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• We recognize the Sam Houston Austin Internship Program since 2022.
• Join me in recognizing this amazing class from the Sam Houston Austin Internship Program.
• area, representing the Greater Houston Frontiers Club.
• Since 1985, the Greater Houston Frontiers Club has been active in the Houston community and has awarded
• DFW, Houston, and other urban areas. Members, taxpayers have...

Bills: SB4, SB23, SB3, SJR2, SJR85, SB34, SB60, SB75, SB706, SB1814, SB1220, SB523, SB565, SB1253, SB840, SB764, SB2383, SB2155, SB1535, SB1405, SB1423, SB1566, SB1804, SB1728, SB1816, SB1952, SB1948, SB2037, SB2068, SB1455, SB213, SB243, SB627, SB646, SB670, SB896, SB917, SB1184, SB971, SB1255, SB1261, SB1283, SB1358, SB991, SB1733, SB21, SB231, SB739, SB1252, SB1371, SB664, SB40, SB9, SJR1, SB687, SB1332, SB458, SB482, SB927, SB984, SB651, SB1620, SB2124, SB2448, SB841, SB843, SB402, SB2662, SB2053, SB2332, SB2112, SB745, SB1247, SB1789, SB27, SB207, SB2938, SB1901, SB1227, SB1248, SB912, SB1321, SB2143, SB2145, SB1497, SB1239, SB2180, SB1388, SB1662, SB1951, SB1537, SB493, SB378, SB1020, SB1018, SB992, SB958, SB920, SB1350, SB1762, SB552, HCR109, SB2185, SB4, SB23, SB3, SJR2, SJR85, SB34, SB60, SB75, SB706, SB1814, SB1220, SB523, SB565, SB1253, SB840, SB764, SB2383, SB2155, SB1535, SB1405, SB1423, SB1566, SB1804, SB1728, SB1816, SB1952, SB1948, SB2037, SB2068, SB1455, SB213, SB243, SB627, SB646, SB670, SB896, SB917, SB1184, SB971, SB1255, SB1261, SB1283, SB1358, SB991, SB1733, SB21, SB231, SB739, SB1252, SB1371, HB2970, HB 109, SB2308

Keywords: property tax, homestead exemption, school funding, state aid, constitutional amendment, elderly, disabled, ad valorem taxation, school district funding, SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption

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• We've got funding going on coming south of the Dallas Fort Worth area and going north out of Houston
• interstate. 1969 between Laredo and Houston and then going up into East Texas.
• And Dallas and Houston, and I don't necessarily think that. Not a knock on y'all, but.
• Y'all be driving a little crazy in Houston, but it was just more of a comment than anything.
• I'm in a small town just south of Houston.

Keywords: infrastructure, water supply, flood mitigation, Texas Water Fund, community projects, funding allocations

Summary: During this committee meeting, the focus was on discussing critical infrastructure funding, especially related to water supply and flood mitigation projects. Chairwoman Stepney and the Water Development Board presented extensive details regarding the Texas Water Fund, which included $1 billion appropriated to assist various financial programs and tackle pressing water and wastewater issues. Additionally, funding allocations aimed at compromising the state's flood risk and improving water conservation were hotly debated, emphasizing collaboration among committee members and the necessity of addressing community needs in such projects.

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• We've got funding going on coming south of the Dallas Fort Worth area and going north out of Houston
• interstate. between Laredo and Houston, and then going up into East Texas.
• Y'all be driving a little crazy in Houston, but it was just more of a comment than anything.
• I'm in a small town just south of Houston.
• , the surrounding communities in the City of Houston, or Harris County, I'm sorry.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• I've got you here as Alan Hassanplu. on behalf of Texans for Lawsuit Reform and the Houston Regional
• I serve as the Chairman of the Houston.
• I'm here today on behalf of the Houston Region Business Coalition of those organizations to testify in
• Organizations of the Houston Region Business Coalition and Texans for Lawsuit Reform believe that it
• One, the enormous backlog within the City of Houston and Harris County on the cases.

