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• The, um, I have made an outreach to one of our former colleagues, Zach Cook, who, um, has indicated that

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• Now we worry that we are using this contaminated water to shower and bathe in, drink and cook with, wash

Bills: HB1341, HB1674, HB4028, SB2321

Keywords: hydrogen sulfide, public health, environmental regulation, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, ground level concentrations, emissions limit, emissions limits, ground-level concentrations, air quality, PFAS, agriculture, environmental protection, health risks, criminal offense, chemical regulation, preproduction plastic, water quality, pollution control, industrial waste, emissions

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• Chair lays out Senate Bill 1551 by Senator Cook.

Summary: The Committee on Education K-16 heard several bills focused largely on special education transparency, school safety, and student support services. Senate Bill 1908, by Senator Zaffirini, would direct the Higher Education Coordinating Board to study the feasibility of a statewide system for coordinating clinical training placements, including regional portals for healthcare clinical slots, with a report due by December 1, 2026. A representative of the Texas Nurses Association and the Nursing Legislative Agenda Coalition testified in support. The bill was left pending subject to the call of the chair. The committee then took up Senate Bill 111, by Senator Hall, which in its committee substitute was narrowed to a reporting bill requiring school districts to disclose legal proceedings involving special education due process complaints when legal fees exceed $10,000, rather than capping spending. Several parents and advocates testified that districts spend large sums on litigation against families of children with disabilities and that greater transparency is needed; some senators raised concerns about unintended consequences, including possible pressure to settle cases. The committee adopted the substitute and left the bill pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1551 on automated external defibrillators in public schools, Senate Bill 865 on CPR instruction requirements for certain volunteers, Senate Bill 1032 on the Governor’s University Research Initiative, and Senate Bill 571 on school employee misconduct reporting and access to the Do Not Hire Registry; each was reported favorably after committee substitute adoption and roll-call votes. Additional bills discussed included Senate Bill 1884, which would formalize and expand dedicated staff support for the State Board of Education and give the board chair hiring authority over that staff; members questioned whether it duplicated TEA functions, while a witness argued the workload increase justified the change, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 625 would replace the current half-credit economics requirement with a half-credit in personal financial literacy; educators and advocates strongly supported making the course required, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 582 would make TEA settlement agreements in special investigations publicly available when sanctions are imposed, and Senate Bill 2600 would bar transportation fees for students living within two miles of campus unless districts do not receive state transportation funding; both were left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 2751, which would require TEA inspections of non-public special education programs to consider medical standards of care and crisis-prevention training; testimony from a program operator described severe student behaviors and the need for more flexibility, and the bill was left pending after the substitute was adopted.

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• program with this build, including a commercial culinary kitchen so that our students can learn how to cook

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• Rutland, 1934 Rutland Drive in Austin, which is a half a mile from Cook Elementary.

Bills: SB604, SB843, SB1636, SB2395, SB571, SB1224, SB1832, SB2392, SB747, SB2623, SB2624, SB2185

Keywords: bonds, education funding, Texas Permanent School Fund, financial transparency, speculative rating, school funding, deferred maintenance, tax revenue, education budget, school districts, education, finance, Texas Education Code, misconduct, child abuse, educators, investigation, criminal offense, education law, suspension

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• Hibbing recently secured $26.5 million in funding from the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for the Cob Cook

Keywords: 1183, house

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• During her month-long residency at Greenfield Village, Chef Brock will conduct live cooking demonstrations
• Where she frequently leads free public wellness initiatives such as the Healthy on the Railroad cooking
• Ainsworth, Lieutenant Governor. such as the healthy on the railroad such as the healthy on the railroad cooking
• 06.840> at<05:05:07.000> Railroad<05:05:07.440> Park<05:05:08.120> and cooking
• series at Railroad Park and cooking series at Railroad Park and monthly<05:05:08.680> nutritional

