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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Appropriations Feb 19th, 2025

Appropriations

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  • Switching gears to Houston ISD, D, obviously we have a takeover.
  • And I don't. want to monopolize all of Houston issues in this committee here. this morning, but this
  • that that a school of that size does a very, very poor job of communicating. with the leadership in Houston
  • I get to the Houston area with some frequency in Houston.
  • Next time I'm in Houston, we'll certainly notify you so you can join us on a school visit.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
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  • I'm the owner of Pet City Houston, and I'm here to express our strong opposition to Senate Bill 67.
  • Pet City Houston has proudly served the Houston community for over 36 years, earning a reputation as
  • Pet City Houston has worked with the same licensed veterinarian for over 27 years, and he visits our
  • Our store isn't just a place to buy a pet; it's part of the Houston community.
  • I've also had two other puppies from Petitos and also from Petland in Houston, so I urge you to support
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Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Land & Resource Management Mar 13th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

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  • Uh, in the city, in the, uh, Houston area, the average mud tax rate is lower than the city of Houston's
  • We're based in Houston, Texas, and we have communities throughout the state and in Georgia.
  • So most of our communities are in Houston area, Austin, Dallas, San Antonio.
  • Um, in the Houston area, and we support good government, we support good collaboration, and this bill
  • to make sure that we're getting that across the board, not just in my neck of the woods around the Houston
Bills: HB23
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Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Mar 13th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

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  • In the Houston area, the average mud tax rate is lower than the City of Houston's tax rates.
  • We're based in Houston, Texas, and we have communities throughout the state.
  • So, most of our communities are in Houston area, Austin, Dallas, San Antonio.
  • firm's done that since 19- 70s, including some really great projects that some of y'all know in the Houston
  • to make sure that we're getting that across the board, not just in my neck of the woods around the Houston
Bills: HB23, HB363, HB447, HB954, HB23
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Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Feb 20th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

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  • We have a group of 35 folks that are from Leadership North Houston.
  • Leadership Houston, if you will, please stand so we can be recognized. Thank you and God bless.
  • Leadership North Houston has been bringing together established leaders from the industry, commerce.
  • Shams Sagar from Fort Bend, Adil Ahmad from Houston.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence Mar 18th, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

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  • So, earlier you mentioned a case out of Houston.
  • Did you know that pretrial services in Houston actually does that?
  • I grew up in Houston as well. I represent in Dallas, but I grew up in Houston.
  • Houston.
  • members of Houston. Absolutely. Thank you. You bet.
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Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 15th, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

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  • Legacy is located 45 miles northwest of Houston.
  • Commute to employment centers in Houston and Harris County.
  • We show you registered as John Raines to testify on behalf of the Houston Building State Council, and
  • I am here on behalf of the Houston Real Estate Council.
  • We show you registered as John Renzi, testifying on behalf of the Houston Real Estate Council.
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  • Across the state, other bioscience hubs exist in Houston, Lubbock, College Station, and San Marcos.
  • build local startups, and exciting initiatives are already underway across the state, such as TMC3 in Houston
  • dollars in economic activity in Austin, and 1.6 billion dollars in economic activity in the city of Houston
  • occupancy tax, that fee is not taxed, and that policy comes out of some court cases that were in the Houston
  • Chairman, especially the Port of Houston, we know is extremely vital to U.S. trade and national security
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Highways and Transportation - Room 216, 25 February, 2026; 2:00 PM

Highways and Transportation

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  • beginning at the Lee Edawa County line, extending in the easterly direction to its intersection with Houston
  • :02:55.040> to<00:02:55.280> its<00:02:55.599> intersection<00:02:56.400> Houston
  • direction to its intersection Houston direction to its intersection Houston Palis<00:02:58.160><
Summary: The committee took up several Mississippi highway designation bills. House Bill 223 would name a one-mile segment of Mississippi Highway 537 in Jones County the Sergeant John Howard Tanner Memorial Highway, effective July 1, 2026. House Bill 342 would designate two segments in Edwa County: Highway 370 as the Roger Campbell Memorial Highway and Highway 363 as the Jacob Edward Kent Memorial Highway, also effective July 1, 2026. House Bill 655 would create the Davis Lake Road Scenic Byway in Chickasaw County, covering about 12.32 miles along County Roads 124, 413, and 134 to Mississippi Highway 41. House Bill 1402 would name about one mile of Highway 49 North in Yazoo County the Colonel Donald Barry Memorial Highway, effective July 1, 2026. Members asked whether the affected senators were in favor of the bills, and the chair responded that the senators were not in the districts involved or had not objected. Senator Barrett said he had no objections to the measures but asked for clarification on the mileage and route descriptions, particularly for House Bills 342 and 655. The chair and staff confirmed the routes and noted that the scenic byway bill covered 12.32 miles. After discussion, a motion was made that the title was sufficient and the bills should do pass. The committee approved the motion, and the measures were recorded for the rise report.
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Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

