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• We have a new data analyst who's helped us look at data visually.
• So the other look at data visually.
• Um, eight on the language arts and four on the math.
• Um, eight on the language arts average.
• also on the Elllet, the language arts also on the Elllet, the language arts achievement<01:48:55.040

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This is from the last biennium, the new state art of the arts.
• We partner with Texans for the Arts and the Texas Commission on the Arts to achieve this.
• Public arts funding is vital.
• We love art; art is transformative. Debra Heater: ...art is transformative.
• Texans for the Arts fully supports all of the exceptional items in the budget regarding arts funding.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• I worked at the Walker Arts Center for over three and a half years where I was elected union president
• I worked at the Walker Arts Center for over three and a half years where I was elected union president
• <00:04:37.600> at<00:04:37.759> the<00:04:37.840> Walker<00:04:38.240> Arts
• at the Walker Arts Center for over<00:04:39.199> three<00:04:39.440> and<00:04:39.520>
• I'm trying to visualize if I'm like finishing a basement or building a deck, do I have to have chairs

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 3796, as amended by a DE2 amendment, and the amendment was adopted on a voice vote. Representative Jones described the bill as creating a reasonable expectation that employees can sit when the nature of the work allows it, and said the DE2 clarified language with help from the Department of Labor and Industry and added a penalty for violations. She said the bill was inspired by constituents who work in a museum and by concerns about the health effects of prolonged standing, including back and leg pain, fatigue, cardiovascular issues, and pregnancy-related harms. Supporters testified that the bill would improve worker health and safety and reflect common-sense accommodations. A former Walker Arts Center union president described a dispute over stools for gallery assistants, saying workers were told they needed a doctor’s note to use them and that the union gathered signatures and other support after the employer restricted seating. A UFCW representative said seating makes ergonomic sense, can reduce injuries and workers’ compensation costs, and may reduce ADA-related issues, especially for cashiers. Opposition came from the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and the National Federation of Independent Business, both of which argued the bill was too vague and could create compliance and litigation problems for employers. They raised questions about what counts as reasonable seating, adequate numbers of seats, and reasonable proximity, and worried about impacts on small businesses, tight workspaces, and industries such as retail, food service, hospitality, nursing, and meatpacking. Department of Labor and Industry staff explained that enforcement would likely begin with technical assistance and an inform-and-educate process, with investigations and possible penalties if compliance could not be achieved. Members also questioned statewide impact and fiscal effects. The chair laid over House File 3796 as amended for further discussion, with no final vote on the bill.

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• Assembly Bill 1990 by Assembly Member Gibson, an act relating to healing arts.
• Assembly Bill 2311 by Assembly Member Schiavo and others, an act relating to healing arts.
• An act relating to healing arts.
• Assembly Bill 2311 by Assembly Member Chiavo and others, an act relating to healing arts.
• Assembly Bill 2386 by Assembly Member Alvarez and others, an act relating to healing arts.

