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TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Apr 8th, 2026
Health & Human Services
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- We took a look at the Texas Administrative Code, the TAC, audit ready.
- We took a look at the Texas Administrative Code, the TAC, and based on publicly available data, looking
- Texas Health Authority was established in 2007, Chapter 182, Health and Safety Code, really to promote
- I'm the government relations and political director at Planned Parenthood Texas Votes.
- I'm the government relations and political manager at Planned Parenthood Texas Votes.
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- that the library provides, and if this bill passes, would it be possible to make sure that we have local
- artists, local authors, and their books offered as a priority?
- So there we could discuss with the foundation whether they could add local authors, but I believe that
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churches, <00:52:33.760>um attending services at local churches, um - community organizations and government community organizations and government agencies<01:30:35.360
Bills:
HB1977, HB1764, HB1934, HB2533, HB1790, HB2181, HB1870, HB2140, HB2468, HB2358, HB1588, HB1688, HB1986, HB2030, HB2195, HB1949, HB1695, HB1950, HB2094, HB2115, HB2297, HB2336, HB2416, HB2049
Keywords:
maternal health, infant health, mobile application, Medicaid, healthcare access, state programs, music education, public concerts, Hawaii State Library, cultural collaboration, music accessibility, libraries, education, reading programs, early childhood, nonprofit, community engagement, teacher retention, Hawaiian language education, special needs schools
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- existing local capacity and strength. existing local capacity and strength.
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fruits access um and how to use local fruits access um and how to use local - federal government is really a tragedy. federal government is really a tragedy.
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three locally owned and operate three locally owned and operate three convenience<02: - that do not contribute to our local that do not contribute to our local economy. economy. economy
Bills:
HB1977, HB1764, HB1934, HB2533, HB1790, HB2181, HB1870, HB2140, HB2468, HB2358, HB1588, HB1688, HB1986, HB2030, HB2195, HB1949, HB1695, HB1950, HB2094, HB2115, HB2297, HB2336, HB2416, HB2049
Keywords:
maternal health, infant health, mobile application, Medicaid, healthcare access, state programs, music education, public concerts, Hawaii State Library, cultural collaboration, music accessibility, libraries, education, reading programs, early childhood, nonprofit, community engagement, teacher retention, Hawaiian language education, special needs schools
TX
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- He earned a law degree from Texas Southern and I'm, I'm sorry, from the South Texas College of Law in
- His work with the Texas General Land Office and the Texas Veterans Land Board reflected his dedication
- We now have 61 women in the Texas legislature. 46 of whom serve in the Texas House, and I am proud to
- work of the people of Texas.
- located in Austin, Texas.
TX
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- and government.
- In my office, DeAngelo oversaw Education K-16, local government and water, and agricultural and rural
- auditing requirements with the federal government.
- It moves a reference from Chapter 151 of the Finance Code to Chapter 152 of the Finance Code.
- It moves a reference of Chapter 151 of the finance code to Chapter 152 of the finance code.
Summary:
The Senate opened with an invocation by Senator West, approved the previous day’s journal, and then adopted several recognitions, including Senate Resolution 625 honoring the McLennan Community College Dance Team for winning two 2025 National Dance Alliance national titles. The chamber also recognized University of Texas Rio Grande Valley interns, the doctor of the day, and the San Antonio Coalition for Veterans and Families. The governor’s withdrawal of a Texas Lottery Commission nomination was received and the nomination was returned, and the Senate appointed numerous conference committees on pending bills.
The body then took up and passed several measures, often by suspending the rules and the constitutional three-day rule. Senate Bill 4 and Senate Bill 23 were concurred in House amendments as part of property tax relief, with supporters emphasizing homeowner savings. House Bill 20 creating the Applied Sciences Pathway Program passed after a floor amendment and was described as a way to expand career and technical education and help students earn industry certificates in high-demand trades. House Bill 2594 passed to expand venue options for prosecuting certain theft and cybercrime cases, and House Concurrent Resolution 167 was adopted to correct a typo in House Bill 1314.
The Senate also concurred in House amendments to Senate Bill 9, Senate Bill 40, Senate Joint Resolution 5, and Senate Bill 6. SB 9 and SJR 5 were presented as major bail-reform measures, with supporters saying they would strengthen public safety, clarify appeal procedures, and give judges and prosecutors more tools in serious cases; the debate included questions about records, counsel, and the standards for denying bail. SB 40 dealt with nonprofit bail-bond funding, and SB 6 addressed electricity and data-center growth. The chamber also passed House Bill 423 on digital asset service provider reporting and auditing, with amendments adding protections for cryptocurrency kiosks and a technical correction.
