% of the composite. The amendment and favorable report were adopted, and the bill was ordered printed for third reading. The House then took up House Bill 1514 concerning Calvert County county officials and Board of Education salaries and benefits. Committee amendments were technical and removed a benefit provision related to a former commissioner; both the amendment and favorable report were adopted without opposition, and the bill was ordered printed for third reading. Finally, the chamber moved to special order calendar item Senate Bill 283, the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2026. The House Appropriations Committee presented 198 amendments to the capital budget, describing them as balanced across regions and within debt affordability limits, and began moving the amendments in groups, starting with a technical amendment.

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• Hugh, thank you for your dedication to public. public service and tireless efforts in protecting the
• This bill is a clean up effort to last year's AB 1755 and reflects a compromise proposed by the governor
• assembly will be following through on our commitment on our commitment to support and assist recovery efforts
• This bill is a simple update to the operations and enforcement efforts against agriculture theft.
• And oftentimes, when you think about kind of the political activism. in our democracy, and we talk about

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• there will always be disagreements, we give you thanks, Almighty God, that our legislators make every effort
• God, that our legislators make every effort to work together for the good of all, treating one another
• And I just want to rise in support of all the effort that happens in Silver City with respect to the
• Oil and gas activity supports local hospitals, county roads, public safety services, small businesses
• engagement in grassroots health care advocacy efforts.

Bills: HM3, HM11, HM14, HM15, HM18, HM21, HB10, HB11, HB12, HB13, HB14, HB31, HB50

Keywords: nurses, health care workers, healthcare workers, frontline workers, hospital staff, clinicians, allied health professionals, support staff, public health, workforce shortage, nursing shortage, safe staffing, patient safety, rural health care, frontier communities, behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder, substance abuse, health care memorial

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• We also lead in forward-thinking performance-based rate-making efforts, and we wouldn't want the crisis
• We also lead in forward-thinking performance-based rate-making efforts, and we wouldn't want the crisis
• Performance Based rate making uh efforts Performance Based rate making uh efforts are<00:10:09.079
• the question would be you know as effort the question would be you know as we<00:14:24.279> know<
• intervening to help families at actively intervening to help families at immediate<00:27:11.159>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee held its first hearing of the 2025 session and reviewed several measures. SB 102 would restrict third-party restaurant reservation services from listing or selling reservations without a written agreement from the restaurant; the Attorney General recommended amendments to strengthen the bill against First Amendment and Contracts Clause challenges, and the Hawaii Restaurant Association strongly supported it, saying restaurants should control who represents them. The committee also heard SB 137 on electric utility mergers and acquisitions, with support from Ulupono Initiative and IBW Local 1260. Supporters said the bill would preserve state policy protections, including renewable energy and rate-making goals, and protect workers; IBW also suggested amendments, including a severability clause. The committee discussed a possible alternative approach from the PUC involving solicitation of bids from non-investor-owned utilities, and Ulupono said it would consider that idea but was concerned about preserving time for co-op formation. Members then heard SB 142, which would require insurers paying claims by check to send them by certified mail with restricted delivery and return receipt. The Insurance Division stood on its written testimony, while the Hawaiian Insurers Council, State Farm, NAMIC, and the American Property Casualty Insurance Association opposed the bill. A senator questioned whether the measure was too prescriptive and could create problems for claimants displaced by disasters; the response was that insurers and claimants usually remain in contact and that other payment methods may already be available depending on the carrier. SB 157 would ban algorithmic price setting in Hawaii’s rental market and require a public education program; the committee noted written testimony in support and comment, but no oral testimony was taken before moving on. SB 158 would create a state-owned bank implementation board within DCCA; DCCA’s financial institutions division, the Budget and Finance Department, and the Legislative Reference Bureau submitted comments, while the Hawaii Bankers Association opposed and the Hawaii Credit Union League commented. The committee also heard SB 318, which would require DCCA to adopt privacy rules for direct-to-consumer genetic testing and specify whether genetic information may be used for investigative genetic genealogy. The Office of Consumer Protection and Andrew Crossland opposed the bill, saying federal law and existing state protections already cover much of the area and that rulemaking would be a better way to address it; members raised concerns about federal changes and the need for state protections, but OCP said the bill was not the best approach. SB 332 would prohibit bundling foreclosed homes at public sale and delay finality of sales; L. Strong and written testimony supported it, citing Lahaina’s post-fire foreclosure risks and warning of investors profiting from the disaster. The final measure, SB 525, would require written notice and consent before mortuaries, cemeteries, or pre-need funeral authorities sell or recycle precious metals recovered after cremation. DCCA’s consumer protection and licensing divisions offered comments, while the Hawaii Funeral and Cemetery Association opposed the bill, saying it was surprised by the measure and was unaware of current consumer problems in the industry.

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• DOCR is an active member.
• DOCR is an active member of the interagency council, as well as the connection that I have with them
• Reimbursement project on development activities and status information for the project. Welcome.
• So we currently have $382,000 currently being held for appeals that are active appeals.
• And maybe it isn't worth the effort. I don't know. Thank you, Krista. Yes, thank you.

Keywords: 908, all

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• :03:14.120> of<00:03:14.400> the Our organization, Rethos, led a lengthy grassroots effort
• preservation adaptation and activation preservation adaptation and activation we've<00:03:57.400
• <00:04:58.960> for<00:04:59.120> every over $9 in economic activity for every over
• $9 in economic activity for every one<00:04:59.800> doar<00:05:00.120> that<00:05:00.240
• Paul Downtown Alliance led an effort, in partnership with public and private stakeholders, to create

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Senator Reed and Mitsy are active members of the First Baptist Church of Jasper, where they teach Sunday
• It has been such an honor to represent them and do anything that I could to support the efforts in my
• The efforts in my district have been just an enormous privilege of my life to be able to do that.
• I appreciate you and all of your capable staff that have been a support of my efforts. Mr.
• that we've had. ...all the efforts that we've had.

Bills: SB 2, SJR 36, SB 2, SR 19, SR 27, SR 30, SR 32, SCR 11

Keywords: Houston East End, Chamber of Commerce, East End Day, economic development, community involvement, scholarships, business events, McAllen, celebration, community pride, cultural events, economic growth, McAllen Day, community recognition, South Texas, local pride, Wise County Day, Texas Senate, Wise County, state recognition