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, and proceeded through a large House of Origin floor file, with the Speaker repeatedly urging members to be at their desks and keep support bills brief. Early actions included dispensing with the journal, re-referring AB 2285 to the Banking and Finance Committee, and then taking up dozens of third-reading items, with many bills passed by voice or recorded vote and others passed temporarily or retained on file. The floor debated and passed a wide range of measures on land use, housing, labor, public safety, health care, utilities, taxation, and consumer protection. Among the bills approved were measures on land surveyor review (AB 1933), nurse midwife access for pregnant and postpartum patients (AB 1696), historic-district transit zoning flexibility (AB 2415), EV charging infrastructure fees and timelines (AB 1820), foreclosure bidding protections (AB 1957), tribal cannabis commerce (AB 2506), outdoor advertising permitting (AB 2024), commercial building permit timelines and third-party plan checkers (AB 2418), DUI penalties (AB 1685 and AB 1687), utility rate transparency (AB 1715), CalWORKs work-penalty changes (AB 1755), dynamic electricity rates (AB 1787), interior designer licensure (AB 1796), compost labeling and contamination rules (AB 1812), modular housing standardization (AB 1815), small claims limits for businesses (AB 1827), Native American Day as a paid state holiday (AB 1841), hospital staffing and maternity access bills (AB 1868 and AB 1882), protective orders tied to release dates (AB 1889), and a series of public health, missing persons, and teacher credentialing measures later in the file. Several high-profile bills drew extended debate. AB 2624, expanding Safe at Home privacy protections to immigrant service providers, prompted sharp disagreement over free speech and alleged limits on online posting, but supporters said it protected workers facing threats and doxing; it ultimately passed 49-19. AB 2023, creating a framework for regulating AI chatbots used by children, was framed as a child-safety measure after testimony about chatbot-related harms and suicide risks, and passed 58-8. Other notable votes included AB 2208 on Medi-Cal protections against federal cuts, AB 2299 on CalFresh/SNAP losses, AB 2115 apologizing to California Native peoples for historic state harms, and AB 2311 on public hospital physician employment; the transcript ends as the Assembly continues working through the remaining file.

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• , puppetry, visual arts—everything.
• commission of works of art. ...and commission of works of art.
• , art.
• But for commission works of art, art.
• I appreciate everyone. arts education. So, thank you again, arts education.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• There's also a visual aid in my written testimony if you don't mind distributing it, Andrew?
• To have four former students who are employed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York is huge.
• Those are also the skills that a liberal arts education provides.
• Without liberal arts classes, my education and my peers' education will suffer.
• I think there's recognized value in the arts and the degrees.

Bills: SB 37

Keywords: fetal development, education, public health curriculum, middle school, age-appropriate instruction, 1184, house, all

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• There's also a visual aid in my written testimony if you don't mind distributing it, Andrew.
• It requires no fancy French and Italian art history terminology.
• I just returned from a research trip to the Museum of Modern Art in New York, where I worked earlier
• And I say the following as a beneficiary of a liberal arts education myself thanks in part to UT.
• Without these certain "liberal arts" classes, my education and my peers' education will suffer.

Bills: SB 37

Keywords: fetal development, education, public health curriculum, middle school, age-appropriate instruction

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• how information moves be you visualize how information moves be be<02:35:12.520> around<02:35
• And the framework is the visual that you see on the right side of that slide. tool available for use
• <03:44:02.080> that<03:44:02.199> you and the framework is the visual that you and
• the framework is the visual that you see<03:44:02.560> on<03:44:02.680> the<03:44:02.880
• appropriately scaled U visual for me to appropriately scaled U visual for me to understand<03:59:04.319

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: Finance Division 3 met for a work session on House Bill 519, which concerns funding for Waypoint. The chair noted general support for the organization but said the bill would likely need to be suspended and folded into the budget process because the committee did not yet know available revenues or what amount, if any, could be committed. Kya Fox, director of the Division for Behavioral Health, testified that the department supports the bill and the program, explaining that it had been funded with other available funds, including $100,000 for 2024 and $400,000 for 2025, under a contract running through June 30 of this year. She said the shelter serves a unique population of young adults and is part of the department’s children’s system of care and Mission Zero efforts to reduce barriers to psychiatric discharge and emergency department use. Members questioned Fox and Waypoint representatives about the budget placement of the request, the difference between the efficiency budget and prioritized needs, and whether state budget documents would show any internal Waypoint revenues. Fox said the request appears as a general fund item and that the state would not see Waypoint’s internal financial operations in the budget. A legislative member explained that prioritized needs are critical services already in place but not necessarily included in the efficiency budget, and another member said the distinction is not strictly applied. The committee also raised a separate question about how DHHS would handle any future state or federal restrictions on DEI practices; Fox said that was a question for department leadership and legal staff, but that the department follows state law and contract requirements. Waypoint CEO Bor Alvare and Director Mandy Lancaster then described the shelter and related services. They said the shelter serves ages 18 to 24, is a 14-bed open-room facility with half walls, and is staffed overnight by two full-time workers. They said admission is first come, first served, with some vulnerability factors considered, and that they do not discriminate by race, gender, or sexual orientation. They reported no known incidents of sexual violence, though some youth are turned away each night because the shelter is full. They also explained that Waypoint provides broader services beyond the shelter, including outreach, drop-in centers, housing support, rental assistance, and family mediation, and said they serve about 400 youth and young adults in Manchester alone. The discussion ended with questions about whether lowering the upper age limit would affect the program; Waypoint said most residents are already in the 18-to-23 range, but that housing shortages make the current age span important for helping young adults avoid chronic homelessness.

