Video & Transcript Research : 'Texas Water Code'
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MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 25 February, 2026; 3:00 PM
Public Health and Welfare
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- That may be somewhere else in the code.
- That may be somewhere else in the code.
- That may be somewhere else in the code.
- There may be other states that join Texas.
- There may be other states that join Texas.
Summary:
The committee first handled House Bill 612, which had been laid on the table because of questions about section one. Senator Tate explained that section one would allow the state, counties, and municipalities to enter interlocal agreements to provide installation support services on military installations, mainly road and infrastructure work such as paving and dirt work, and that section two would add Coast Guard medics to an existing provision allowing trained military medics to sit for LPN certification. After questions about the breadth of “installation support services,” the committee adopted the motion for title sufficient, due pass, with opposition noted, and the bill was reported to the Veterans and Military Affairs Committee. House Bill 942 was then passed over at Senator McMahon’s request until Tuesday.
The committee then took up House Bill 1034, which would allow terminally ill hospital patients to use medical cannabis gummies. The sponsor said the bill is intended to help terminally ill patients who already qualify for medical cannabis but are denied access in hospitals, and that it prohibits smoking or inhalation. Members raised concerns about whether the bill was too broad, whether it would interfere with hospital and physician judgment, possible drug interactions, federal law issues, liability for hospitals and doctors, storage and disposal requirements, and whether hospitals would incur costs or be forced to handle cannabis on their premises. The sponsor responded that the patient’s use would be logged in the chart, that the caregiver is generally responsible for the lockbox and disposal, and that the bill includes language allowing a facility to opt out if compliance would jeopardize federal funding or licensing.
The bill’s author also described the measure as arising from a Coast Guard family’s experience in which a terminally ill patient was denied access to medical cannabis at one hospital but allowed at another, and said the goal is to prevent similar denials for terminally ill patients. He said he was not aware of other drugs treated this way in hospitals, but argued that terminally ill patients should have access to most anything they want. The discussion ended with Senator England asking whether changing the bill’s requirement that a facility “shall” allow medical cannabis to “may” allow it would better protect hospitals and preserve discretion, but no final action on House Bill 1034 was taken in the portion provided.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, February 13, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
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- The gentlewoman from Texas seeks recognition.
- The gentlewoman from Texas is recognized for one minute. Mr.
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doing later that day in Mission Texas doing later that day in Mission Texas - Code 758.
- The gentleman from Texas seeks recognition.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development May 21st, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
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- Lindy McGee testifying on behalf of Texas Medical Association and Texas.
- He's licensed in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Texas, and I'm a licensed Texas realtor.
- Did this occur in Texas? It did not occur in Texas. I'm in Virginia. Thank you. OK. Thank you.
- No realtor member in Texas has ever been found in violation of the code of ethics anti-discrimination
- These are Texas realtors.
TX
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- water. a day produced into a garden oasis in West Texas, so just watch.
- state, as well as managing water quality for the state's water system.
- EPA granted us primacy to enforce drinking water standards and we regulate over 7,000 and public water
- Committee and this legislature does for water and produced water will be very, very important for the
- How does that impact Texas?
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Article III Feb 26th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Article III
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- Water and Environment, for example, our research teams are actively preparing Texas State to become the
- As the human population in Texas grows, so does our demand for water.
- Rural Texas is especially at risk as strong science on water availability, recharge, and projections
- Water resources are. inherently rare in West Texas, those water conservation is particularly critical
- water challenges of West Texas supporting landowners, communities, and water rights. managers through
TX
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- Currently, the Texas election code requires continuous counting of ballots at precincts.
- You know, complying with the Texas election code on election day, and that certainly is not acceptable
- That resulted in Texas election code being in conflict with federal law.
- True Texas project to True Texas elections, and you are now neutral on the bill. Yes sir.
- code.
Bills:
HB304
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
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- Water is not readily available. Heat exhaustion is constantly taking place.
- , cold water was a chore and a rare occurrence.
- And a lot of times I would bring in gallons of water myself and make sure I'm drinking a lot.
- I'm in Texas, but this is something I've spent years researching, writing on.
- I'm in Texas as well.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development held a lengthy hearing on June 18 focused on workers’ compensation, independent contractor and classification issues, workplace safety, warehouse worker protections, extreme temperature protections, retaliation against injured workers, and workplace bullying. Committee chairs outlined procedures for the hybrid hearing and noted that members would be leaving intermittently for floor votes. Testimony also touched on a bill to expand workers’ compensation disfigurement benefits by removing the current $15,000 cap and extending coverage beyond scars on the hands, neck, and face.
