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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Then he went on to say, get ready to be in a situation where 41 You don't control the legal outcome,
- to encompass the regulatory structures that exist in Chapter 36 today for groundwater districts to control
- encompass the Regulatory structures that exist in 73 Chapter 36 today for groundwater districts to control
- and that is the conservation and development of all natural resources of this state, including the control
- and that is the conservation development of all natural 155 resources of this state, including the control
Summary:
The committee met to hear House Bills 27 and 24 on groundwater issues in East Texas, with members and witnesses focusing on a proposed large-volume groundwater export project and the need for more science before major permitting decisions are made. HB 27, which was within the special session call, would direct the Texas Water Development Board to conduct a hydrogeologic study of the aquifers in the affected area and temporarily pause new export permits while the study is underway. HB 24, a separate bill that would limit certain production and export permits to 5% of modeled available groundwater, was laid out but the chair said it would not be moved out of committee.
Testimony on HB 27 was largely supportive, though some witnesses were neutral. Supporters, including representatives from a water supply corporation, the Trinity River Authority, Environmental Defense Fund, and the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, said the region lacks enough hydrologic data, that the proposed pumping could affect private wells, surface water, and local economies, and that the state needs better information on sustainable yield and groundwater-surface water interaction. Several witnesses emphasized that groundwater conservation districts need clearer tools and better data, while also noting concerns about property rights and the rule of capture. Committee members discussed the scale of the proposed project, the absence of a groundwater conservation district in Houston County, and the possibility that the study should examine desired future conditions and maximum sustainable pumping rather than only modeled available groundwater.
The committee adopted the committee substitute for HB 27 and voted it out favorably to the full House with a recommendation that it do pass, be printed, and be sent to the Committee on Calendars. The roll call was unanimous, 11 ayes and 0 nays. After the vote, members briefly reflected on the complexity of the issue and the need to continue working on broader groundwater policy in the interim and next session. HB 24 was discussed later in the meeting, but no final action on that bill was taken in the portion provided.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Business and Professions Committee Jun 16th, 2026
Business and Professions
Transcript Highlights:
- there's a problem, when someone's acting unpredictably, or when a situation starts getting out of control
- When someone's acting unpredictably or when a situation starts getting out of control.
- Improper inhalation is known to cause dizziness, impairment of brain function, loss of motor control,
- While nitrous oxide has legitimate uses in controlled settings, such as in dental offices, bakeries,
- He Use in controlled settings, such as in dental offices, bakeries, and automotive shops, use outside
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee to Hear SAO Performance Audits May 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- With that, if the SAO team would introduce yourselves, we'll turn over the controls of the PowerPoint
- failures in the management of this program so pervasive they go beyond a lack of basic internal controls
- Just simply not there due to, I call them controls, but the directions around how the agency was collecting
- Clear performance monitoring standards and working with our internal controls team on all those aspects
- failures in the management of this program so pervasive they go beyond a lack of basic internal controls
Summary:
The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee subcommittee heard three State Auditor’s Office performance audits: implementation of the Law Enforcement Training and Community Safety Act, Washington’s digital equity planning, and the Department of Commerce’s Digital Navigator Program. In the law enforcement training audit, the State Auditor found the Criminal Justice Training Commission had developed most required training content but had not developed all required topics, lacked a systematic project management approach, and had weak tools to ensure participation and compliance. Auditors said most officers had not completed the required 40 hours, patrol tactics training was a major bottleneck, and the Commission’s reporting did not clearly show statewide compliance. The Commission said it generally agreed with the recommendations and had begun implementing some changes. Committee members raised concerns about staffing, liability, incentives, and whether the law had enough enforcement “teeth.”
In the digital equity audit, auditors said Washington lacked a comprehensive, unified statewide plan, a designated leader, and reliable funding for digital equity efforts. They said existing plans were fragmented, with the NTIA-approved plan the most complete but no longer fully funded after federal changes. The State Auditor recommended the legislature establish oversight authority and require a lead organization to coordinate and evaluate statewide digital equity efforts and develop a unified plan. The Department of Commerce and Office of Equity agreed with the need for clearer leadership and coordination, and a public witness described ongoing coalition and local planning work. Committee members asked about best practices from other states and whether the auditor could provide additional research on coordination models.
In the Digital Navigator Program audit, the State Auditor concluded Commerce did not consistently follow core grant-management practices, including competitive award processes, vetting of grantees, clear contracts, performance monitoring, and reimbursement controls. Auditors said Commerce expanded grants without a new competition, lacked adequate documentation and reporting, and paid out millions without sufficient support; they also cited management decisions that overrode staff concerns. Commerce said it had already begun major contract-management reforms, created a new contracts and compliance structure, and was working on risk assessments, documentation standards, and staff training. Members pressed Commerce on accountability, possible recoupment of improper payments, ethics issues, and whether the agency had clear performance metrics for the program. No votes were taken, and the hearing ended after public testimony and committee discussion.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- We allow the personal space that someone controls to videotape their own activity.