Bills: HB4011, HB2680, HB4325, HB4327, HB4944, HB1761, HB4688, HB3453, HB40, HB1707, HB4749, HB2322, HB3647, HB4139, HB4081, HB2203, HB2100, HB4170, HB3104, HB4623, HB40

Keywords: partition, heirs' property, real estate, co-ownership, family property, non-heir cotenant, right of first refusal, pilot services, liability limitation, maritime commerce, Matagorda Bay, Lavaca Bay, transportation code, maritime industry, civil liability, barratry, penalties, legal actions, damages, wrongful death

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• The Senate The chair is pleased to recognize the, uh, Doctor Christine Won from Houston as the doctor
• Who was a dedicated educator, attorney, and community leader in Houston.
• Today is a very, very important day and um Today we are going to honor the Chicano squad of Houston.
• It wasn't until one of our very few Latino Houston City council members decided to recognize them at
• Vela, HR 207 by Harless, Elwood Woody Mitchell, HR 211 by Johnson, the Lighthouse of Houston.

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• Christine Wan from Houston as the Doctor of the Day.
• Bryant, who was a dedicated educator. attorney, and community leader in Houston.
• Today we are going to honor the Chicano squad of Houston.
• It wasn't until one of our very few Latino Houston City Council members decided to join us.
• Today, their contributions are permanently recognized in the Houston Police Department History Museum

Bills: HCR21, HCR22, HCR23, HCR24, HCR25, HCR26, HCR27, HCR31, HCR41, HCR42, HCR43, HCR44, HCR45, HCR52, HCR53, HCR66, HCR67, HCR73, HR8, HR10, HR13, HR20, HR21, HR50, HR59, HR61, HR71, HR74, HR79, HR84, HR86, HR90, HR91, HR102, HR103, HR107, HR113, HR125, HR126, HR132, HR142, HR145, HR149, HR150, HR152, HR167, HR179, HR181, HR183, HR186, HR192, HR196, HR199, HR207, HR211, HR212, HR213, HR216, HR249, HR256, HR259, HR261, HR263, HR272, HR281, HR285, HR294, HR295, HR300, HR305, HR311, HR313, HR315, HR316, HR323, HR331, HR339, HR340, HR346, HR349, HR352, HR357, HR358, HR360, HR363, HR374, HR377, HCR20, HCR28, HCR30, HCR32, HCR49, HR14, HR15, HR19, HR23, HR24, HR25, HR26, HR27, HR29, HR47, HR48, HR55, HR56, HR66, HR85, HR92, HR93, HR95, HR96, HR140, HR155, HR164, HR204, HR241, HR242, HR250, HR253, HR260, HR262, HR265, HR279, HR310, HR312, HR328, HR332, HR359, HR362, HR367

Keywords: recognition, award, petroleum industry, leadership, community service, HCR 22, House Concurrent Resolution, Texas Legislature, commendation, honorary resolution, Dr. James Olson, James Olson, University of Texas Permian Basin, UT Permian Basin, psychology professor, 50 years of service, faculty recognition, academic award, Piper Professor Award, Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award

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• At how Houston solved their problem.
• I think you know, you're correct; you mentioned Houston.
• both in Austin and Houston on homelessness, as well as statewide.
• Looking at the Houston model, I will tell you that in Houston, I did not see any homeless people.
• Houston does not have Zoning regulation.

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• We show you registered as Leticia Gutierrez on behalf of Air Alliance Houston and on behalf of yourself
• My name is Leticia and I'm with Air Alliance Houston in favor of HB 1904.
• one of the biggest chemical pollutants that attribute to a lot of the health concerns that in the Houston
• Um, as I said on the mayor's Keep Houston Clean commission and we do a lot of litter pickups and usually
• The city of Houston.

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• The Houston area also is preparing to transition to CBC.
• either have community-based care operating or have recently awarded contracts for Bexar County and the Houston
• And then the surrounding areas around Houston.
• In the Houston area, 70% of our residential capacity exists in Houston.
• We're headquartered in Houston, and the bulk of our operations serve the DFPS Region Area, but we're

Bills: SB596, SB961, SB1398, SB1183, SB1952

Keywords: DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child protective services, foster care, child welfare, Family Code, conservatorship, managing conservator, parental child safety placement, authorization agreement, temporary authorization order, child abuse, child neglect, placement reporting, court-ordered removal, investigation, family preservation, transparency, public reporting, data reporting

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• I grew up in an area of Houston that some of you may know, typically called 5th Ward.
• Well, he went on, um, I was director of a community center in Houston.
• Of Texas A&M community, UTMD Anderson Cancer Center, the Houston Rides for Kids, just to name a few.
• I also, and I'm, I represent Houston, but it's right next door to Fort Bend.
• Washington High School, located in Houston, Texas, was established in 1893 as Colored High.