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a quorum present, then adopted a resolution honoring Dr. Todd Freeman, Superintendent of Vestavia Hills City Schools, as Alabama Superintendent of the Year. Senators praised his leadership in public education and noted the recognition was especially meaningful as one of the last such honors in the current chamber. The Senate also adopted a resolution commending the 2026 Alabama Law Institute Senate interns for their service, and members offered personal remarks thanking the interns and encouraging them to remain and contribute to Alabama in the future. The chamber then took up several conference committee and House messages. The Senate concurred in the conference report on Senate Bill 341 after extended remarks, and later concurred in the conference report on Senate Bill 32, described as a veterans-related bill that would make benefits automatic for those under the federal poverty level and allow cities and counties to opt in for veterans above that level. The Senate also received House amendments to Senate Bill 199, concerning sex offenders, and voted to non-concur and send the bill to conference, naming conferees. In resolutions from the Rules Committee, the Senate adopted an amended House Joint Resolution 198 establishing the Alabama Mental Health Task Force. It also adopted House Joint Resolution 326, which recognizes the need for a north-south transportation route in East Alabama. Throughout the meeting, senators made extended floor remarks about slowing down on legislation, focusing on rural hospitals and other priorities, and the importance of treating children, seniors, and low-income residents fairly.

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• A bird could just happen to be flying that in, making a nest with it, and now you're cooked.
• A bird could just happen to be flying that in, making a nest with it, and now you're cooked.
• c><00:25:21.200> and<00:25:21.520> now<00:25:21.760> you're<00:25:22.000> cooked
• nest with it, and and now you're cooked. nest with it, and and now you're cooked.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• you would expect would be coming to your place of business, in our case it would be a server or a cook
• you would expect would be coming to your place of business, in our case it would be a server or a cook
• server<01:46:58.800> or<01:46:59.040> or<01:46:59.679> a<01:46:59.920> cook
• <01:47:00.239> or<01:47:00.400> something be a server or or a cook or something be
• a server or or a cook or something like<01:47:00.719> that,<01:47:01.280> you<01:47:01.440

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The consortium includes medical practices of Coos County Family Health based in Berlin, Cook and Gorm
• The consortium includes medical practices of Coos County Family Health based in Berlin, Cook and Gorm
• 51:17.119> Berlin County family health based in Berlin County family health based in Berlin cook
• 19.199> and<01:51:19.360> the<01:51:19.560> hospitals<01:51:20.159> and cook
• and gorm and the hospitals and cook and gorm and the hospitals and medical<01:51:20.840> practices

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Cook, is this defined elsewhere in statute, do you know?
• Cook, is this defined elsewhere in statute, do you know?
• Cook, is this defined elsewhere in statute, do you know?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• continuing annually, that will become a $14 million transfer, and $1 million is transferred to the museum
• transferred transfer. and $1 million is transferred to<03:21:27.680> the<03:21:27.840> museum
• <03:21:28.160> and<03:21:28.399> preservation to the museum and preservation to the
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Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House opened with the national anthem, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a roll call establishing a quorum. Members then approved the journal of April 8, 2026, and heard several introductions and tributes, including recognition of Home Education Day in Colorado, a welcome to Sigma Lambda Gamma members, and a reminder about an education luncheon. The chamber then recessed briefly before moving into second reading and floor consideration of bills. The main substantive debate centered on House Bill 1357, which phases out the Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation (TREP) program. Supporters said the program serves a relatively small number of students, costs more per student than community college alternatives, and should be wound down so limited state education dollars can go to core services and the school finance formula. Opponents argued the state had promised the program to students who planned their education around it, including some who turned down scholarships, and said the change would harm future teachers and should have been treated as a pause rather than an end. The House adopted an appropriations amendment (L003), withdrew a proposed substitute amendment (L005), and then passed HB 1357 as amended. The House also passed House Bill 1358, which reduces the appropriation for the Colorado Academic Accelerator Grant Program by $5.2 million in general fund. The sponsor described it as a grant program supporting community learning centers and math/STEM enrichment, but said funding will end after the following fiscal year and the program must step down so families can seek other services. The bill was adopted without further opposition. Finally, the House considered House Bill 1359, which redirects certain revenue from public school land natural resource removals to the state public school fund rather than the permanent fund, with projected transfers of $25 million in FY 2025-26 and $45 million in FY 2026-27. Supporters said the measure is needed to help balance the budget. An opponent raised concerns about impacts on a constituent ranch lease tied to a proposed green energy project, but the sponsor clarified the bill applies only to royalties and leases on state-owned public school lands. The House then adopted HB 1359.