Additional bills passed included House Bill 4690 on motor fuel standards, House Bill 1094 on transportation protection agreements, Committee Substitute for House Bill 2731 on roadside vendors and solicitors in certain border counties, Committee Substitute for House Bill 127 on protecting higher education from foreign adversaries and trade secret theft, and House Bill 549 on airway clearance devices at public school campuses. The Senate granted or requested conference committees on a long list of other measures, including HB 4, HB 145, HB 493, HB 2974, HB 3071, HB 3372, HB 3556, and multiple Senate bills. The session ended with adjournment until the following Friday morning.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, March 6, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
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- aliens just in California cost local aliens just in California cost local taxpayers<00:16:15.360
- The gentleman from Texas, Mr.
- send it to Texas.
- States Code.
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- code.
- Committee substitute House Bill 4187 reflects responsible government, governance, local engagement, and
- among state agencies, local governments, and nonprofits.
- This idea also responds to local interests in expanding outdoor recreation, protecting Texas Springs,
- , local governments, nonprofits, and private landowners.
Bills:
HCR6
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- , and Outstanding Women in Texas government.
- exerted extraordinary service to the people of Texas.
- By designating El Paso as the boot capital of Texas.
- code.
- My name is Mary Elizabeth Castle, and I'm the director of government relations for Texas Values.
TX
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- So is this proposed new government regulatory office intended to work with the Texas Sunset Advisory
- No, like if they make a recommendation, say for instance, the Texas, this new government regulatory office
- puts Texas to the left of the federal government when it comes to issues of regulatory reform.
- This amendment adds additional, uh, transparency to our local government. And I move passage.
- Uh, it ensures that if local governments are not maintaining their information in compliance with standard
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 23rd, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Texas should join them.
- outlined in the Texas Education Code.
- , and outside Texas.
- , and outside Texas.
- Texas will be much safe.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several public safety, criminal justice, and regulatory bills. HB 4995 would create a training and certification program allowing licensed physicians and certain EMS personnel assigned to tactical units to carry firearms during high-risk deployments, with supporters saying it would let tactical medical staff protect themselves while providing immediate care; the bill was left pending. HB 2609 would repeal the failure-to-appear-or-pay/OmniBase license-hold program, with the author and advocates arguing it creates compounding debt and unnecessary barriers to driving, while judges and municipal court representatives said the program is a voluntary, cost-effective tool that improves court appearances and reduces warrants; the bill was also left pending. HB 4879 would create a grant program to help local law enforcement pay for lab testing of suspected hemp/Delta-9 THC substances, and HB 5436 would let licensed auto recyclers buy certain untitled vehicles for scrap or parts to curb illegal sales, VIN cloning, and chop shops; both measures were left pending after brief testimony in support.
The committee also heard HB 1777, which would require a discrete designation on driver’s licenses and state IDs for people required to register as sex offenders. The author and supporters argued the marker would help law enforcement and businesses quickly identify potentially dangerous offenders and prevent harm, while opponents called it a stigmatizing “scarlet letter” that would increase harassment, family harm, and reintegration barriers. The bill was left pending. HB 4155 would create a two-year Family Violence Criminal Homicide Prevention Task Force in the Governor’s Office to study family violence homicides, gather stakeholders, and recommend policy changes; the author, HHSC, the Texas Council on Family Violence, and a survivor testified in support, and the bill was left pending.
The committee also heard HB 4514, which would authorize DPS to use facial image verification, with consent and privacy safeguards, to help businesses confirm identities and combat fraud; supporters from the lumber and identity-verification industries said it would reduce theft and fraud, and the bill was left pending. Finally, HB 5139 would clarify that peace officers and jailers are justified in using less lethal force weapons when acting within training and official duties; law enforcement groups supported the measure as a way to encourage use of less lethal tools without fear of prosecution, and testimony was underway when the transcript ended.
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- With the Texas Cyber Command, we are charting a path toward resiliency and putting our governments and
- Government Code Section 437.255, which mandates that the Texas State and National Guard take the lead
- Code.
- Texas Education Code Chapter 37, which is something I used to walk teachers through all the time, protects
- Some of these are rejected because they are against things that we wrote in the Texas Education Code.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, pledges, and several ceremonial recognitions, including Wilson County Day, San Antonio Mission Indian Descendants Day, and Blue Ribbon Lobby Day, along with acknowledgments of visiting groups and a birthday greeting. The chamber also announced committee meetings and then moved into floor business, including conference committee action on Senate Bill 1, the state budget.
A series of motions to instruct House conferees on SB 1 were debated and voted on. One motion sought to restore salary for Attorney General Ken Paxton after his impeachment-related suspension; it passed 88-56. Another, from Rep. Olcott, directed conferees to support amendments requiring data collection on the costs of undocumented immigrants in hospitals and prisons; after extended debate and a failed amendment from Rep. Martinez Fischer to also study immigrants’ economic contributions, the motion passed 86-61. The House also adopted instructions to eliminate Texas Lottery Commission funding, to support amendments restricting public education institutions from affirming gender identities inconsistent with biological sex, and to seek an additional $4 billion in property tax relief, with each motion passing on recorded votes.
