Transcript Highlights:

• Then I'm going to be using that as a roadmap to where you can find more detail in our funding report
• I appreciate the vetting, but one thing on my end, Madam Chair, is like, I have a hard time finding..
• So please, I'm coming from this from an area of passion and wanting to find solutions.
• Most of the time I just go to Window Rock and try to find their office, which is always fun because I
• I'm a bit surprised to find out just how bad things have deteriorated.

Transcript Highlights:

• If we find out differently, you will lose your license.
• So it's not intentional to discourage; it's trying to find that balance.
• How we find the balance.
• We're going to have to find ways in which we get there.
• Find volunteers since they're already doing it and they're already vetted.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Numerous cases have arisen in which districts seeking to terminate a superintendent find themselves in
• Texas law already affirms this duty of care.
• So we certainly want to find that balance.
• We'll have to find the motivation within ourselves to excel.
• We'll have to find the motivation within ourselves to excel.

Bills: HB4, HB20

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, fraudulent solicitation, disaster relief, nonprofit organizations, criminal penalties, consumer protection, fraud prevention, charitable donations

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 2853, which would allow the UT System Board of Regents to adjust the University of Texas at El Paso student union fee above the current statutory cap, subject to student approval, to help fund a new student union building. Senator Blanco explained the bill and the committee substitute, there were no questions or witnesses, public testimony was closed, and the committee adopted the substitute and left the bill pending subject to the call of the chair. The committee then heard House Bill 610, which would limit severance payments for terminated independent school district superintendents to six months’ salary and benefits. Senator Paxton described large severance payouts and said the bill had passed the House overwhelmingly. There were no witnesses, public testimony was closed, and the bill was left pending. A lengthy hearing followed on House Bill 4623, which would waive school district immunity in certain cases involving negligent hiring, supervision, or employment of professional school employees who commit abuse or related misconduct against students. Senator Paxton and several witnesses, including survivors and parents, argued the bill was needed to address cover-ups, delayed reporting, and repeated failures to remove dangerous employees; some members raised concerns about liability caps, litigation, and how the bill would interact with the Tort Claims Act. The committee also heard from TEA staff and employee-group witnesses who discussed possible injunctions and stronger no-hire protections. Public testimony was then closed and the bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 4, an accountability and assessment bill that would restore A-F ratings, change the state testing system, and replace STAAR with shorter, more instructionally useful assessments. Senator Bettencourt explained the committee substitute, including annual ratings, limits on taxpayer-funded lawsuits, and a phased-in testing redesign with beginning, middle, and end-of-year assessments. Testimony was generally supportive from education and business groups, though some witnesses favored norm-referenced testing while others emphasized criterion-referenced, TEKS-aligned assessments; one witness noted social studies assessments were restored in the bill. The hearing concluded with additional invited testimony and no final vote reported in the transcript.

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• Warren right now cannot find a certified physical education teacher.
• I'm trying to find my bill. We're replacing section one.
• <01:12:46.000> um they do it's it's hard to find um they do it's it's hard to find um because
• <01:15:43.600> uh those reasons, I hope that you find uh those reasons, I hope that you find
• I got to find it where is it here? I got to find it myself. myself. myself. >> 16.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• of the group and two provide findings of the group and two provide findings recommendations<00:08
• So I want you to know I find this all really interesting.
• know I find this all really interesting. know I find this all really interesting.
• Um, so I just want to affirm that you raised that question in my head.
• Um, so I just want to affirm that you raised that question in my head.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The working group approved the prior meeting minutes with one correction to reflect Laura Ziggler’s attendance. Staff then outlined the report due February 13, 2026, which must summarize the group’s activities and include findings and recommendations adopted by the group; the report will go to the governor and legislative transportation leaders. The chair emphasized that the group’s charge is broad and includes analyzing electricity used as vehicle fuel infrastructure opportunities and barriers, developing policy and funding recommendations for sustainable transportation funding, and reviewing other states’ laws and policies. Discussion focused heavily on how to replace declining gas tax revenue as more vehicles become electric. The chair framed the issue as a fairness and implementation challenge, noting that EVs are a growing share of the fleet and that the group should consider both policy and funding, not just one or the other. Members and guests raised several ideas already submitted, including a road user charge, changes to the EV charging tax, ending or modifying the EV surcharge, broadening the tax to publicly owned charging stations, reducing the charging level threshold to level 2, ending sales tax on electricity, addressing off-road use, and expanding the definition of auto parts to include charging equipment. Representative Elkins argued that charging based on electricity used at home is impractical for most vehicles, that public charging is already much more expensive than home charging, and that the current sales tax plus surcharge amounts to double taxation for public-charging users. He said a mileage-based user charge modeled on Utah’s approach is workable, could be phased in, and could preserve privacy by allowing a voluntary or alternative method for home charging estimates. Senator Howe responded that home electricity use can be estimated similarly to mileage deductions on taxes and said the state should tax all electricity used as fuel, regardless of charger level, if it can be identified. Other speakers echoed that all road users should pay a fair share and that the main challenge is implementation. Tony Kis of Quick Trip asked that a late letter be included in the record and urged clarification of the sales, use, excise tax, and collection rules to avoid double taxation and reduce administrative burden, noting the current monthly collection date and suggesting the group should streamline collection methods. No final policy decisions or votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.