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• It had to cook a bit. We had to tweak the recipe, but the IG turned out better than ever.
• It had to cook a bit. We had to tweak the recipe, but the IG turned out better than ever.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House took up Senate File 856, which would create an Office of the Inspector General to combat fraud in state public programs. Representative Norris described the bill as the product of a long bipartisan, bicameral working group and emphasized the office’s independence, five-year term, Senate confirmation, removal-for-cause protections, authority to investigate entities receiving public funds, prevention-focused duties, and required public and annual reporting. Representative Anderson PE also thanked the bipartisan authors and staff, saying the bill was the result of extensive negotiations and should move forward without reopening the agreement. Members then considered several amendments. Norris offered a technical cleanup amendment, A44, to clarify language about embedding employees at the Department of Education, distinguish civil and criminal investigative authority, and update law-enforcement terminology; it was adopted. Anderson PE then offered and secured adoption of a technical amendment, A45, to correct a drafting error. Representative Cleorne offered A37 to add prepayment review procedures for all agencies, but it failed on a roll call, 65-67. Cleorne also offered A38 to appropriate $15 million for OIG modernization and data-sharing improvements, but withdrew it after noting it would be out of order. A39, which would have renamed the proposed law enforcement unit from an anti-fraud and waste bureau to an anti-fraud and enforcement unit, failed on a roll call, 66-67, after debate over whether “waste” should be included in the title and scope. During debate on the naming amendment, supporters argued the title should better reflect law-enforcement work and avoid implying the office was a “waste” agency, while opponents said the existing language reflected the bipartisan working-group agreement and that changing it could jeopardize the bill’s progress. Representative West cited inspector general standards that include waste among their duties, and Representative Pinto questioned the substantive basis for opposing the change. Later, Representative Mhler offered A41 to eliminate the future law-enforcement agency entirely, arguing it would be duplicative and unfunded; the transcript cuts off before the vote on that amendment.

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• Speaker, a key ingredient for making America healthy is better access to cooking classes to teach people
• There, Seth and I participated in cooking classes, where we learned how to make carrot muffins.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• On the morning of January 7th, our center's cook was abducted by armed ICE agents during morning drop-off
• I felt true heartbreak as I thought through how I'd explain to my son that his cook was taken from her

Bills: HF3415

Keywords: child care, day care, licensed child care center, license-exempt child care, immigration enforcement, ICE, Customs and Border Protection, CBP, USCIS, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, judicial warrant, facility access, sensitive locations, immigrant families, Minnesota Statutes chapter 142B, 1183, house

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• Chairman, you know, we like to do a little home cooking in Wyoming when it comes to these things.
• Chairman, you know, we like to do a little home cooking in Wyoming when it comes to these things.

Bills: SF0028, SF0030, SF0031, SF0032

Keywords: voting, elections, electronic voting systems, transparency, public testing, voter registration, qualified elector, residency requirements, voting rights, mortgage modification, priority, electronic signatures, real property, financial covenants, 911 services, emergency response, grant funding, next generation technology, government accountability, public safety

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• We make high quality stainless steel cookware designed and priced for home chefs who cook. who love to
• cook for their families.

Bills: HB19, HB30, HB851, HB1663, HB1681, HB1769, HB1937, HB1979, HB2428, HB2433, HB2825, HB3159, HB3424, HB3486, HB3487, HB3504, HB3605, HB3879, HB3994, HB4382, HB4752, HB5444, HB5446, HB5447, HB3199, HB4847, HB19

Keywords: local government debt, property tax, ad valorem tax, bond election, certificate of obligation, anticipation note, school district tax rate, voter-approval rate, debt service cap, municipal finance, county bonds, flood control district, hospital district, public works, tax transparency, property tax notice, November uniform election date, general obligation bonds, local debt reform, taxpayer notice

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• Chair, and welcome back, Honorable Cook. Nice to see you.
• Chair, and welcome back, Honorable Cook. Nice to see you.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• For 10 years, I worked as a cook at the Albert Lea Mayo Hospital. Now, I work in home care.
• I am a server and a cook at Serenity Care Center.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Next up is Jesse Cook. After that will be Darwin Scherlan. Darwin Scherlan, please state your name.
• For the record, my name is Jesse Cook, and I'm a resident of Minneapolis.

Keywords: 1183, house