The House then took up a supplemental calendar and passed several bills, including HB 39 on veteran death data, HB 102 on priority registration for certain students entering military service, HB 126 on student-athlete compensation and representation, HB 290 on tuition and fee assistance for members of the Texas military forces, HB 300 on Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program updates, and HB 2143 naming a highway in honor of Army Specialist Joey Lins. The chamber also postponed consideration of HJR 2 and HJR 6.
Later, the House considered HB 120 on career and technology education pathways and HB 20 on applied science pathway programs for high school students. HB 120 received a perfecting amendment and was advanced after discussion about workforce preparation. HB 20 prompted extensive questioning about transportation, costs, and how students would access partner campuses such as community colleges and TSTC sites; debate continued as the transcript ended, with members examining how the program would operate and whether approval authority would rest with TEA.
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- and the relevant government code.
- I think it's a good segue to note, and you, as chair of local government, know this.
- The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is alleging that the federal government specifically..
- There was a time when the federal... government said, "Huh, Texas is an outlier," like we weren't even
- specifically looking at Texas Education Code Section 33001637115 and 3835.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Finance (Part II) Jan 28th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- but be paid... ...it is and report to the governor of Texas but be paid by the federal government.
- So 85, 90 percent of our flights that our aircraft do are not for Texas DPS; they're for our local partners
- Government Code.
- I think most of your local codes call for that, and the local fire chiefs and local government folks
- Again, there are codes, mostly local jurisdictional codes, except when you get out into the county.
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.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, December 1, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Texas seek recognition? Texas seek recognition?
- The federal government has turned the criminal code into a labyrinth, a maze so bloated and disorganized
- 03:24:50.080>
criminal <03:24:50.399>code government has turned the criminal code government - Importantly, this bill does so without imposing new burdens on state or local governments and without
- imposing new burdens on state or local imposing new burdens on state or local governments<05:50:
TX
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- cost of unmet mental health needs on local governments.
- So in May of 2026, as you all know, Chapter 62 or 16.22 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure requires
- Under Section 573 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, we currently have the apprehension of a police
- I was the chief magistrate judge, appointed under Chapter 54 of the Texas Government Code.
- It's under the Texas Health and Safety Code 573.001, just for everybody's reference.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs May 23rd, 2025
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Texas A&M, West Texas A&M, and some pretty impressive programs that are working.
- According to the Texas Water Development Board, there are currently no operational ASR projects in Texas
- However, Section 8857, Section 7.056 of the Special District Local Laws Code explicitly prohibits directors
- House Bill 4530 addresses a Texas Water Development Board legislative priority. The Texas Water...
- We believe in local control.
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- There's a $23 million initiative for uh Texas Strategic Leadership.
- And so in most districts they then set their local property taxes.
- Um, uh, is, is governed by chapter 37 of the Education code.
- And do private schools follow the Texas Education code?
- I can't remember if it's in the Family code or the education code, but there are, there are laws that
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate of the 89th Legislature Apr 1st, 2025 at 11:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill amends a labor code to provide Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station access to the Texas
- Local governments will hold these elections in May, expecting low voter engagement.
- on our locals and our state government. grants don't begin to cover it, that the local county can back
- cannot reimburse state and local governments for personnel costs.
- It is one thing. for the state to put an unfunded mandate on the local governments relying on local property
Summary:
The recent Senate meeting primarily covered two resolutions, HCR65 and HCR19, both of which were passed unanimously with little to no opposition. HCR65 was introduced in memory of Tracy Lee Vincent of Longview, while HCR19 was presented to honor the late Terrell Lynn Roberts of Angleton. The meeting included brief addresses from several senators, who shared personal reflections on the impacts of the individuals being honored and expressed gratitude for their contributions to the community. This collaborative atmosphere showcased the members' capacity for camaraderie and respect, emphasizing the importance of human connection in legislative proceedings.
LA
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- Local governments in the state of Louisiana currently administer developmental-related charges associated
- Dallas, Texas, is... ...crazy. In Mississippi, you know, it's $20,000. Texas is $14,000.
- Well, I think in Texas they do the merit system. Let's look at Texas. Let's look at Mississippi.
- Have we looked at Texas as far as the cap? Let's look at Texas. Let's look at Mississippi.
- It proposes to amend local governing contract authority regarding garbage collection, specifically to
MO
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- So this is the piece that governs and clarifies whether or not the local community can establish zoning
- So this is the piece that governs and clarifies whether or not the local community can establish zoning
- We don't have zoning laws at the state level, and we expressly provide that the local governments can
- It's related to the proposed prohibitions of certain products in some local governments.
- The ability to modify that code to whatever it is means their local standard.