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• their child to social media, met with a Snapchat spokesperson to ask how strangers could so easily find
• their child to social media met with a Snapchat spokesperson to ask how strangers could so easily find
• It also provides for a mechanism for consumers to find out how long they're protected and have a plan
• So we're just trying to find that sweet spot on language there.
• We provided suggested amendments that would resolve our concerns, and recent amendments add findings

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• But we find ourselves in... and that was written, this line, to explain the hypocrisy of feeling sorry
• And whenever I had a question, the first thing I thought of was find some old geyser that's been here
• I'm easy to find. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Further discussion, gentlemen from St. Louis City.
• I have to ask my friends on this side of the aisle, why didn't we find it two weeks ago in the budget
• You have affirmed the gentleman's motion to reconsider. Now we're back on the original bill.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Whatever your opinion of the Carpenters Union, you all know we are willing to work across the aisle to find
• A threat to be affirmed. Let's just let Assemblymember Tongapah ask his question, please.
• me five seats well we're not gonna sit back and just say well it's okay find the five seats and you
• I mean, if Texas — when President Trump calls the governor of Texas to find him five seats, let's be
• And I will say kudos to my former colleague, Congressman Kevin Kiley. for finding Jesus on this issue

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Do they go find, they go find what type of jobs?
• If employers can find a way to sponsor them, we will be able to have them have a legal status. we have
• I further find HB 232. concerting for the trend that it represents and the threat that trend poses to
• The few scholarships available to students like them were rare and hard to find.
• Regardless of their circumstances, I know that my kids are going to... find a way to pay for college

Bills: HB232

Keywords: disaster recovery, natural disaster, weather disaster, emergency relief, flood relief, hurricane relief, storm damage, wildfire, tornado, hail, windstorm, extreme heat, ice storm, snowstorm, property damage, personal injury, temporary housing, relocation assistance, lost wages, state emergency management

Transcript Highlights:

• You know, you could find mercury in the soil. Who knows what's going to happen?
• <01:07:33.320> I'd<01:07:33.520> like<01:07:33.720> to<01:07:33.840> find
• this money from an "Go find this money from an appropriation<01:23:30.440> that<01:23:30.560>
• I've now made two of the affirmative motions today, so if you want to take this one, that'd be more..
• He then noted that he had already made two affirmative motions today and invited someone else to take