A major theme was workplace safety in warehouses and in extreme heat or cold. Teamsters, warehouse workers, and labor advocates described high injury rates, strict quotas, lack of water, inadequate ventilation, frozen or missing safety equipment, and pressure to work through heat waves and snowstorms. Supporters urged favorable reports on bills protecting warehouse workers and requiring employers to adopt heat- and cold-safety plans, while the NFIB opposed the temperature bill as overly prescriptive and burdensome for small businesses. Sen. Edwards, Sen. Roche, Rep. O’Day, and others argued that the measures are needed to prevent heat illness, provide shade, water, rest breaks, training, and emergency plans, and to cover all workers regardless of immigration status.
Another major subject was the “Act to Protect Injured Workers,” backed by labor groups, immigrant worker centers, legal services organizations, and individual workers. Witnesses said employers often retaliate after injuries by threatening deportation, lying about how injuries occurred, delaying care, or firing workers, and they supported stronger anti-retaliation enforcement, multilingual notices, and a rebuttable presumption of retaliation within 90 days of protected activity. The Mass AFL-CIO and immigrant advocacy groups supported the bill and opposed measures they said would weaken employee classification standards. Testimony also supported a funeral-benefits bill to raise workers’ compensation death-benefit reimbursement for burial and funeral costs, based on a family’s experience after a workplace fatality. The committee heard additional testimony on workplace bullying bills, with some witnesses urging a new legal duty for employers to prevent and respond to bullying, while others described the harms of toxic workplaces and the lack of effective remedies.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Appropriations - S/C on Article III Feb 26th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Article III
Transcript Highlights:
- As the human population in Texas grows, so does our demand for water.
- Rural Texas is especially at risk as strong science on water availability, recharge, and projections
- Water resources are inherently rare in West Texas, thus water conservation is particularly critical in
- The local communities of West Texas are ill-prepared for managing the precious water resources in the
- The West Texas Water Research Center will lead in the development of collaborative solutions to the water
TX
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 12 February, 2026; 9:30 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
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- couldn't get water to my people. couldn't get water to my people.
- are not shutting the water off.
- are not shutting the water off.
- are not shutting the water off. are not shutting the water off.
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Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum present, dispensed with the reading of the journal, committee reports, and bill titles, and heard an invocation and pledge. The early portion of the meeting focused on recognizing recipients of the 2026 Governor’s Arts Awards. The Senate adopted resolutions honoring Greg Harkins for excellence in traditional craft, Jesse Robinson for lifetime achievement in blues music, Heather Christian for excellence in music composition, the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra for excellence in performing arts, and Dorothy “Dottie” Armstrong for excellence in art education. The executive director of the Mississippi Arts Commission briefly thanked the senators and invited them to the evening awards ceremony.
The chamber also received several announcements and introductions, including recognition of the Mississippi Society of Radiologic Technologists’ Capitol Day and visiting students from several radiologic science programs. There was also mention of an out-of-order resolution commemorating the 155th anniversary of Alcorn State University, though no action on it was detailed in the excerpt.
On the calendar, the Senate took up Senate Bill 2915, which concerns alcoholic beverages, native wine retail permits, and festival permits. The bill was explained as a measure to support Mississippi’s native wineries by allowing free-standing tasting rooms in different parts of the state while maintaining tax collection; a committee substitute and a friendly amendment were adopted, and the bill passed by use of the morning roll call. The Senate then began consideration of Senate Bill 2828, the Money Transmission Modernization Act, which would impose transaction fees, create a Law Enforcement 287G Program Fund, provide an income tax credit for fees paid, and revise licensing and control definitions. After objections to the usual motion, the bill was read at length, but the excerpt ends before final action on that measure.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Oct 15th, 2025
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- My name is Brendan Gray, economist. ...at LFC, work agency code 337.
- There are three big ones: Alaska, New Mexico, and Texas.
- Other states, like Texas, many of our adjoining states, Texas is almost 100 percent private property.
- We have water everywhere, but nothing really grew.
- Are they the Alaska fund or the Texas fund? First, Mr. Chair and Representative, are...
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 26th, 2026 at 01:39 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
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- They will need water operators to operate this daily.
- in that water technology.
- projects, for instance, because the Water Trust Board vets their projects for those water projects that
- So I'll just run through the P codes real fast.
- Commission, Agency Code 605, and... Next is Martin Luther King Jr. Commission, Agency Code 605.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, January 22, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (01/15/2026)
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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or a platform to carry the data, code, or a platform to carry the data, code - In addition to Texas, Utah has products.
- into the water system.
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LA
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- HB 525 would also require DOC to provide complete code books for the data.
- Unless codes change in the future, ...each code, it is impossible to interpret the data.
