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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Red shirt is Megan Benton on behalf of Texas Values Action.
- Texas Values Action is a Christian statewide policy organization.
- This is the Texas I call home.
- Texas is a rapidly changing, diversifying state.
- I am also a resident of Texas and a proud father of a one-year-old.
Keywords:
parental rights, education, social transitioning, diversity, equity, inclusion, school policy, student clubs, residency, public schools, child safety placement, enrollment, education code, school boards, transparency, public meetings, attendance, recording, released time, religious instruction
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Criminal Jurisprudence S/C on New Offenses and Changed Penalties Apr 24th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Data from the Texas Organized Retail Crime Association estimates that the Texas retailers have lost more
- McCord as John McCord of the Texas Retailers Association.
- All over Texas. And He was given 7 years because he pled guilty.
- The whole state of Texas needs to be no trafficking zone.
- One boy, a Texas boy was recovered in New Mexico. Texas girl was recovered in Kansas City.
CA
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm Texas Land Commissioner.
- The Texas General Land Office is the tip of the spear for the biggest battles in Texas, protecting oil
- The reason, Texas did not have to choose to sign up for. board.
- That's pretty good for Texas.
- Hunters here in Texas mainly retail their sales.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm proud to represent the heart of Texas in the United States Congress.
- The voucher scam here in the Texas House.
- We are so grateful to have you as a strong advocate for Texas in Congress.
- This is A loss for not only Texas, but this could be the end for many Texas families who already barely
- I represent Central Austin in the Texas House.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 23rd, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Fund pursuant to Texas statute.
- Out of our 1200 school districts in Texas, we have almost 400.
- We are the 3rd largest school district in the state of Texas.
- I'm the executive director of the Texas Retired Teachers Association.
- As a matter of fact, back in the 1980s and 1990s, there was an organization in Texas called the Texas
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Moving to page 23, the Texas Military Department.
- Ryder for the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium.
- This is the available Texas University.
- This is for the Texas Tech University.
- On page 40, this is Texas A&M AgriLife Research.
Bills:
SB 1
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Elections Committee Aug 19th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Texas to change the rules mid-game.
- Texas and D.C.
- Texas and D.C.
- Yeah, Texas started it.
- Listen, Texas is... This isn't about Texas. And I understand what you guys are going at.
Summary:
The Assembly Elections Committee met on August 19, 2025, to consider ACA 8, SB 280, and an informational hearing on AB 604. The meeting began with several failed motions to adjourn, to read public comments into the record, and to recess so members could review the roughly 16,000 public comments submitted through the committee portal. The chair emphasized the hearing’s expedited format, transparency measures, and rules limiting witness testimony, and noted a letter from Speaker Rivas authorizing Assemblymember Berman to present ACA 8.
ACA 8, described by supporters as the “Election Rigging Response Act,” would place before voters a temporary congressional redistricting plan tied to AB 604 and triggered only if another state, especially Texas, adopts a partisan mid-decade redistricting. Supporters, including Assemblymember Berman, labor groups, CTA, Planned Parenthood affiliates, SEIU, and other allied organizations, argued the measure was a response to partisan gerrymandering elsewhere and a defense of democracy, with voters having the final say in a November 4, 2025 special election. Opponents, including current and former redistricting commissioners, good-government groups, business and taxpayer organizations, and many members of the public, argued the proposal undermines California’s independent redistricting model, was rushed without adequate public review, could cost roughly $200 million or more, and would invite litigation and partisan manipulation.
The committee also debated a proposed amendment that would bar legislators who voted for ACA 8 from later running for Congress in districts adopted under the measure. After extended procedural disputes, the committee voted to lay the amendment on the table. The hearing then continued with extensive public testimony, overwhelmingly divided between strong support and strong opposition, but the transcript provided does not show a final committee vote on ACA 8 or SB 280 before the excerpt ends.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm here representing the Texas Civil Rights Project against HB 4171.
- The Chair calls Molly Broadway with Disability Rights Texas.
- Even if we're not having one of those in Texas, it can affect a Texas voter's mail ballot if it happens
- Chair: Chair calls Marliza Marin with Common Cause Texas.
- To be very quick, Disability Rights Texas supports this bill.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Respectfully submitted, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas.