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: Division Three of the Finance Committee met in work session on April 20, 2026, to consider Senate Bills 481, 603, and 663, with the discussion focused primarily on SB 481, relative to the sale of the Sununu Youth Services Center property. The chair explained that the bill was advisory only and that the committee’s recommendations would go to full Finance on April 27. For SB 481, members reviewed conflicting provisions in the prior budget law about whether sale proceeds should go to the general fund or the Youth Development Center Claims and Administration Settlement Fund, and the bill was described as a compromise that would direct proceeds to the general fund before June 30, 2027, and to the settlement fund after that date. It was noted that the settlement fund had originally received about $20 million and had roughly $10 million remaining. The committee also received an extensive update from DCYF Director Marie Noonan on the new Youth Development Center in Hampstead. She reported that construction remained on schedule, with major structural and interior work complete, substantial completion expected in late summer or early fall 2026, and occupancy anticipated in early 2027. The presentation highlighted the facility’s design features, including single-occupancy bedrooms, sensory rooms, an education wing, medical and clinical suites, visitation space, a gym, and multiple outdoor courtyards, all intended to support a trauma-informed setting. Members asked about the facility’s funding, square footage, fencing, and scanner; staff said the building is about 34,000 square feet, funded entirely with federal ARPA state recovery funds to date, and that the scanner is on site but not yet operational pending policy and staff training. Committee members also raised concerns about the facility’s design and security. In response, DCYF said some concrete walls are required for structural and safety reasons, but they are being painted to maintain a brighter environment, and that the fencing will be about 15 feet high with privacy netting because the campus is shared with Hampstead. Officials said the new facility is legislatively limited to a maximum of 12 youth, while the current center can house 12 to 18, and emphasized that courts ultimately determine placements. No votes or final actions were taken during the work session.

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• 02:16:08.639> the<02:16:08.960> findings<02:16:09.440> are findings of this bill
• , the findings are findings of this bill, the findings are assert<02:16:10.400> that<02:16:10.719
• And I find that opposition today.
• <03:02:27.200> it that bill passed, but I find it that bill passed, but I find it troubling
• I think they would probably pass up our campus and try to find one, if they can find any that don't accept

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Not only those seeking to find the American dream with home ownership, affordable housing, but also for
• Not only those seeking to find the American dream with home ownership, affordable housing, but also for
• It's where we find solitude; it's our oasis.
• So yes, now we have to find the money to fill in that gap. What else did we have to fill in?
• So yes, so now we have to find the money to fill in that gap. What else did we have to fill in?

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then moved through a largely procedural session with several unanimous-consent motions, guest introductions, and budget-related trailer bills. Members also adopted resolutions recognizing June as Dairy Month and June 2026 as Electronic Dance Music Month, and later approved H.R. 88 commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Guest introductions highlighted the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Kappa League, Assembly staff member Mukhtar Ali, and Jennifer Levy, who is advocating against drunk driving after the death of her son. On the floor, the Assembly considered a series of Senate budget trailer bills presented by Assembly Member Gabriel. SB 170 reorganizes housing and homelessness agencies; SB 171 makes labor-related cleanup changes; SB 172 addresses general government, broadband, and NextGen 9-1-1; SB 174 extends remote court hearings and related court provisions; SB 177 advances options related to Medi-Cal and employer contributions; SB 180 extends the California Competes tax credit and conforms tax treatment for certain savings accounts; SB 169 covers transportation and DMV-related provisions; SB 168 creates a zero-emission vehicle incentive program and other clean-energy changes; SB 166 implements natural resources and environmental protection budget items; SB 165 extends the skilled nursing facility financing framework; SB 163 updates developmental services; and SB 135 funds higher education initiatives, including community college enrollment and Cal Grant changes. Most of these measures passed with bipartisan support, though several drew opposition over concerns about bureaucracy, fees, oversight, or policy direction. The Assembly also passed SB 719, which updates vehicle-related protections for domestic violence survivors, SB 97, an urgency bill making clarifying changes to digital financial asset law, SB 1350, which supports hydrogen and clean energy development, and SB 1344, which aims to reduce meritless lawsuits delaying affordable and supportive housing projects. AB 182, which sets the order for proposition numbers on the November ballot, was approved despite criticism that it manipulates the ballot numbering process. Votes on the measures were recorded, with many passing on strong margins and several transmitted immediately to the Senate or Governor as noted in the proceedings.