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• audience of students who must participate. the class and therefore must be in a classroom with this visual
• Drag is an art form, it's entertainment, and it brings music and history to life.

Bills: SCR5, SCR13, SB3, SB6, SB10, SB12, SB13, SB15, SB17, SB18, SB19, SB24, SB35, SB57, SB65, SB112, SB284, SB290, SB388, SB400, SB402, SB412, SB495, SB499, SB502, SB509, SB621, SB706, SB740, SB815, SB842, SB854, SB875, SB893, SB917, SB974, SB1025, SB1061, SB1073, SB1106, SB1268, SB1281, SB1300, SB1362, SB1379, SB1447, SB1451, SB1555, SB1902, SJR36, SJR12, SCR13, SCR25, SCR5, SCR22, SCR12, SCR24, SB495, SB412, SB10, SB18, SB565, SB372, SB842, SB765, SB62, SB19, SB666, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB706, SB847, SB290, SB13, SB1248, SB740, SB14, SB1006, SB504, SB917, SB925, SB388, SB1902, SB1121, SB995, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB35, SB6, SB815, SB3, SB1281, SB1379, SB1300, SB1497, SB1499, SB1498, SB1451, SB1061, SB15, SB65, SB241, SB304, SB402, SB499, SB621, SB974, SB1023, SB1024, SB1025, SB1106, SB686, SB112, SB371, SB204, SB400, SB609, SB1447, SB670, SB502, SB427, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1555, SB1362, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB987, SB1539, SB893, SB447, SB875, SB406, SB509, SB985, SB965, SB17, SB1119, SB1505, SB12, SB24, SB57, SB1194, SB1253, SB1215, SB1532, SB1268, SB1302, SB856, SB650, SB583, SB673, SB840, SJR57, SCR8, SB213, SB681, SB1172, SB1252, SB378, SB610, SB918, SB1343, SB608, SB487, SB955, SB957, SB988, SB990, SB1019, SB1021, SB1120, SB251, SB958, SB535, SB761, SB1, SB541, SB315, SB379, SB1018, SB1737, SB266, SB1415

Keywords: SCR 5, Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, Texas School for the Deaf, TSD, Robert Rives, gymnasium naming, building naming, honorary resolution, commemorative resolution, deaf education, hard of hearing, Gallaudet University, alumni hall of fame, football coach, school facility naming, education K-16, State Affairs, Texas Legislature, public school tribute, water rights

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• We also visualized design elements that were described to us by the community.
• <01:36:46.600> design<01:36:46.960> elements slide we also visualized design elements
• slide we also visualized design elements that<01:36:47.560> were<01:36:47.800> described
• kapuna Ritual and practice making and kapuna Ritual and practice making and makana<01:37:00.199> art
• <01:37:00.560> music<01:37:00.880> sustainability<01:37:01.480> and makana art

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• I invite you to visualize your home library, your branch library.
• Medical technician training, AP Anatomy, American literature, art history, and dual college credit.
• Like the arts section with paintings of Adam and Eve, classic novels like "Fahrenheit 451" that they're
• sections, including sexual education material, young adult novels, and even classic literature and art
• Assigned by a visual exam on the first day of your life, divorced entirely from the representation and