- Downtown, there are historic landmarks and attractions like the Texas State Railroad, the Texas Theater
- city in Texas.
- in Texas.
- Cleanup Bill, Texas Veterinary Medical Examiner's Board.
Summary:
The Senate opened with a quorum, an invocation, and routine motions to excuse Senator King and dispense with the reading of the previous journal. Members then took up several ceremonial resolutions and recognitions, including honoring Duncanville High School’s boys basketball state championship, recognizing the city of Palestine, welcoming the Texas African American Lawyers Foundation and Barbara Jordan Leadership Institute, acknowledging the Cibolo Chamber of Commerce, and designating Texas County Treasurer’s Day and Mesquite Day. A memorial resolution for Clyde Vance Dunham of Waco was adopted, with multiple senators speaking in tribute to his long legal career and community service; the Senate agreed to adjourn in his memory.
The chamber then considered a series of bills, most of which were advanced on expedited motions. Senate Bill 1948, concerning fire prevention standards for certain agricultural facilities, passed after suspension of the rules and the three-day rule. Senate Bill 1394, updating weight and tire-load rules for ready-mix concrete trucks, passed unanimously. Senate Bill 1814, creating an electronic database to provide information to certain veterans, also passed unanimously. Senate Bill 241, tightening enforcement of the public camping ban and authorizing state enforcement and reimbursement mechanisms, drew questions about impacts on unhoused people but ultimately passed. Senate Bill 1147, withdrawing Texas from the Interstate Mining Compact, passed unanimously.
The Senate also passed Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 921 on Medicaid ex parte renewals after a narrower vote, and Senate Bill 609, requiring school districts and charter schools to comply with legally required policies, after rejecting an amendment by Senators Menendez and Perry that would have added a good-faith/resource-limitation safeguard for districts. Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 660, requiring bollards or similar barriers near certain hospital emergency rooms, passed with rural exemptions and exceptions for existing protections. Senate Bill 2155, a cleanup bill returning veterinary board authority from TDLR to the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, passed with amendments. Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1209 on election dates and Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1396 prohibiting national sex education standards in public schools also passed. The Senate then received first-reading bills and adjourned until the next day.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Pledges of Allegiance to the United States and Texas Flags.
- Salute, I honor the Texas flag, I pledge allegiance to the United States of America, and to the Texas
- Baytown embodies that vision. the resilience and spirit of Texas.
- The Texas Rural Education Association continues to honor Mr.
- The Asian American Pacific Islander community is a vital and growing part of Texas. Texas.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The transportation is one of the most important issues facing Texas. It is not a Republican issue.
- It is a Texas issue. this issue and figuring out the problems that face our state is of great importance
- Texas Department of Transportation.
- It's but but the what what is a Permian Basin contribute to the Texas economy?
- , by the state of Texas and the MPOs.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 2, the first step of the Texas two step, does that.
- To Texas public schools.
- Texas students deserve our best, and this bill delivers.
- Today's vote marks an important step for the future of Texas.
- He talked about the second step of the Texas two step, very important.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Texas is a great state.
- It was a need from the state of Texas, as identified by the Texas... Child...
- People across the state of Texas thought were some ideas that we could do in Texas to bolster the mental
- The Texas Child Mental Health Care.
- Health and Texas Council of Community Centers.
Keywords:
budget, House Bill 1, public education, healthcare, border security, federal funding, spending limits
Summary:
The meeting primarily focused on reviewing the proposed budget for the upcoming biennium, with substantial discussions around House Bill 1 and its implications for public education, healthcare, and border security. The Comptroller presented a revenue overview indicating a total of $194.6 billion available for general purpose spending, which reflects a slight decrease compared to previous years due to fluctuating economic conditions. Members raised questions regarding spending limits and the impact of federal funding on state programs, highlighting concerns about the sustainability of funding in light of potential changes at the federal level.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Joint Labor, Health & Social Services Committee, May 15, 2026 - AM
Labor, Health & Social Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Just maybe to hear from your guys' perception from the Americans for Prosperity chapter on this topic
- Just maybe to hear from your guys' perception from the Americans for Prosperity chapter on this topic
- So, I can tell you as a provider, I run into this weekly with insurance carriers from Texas and Minnesota
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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill aims to ensure that Texas colleges and universities are not only compliant with federal law
- I'm the higher education policy analyst at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
- The bill amends the Texas Education Code by establishing the Texas Higher Education Accrediting Commission
- labor market demands, as identified by the Texas Workforce Commission.