Transcript Highlights:

• And we're hoping to, if the bill moves forward, find some clarifying provisions.
• SB 953 affirms that a loss of life carries lasting weight.
• I appreciate your work from their staff and the sponsors really to find a viable path forward.”
• Seeing none, we have a motion by, let me find where it is. There we go. Sorry, wrong page.
• Seeing none, we have a motion by, let me find where it is. There we go. Sorry, wrong page.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Your signature is an affirmation that the testimony you give is true.
• But the standard in a civil court may be the jury may find that, no, it's not a good shooting.
• Find that no, it's not a good shooting.
• Let me find that card. Okay, got it. Thank you." "My name is Jim Rather.
• Let me find that card. Okay, got it. Thank you. Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman, members.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• No, I find myself in agreement with the vice chair again.
• , especially for the younger generations that find themselves in these situations.
• And yes, it's accessible and I can go out and I can find it myself. I get that excuse.
• So, you know, and it’s been affirmed by the court to be fundamentally fair.
• And then if I find there's no prima facie case, it's done with.

Summary: The Child Custody Review Task Force met to approve prior minutes and then worked through draft legislation related to a possible family court study committee. The group discussed the proposed 15-member committee’s makeup in detail, including whether to add parent representation, judges, family law section members, child support, clerks of court, domestic violence advocates, and other stakeholders. The task force ultimately agreed to keep the committee at 15 members, reduce the legislative membership from eight to six, add two judges from different districts, add two family law section members with rural and urban representation, include one parent subject to a custody order, and replace the mental health professional with a clerk of court representative appointed through the trial court administrator’s office. The draft was also revised to keep domestic violence advocacy representation and to clarify that the study could consider juvenile court issues as part of the family court umbrella. The committee voted to approve the revised draft and recommend it to Legislative Management, with one recorded “no” vote from Judge Hovey after the meeting resumed. The task force then turned to a second draft dealing with requiring participation in a family transition program, which was renamed in discussion to a parenting education course. Members debated whether the bill should simply refer to an existing program like Parents Forever or instead specify broader education about the court process, parental rights, co-parenting, and related issues. Some members supported the requirement as a way to reduce conflict and improve understanding of the system, while others raised concerns about vague language, cost to parents, lack of exemptions, and whether the bill was too open-ended or potentially duplicative of other legislation. The discussion became lengthy and unresolved, with the drafter noting that more specific direction would be needed to revise the bill. The transcript cuts off before a final vote or action on this second draft is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• And so I try not to think about him because I find him to be a very polarizing figure that impacts my
• I said earlier, I wish I could find someone to love me the way that this body loves Donald Trump.
• Abbott, how does the agency find out if someone didn't show up for a job interview?
• Or there would be times when I couldn't find someone to take care of my infant daughter.
• You're going to find some people who might try to defraud the system.

Summary: The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for the Reverend Jesse Jackson and Joseph Di Alessandro, the Pledge of Allegiance, and announcements confirming a quorum. Members also adopted the special order report and recognized several guests in the gallery, including former Speaker Dan Webster and law enforcement and civic visitors. The chamber then moved through a long special-order calendar of bills, mostly on third reading, with several measures passing unanimously or by wide margins. Among the bills considered were measures on civil procedure and estates, including C.S. HB 1407 on commencement of civil actions, HB 895 on trustee settlement and discharge, C.S. HB 1337 on estates, HB 131 on curators of estates, and C.S. HB 351 on concurrent legislative jurisdiction over military installations. The House also passed C.S. HB 441 on conservation lands, which would lengthen notice and increase transparency for land swaps involving conservation property, and C.S. CS HB 919 on commercial service airports, which created a statutory definition for major airports and preempted local naming authority for several airports. HB 919 drew extensive debate over the proposed naming of Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald J. Trump, with amendments to delay or alter the naming failing before the bill passed. Other bills approved included HB 409 requiring K-12 schools to observe Veterans Day, CS HB 461 allowing certain students to volunteer at polling places for community service hours, CS HB 1115 creating grants for genetic counseling education, HB 569 revising forensic client services, CS HB 505 regulating virtual currency kiosks to address fraud, and HB 271 on foreign and alien bail bond insurers. The House also passed HB 191 on re-employment assistance eligibility verification after extended questioning about its effects on benefits, appeals, and suitable work standards. One bill, CS HB 243 on electric bicycles, was temporarily postponed, and CS HB 1073 on school districts was also postponed.

Transcript Highlights:

• So, I'm grateful to just clarify and affirm that out loud.
• You can find them in places that you would hope to never see them as well. And why do we use these?
• You're going to let someone on your property pull a sample, find out it has PFAS in it.
• We also know, and this is something I think you would find important.
• The The importance of this finding is that there is grazing; there's cattle grazing in that area.

