Video & Transcript Research : 'Texas Water Code'
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NM
Transcript Highlights:
- MNERD has already cleaned up 70 orphaned wells that have been left in communities, contaminating water
- Because I know the state of Texas can do it about half the price, well, even Less than that, about 25%
- The bill makes sweeping changes to the children's code, the kind of code-wide revisions that have not
- been made since 1993. when the code was first drafted.
- Our biggest concern is that the proposal expands some of the most problematic parts of the 1993 code,
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Nuclear Energy Feasibility Task Force Jun 29th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- to me over the weekend about Delaware participating in... ...about Delaware participating in heavy water
- development, why heavy water matters, and all that.
- And we have a bunch of states who have already, you know, set up offices: Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky,
- And then 10, Delaware should amend the Delaware code to allow open bids for nuclear power.
- Any call for holding on to this recommendation regarding the Delaware code?
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation May 20th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Water board staff will present the water quality control board proposal first.
- Proceedings writ large and it essentially clarifies that the water board, they're written in code, there
- We are seeking, essentially, a confirmation in code that the State Water Project, writ large, is in the
- and take the Delta water, where are you planning to even store that water?
- To take this water and store this water.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Criminal Jurisprudence SC New Offenses and Changed Penalties Apr 24th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm with the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office in Conroe, Texas.
- Although mail fraud is often considered a federal issue, Texas...
- A name along with a unique identifying account number is what constitutes PII under Texas code.
- Decker, you're registered as Kate Decker from the Texas Bankers Association? Yes.
- No, just the Texas Bankers Association. Are you testifying for or against House Bill 4414?
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs May 14th, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Oftentimes they will call Texas DPS. They'll ask us, hey, am I in the database?
- So one of the biggest gangs that we've got is in Texas called Cuernos.
- And once again, Texas is leading with this legislation.
- We have two senior fellows here in Texas, including one here in Austin. OK.
- Senate Bill 659 simply amends the Texas Penal Code to expand certain provisions in the definition of
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Feb 12th, 2025
Ways and Means Education
Transcript Highlights:
- basically state code that was the wrong code in the original bill.
- Replace line 44 on page two with, again, the code replacing the current code with the code that you see
- code here, which is 36... current code here, which is 36, 21222.
- Replace line 175 on page 7 with the following: again, replacing the code.
- And I put Texas because Texas is always considered a benchmark state that people... considered a benchmark
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Would be required to hold an ungraded dealer wholesaler license obtained from the Texas Department of
- So you can go to a grocery store and buy Texas quail eggs that are ungraded or Texas duck eggs that are
- And they cannot point to a single instance in Texas with ungraded eggs, duck, quail, or chicken where
- Senate Bill 1864 is a common sense update to the agriculture code. It's an update to the code.
- I'm with the Texas Poultry Federation, and we are opposed to SB 1864.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-03 (12:30PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Faith Christian Academy is a ministry of Living Waters World Outreach Center.
- This process has united us across race, income, and zip codes, enabling us to address the issues that
- We can take an example of water and land conservation, which is a bipartisan issue that is supported
- The body of water formerly known...
- Renaming this body of water the Gulf of America is not a matter of name.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for Deputy Will May of the Walton County Sheriff’s Department, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum established. The Rules and Ethics Committee report setting the special order calendar was adopted, and CS for HB 947 was recommitted to the Judiciary Committee. The chamber then took up several special-order bills, mostly reviser and technical measures, including SB 36, SB 42, SB 40, and SB 38, all of which passed unanimously or near-unanimously after brief explanations that they updated or cleaned up Florida statutes.
Members also passed HB 513 on electronic transmittal of court orders, requiring clerks to send certain petitions, notices, summonses, and orders within six hours, including Baker Act, Marchman Act, and risk protection orders. HB 615, on electronic delivery of landlord-tenant notices by email when both parties agree in writing, passed after adoption of a tenant-protection amendment offered by Rep. Gottlieb. HB 655 establishing a regulatory framework for pet insurance and wellness programs passed unanimously. HB 1145 on workforce education passed 100-4, expanding CAP grant eligibility to public charter schools for CTE startup/expansion and increasing minimum program offerings tied to a money-back guarantee program. HB 299 on elevator accessibility requirements passed unanimously, and HB 649 on autonomous practice by certified registered nurse anesthetists passed 77-30 after structured debate.