Bills: HB186, HB201, HB229, HB796, HB1506, HB2702, HB2885, HB3225, HB3909, HB4285, HB5138

Keywords: social media, children, account verification, data privacy, parental control, financial crime, card fraud, motor fuel theft, law enforcement, criminal activity, skimmers, prevention, training, biological sex, government information, definitions, sex-based distinctions, public health, federal directives, state authority

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• here with her son, Finnegan, who's going into the sixth grade at Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts
• performance audit and issue a report on the services process and wait times in the Bureau of Blindness and Visual
• performance audit and issue report on the services process and wait times in the Bureau of Blindness and visual

Keywords: Scheduler, 973, house, all

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• While participating in culinary arts vocational, I was strip searched as a group 4 times every day.
• A visual body cam, body cavity searches during access programming such as education, substance abuse
• This bill still also ensures that Visual body cavity searches may only be performed under urgent circumstances

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• I'll be starting with the Commission on the Arts. and that's on page 5 of the Article 1 packet.
• Item number 1, arts organization. Grants 3 million adopted.
• This is School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Item 1, shift differentials.

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• But this is just for my own art, you know.
• There are also other elements we want to include, such as a state-of-the-art HVAC system and all necessary
• He did a lot for our folks in the tribal art community. Mildred Claycorn was our Chairwoman.
• She's a professor, curator, and visual anthropologist, and she advocates for Indian communities as well
• I just don't know if that was the best visual.

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• Assembly Bill 1990 by Assembly Member Gibson, an act relating to healing arts.
• Assembly Bill 2311 by Assembly Member Schiavo and others, an act relating to healing arts.
• Assembly Bill 2386 by Assembly Member Alvarez and others, an act relating to healing arts.
• Assembly Bill 2773 by the Committee on Business and Professions, an act relating to healing arts.
• Assembly Bill 2774 by the Committee on Business and Professions, an act relating to healing arts.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly convened in session, established a quorum, offered a prayer and pledge, and then moved through a very large third-reading file while urging members to be at their desks for their bills. The day featured many support measures on housing, health care, public safety, local government, labor, education, and consumer protection, with repeated reminders that absent authors would have their bills skipped. Several bills were passed temporarily or retained on file, but the chamber spent most of the time taking up individual measures and voting on them. Among the bills discussed were measures on land surveying, nurse midwifery access, historic-district transit zoning, EV charging infrastructure, foreclosure equity protections, tribal inclusion in interstate cannabis commerce, outdoor advertising permitting delays, commercial building permit timelines, DUI penalties, farmworker disadvantaged-community designation, restaurant reservation bots, open-space tax exemptions, pop-up business permits, anti-hate training for officials, sideshows and street takeovers, utility rate transparency, CalWORKs eligibility, dynamic electricity rates, interior designer licensure, compost contamination, modular housing standards, small claims limits for businesses, Native American Day as a paid state holiday, rural maternity care funding, protective orders tied to defendant release, immigrant service provider privacy under Safe at Home, mentally disordered offender evaluations, compounded weight-loss drug regulation, plasma donation center rules, missing persons DNA database updates, AI chatbot safeguards for children, an official state apology to California Native peoples, foster youth housing navigation, CTE teacher credentialing, Medi-Cal protections against federal cuts, CalFresh protections, public hospital physician employment authority, child care, and film tax credit changes for post-production work. Testimony was generally supportive from authors, who framed the bills as cleanup, modernization, consumer protection, or targeted equity measures. A few measures drew notable opposition or debate, especially AB 2624 on Safe at Home privacy protections for immigrant service providers, where opponents argued it could chill journalism and transparency while supporters said it was needed to protect people facing doxing and threats. AB 2208 and AB 2299 were presented as responses to federal HR 1 impacts on Medi-Cal and CalFresh, and AB 2023 on AI chatbots drew emotional support centered on child safety and a reported suicide case. The chamber also heard strong advocacy for Native American recognition bills, rural health access, and housing affordability. Most bills passed with little or no opposition, often unanimously. Recorded votes included AB 1933 (48-0), AB 1696 (49-0), AB 2415 (54-0), AB 1820 (50-0), AB 1957 (53-0), AB 2506 (60-0), AB 2024 (58-0), AB 2418 (61-0), AB 1578 (44-17), AB 1600 (46-9), AB 1661 (44-10), AB 1715 (46-7), AB 1755 (66-0), AB 1787 (43-5), AB 1796 (45-6), AB 1812 (47-1), AB 1815 (57-0), AB 1827 (59-0), AB 1841 (64-0), AB 1868 (61-0), AB 1882 (64-0), AB 1889 (69-0), AB 2624 (49-19), AB 1897 (57-1), AB 1990 (52-0), AB 2009 (65-0), AB 2018 (60-0), AB 2023 (58-8), AB 2115 (65-0), AB 2162 (60-0), AB 2206 (62-0), AB 2208 (42-17), AB 2237 (54-0), AB 2241 (62-0), AB 2246 (56-1), AB 2249 (51-0), AB 2299 (51-1), AB 2311 (65-0), and AB 2314 (68-0). The session ended with the Assembly still working through the file, including the opening of AB 2319 on film tax credits.