- Unless codes changed in the future, uploading the code book would be a one-time lift, which would reduce
- All the info, the code books, every single bit of it.
- because we have lots of situations around water.
NM
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- It may not be real-coding dollars, but they're general fund dollars or some.
- I think one of the things that's given Texas an unfair economic development advantage is they have a
- But as far as water, tell me about the water use.
- What's the water use generally associated with quantum computing? Mr.
- There's no cooling needs related to water because they require these dilution refrigerators.
Keywords:
corporate income tax, franchise tax, gross receipts tax, tax credit, tax deduction, controlled foreign corporation, CFC, bonus depreciation, interest expense, apportionment, unitary group, high-wage jobs tax credit, local journalism, news media, newspaper printer, physician incentive, health care workforce, affordable housing, multifamily housing, construction materials
TX
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- We also understand that the edging code, education code is complex, a lot of moving parts.
- Over the past 3 years, Texas AFT has surveyed and Texas teachers has surveyed Texas teachers and school
- House, members of the Texas Senate.
- There is an exception though, and that's in the, I believe it's in the Texas Family code.
- School counselors are required by section 33.005 of the Texas Education Code to carry out a comprehensive
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII Feb 27th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII
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- as a resource to Texas.”
- So that'd be water, number one.
- So that'd be water, number one. 160 We'd want to make sure that our water, the water, freshwater zones
- Um, we also don't want water flowing, produced water 161 Or dirty water, whatever you want to call it
- trying to maintain or protect our water tables, especially in areas in West Texas that are more so over
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum present to hear Article VI Natural Resources agency budget recommendations, beginning with the Railroad Commission. LBB staff summarized the commission’s 2026-27 base recommendation at $458.7 million, down from the prior biennium, with an increased FTE cap. The presentation highlighted reduced federal IIJA funding, volatility in oil and gas regulation account 5155, continued support for IT modernization, and rider changes. The commission’s major exceptional items were then presented, including requests for produced water and injection data reporting, an authorized pit registration system, regulatory filing/permitting upgrades, an underground injection well investigation team, site remediation support, and especially $100 million for orphan well plugging. Members asked about biennium-to-biennium comparisons, salary biennialization, the scale of orphan well risks, federal funding delays, bonding, and whether the state should rely more on industry or general revenue for plugging costs. Commission leadership explained that orphan wells can threaten water and public safety, that plugging costs have risen sharply, and that current funding is insufficient to keep up with emergency wells and the backlog; they also said the agency is moving to cloud-based systems with cybersecurity protections and that the proposed performance measure may need adjustment if funding does not increase.
The Railroad Commission testimony was followed by LBB and agency testimony for the Texas Animal Health Commission. LBB described a $42 million recommendation for 2026-27, an increase overall, but with a reduced FTE cap due to turnover and salary reallocation. The recommendation maintained funding for cattle fever tick work, chronic wasting disease, lab testing through an MOU with Texas A&M’s veterinary diagnostic lab, and a new $5 million spay-and-neuter pilot program, while deleting a capital budget rider and adjusting riders tied to entry point inspection stations and clinical trials. Agency leadership then outlined the commission’s mission to protect livestock health and the state’s $22 billion animal industry, and described major disease threats including highly pathogenic avian influenza, cattle fever ticks, New World screwworm, and chronic wasting disease. Their exceptional items focused on recruiting and retaining veterinarians, replacing fleet vehicles, creating an ectoparasite identification lab, adding field staff and IT support, improving records and epidemiology reporting, strengthening central administration, supporting secure food supply planning, expanding chronic wasting disease work, and staffing the new spay-and-neuter program. Members asked about field identification of ticks, the use of disinfectants and PPE, fleet management, the scale of cattle fever tick risk, and chronic wasting disease; the agency explained its current inspection and lab-confirmation process, its reliance on field disinfecting and biosecurity, and the need for more staff and better data systems to keep pace with growing workloads and disease threats.
TX
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- As you know, the Business and Organization code governs the creation and operation of the Texas corporations
- drafted the groundbreaking Texas Business Organizations code.
- I'm also with TBLF and sit on the Texas Business Organization's Codes Committee of the State Bar of Texas
- So I have this under Texas Penal Code 33.07 online impersonation is criminalized when performed without
- Members, uh, the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code protects the citizens' First Amendment rights
TX
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- This language came to me by the Texas Association of Counties in collaboration with the Texas Association
- Um, current Texas election code 61.014 has not been updated since 2007 and technology and people's use
- You're here representing the Texas Association of, don't worry, your time's not out, Texas Association
- Uh, under Section 16.033 of the Texas Election Code, if a person responds to a jury summons to say that
- This legislation amends the Texas election code to prohibit candidates from filing applications for a