The most extensive debate centered on CS for HB 1205, which would significantly revise Florida’s citizen initiative process. The bill would require a $1 million bond after 25% of required signatures are collected, require petition handlers and circulators to be Florida residents and U.S. citizens, impose background checks and training for paid circulators, shorten petition turn-in deadlines to 10 days, increase penalties, add signature revocation notices, require more identifying information on petition forms, and create felony penalties for certain misconduct. Supporters argued the changes were needed to combat fraud and protect petition integrity; opponents said the bill would burden First Amendment activity and make ballot initiatives harder for ordinary Floridians to pursue. Multiple amendments sought to roll back or soften the bill’s requirements, protect personal information, restore longer deadlines, lower validation thresholds, and bar public funds from being used to advocate for or against amendments. Some amendments were adopted, but several key ones failed as debate continued.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Congresswoman Jordan not only represented Texas' historic 18th Congressional District, but was also the
- It is a sad day in Texas when we can't say the same thing about our governor.
- The Texas Election Code states that it is the intent of the...
- The Texas Election Code states that it is the intent of the Legislature that the application of the Texas
- Election Code and the conduct of elections be uniform and consistent throughout the state.
Keywords:
special election, 18th Congressional District, Governor Abbott, federal representation, constituent services, Sylvester Turner
Summary:
State Rep. Jolanda Jones, joined by Sen. Molly Cook and Reps. Christina Morales, Charlene Ward Johnson, and Lauren Ashley Simmons, held a press event at the Capitol urging Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special election for Texas Congressional District 18. They said the district has been without federal representation since the death of Rep. Sylvester Turner and argued that more than 800,000 constituents are losing access to constituent services, federal assistance, and a voice in Congress.
The speakers framed the delay as a constitutional and fairness issue, repeatedly describing the situation as “taxation without representation.” They said the vacancy affects Democrats and Republicans alike, and cited examples such as passport help, veterans’ issues, immigration concerns, and access to federal funding. Several speakers accused the governor of delaying for partisan reasons and called for immediate action so the district can elect a new representative.
A letter from Sen. Borris Miles was read into the record, urging Abbott to set the earliest possible special election date and noting that the governor has acted quickly in past vacancies. The event ended with a unified demand that Abbott call the election immediately; no vote or formal legislative action was taken.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Texas University, Cole Garrett.
- flow into Texas.
- Coast Guard, which are waters of the U.S.
- Texas, similar to our wildlife and fisheries, requires the Coast Guard certification on waters of the
- the way they put it, navigable waters, which is in the definition of what waters of the U.S. is, you're
Summary:
The Senate Natural Resources Committee met on May 21 with a quorum, approved the May 14 minutes, and then took up a series of natural resources, wildlife, flood control, and transportation-related measures. HB 841 on expropriation procedures was amended to strip most of its substantive language and then deferred. The committee also adopted a technical amendment and reported SCR 54 favorably, which memorializes Congress to fully fund the Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act to help address invasive carp and other aquatic invasive species.
Several wildlife bills were heard and reported favorably. HB 1248 allows licensed wildlife rehabilitators to possess white-tailed deer for rehabilitation, and HB 1258 codifies a policy for sick, injured, or orphaned wildlife so the department does not automatically euthanize animals that can be rehabilitated or released. HCR 5, which allows limited red drum harvest at certain established rodeos under strict guardrails, drew opposition from a fishing guide concerned about impacts to redfish recovery, but the committee still reported it favorably. HB 688 adds Atlantic tarpon to the definition of saltwater game fish, with support from the Louisiana Wildlife Federation and others, and it was also reported favorably.
The committee also advanced several infrastructure and flood-related measures. HB 595 requires local governments to respond within 30 days to certain road-use permit requests tied to natural resource development, and it was reported favorably after testimony from oil and gas and industry representatives. HB 802 creates a watershed restoration and conservation fund, narrowed to the Amite River Basin, and was reported favorably with support from conservation and levee interests. SCR 59, urging Congress to ensure FEMA lowers flood insurance rates once the Comite Diversion Canal project reaches 50% completion, was amended and reported favorably, and HCR 62, asking FEMA to review Louisiana flood maps every five years, was also reported favorably.
