Video & Transcript Research : 'Texas Water Assistance Program'
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Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Article III Feb 25th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Article III
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- On page 14 is an overview of the Texas Research Incentive Program.
- Texas Leadership Scholars Program, and the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program.
- to Texas public schools. to increase the maximum award for the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program
- of Texas, you know, without water... the Texas quote-unquote miracle comes to a grinding halt, and if
- We are also proud to have the number one occupational therapy program in Texas.
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Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Finance (Part II) Jan 28th, 2025
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- Every inmate there is there for a specific program. There's a program for vocational programs.
- We have had great success with this program. This program is a grant-funded program.
- The number one exceptional item is our State of Texas Army Revitalization Program, known as STAR.
- Exceptional item five supports our state tuition assistance program.
- Prioritizing investment in the tuition assistance program for service members' higher education serves
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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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, March 24, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
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- Water is a human right.
- H.R. 1318 will update and clarify the definition of a foreign talent recruitment program to assist universities
- H.R. 1318 will update and clarify the definition of a foreign talent recruitment program to assist universities
- H.R. 1318 will update and clarify the definition of a foreign talent recruitment program to assist universities
- H.R. 1318 will update and clarify the definition of a foreign talent recruitment program to assist universities
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- adoption assistance program for the committee on human services hb 1355 by bryant relating to the expansion
- HB 1359 by Hernandez, relating to a program to provide assistance for certain retail customers authorizing
- The program is Accessibility for Female Inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
- Texas Department of Agriculture to promote the Texas strip stake as part of the efforts to support Texas
- efforts to the Texas Beef and Agricultural Program to refer to the Committee on State Affairs.
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- Both veterinary colleges in Texas have recently had continuing education (CE) programs that were well
- There is research about water; there is research that shows that it can leach into water.
- of Texas and about another... of the 300-plus livestock dealers in the state of Texas.
- Whether it would be the Texas Water Mission, TCEQ, any way that Texas can help expedite the process.
- There is a coalition, the Texas Screwworm Coalition, or Screwworm Coalition of Texas.
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- House Bill 4044 reauthorizes participation in the Texas Historic Tax Credit Program.
- HB 2091 by Martinez, relating to the provision of financial assistance by the Texas Water Development
- Senate Bill 266 by Huffman, relating to the repeal of the Texas Research Incentive Program.
- This legislation repeals the Texas Research Incentive Program. I move passage.
- Water Development Board programs.
Summary:
The House convened with a quorum, offered an invocation, led the pledges, and approved a series of routine motions, including excusing absent members and granting permission for several committees to meet while the House was in session. Members also adopted several memorial and recognition resolutions, including H.R. 1023 honoring Christian Beerbill, H.R. 1033 recognizing International Bereaved Mother’s Day, and H.R. 877 recognizing Urban League Advocates Day. The House also recommitted SB 17 and HB 4211 to committee and postponed SCR 27 and HB 2145 for later consideration.
The chamber then took up a long third-reading calendar of bills covering a wide range of topics, including Sunset review measures, health care workforce and pricing, child custody and family law, Medicaid, rural ambulance grants, energy reporting, public information requests, trail development, virtual meeting disruptions, occupational licensing, protective orders, county leave pools, animal cruelty, infrastructure, and higher education. Most bills were explained briefly by their authors and passed with broad support, though several drew notable opposition, including HB 5265, HB 2402, HB 3000, HB 3237, HB 3326, HB 1056, HB 281, HB 3308, HB 1043, HB 1234, HB 1193, HB 294, HB 809, HB 334, HB 2037, HB 285, HB 1353, HB 3960, HB 4044, HB 4264, HB 2807, HB 3349, HB 4406, HB 1593, HB 1899, HB 1201, and others.
Several bills prompted extended debate or amendments. HB 3237, extending public energy-use reporting for state and higher-education buildings, passed after questions about its public-sector-only scope and energy savings. HB 3326, addressing public service loan forgiveness credit for adjunct professors, initially failed on a 69-70 vote but later passed after verification and machine corrections. HB 3211, concerning optometrists in managed care plans, adopted a Buckley amendment before passing. HB 2213 on Texas Windstorm Insurance Association board composition adopted a Metcalf amendment requiring certain board members to be Texas residents. HB 412, dealing with harmful materials and sexual performance of a child, generated extensive questioning about its scope, existing legal standards, and effects on educators and medical professionals; the excerpt ends during that debate.