89th Legislative Session Feb 20th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have a group of 35 folks that are from Leadership North Houston.
  • Leadership North Houston has been bringing together established leaders from the industry, commerce,
  • American Voters Empowerment of Texas, Education Fund, Asian Asian Texans for Justice, OCA Greater Houston
  • Kabbar from Dallas-Fort Worth area, Mobenn Has Hasmt, Sham Sagar from Fort Bend, Adil Ahmad from Houston
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, March 27, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

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  • I'm here today representing the people of Houston, Texas, asking House Republicans to take up, to put
  • And Houston has a unique impact in all of this.
  • Coast Guard base sector Houston-Galveston that has more than 500 personnel, folks who were not going
  • And Houston has a unique as well as TSA.
  • , particularly the folks in Houston, particularly the folks in Houston, Texas.<00:20:52.880> I'm
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Texas 89th Regular

Border Security (Part II) Apr 10th, 2025

Border Security

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  • I am the administrator for the Texas Anti-Gang Center in Houston, Texas.
  • Even from a Houston, Texas perspective, where I am with the TAG Center, there are certain locations in
  • Houston, if I were a member of TDA, certain parts of southwest Houston, I’m not going to go into...
  • ...if I were a member of TDA, certain parts of southwest Houston, I’m not going to go into because they
Summary: The Senate Committee on Border Security heard several bills related to border security, law enforcement databases, DPS aviation maintenance, and transportation motor fuels. SB 2199, after brief invited testimony from the Texas Trucking Association and DPS, was left pending at first and later reported favorably to the full Senate on a 4-1 vote. SB 2332, relating to aircraft owned and operated by the Department of Public Safety, was laid out by Senator Parker, with DPS and TechSOT witnesses explaining that it would centralize DPS aircraft maintenance under DPS, align state law with FAA responsibility rules, and potentially reduce costs and downtime; it was later reported favorably on a 5-0 vote and placed on the local and uncontested calendar. SB 2949, relating to the regulation of transportation motor fuels, was also adopted as a committee substitute and reported favorably on a 4-1 vote, with a member noting continued interest in refining port-of-entry transloading issues. The committee spent the most time on SB 2201, which would revise Texas intelligence database criteria for criminal street gangs and foreign terrorist organizations. Senator Birdwell described the bill as adding safeguards such as requiring officer identification on submissions, setting retention and validation rules, and updating criteria to reflect technology and social media use. Invited witnesses from the district attorney’s office, DPS, and the Texas Anti-Gang Center generally supported the bill and said it would improve reliability and accountability. Public testimony included support from the Texas Public Policy Foundation and opposition from the Texas Civil Rights Project and the ACLU of Texas, which argued the bill’s language on implied or demonstrated self-admission and other criteria was vague, overly broad, and could lead to erroneous inclusion in the database and downstream consequences. After debate, SB 2201 was reported favorably to the full Senate on a 4-1 vote, with Senator Eckhardt voting no. During questioning on SB 2201, members discussed how gang-database entries are used in investigations and prosecutions, the meaning of “family member,” the scope of self-admission, and how “previously documented areas” would be identified in practice. Opponents raised concerns about due process, First and Fourth Amendment issues, racial profiling, and possible federal consequences if state database information is shared. Supporters emphasized that the database is a law-enforcement tool for identifying organized criminal activity and that the committee substitute adds training, audits, and accountability measures. The committee then completed its business and recessed subject to the call of the chair.
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Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs Apr 9th, 2026