The committee deferred HB 1171, which would have authorized airboats in the Maripaw Swamp Wildlife Management Area, after extensive testimony from supporters and from LDWF officials who raised concerns about habitat sensitivity, migratory birds, user conflicts, and deed restrictions. Finally, HB 1161, transferring certain state property in Lafourche and Jefferson parishes to local governments, HCR 78 supporting the American Seafood Competitive Act, HCR 86 supporting a migratory waterfowl study, and HB 1189 requiring charter boat guides on certain waters to hold U.S. Coast Guard licenses were all reported favorably.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And, unfortunately, it does take it from Texas Parks and Wildlife.
- I live in Seabrook, Texas in the Clear Lake Galveston Bay Area.
- CAD is a Texas nonprofit IRS 501c3 charity Richard Tomlinson: Corporation.
- There are vessels that are sunk with very little of the vessel out of the water.
- HCR 89 designates the cannon as the state gun of Texas. There we are members.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 46 (3-13-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- In cases involving Water Service Corporation of Kentucky and Kentucky American Water, both companies
- In cases involving Water Service Corporation of Kentucky and Kentucky American Water, both companies
- In cases involving Water Service Corporation of Kentucky and Kentucky American Water, both companies
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 12 March, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- litigation from 2.045 to 3.7 million on the Jackson water.
- litigation from 2.045 to 3.7 million on the Jackson water.
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House Water Conservation Commission. House Water Conservation Commission. - Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Soil and Water Conservation Commission is House Bill 1902.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum present, opened with prayer and the pledge, and then dispensed with the reading of the journal, committee reports, and bill titles. The chamber also recognized several guests and groups, including the doctor of the day, visitors from Quebec, the Sumrall High School boys soccer team, Starkville public safety officials, and the Hattiesburg High School choral arts program. A resolution honoring the long-standing partnership between Quebec and Mississippi was read and adopted, and Ms. Nathalie Rivard of Quebec addressed the Senate about historical ties and economic cooperation between Quebec and Mississippi.
The Senate then moved through a series of procedural actions on the calendar, including multiple motions to table reconsideration on medical cannabis and ARPA-related bills, and several motions to not concur and invite conference on workforce and budget measures. Among those were Senate Bill 2294, the Mississippi Future Innovators Act, Senate Bill 2288 on workforce training, Senate Bill 2401 on workforce development, Senate Bill 2189 on budget transfers, Senate Bill 2895 on ARPA funds, and Senate Bill 2917 on appropriations transfers. These motions were adopted, sending the measures to conference or otherwise advancing them as noted.
A major portion of the meeting focused on appropriations bills. House Bill 1935, the Education Department appropriation, was explained in detail and adopted after a strike-all amendment; the bill includes funding for the student formula, teacher and assistant pay raises, special education supplements, school attendance officers, testing contracts, early learning coaches, and CTE instructor raises, with offsets from reduced or eliminated line items such as school safety platforms and certain vendor programs. The Senate also adopted strike-all amendments and passed House Bills 1936 and 1937 for Mississippi Public Broadcasting and the Library Commission, and then moved on to House Bill 1933 for the Bureau of Building. The Senate recessed until 2:30 p.m. and announced an appropriations meeting shortly after recess, while leadership noted that many supplemental appropriations bills would be considered later with attention to whether they contained reverse repealers and would go to conference or final passage.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (02/05/2025)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- The water lab provides lab testing for public water sources in the event of a drinking water emergency
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- Introduce the prime sponsor, Senator Waters. Sorry to keep you waiting, Senator Waters.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
89th Legislative Session - Second Called Session Aug 18th, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Lead us in the pledges of allegiance to the United States and Texas flags.
- Now our Texas flag. Honor the Texas flag. I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas.
- A quorum is present and it's time to resume the work of the people of Texas Senate.
- Select HB number sixty by Lopez O'Cameron relates to a study by the Texas Water Development Board of
- HB number sixty-eight by Lopez O'Cameron relates to the study by the Texas Water Development Board on
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Senate in Special Session D Apr 29th, 2026
Florida Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It was a color-coded red-and-blue map to detail how red-performing this map is.
- It was a color-coded red-and-blue map to detail how red-performing this map is.