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• willing to take the salary at present. 49th out of 50 jurisdictions in a major city like Dallas or Houston
• I was about to say Washington, then Dallas, and Houston.
• Houston Police Department. has been instrumental.
• Well thank you for being such a strong advocate. in the city of Houston.
• Robert Downer wrote a piece for the Houston Chronicle about the Southern Baptist Convention. and the,

Bills: HB170, HB865, HB748, HJR112, HB 1110, HB1495, HB786, HB 1130, HB170

Keywords: civil liability, self-defense, force, deadly force, legal immunity, attorney's fees, criminal justice, firearms, liability, veterans, gun ownership, immunity, firearm hold agreement, sexual abuse, nondisclosure, confidentiality, public policy, Trey's Law, parental rights, child upbringing

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• You can't copy and paste Houston zoning density standards onto Flower Mound.
• Absolutely, and the Houston example is a good one. Mr.
• Houston relaxed land use policies in 1998.
• Most cities; Houston reduced it from 5,000. Dallas requires 5,000 square feet lots in many areas.
• But they would have to do large lots in almost every city except for Houston.

Bills: HB602, HB1322, HB1930, HB2225, HB2304, HB2494, HB3275, HB3810, HB3919

Keywords: affordable housing, land use, zoning, urban planning, community development, housing crisis, mixed-use development, sustainability, municipal utility district, board of directors, qualifications, land ownership, Texas, taxation, residency, municipal approval, subdivision plans, local governance, plats, local government

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• I'm testifying on the bill because Houston has carved out a portion of that policy.
• There's tremendous growth in Houston as well.
• Houston exports more than those two regions combined now.
• We believe, again, the Houston region should be included for that reason.
• We pay, in Houston, approximately 25% of all transmission projects across ERCOT, right?

Bills: HB106, HB144, HB145, HB252, HB1732, HB2221, HB2467, HB2468, HB2517, HB2518, HB2963, HB3016, HB3689, HB3960, HB4386, HB4490, HB4751, HB5247, HJR175, HB2213, HB106, HB144, HB145, HB252

Keywords: HB 106, oil and gas, Railroad Commission of Texas, overhead electrical lines, electrical distribution system, power line maintenance, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas lease, well operator, energy safety, utility infrastructure, regulatory compliance, cleanup fund, oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund, production safety, leasehold operations, electric utility, distribution poles, inspection

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• What we are trying to do, and we worked the 65 question with the city of Houston to set what we would
• consider a reasonable partnership on what that level would be, even for the city of Houston.
• We were founded in Houston, Texas, in 1970, where our headquarters proudly remain, and we operate 17
• I know they may have never been to Beaumont, Port Arthur, Laredo, or Houston.
• My district is maybe in the west side of Houston, about 15 miles long, about 5 1/2 miles wide.

Bills: HB246, HB796, HB 1056, HB1544, HB1846, HB2001, HB2618, HB2625, HB2869, HB2898, HB3069, HB3114, HB3157, HB3228, HJR98, HB246

Keywords: federal directives, state authority, Tenth Amendment, government enforcement, local governance, gold standard, legal tender, currency, transactional currency, financial transactions, electronic payment systems, state finance, regulatory compliance, electric trucks, charging infrastructure, advisory council, transportation, sustainability, criminal penalties, official information

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• Chelsea Mendona from Houston as the doctor of the day.
• Also, a big welcome to my Houston firefighters.
• The community developed as a trading and shipping center after the completion of the Houston and Texas
• Please join me in recognizing uh Connect communities in Houston.
• And interior design students from Sam Houston State University and Stephen F. Austin University.