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- care costs in the state employees group benefits program.
- care costs in the state employees group benefits program.
- HB 1262, by Goodwin, relating to the purpose and programs administered by the Texas State Affordable
- HB 1268, by Button, relating to the creation of the Texas Technology and Innovation Program, referred
- funds administered by the Texas Water Development Board, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
Summary:
The House met to read a large slate of newly filed bills and resolutions and refer them to committees. The measures covered a wide range of topics, including health care and insurance, public education, elections, criminal justice, public safety, taxes, transportation, agriculture, environmental regulation, higher education, housing, and local government. Several proposals focused on abortion and reproductive health, firearms, voter registration and ballot access, school curriculum and accountability, property tax and homestead issues, and state contracting and agency oversight. A number of constitutional amendments were also filed, including proposals on initiative and referendum, veto override authority, vaccination refusal, parental rights in education, gun rights, Medicaid expansion, and various tax exemptions.
No substantive debate, testimony, or votes occurred during this portion of the meeting; the clerk simply read the bills and resolutions and announced their committee referrals. The list included both general legislation and joint resolutions, with many items sent to standing committees and several to subcommittees. The House then adjourned without objection until 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
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- If you require assistance in registering, please see Bennett Mitchell, our assistant clerk, who is seated
- We are part of the CHIPS for America program. Wafers. We are part of the CHIPS for America program.
- Texas is the infrastructure miracle.
- You know, it's similar to water: you throw a small rock into the water, it makes a little ripple; it
- Uh, Texas 496 Texas Instruments has been here over 50 years, relating to our tech background.
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The committee first took up SB 2203, relating to certification of discovery issues in TCEQ contested cases referred to SOAH. The chair noted the House had already passed the companion HB 3249, then moved SB 2203 without amendments. The motion prevailed on a 5-0 vote, and the bill was reported favorably to the full House.
The committee then heard SB 1898, which would prohibit the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam for testing and training, while still allowing it in emergency firefighting. The sponsor described PFAS as “forever chemicals” and said the bill would protect firefighters, water supplies, and public health. Testimony in support came from Environment Texas, which cited contamination concerns and noted other states and federal actions restricting PFAS foams. No one testified against the bill, and after closing testimony the committee left SB 1898 pending.
The remainder of the hearing focused on SB 1758, a Grayson County pilot program aimed at addressing potential conflicts between Global Wafers’ semiconductor wafer facility and a proposed Black Mountain Cement/aggregate operation. Supporters, including Global Wafers, Grayson County officials, and manufacturing groups, argued that vibration from mining or blasting could threaten a major national-security semiconductor investment and that an independent BEG study was needed to set safe parameters. Opponents from Black Mountain Cement and related industry groups argued the bill would improperly interfere with a lawful permitting process, pick winners and losers, and harm Texas’ pro-business climate; they also said they had already revised operations and removed blast mining. The discussion included extensive questioning about geology, vibration, the permitting timeline, and whether the issue was really about mining rather than the air permit. No vote was taken on SB 1758 in the portion provided.
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- Program benefits to purchase sweetened drinks and candy. ...of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
- It's an acronym for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Thank you. Nutrition.
- We worked with TALA, the Texas Assisted Living Association.
- We worked with TALA, the Texas Assisted Living Association, with their representative, Carmen.
- We worked with TALA, the Texas Assisted Living Association. worked with Tala, the Texas Assisted Living
Summary:
The Senate opened with an invocation and then took up several conference committee matters and resolutions. It granted the House request for a conference committee on House Bill 46 and adopted a conference report on Senate Bill 37, which was described as higher education governance reform, including stronger board authority, changes to faculty senates, general education requirements, and a new ombudsman office. Senators also adopted a large package of resolutions and HCRs by voice vote.
A major focus was Senate Bill 12, the “Parental Bill of Rights,” whose conference report was adopted after extended questioning. The bill was described as giving parents more access to school materials and grievance procedures, requiring parental consent for student clubs, and restricting school district employees from assisting with social transitioning or related gender-identity instruction. Senators raised concerns about effects on students already socially transitioned and on parental rights in medical or psychological decisions; the author said the House language was retained in key areas and that districts would need policies and parent notification. The report passed 20-11.