State Affairs

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  • Because we get hit with hurricanes and now tornadoes in Houston.
  • McNamara: We'd love to be in Dallas or Austin or Houston.
  • I'm from Houston and we don't have zoning in Houston.
  • If you don't know, Red Oak is about an hour south of Dallas, kind of toward Houston.
  • college in Houston that we would like to see some of your programs there, if possible.
Summary: The Committee on State Affairs convened to discuss data centers and their impact on Texas's energy infrastructure. The meeting featured testimony from key representatives of the Public Utility Commission (PUC) and ERCOT, who outlined the evolving landscape of energy generation and the challenges posed by the rapid growth of data centers. Notably, ERCOT reported over 450,000 MW of generation resources planned for connection, with a significant portion attributed to data centers, which now represent around 87% of new large load interconnection requests. The committee explored proposed changes to the interconnection process, including a new 'batch study' approach aimed at streamlining the approval of multiple projects simultaneously. This change is intended to address the challenges of managing numerous simultaneous requests and to provide more certainty for developers regarding their energy needs. Testimonies emphasized the importance of ensuring that the costs of infrastructure upgrades are borne by the data centers rather than residential ratepayers, with discussions around the financial commitments required from developers. Several data center developers also provided testimony, highlighting the economic benefits of their projects, including job creation and increased local revenues. They expressed concerns about the potential for a moratorium on future growth due to the new interconnection rules and emphasized the need for a collaborative approach to address water usage and environmental impacts. The committee plans to continue discussions on these topics in future hearings, with a focus on balancing economic growth with energy reliability and resource management.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Ways & Means

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  • Because we get hit with hurricanes and now tornadoes in Houston.
  • McNamara: We'd love to be in Dallas or Austin or Houston.
  • I'm from Houston and we don't have zoning in Houston.
  • If you don't know, Red Oak is about an hour south of Dallas, kind of toward Houston.
  • college in Houston that we would like to see some of your programs there, if possible.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part III) May 28th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