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• to now be the sixth member of Delta Sigma Theta and the only one currently rep Bowers representing Houston
• It's like a point of personal privilege to welcome my Houston-area Star Wars, but most importantly, my
• children. chapter, the Houston alumnae chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated.
• I see some. people from the from Houston.
• Hardam Singh Azad from Houston, Gurdwara. Paramjeet Singh from Austin, Gurdwara.

Bills: HJR5, HB39, HB 102, HB 126, HB290, HB300, HB1330, HB2110, HB2143, HCR64, HCR101

Keywords: education funding, Texas State Technical College System, constitutional amendment, capital projects, workforce education, military education, early registration, ROTC, corps of cadets, higher education, military academy, student athletes, name image likeness, compensation, intercollegiate athletics, representation, tuition assistance, military, Texas State Guard, education

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• We’re seeing it in certain parts of our system, whether it be in East Texas or the Houston area.
• If you're, you know, Houston, you're Houston. San Antonio. It's San Antonio. Is that correct?
• Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
• They're not bringing reserves into the Houston Livestock Show. Those are full-time peace officers.
• We're in Houston. We're in Dallas. We're out in West Texas, San Antonio, Central Texas.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• They're not deployed from Lubbock or Dallas or Houston.
• Houston is growing that direction.
• It's a midway point of Austin and Houston, just a little closer to Austin than Houston. But.
• It's a midway point of Austin and Houston, just a little closer to Austin than Houston.
• It's a midway point of Austin and Houston, just a little closer to Austin than Houston.

Bills: SB1

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

Summary: The committee heard a Legislative Budget Board presentation and then testimony from the Department of Public Safety on the Article 5 public safety budget. LBB said DPS’s 2026-27 recommendation totals $3.7 billion, down from the prior base, while FTEs rise by 856.7. Major items included increased funding for driver license services and customer support, new trooper funding and recruit schools, crime lab operations, border security, and reductions tied to one-time facility, vehicle, and aircraft spending. The committee also discussed new riders, including one to lapse unused trooper funds and require reporting after recruit schools. Members focused heavily on driver license operations, questioning why prior staffing increases and a prior efficiency study had not solved long wait times, high call abandonment, and appointment delays. DPS and LBB said the agency receives about 22,000 calls per day, answers only about 9 percent, and is seeking more staff plus technology upgrades such as automation, kiosks, and better online processing. Senators also raised concerns about rural access, REAL ID document requirements, and whether the department should rethink its processes rather than simply add employees. DPS leadership then described needs for the Williamson County training academy, additional troopers, Capitol and Alamo security, border operations, aircraft and vehicle replacement, and regional headquarters in El Paso and San Antonio. Members asked about Operation Lone Star costs, overtime, pursuit safety, border crime, oilfield theft, and sexual assault kit and toxicology backlogs. DPS said border deployments remain focused on criminal threats, that overtime is partly driven by deployments and staffing shortages, and that the sexual assault kit backlog is down to 118 cases with a goal of zero by April. The committee later recessed and began the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission budget presentation, where LBB outlined a $115.1 million recommendation and noted ongoing costs for the AIMS technology project.

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• I serve as the executive director of the Houston Pregnancy Health Center.
• You know, I represent lots of Houston, so thank you for what you do. I love what we do.
• She has actually been to TIRR in Houston, where they were able to communicate with her.
• My name is Keshia Kharpavar, and I'm a 10th grader at Strake Jesuit in Houston, Texas.
• In Houston, a drunk driver hit him. I've been his main caretaker, legally, since 2000.

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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• That is an area larger than the city of Houston.
• It's a trillion dollars, actually, per year in economic impact with the Houston Ship Channel.
• You know, I talked to the Port of Freeport, Port of Houston.
• In the Houston Ship Channel, we have probably just about two or three feet under-keel clearance.
• The Houston Ship Channel's 47 feet, but we'll… Take 45 feet to Houston. Yeah. So, yeah. All right.

Bills: SB383, SB1012, SB1181, SB1705, SB2075, SB2221, SB2586, SB2864, SB2994

Keywords: SB 383, ERCOT, Texas Utilities Code, interconnection, wind power facility, offshore wind, coastal wind, nearshore wind, Gulf of America, Texas coast, three marine leagues, electric grid, transmission line, distribution facility, renewable energy, battery storage, energy storage, grid access, power grid, electric service