The Senate then adopted a resolution allowing the conference committee on Senate Bill 1, the state budget for fiscal years 2026-2027, to go outside the bounds, and later adopted the budget conference report. Senators highlighted major funding for public education, property tax relief, public safety, health and human services, child care, water and transportation infrastructure, and the Texas Energy Fund. The budget discussion also covered higher education, mental health facilities, community attendant wages, rural hospitals, DFPS case management, child care assistance, and a study rider on TRS. The report passed unanimously, 30-0.
Finally, the Senate suspended rules to take up Senate Bill 8 and adopted its conference report. The bill requires counties with jails or jail contracts to participate in the federal 287(g) immigration enforcement program, with sheriffs choosing among available models and counties receiving tiered grants to help cover costs. Supporters framed it as a public safety measure targeting criminal illegal aliens, while opponents questioned whether it would divert local resources and increase fear in immigrant communities. The report was adopted after debate.
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- Texas Capitol.
- So, I want to say this, Texas, Texas is as great as its diversity.
- across the state of Texas.
- HB 3577 by Little relating to the creation of a grant program to assist local law enforcement agencies
- HB 3628 by Villalobos relating to the review and updating of the Texas Water Development Board of guidance
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- Assistance Grant Program and the Rural Prosecutor Office Salary Assistance Grant Program for this Club
- Services and supports under the Medicaid program which the individual on the waiting list for services
- programs.
- programs by public schools, refer to the Committee on Defense and Veterans Affairs.
- Tuesday in memory of James S Edward Cook of Eustis, Texas. Is there objection?
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- women to the Texas Capitol.
- Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program.
- We don't need it in Texas.
- Texas Broadband Office and aligning Texas statute with federal rules.
- I'm familiar with Texas cases.” “Okay. Which Texas case are you familiar with?”
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, heard an invocation, received a House message announcing passage of H.B. 500, and a gubernatorial nomination for the Upper Neches River Municipal Water Authority Board. The chamber adopted several resolutions, including SR 409 recognizing Blue Ribbon Lobby Day, SR 402 honoring the discovery of the woolly devil plant at Big Bend National Park, and recognitions for Operation Christmas RGV and Wilson County Day. The Senate also heard an announcement that the Committee on Senate Nominations action report had been placed on members’ desks.
The body then took up and passed several bills. SB 2365 was passed to prohibit personal wireless communication devices by public school students during instructional time, with exceptions for health, special education, and safety needs. SB 1869 was passed to reaffirm the DSHS commissioner’s authority over controlled-substance schedule changes without rulemaking or judicial review. SB 1124 was passed to revise criminal discovery procedures in response to the Heath decision, with supporters saying it preserves exculpatory evidence protections while limiting suppression of inculpatory evidence when the defense already knew of it. SB 1758 was passed to create a Grayson County pilot study and temporary permitting hold concerning a cement kiln/quarry near a semiconductor wafer facility, and SB 2078 was passed to regulate composting in certain counties, after a clarifying amendment.
The Senate also passed SB 33, barring governmental entities from transactions that support abortion assistance or out-of-state abortion procurement; SB 34, expanding wildfire preparedness measures, studies, equipment databases, and rural fire department funding; SB 1208, increasing the penalty for interference with public duties from a Class B misdemeanor to a state jail felony; SB 1030, removing the maintenance, repair, and overhaul tax for general aviation; SB 505, creating processes to address election irregularities; SB 2411, updating the Business Organizations Code and changing filing-method requirements; and SB 1333, addressing unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, or conveyance of real property. Most measures advanced on voice vote or recorded roll call after motions to suspend the regular order and the constitutional three-day rule, with several members raising questions or objections, especially on the criminal justice, abortion, and public duties bills.
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- supply opportunities for Texas, specifically brackish zones are the next water development phase in Texas
- to meet the water challenges of the future.
- Brackish zones are the next water development phase in Texas to meet the water challenges of the future
- actually benefit from the reimbursement program.
- 1690 to Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs.