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• And I think about my way of connecting to history, and I'm a visual learner in many respects, so I find
• learner in many respects so I visual learner in many respects so I find<00:04:45.520> myself<
• You can see the types of things that we have: photos, works of art, publication objects.
• <00:08:58.839> publication we have photos works of art publication we have photos works of
• art publication objects<00:09:01.560> um<00:09:01.959> one<00:09:02.079> of<00:

Bills: HF1234, HF1956, HF1025, HF1172, HF791

Keywords: payment transparency, public contracts, contractor rights, government accountability, construction payments, municipal finance, liquor store, audit requirements, state auditor, local government, historic flag, state flag, display standards, ceremonial, Minnesota Statutes, Ursa Minor, state symbol, Minnesota state laws, constellation, official state designation

Bills: HB2391, HB2294, HB2374, HB1997, HB2147, HB2185, HB1641, HB2195, HB2023, HB2031, HB2033, HB1937, HB2586, HB2575, HB2030, HB2115, HB2233, HB1801, HB1546, HB2132, HB2102, HB2356, HB2457, HB2292, HB2554, HB676, HB1528, HB2061, HB2094, HB2095, HB2181, HB2369, HB2578, HB2493, HB1642, HB1991, HB1652, HB2104, HB2593, HB1553, HB1823, HB1918, HB1860, HB2604, HB2605, HB2001, HB2437, HB1947, HB2384, HB2473, HB2140, HB1458, HB2603, HB2411, HB1611, HB2138, HB2141, HB2284, HB1568, HB1924, HB1928, HB2570

Keywords: tax holiday, school supplies, general excise tax, Hawaii, consumer savings, education, land transfer, public schools, Department of Education, property conveyance, Act 307, Kauai, Maui, shade trees, fruit trees, educational program, climate change, tree canopy, environmental education, native plants

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• It's a visual observation of all major components of the facility: architectural, structural, mechanical
• It's a visual observation of all major components of the facility: architectural, structural, mechanical
• It's a visual observation of all major components of the facility: architectural, structural, mechanical
• And I just want to say when it comes to revitalizing downtown, we are leaning into arts, entertainment
• , downtown, we are leaning into arts, downtown, we are leaning into arts, entertainment,<00:53:59.040

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Chairman, uh, Representative Lord, I, I imagine you're probably familiar with the situation of, uh, Art
• Committee OK, so they need to reset the audio visual, the web, basically, which is going to cause a little
• Um, slide 12, uh, just gives you some, uh, a visual of, of what some of these sites look like. Um.
• I, I would just, uh, encourage us sometimes we get off on our own little Ramp art and we wanna stop this