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  • President, the Lake Houston area has been the victim of several flooding incidents, most notably during
  • and restoring Lake Houston and its tributaries.
  • The committee's substitute for House House Bill 1532 is a critical bill for my district and the Houston
  • House Bill 1532, relating to the creation of the Lake Houston Dredging and Maintenance District.
  • House Bill 1532 relating to the creation of the Lake Houston Dredging and Maintenance District.
Bills: HB4, HB20, HB40, HB46, HB101, HB112, HB117, HB121, HB127, HB146, HB150, HB186, HB229, HB426, HB521, HB541, HB549, HB632, HB713, HB796, HB1052, HB1106, HB1135, HB1234, HB1306, HB1403, HB1523, HB1532, HB1690, HB1960, HB2035, HB2217, HB2399, HB2488, HB2517, HB2594, HB2655, HB2686, HB2731, HB2757, HB2820, HB2963, HB3005, HB3053, HB3073, HB3225, HB3320, HB3333, HB3336, HB3441, HB3483, HB3516, HB3520, HB3697, HB3748, HB3793, HB3848, HB4099, HB4134, HB4144, HB4158, HB4233, HB4236, HB4285, HB4350, HB4359, HB4464, HB4580, HB4690, HB4730, HB4848, HB4904, HB4995, HB5196, HB5294, HB5381, HB5435, HB5437, HB5509, HB5606, HB5646, HB5658, HB5661, HB5663, HB5666, HB5672, HCR40, HCR59, SB867, SB2919, SJR5, SJR27, SB4, SB6, SB7, SB9, SB13, SB15, SB23, SB27, SB30, SB40, SB57, SB66, SB140, SB268, SB293, SB331, SB413, SB447, SB457, SB467, SB506, SB510, SB512, SB571, SB650, SB763, SB777, SB785, SB800, SB850, SB863, SB865, SB973, SB974, SB1191, SB1281, SB1300, SB1362, SB1494, SB1522, SB1540, SB1567, SB1579, SB1580, SB1610, SB1660, SB1723, SB1760, SB1838, SB1923, SB1946, SB1957, SB1964, SB2018, SB2024, SB2121, SB2167, SB2217, SB2221, SB2321, SB2337, SB2368, SB2373, SB2407, SB2431, SB2477, SB2587, SB2615, SB2753, SB2807, SB2900, SB2965, SB2972, SB2986, SB3039, SB3047, SB3059, SB3070, SB1, SB17, SB21, SB260, SB379, SB509, SB1198, SB1405, SB1506, SB1637, SB1833, SB2155, SB2308, SB2601, SB2778, HB300, HB2011, HB2525, HB5246, HB100, HB101, HB119, HB227, HB252, HB322, HB346, HB654, HB705, HB718, HB721, HB824, HB1094, HB1234, HB1306, HB1506, HB1523, HB1629, HB1690, HB1868, HB1960, HB1973, HB2012, HB2035, HB2037, HB2078, HB2128, HB2213, HB2240, HB2348, HB2520, HB2598, HB2686, HB2694, HB2820, HB3005, HB3057, HB3092, HB3112, HB3171, HB3181, HB3185, HB3333, HB3388, HB3516, HB3546, HB3619, HB3623, HB3629, HB3642, HB3686, HB3697, HB3749, HB3793, HB3812, HB3815, HB3848, HB3909, HB4081, HB4145, HB4157, HB4158, HB4170, HB4202, HB4211, HB4214, HB4233, HB4285, HB4350, HB4361, HB4463, HB4464, HB4466, HB4559, HB4630, HB4748, HB4765, HB4848, HB4894, HB4904, HB4995, HB5093, HB5196, HB5320, HB5437, HB5624, HB5650, HB5651, HB5652, HB5654, HB5655, HB5656, HB5658, HB5661, HB5662, HB5664, HB5665, HB5666, HB5670, HB5672, HB5674, HB5677, HB5679, HB5682, HB5689, HB5690, HB5694, HB5695, HB5698, HB5699, HCR46, HCR76, HCR81, HCR83, HCR84, HCR111, HB748, HB5652, HB3395, HB180, HB1306, HB5650, HB4894, HB1629, HB5698, HB3171, HB2694, HB5664, HB4690, HB4464, HB3623, HB2520, HB2213, HB252, HB146, HB5596, HB3619, HB5320, HB5651, HB5670, HB5665, HB5437, HB5679, HB5661, HB5662, HB5654, HB5672, HB5656, HB2035, HB721, HB346, HB5695, HB5694, HB5674, HB3185, HB2348, HB1135, HB101, HB5666, HB5677, HB5682, HB5658, HB4144, HB3642, HB3815, HB2686, HB2012, HB1960, HB227, HB654, HB4158, HB4630, HB1523, HB1973, HB3333, HB3697, HB3546, HB3225, HB2820, HB186, HB119, HB4466, HB4170, HB3909, HB4081, HB4145, HB4285, HB4463, HB4995, HB5624, HB1449, HB2598, HB3629, HB4361, HB824, HB1868, HB4848, HB40, HB117, HB3686, HB3793, HB112, HB104, HB718, HB4904, HB4202, HB4765, HB4559, HB4350, HB4214, HB3388, HB3112, HB5196, HB3516, HB3092, HB4233, HB1094, HB2037, HB3005, HB3848, HB121, HB3336, HB5294, HB5646, HB4236, HB1052, HB5509, HB5435, HB3520, HB3320, HB2517, HB2488, HB5663, HB2731, HB3073, HB2655, HB2399, HB541, HB4099, HB111, HB1532, HB3483, HB2963, HB4580, HB3748, HB713, HB632, HB426, HB4730, HB127, HB5690, HB5689, HB5655, HB3385, HB2757, HB4359, HB5381, HB20, HB123, HB549, HB5606, HB2217, HB2594, HB796, HB1057, HB3664, HCR141, HCR40, HCR59, HCR76, HCR81, HCR46, HCR111, HCR83, HCR84, SJR36, SJR50, SJR63, SCR12, SCR39, SB2023, SB62, SB666, SB847, SB284, SB854, SB810, SB1505, SB583, SB507, SB1434, SB1772, SB2016, SB1122, SB731, SB397, SB508, SB1436, SB287, SB1882, SB393, SB1791, SB209, SB2429, SB1085, SB1975, SB2717, SB1262, SB636, SB2056, SB884, SB1200, SB1845, SB2458, SB801, SB3014, SB3013, SB758, SB2797, SB2076, SB2876, SB1640, SB1449, SB1181, SB1234, SB2926, SB2841