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The Senate first adopted a motion to move the intent calendar deadline to 4 p.m. and then took up several bills by suspending the regular order of business. Senate Bill 2031, concerning removal of high fences around breeder deer release sites, passed after an amendment shortened the testing period from five years to three, tied visible identification requirements to the date Parks and Wildlife began requiring them, and made the bill effective immediately. Senate Bill 1490, a cleanup to adult charter high school funding, and Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2227, creating a process for delayed birth certificates and renamed the Charles E. Barton Act, both passed unanimously after floor amendments. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1964, regulating artificial intelligence systems used by state agencies, also passed unanimously after the author described guardrails for high-risk AI and disclosure requirements.
The Senate then considered Senate Bill 2877, which increases penalties for election fraud and related attempts; after debate over whether existing law already covers some conduct and whether the bill was necessary given the small number of convictions, it passed to engrossment and later final passage on a 21-10 vote. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2658, on brackish groundwater production and study, passed after four amendments, including one giving water districts authority to stop production if monitoring shows harm to freshwater supplies or subsidence and another returning a portion of transported water revenue to districts. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 648, strengthening recording requirements for real property instruments to help prevent deed theft, also passed on a 26-4 vote.
Other measures approved included Committee Substitute Senate Bill 401, making it easier for homeschool students to participate in UIL activities through local district opt-in/nearest-district participation rules; Committee Substitute Senate Bill 407, requiring health care facilities to honor conscience or religious vaccine exemptions for employees, despite extensive questioning about patient safety and immunocompromised patients; Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2117, creating a Texas Committee on Foreign Investment to review risky foreign acquisitions; Senate Bill 1718, adding the NRA annual meeting to the major events reimbursement program after a failed amendment seeking equal space for gun-control advocacy; Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1626, clarifying limits on censorship and interference with digital expression by social media platforms; and Senate Bill 2206, updating the state R&D franchise tax credit and related sales tax treatment, which passed 31-0.
The chamber also debated Senate Bill 1395 on school health advisory councils. An initial amendment to restore voting seats for teachers and school employees failed, but a later amendment by Senator West added students back in an advisory, non-voting capacity. The Senate then handled routine motions, committee scheduling, first-reading referrals, and adjourned until April 29, with the session ending in memory of two constituents.
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- Um, both vet colleges or veterinary colleges in Texas have recently had CE programs that were well attended
- Texas.
- , Texas Parks and Wildlife.
- of Texas and about another 300+ livestock dealers in the state of Texas, and our role is very simple
- And so whether it would be the, you know, the Texas Water Commission, TCEQ, any way that Texas can help
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- Philip Kaufman; the Head of Entomology at Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Corey Gann; the Big Game Program
- I'm the Big Game Program Director for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
- In that, they then switched to what they call the Southwest program, so it obviously started with Texas
- , Texas AgriLife, and Texas Parks and Wildlife.
- The return of New World screwworms to Texas will be devastating to rural Texas and to all of Texas, in
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New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Transportation Infrastructure Revenue Subcommitee Jul 16th, 2025
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- It's available for West Texas and New Mexico.
- We need water, roads, and education systems.
- I know there have been several questions throughout the morning today about water and water needs.
- To not be as reliant on water.
- We are literally evaporating the water.
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Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
89th Legislative Session - Second Called Session Aug 18th, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
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- And now our Texas flag honor the Texas flag.
- HB number 60 by Lopez at Cameron relating to the study by the Texas Water Development Board of the state
- HB number 68 by Lopez and Cameron relating to the study by the Texas Water Development Board on the cost
- HB number 94 by TOTH relating to creating a grant program administered by the Texas Division of Emergency
- Relating to the Texas flood recovery reimbursement and reconstruction program authorizing civil penalty
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, July 15, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
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- Texas is a big state, but Texas is a small state.
- Uh we have a Texas spirit. It's well. Uh we have a Texas spirit.
- This was the very center of Texas, the very heart of the center of Texas.
- unforgiving waters. unforgiving waters.
- That was the force of this water. That was the force of this water.
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- Texas Water Code.
- The chair calls, uh, Elizabeth McGee, Texas Land USA for the bill.
- My name is Elizabeth McGee, and I'm founder and CEO of Texas Land USA.
- Here now calls Trey Larry, uh, Texas Land USA LLC for the bill.
- Texas pedestrian traffic deaths increased by 20%.