- Byerley, you work for the Texas Public Policy Foundation, correct? That is correct.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Education K-16 heard several bills and took no final votes, leaving each measure pending. The first major item, SB 1322 by Senator Hagenbuch, would create a Texas Higher Education Accrediting Commission to evaluate and approve accrediting agencies for public colleges and universities using outcome-based metrics such as retention, graduation, employment, debt, and repayment. Supporters, including Kate Byerley of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, argued the bill would add competition and align accreditation with Texas workforce needs; Senator Menendez questioned the need for a new bureaucracy and noted the $3.6 million fiscal note, suggesting existing reporting and oversight structures could serve the same purpose.
The committee then heard SB 1998, which would establish a pediatric subspecialty preceptorship program to encourage medical students to enter pediatric subspecialties. Dr. Lauren Gamble testified in strong support, saying the program would help address shortages and improve access for children, especially in rural and underserved areas. SB 2788, authored by Senator Menendez, would add the PSAT as an accepted assessment for dual credit and Texas Success Initiative purposes; Priscilla Camacho of Alamo Colleges supported the bill, citing strong student outcomes and widespread use of the PSAT as a readiness indicator.
Senator Creighton laid out SB 2076, which would remove or modify certain Capitol view corridor restrictions affecting the UT Austin Academic Medical Center project, including the planned specialty hospital and MD Anderson Cancer Center expansion. He said the existing corridors are outdated and limit development. The committee also heard SB 1418, a cleanup bill replacing outdated references to ACT Plan with Pre-ACT and removing obsolete SAT subject test language. After brief testimony and no opposition on the later bills, the committee closed public testimony and left SB 1322, SB 1998, SB 2788, SB 2076, and SB 1418 pending before recessing for the floor session.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate SessionReading and Referral of Bills Feb 24th, 2025
Texas Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 5 by Huffman, relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
- Senate Bill 1012 by Kolkhorst, relating to authorizing the sale by the State of Texas of certain real
- property located in Austin, Texas, to Business and Commerce.
- Senate Bill 1016 by Blanco, relating to student union building fees at the University of Texas at El
- Senate Bill 1042 by Flores, relating to the Kimbell County Hospital District of Kimbell County, Texas
Summary:
The Senate met briefly and referred a large number of first-reading bills and resolutions to standing committees. The measures covered a wide range of topics, including hemp regulation, dementia research funding, parental rights and public education, municipal library funding, tax and local government issues, criminal justice, health care, education, transportation, natural resources, and election law. Several constitutional resolutions were also referred, including proposals related to the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and a severance tax revenue fund.
Most of the transcript consists of the reading of bill captions and committee referrals, with no substantive debate or testimony recorded. The listed measures included proposals on school uniforms, charter schools, Medicaid fraud remedies, insurance practices, occupational licensing for people with criminal convictions, water and sewer utility cybersecurity, agricultural protections, public meeting broadcasting, and various local and state governance matters.
No votes were taken on the bills in this segment. The only formal action reflected was referral of the bills and resolutions to the appropriate committees, followed by adjournment of the Senate until the next scheduled meeting.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We do democracy work in many states across the US, but I am the Texas person, OK, one of the great Texas
- We were called the Texas 8.
- Laura Presley with True Texas Elections.
- According to Texas realtors, more than 11% of our state's population moved from one place in Texas to
- Ma'am, I show you registered as Cindy Castillo with Texas Eagle Forum, uh, representing Texas Eagle Forum
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
Legislative Finance Sub Committee Nov 18th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Then Texas sued New Mexico in 2013 in the U.S.
- PNM becoming Texas, New Mexico Energy or something.
- Senator to Texas.
- But at the end of the day, if Texas...
- And Texas said, "You only delivered 10,000."
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V Feb 26th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V
Transcript Highlights:
- The bail unit is in Cleveland, Texas.
- It was a unit in North of Dallas, one in Dybal, Texas and one in Cleveland, Texas.
- Director for Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
- Exceptional item number four, the East Texas Regional Armory is a new concept that would move the Texas
- I'm here representing Texas Civil Rights Project.