- We have to keep in mind that once we begin to take rights gradually, we lose control.
- When we abdicate our control individually, we no longer are free.
- We have to keep in mind that once we begin to take rights gradually, we lose control.
- When we abdicate our control individually, we no longer are free.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 051 Mar 6th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Court to hear confirmation for the Colorado Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board, Air Quality Control
- Court to hear confirmation for the Colorado Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board, Air Quality Control
- Court to hear confirmation for the Colorado Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board, Air Quality Control
- Affordability Review Board,<00:58:06.559>
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Commission, Board, Air Quality Control Commission, Board, Air Quality Control
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Short-term control does not create long-term change; skill building does.
- that crisis situations should be handled with skill, care, and restraint, not isolation and physical control
- of maybe aren't understanding what they're really doing, and they have these emotions they can't control
- many things that one person is the only one, and I'm sorry, it was not going to take one person to control
- not get in trouble, do not have lawsuits against them or whatever, because the only way they could control
Keywords:
graduate scholarship, higher education funding, New Mexico, appropriation, financial aid, education, documentary, historical figure, Padre Antonio Jose Martinez, Northern New Mexico State School, SB179, Senate Bill 179, UNM, University of New Mexico, medical Spanish, Spanish-language curriculum, health sciences, health professions education, language access, bilingual healthcare
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- The content math is already under the control of the university.
- The content math is already under the control of the university.
- The content within those courses is already under the control of the university, and they could up the
- The content within those courses is already under the control of the university, and they could up the
- In that I think local districts have lots of control on the specifics of implementation, that this bill
Keywords:
SB29, math requirements for teaching license, teacher licensure, teacher endorsement, mathematics methods, elementary education, secondary education, special education, early childhood education, reciprocity, Public Education Department, Mathematics and Science Education Act, mathematics instructional leadership framework, professional learning plan, K-3 screening, mathematics screening assessment, mathematics difficulty, support plan, multilevel support, intervention
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services May 13th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Of a procedure, the cost of healthcare is spiraling out of control.
- In these investigations, we often require coordination with agencies like the OAG's Medical Fraud Control
- Hidden costs and fees bring in millions for equity investors who control so much of healthcare.
- can be evaluated and we can... ...and reform on this so that we can get this crucial issue under control
- is an issue that is going to continue to be highly problematic, and something we need to get under control
Bills:
HB35, HB138, HB754, HB1314, HB1612, HB2254, HB2510, HB2789, HB3560, HB3597, HB4224, HB4273, HB4643, HB4783, HB138
Keywords:
peer support, first responders, mental health, confidentiality, emergency services, health impact analysis, cost analysis, coverage mandates, health insurance, legislative analysis, health care data, human trafficking, trafficking prevention, medical assistant training, health care facilities, hospital compliance, clinic compliance, anti-retaliation, whistleblower protection, employee reporting
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- requires a flat fee of $100,000 for the cost of escaping, and customers must be able to demonstrate control
- And then the third bucket is when we're actually in EEA-1, and we're doing controlled outages.
- We've asked the utilities to implement their controlled outages processes.
- I think that those financial commitments, control, and study fees will provide a much clearer picture
- skin in the game for the large loads because, ultimately, we don't want the cost to be shifted under control
Keywords:
electric power, interconnection, utilities, ERCOT, large load customers, water supply, sewer service, demand management, school prayer, Bible reading, religious text, public schools, Texas Education Code, student prayer, silent prayer, meditation, religious liberty, First Amendment, Establishment Clause, church and state
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Today, I want to recognize in honor of the family of two fallen animal control officers from Levelland
- Specifically, we added animal control officers as those worthy of recognition when loss of life occurs
- Specifically, we added animal control officers as those worthy of recognition when loss of life occurs
- Members, the Department of Public Safety informs us that cartels and foreign terrorist organizations control
- In short, this bill balances operational efficiency with fiscal responsibility, respects local control
Summary:
The Senate opened with a quorum, an invocation, and routine business including dispensing with the previous day’s journal, receiving a House message on HB 104/HJR 34, and a gubernatorial message naming two appointees to the Texas Real Estate Commission. The chamber also adopted several resolutions recognizing Alzheimer’s Advocacy Day, Golf Day in Texas, Cindy Ramos-Davidson, and the 50th anniversary of the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District. Members then adopted memorial resolutions honoring fallen first responders, including Deputy Jesse Ray Perez and Deputy Melissa Pollard, and the Senate agreed to adjourn in their memory.