, SB1528, SB1854, SB317, SB1250, SB2082, SB1237, SB2819, SB629, SB2608, SB1602, SB2009, SB867, SB640, SB1698, SB2680, SB913, SB1071, SB1086, SB1087, SB1483, SB1444, SB1553, SB1556, SB1703, SB2133, SB2297, SB2298, SB2622, SB2955, SB2334, SB1367, SB2044, SB2363, SB2565, SB1888, SB3036, SB3057, SB3043, SB3063, SB3035, SB203, SB2688, SB2522, SB2459, SB2655, SB2251, SB1884, SB2928, SB2566, SB2549, SB2553, SB2919, SB1944, SB1232, SB1798, SB2603, SB2607, SB2683, SB1319, SB3045, SB3071, HB40, HB117, HB121, HB426, HB541, HB713, HB1052, HB1532, HB2217, HB2488, HB2517, HB2655, HB2757, HB2963, HB3073, HB3697, HB4099, HB4144, HB4158, HB4236, HB4285, HB4848, HB5435, HB5437, HB5509, HB5646, HB5666, HB14, HB1240, HB796, HB1523, HB5294, SR559, SR587, SR614, SCR53, SJR59, SB10, SB22, SB25, SB34, SB36, SB38, SB261, SB777, SB924, SB1188, SB1318, SB1333, SB1398, SB1448, SB1621, SB1862, SB2405, SB2406, SB8, SB12, SB37, SB441, SB1566, SB2878, HB300, HB2011, HB5246, HB101, HB119, HB227, HB252, HB346, HB654, HB718, HB721, HB824, HB1306, HB1629, HB1868, HB1960, HB1973, HB2012, HB2035, HB2037, HB2213, HB2348, HB2520, HB2598, HB2686, HB2694, HB2820, HB3005, HB3092, HB3112, HB3185, HB3333, HB3388, HB3516, HB3546, HB3619, HB3623, HB3629, HB3642, HB3686, HB3815, HB3848, HB3909, HB4081, HB4145, HB4170, HB4202, HB4214, HB4350, HB4361, HB4463, HB4464, HB4466, HB4559, HB4630, HB4765, HB4894, HB4904, HB4995, HB5196, HB5320, HB5624, HB5650, HB5651, HB5652, HB5654, HB5655, HB5656, HB5658, HB5661, HB5662, HB5664, HB5665, HB5670, HB5672, HB5674, HB5677, HB5679, HB5682, HB5695, HB5698, HCR46, HCR76, HCR81, HCR83, HCR84, HCR111, HB1094, HB3171, HB3793, HB4233, HB5689, HB5690, HB5694
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  • I'm the executive director of the Houston Film Commission.
  • I am here to speak in support of it as the executive director of the Houston Film Commission.
  • I have worked in film production in Texas and Houston since 1992.
  • In Houston in the early 90s, I worked on films like Apollo 13, Reality Bites, Powder, and Jason's Lyric
  • We had a Houston story based on a very popular article in Texas Monthly about an undercover Houston Police
Bills: SB22, SB 22
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources Mar 26th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • RC to Houston ran on March 20th, 2025, and I quote, "32 billion gallons.
  • That's more than the entire city of Fort Worth uses," said the Houston Public Works director.
  • As the Texas Tribune reported on July 5th of 2020, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, Fort Worth,
  • it defines who the bill applies to, which includes the City of Austin, City of Fort Worth, City of Houston
  • I had asked, I've been asking them, and I had written to the lobbyists for the City of Houston Utilities
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  • the black fly ash falls off the banks. into the water, and somehow this group, through the years, Houston
  • Thank you for the presentation and talking with representatives from the city of Houston. challenges
  • And since 2020, the City of Houston has not been successful in securing financial assistance through
  • Fifty million of that was for Lake Houston dredging. The remainder, TDEM, is out.
  • I'm a Houston-based entrepreneur, employer, and a board member of Gold Park. volunteer-led nonprofit
Bills: SB1, SB 1
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I) Mar 19th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I have to say, though, I'm jealous. us because we miss Bishop Thelmaia in Houston.
  • Association of Houston, of the Association of South Texas, the Down Syndrome Guild. of Dallas the El
  • Houston NAACP is also in the house today. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, members.
  • Wallace with the Houston Chronicle who approached me about about Ms.
  • In Houston, Texas, Jack Yates, my alma mater.
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  • She's accepted a job at a law firm in Houston and Samantha, on behalf of the commission, I thank you
  • a civil penalty for a late personal financial statement filed by a director of the Harris County Houston
  • the authority to, um, find a fine for a late PFS report filed by, um, a member of the Harris County Houston
  • Aaron Rubliin, campaign treasurer for the Houston LGBTQ and political causes PAC. Is Mr.
  • I'm the current treasurer of the Houston LGBT Political PACC.