- was the map color-coded that you received?
- the map color-coded that you received?
- We know when water flows, it nourishes everything it touches.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session (Part 2 of September 12, 2025 Legislative day)
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- we're protecting our coastlines to ensure that devastating oil spills do not contaminate our pure waters
- It is dying out, and the refineries and facilities are closing not just in California, but in Texas and
- Tony Aiton taught us that your zip code is more important than your genetic code, that the communities
- As such, this bill is now a giant firearm code cleanup bill, and it was a support... ...the bill that
- As such, this bill is now a giant firearm code cleanup bill, and it was a support...
Summary:
The chamber reconvened after a late-night session and first adopted the consent calendar, including ACR 107 on the Diablo Range, by a 48-0 vote. Members then took up several Senate bills and Assembly measures, with repeated remarks about the long hours and the need to respect staff and keep proceedings moving. A vote change was also announced for Assembly Member Patel on SB 414, changing from aye to not voting.
The main policy debate centered on energy, climate, and affordability. SB 237, dealing with oil and gas policy, refinery closures, pipeline safety, Kern County permitting, gasoline blend flexibility, and regional fuel coordination, drew strong support from members who framed it as a managed transition to stabilize fuel supply and protect jobs, and strong opposition from members who called it a giveaway to oil interests and a setback for climate goals. The bill passed 59-0. SB 254, an energy affordability and wildfire package, included wildfire mitigation financing, a successor wildfire fund, transmission cost reductions, clean energy permitting changes, and energization timelines; members raised some concerns about local control, but the bill passed 58-0. SB 840 and AB 1207 advanced the cap-and-invest reauthorization package, with supporters emphasizing emissions reductions, housing, transit, wildfire prevention, and community air programs, while opponents argued it would raise costs and function as a tax-and-spend scheme. SB 840 passed 54-15 and AB 1207 passed 55-10, both with urgency and immediate transmittal.
Members also approved SB 352, which makes the Bureau of Environmental Justice permanent and requires air quality monitoring and reporting on AB 617 implementation, by 43-19. AB 825, authorizing California to help establish a Westwide electricity market, was presented as a way to lower bills, improve reliability, and reduce emissions; it passed 67-2 and was sent to the Governor. Additional actions included concurrence in Senate amendments to AB 8 on cannabinoids and AB 383 on firearms cleanup, and the chamber began consideration of AB 764 on wildlife as the transcript ended.
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.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Fourth, we have narrowed the specific provisions of a section of code that applies to ed prep providers
- and certification bill that happened to pass and there was a conflict between those policies in the code
- and certification bill that happened to pass and there was a conflict between those policies in the code
- And they ...between those policies in the code.
- It's going to make a huge difference, and we just all thank you from South Texas.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Education K-16 met to consider House Bill 2, the major public education and school finance bill. The committee first reconsidered and withdrew the prior committee substitute, then took up a new substitute. Senator Creighton explained several changes, including a correction to the golden penny yield weight, an increase in the special education evaluation incentive cap from $45 million to $67 million, timing changes to avoid a funding gap for Bluebonnet curriculum training grants, narrowed language affecting educator preparation providers, added facility-usage reporting language, incorporation of bilingual allotment language from Senate Bill 2185, removal of the $20 million annual cap on JROTC funding, and a prevailing-clause provision to make HB 2 controlling over conflicting measures.
Members generally praised the bill’s historic funding level but raised concerns about details and future floor debate. Senator Menendez said he appreciated the special education, safety, and teacher pay funding but was not ready to fully support the bill because of inflationary pressures, facilities funding, and district-specific impacts, and indicated he might vote present. Senator Parker strongly supported the bill, emphasizing historic funding, teacher pay, and the need to continue refining the package. Senator Witt also said he would vote present while seeking more refinement, especially on certification issues for public and charter schools. Senator Bettencourt highlighted the bill’s scale, including about $8 billion in new funding and $1.3 billion for special education, while Senator Hinojosa asked for more flexibility in the basic allotment and thanked the author for bilingual education and coastal-area provisions.
The committee then adopted the new committee substitute and voted to report HB 2 favorably to the full Senate. The motion passed 9 ayes and 2 present not voting, with the bill reported as committee substitute do pass and be printed.
MN