The Senate considered and passed several bills. SB 2199 increased penalties for loading overweight vehicles transporting hazardous materials; SB 1959 adjusted permit factors for the North Texas Groundwater Conservation District; SB 1376 changed supervision rules for code enforcement officer trainees; SB 2595 created a new offense for harassing, intimidating, or threatening someone while concealing identity with a mask or similar headgear; SB 1012 authorized sale or lease of certain surplus state property in Austin; SB 2245 revised bonded title procedures; SB 2605 created a municipal housing authority asset commission; SB 3044 expanded and adjusted the board of the Presidio County Underground Water Conservation District; SB 628 clarified county fire code enforcement authority through interlocal agreements; SB 2778 raised the spending threshold for emergency services district employees; SB 3039 addressed public higher education transfer issues; and SB 2523 allowed release from municipal extraterritorial jurisdiction by petition. Most of these bills were passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and final passage was completed, often by wide margins.
The chamber also took up SB 1844, which would require cities to provide services before expanding taxing areas into limited-purpose jurisdictions; a floor amendment narrowed the bill, and it was passed to engrossment. SB 2284 clarified municipal and county authority over firearms, airguns, archery equipment, and related items, and was passed despite opposition. SB 2529, dealing with the vote threshold for taxing units to adopt higher tax rates or issue tax bonds, prompted extended debate over voter approval and representative decision-making; after questions, the bill was passed to engrossment and held. At the end of the session, the Senate recessed for 20 minutes and announced it would meet as the Caucus of the Whole.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Minnesota House passes the human services policy bill, HF2115 5/5/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- doing it because we've been able to get some funds from these actors and players that completely lost control
- And I feel that when you start pulling this back into the county system that we'll have more control
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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Business and Professions Committee Apr 29th, 2025
Business and Professions
Transcript Highlights:
- cannot safely use hormonal contraceptives contraception I should not use that I should say birth control
- promise, in part because the existing Regulatory framework does not provide the Department of Cannabis Control
- individuals who, through standardized testing, will, at peak hours, basically do a speed test to a controlled
- They call it a white box, but a controlled modem.
- Southern California and it stays within within California the whole time the Department of Cannabis Control
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Fraud Committee Meeting - 2025-04-28
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I want to spend some time talking about Medicaid fraud, Control Unit, and Medicaid fraud.
- Minnesota's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit has existed for 40 years. We're one of 53 in the country.
- Over the past five years, Minnesota has only spent about $5 million on our Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
- So, unlike the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, which prosecutes people who misuse government funds, the
- I can't control what people say to me, but I do try to listen.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Closed hearings to examine the posture of United States Indo-Pacific Command and United States Forces Korea in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program; to be immediately followed by an ope Apr 10th, 2025 at 07:00 am
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel
Transcript Highlights:
- We need more survivable long-range munitions, more assured U.S. command and control systems, and an improved
- space and across the information environment. leveraging capabilities to counter the PRC's command, control
- then over top of all of this, we're incorporating artificial intelligence tools with command and control
- In addition, the Special Operations Forces are a critical contributor to our counter-command control
- Additionally, EUCOM handed control of a key legislative body over to the United States. in southeast
Keywords:
Indo-Pacific Command, U.S. military strategy, China military drills, Taiwan, Philippines, North Korea, defense budget, military modernization
Summary:
The meeting focused on significant strategic discussions regarding the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and its military posture in the region. Admiral Paparo and General Brunson were commended for their services, with the Chair noting an alarming shift in the balance of power towards China. Key topics included China's aggressive military drills near Taiwan, the increasing coercion against the Philippines, and the need for the U.S. to reaffirm its commitments to its allies in the region. Concerns were raised regarding China's military modernization and its implications for U.S. forces, alongside discussions on North Korea's threats and its burgeoning nuclear capabilities. The committee emphasized the urgent need for military and defense appropriations to counteract these growing security challenges.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The IRS has to assign what's called a terminal control number.
- I'll correct myself for Brownsville; it will go through the city but with traffic control devices and
- So you really don't control what happens at the port. The CBP operates the bridge, correct?
- Terrorist organizations control the Mexican toll roads adjacent to the Texas-Mexico border.
- According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, terrorist organizations control the Mexican toll
Keywords:
overweight vehicle, vehicle weight limits, hazardous materials, hazmat, cargo tank, fuel transport, trucking, commercial vehicle, Transportation Code, criminal penalty, second-degree felony, loading violation, truck weight, axle weight, gross weight, public safety, commercial carrier, Texas, commercial truck, truck route
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nominations of Stephen Vaden, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary, and Tyler Clarkson, of Virginia, to be General Counsel, both of the Department of Agriculture. Apr 8th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- making sure that we continue to have small family farms and ranches across this country that don't control
- All we've got to do is have those bad actors have enough control, and we'll pay like you can't imagine
- Some farmers have, through circumstances beyond their control, had trouble, have trouble sometimes repaying
- If they're not able to repay it, oftentimes it's through circumstances beyond their control. and I'm
- There's a lot that you don't control. weather that kind of thing so so this uncertainty we've seen this
Keywords:
USDA, nominations, Judge Vaden, Tyler Clarkson, agriculture policy, rural America, tariffs, farmer advocacy
Summary:
The meeting focused on the nominations of Judge Stephen Alexander Vaden for Deputy Secretary of Agriculture and Mr. Tyler Clarkson for General Counsel at the USDA. Members expressed concerns regarding the challenges farmers and ranchers face, especially in navigating the impacts of recent tariffs imposed by the President. Significant attention was given to how these nominations could influence agriculture policy and support rural communities amidst economic uncertainty. The committee emphasized the necessity for strong leadership in the USDA to advocate for farmer needs and ensure the proper implementation of assistance programs.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Public Safety Committee Meeting - 2025-04-02
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Gangs are controlling the phones, and people aren't able to use them. That is my bill.
- Commissioner Schnell and was described by Representative Steer regarding these phones now being in the control
- I hear when we talk about gang control, cost, and the number of minutes that are coming up.
- In 2016, the legislature made multiple changes to provisions of the law related to controlled substance
- for grants to support mental health, dependency treatment programs, and other programs related to controlled
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- affirmed that parents have a fundamental right to make decisions concerning the care, custody, and control
- to highlight the fact that this is removing the ability for local communities to have that local control
- You said that this is a loss of local control, and it absolutely 100% is.
- House Bill 1831 simply allows local control and expanding who might benefit from these great programs
- The important thing about this bill is it puts back local control for counties that are not accepting
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation Mar 26th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- As a solution, the budget proposes a one-time $166 million total transfer from the Air Pollution Control
- I also want to ask: air pollution control funds, have you ever used those before for the MVA account?
- And now we have—have we ever used the air pollution control... The answer is no.
- And now we have—have we ever used the air pollution control funds to balance this?
- That should... ...funding, using air pollution control district fund transfers.
Summary:
The committee held an informational hearing on transportation agency budget proposals and did not take any votes. The first major discussion focused on the Motor Vehicle Account shortfall and a proposed one-time $166 million transfer from the Air Pollution Control Fund and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to offset California Air Resources Board mobile source costs. Department of Finance and the LAO described the account’s long-running structural deficit, driven largely by employee compensation growth and REAL ID-related workload, while members criticized the use of Proposition 4, GGRF, and other one-time or redirected funds as backfills and urged a longer-term solution that addresses both revenues and expenditures.
The committee then heard Caltrans’ request for $25 million in General Fund support to create a Clean California Community Cleanup and Employment Pathway Grant Program. Caltrans said the program would build on the prior Clean California effort by funding local litter and graffiti cleanup, community engagement, and workforce pathways for vulnerable populations. The LAO recommended rejecting the proposal, arguing that local litter abatement is not a core state responsibility and that one-time funding is unlikely to solve persistent local cleanup needs. Several members echoed those concerns, while public commenters split between support for the cleanup/employment model and calls to instead restore funding to the Active Transportation Program and transit operations.
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency requested that California administratively recognize Tahoe’s federally designated population figure for state formula-based transportation funding, which would raise the population count used in formulas from 40,000 to 145,000. The agency said the change would not request new money but would better align state formulas with federal law and support a shared regional funding framework; members appeared generally supportive, though they noted the need to phase in the change to reduce impacts on other regions.
The final presentation was on High-Speed Rail. The LAO reviewed the authority’s project update report, noting that it did not fully meet statutory requirements and that key details are still pending in a supplemental report expected later in the summer. The LAO said the Merced-to-Bakersfield segment still shows an estimated roughly $7 billion funding gap, with no specific plan to close it, and highlighted risks from federal review, inflation, and uncertain GGRF revenues. High-Speed Rail Authority staff said they are conducting a bottom-up review of scope, schedule, ridership, and costs, expect to provide updated information by late summer, and are exploring public-private partnerships and other financing strategies. Members stressed that no further funding commitments should be made until the updated analysis is available.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- when someone is being Charged with a crime, the most precious right that we have is the right to control
- Jones was talking about freedoms in, in the United States and she was talking about controlling our body
- Do you think that same control goes to the victim?
- Do you think the victim has control of their own bodies when they're being raped?
- They have no control over their own bodies when they're being raped.
Keywords:
HB 207, Texas Government Code, Section 411.201, license to carry, LTC, handgun license, concealed carry, federal judge, immigration judge, immigration court, U.S. immigration court, judicial security, firearm carry permit, Texas handgun license, federal judiciary, HB235, Texas, sales tax exemption, use tax exemption, disabled veteran