Transcript Highlights:

• Of the transportation systems in Dallas, she has had a deep interest in finding ways to reduce energy
• It was an argument that anybody who uses CapWeb will not find this information online, even though we
• We heard some pushback, but none of this, then all of a sudden we find out this removes TMA's ability
• It's a huge jump, and that's a matter of finding.
• While we were not able to find agreement on degenerative disc disease and glaucoma.

Bills: HCR158, HCR159, HCR160, HCR161, HCR162, HCR163, HCR164, HR174, HR427, HR790, HR810, HR857, HR866, HR882, HR883, HR962, HR966, HR1001, HR1045, HR1085, HR1097, HR1127, HR1138, HR1141, HR1150, HR1152, HR1292, HR1296, HR1304, HR1305, HR1306, HR1308, HR1309, HR1310, HR1311, HR1312, HR1313, HR1315, HR1317, HR1318, HR1320, HR1321, HR1322, HR1323, HR1324, HR1325, HR1327, HR1328, HR1329, HR1330, HR1331, HR1332, HR1333, HR1334, HR1335, HR1338, HR1340, HR1341, HR1342, HR1343, HR1344, HR1345, HR1346, HR1347, HR1348, HR1349, HR1352, HR1353, HR1354, HR1355, HR1358, HR1359, HR1360, HR1361, HR1362, HR1363, HR1364, HR1365, HR1366, HR1368, HR1369, HR1370, HR1380, HR1383, HR1384, HR1385, HR1386, HR1387, HR1388, HR1389, HR1390, HR1392, HR1393, HR1396, HR1397, HR1398, HR1399, HR1400, HR1402, HR1403, HR1404, HR1405, HR1406, HR1407, HR1408, HR1409, HR1410, HR1411, HR1412, HR1413, HR1414, HR1415, HR1417, HR1418, HR1419, HR1420, HR1421, HR1422, HR1424, HR1425, HR1426, HR1427, HR1428, HR1429, HR1430, HR1431, HR1432, HR1433, HR1434, HR1435, HR1436, HR1437, HR1438, HR1440, HR1441, HR1442, HR1443, HR1444, HR1445, HR1447, HR1448, HR1449, HR1450, HR1452, HR1453, HR1454, HR1455, HR1456, HR1458, HR1459, HR1460, HR1461, HR1462, HR1463, HR1464, HR1465, HR1466, HR1467, HR1469, HR1470, HR1471, HR1472, HR1473, HR1475, HR1477, HCR132, HCR154, HR17, HR49, HR170, HR275, HR355, HR356, HR364, HR369, HR672, HR690, HR755, HR756, HR759, HR762, HR763, HR781, HR785, HR848, HR1240, HR1265, HR1303, HR1307, HR1314, HR1316, HR1319, HR1326, HR1336, HR1337, HR1350, HR1351, HR1367, HR1371, HR1372, HR1373, HR1374, HR1375, HR1376, HR1377, HR1378, HR1379, HR1382, HR1391, HR1395, HR1451, HR1457, HR1468, HR1474, HR1476, SB1637, SB2878, HB2885, HB2017, HB5246, SB8, SB2308, SB1405, HB 119, SB3059, SB15, SB568, SB2900, HB3642, HB3909, SB268, HB493, SB2217, HB2516, SB650, HB2963, SB1610, HB705, SB2972, SB1540, HB40, SB2753, SB1660, SB2024, HB1545, HB46

Keywords: World War II, V-J Day, Victory over Japan Day, Japan surrender, atomic bomb, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, USS Missouri, Douglas MacArthur, Harry S. Truman, Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, Potsdam Conference, Pacific Theater, Greatest Generation, veterans, military history, commemoration, concurrent resolution, Texas Legislature

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• I couldn't just find the passenger, excuse me, you guys, I'm still a little nervous.
• the faces of California, the faces of California workers, that are just trying to get by and are finding
• AB 288 respects federal labor law but affirms that if California workers are unable to get a remedy at
• And one of the problems that you have, even when they report unsafe conditions, they find themselves
• As I said, I'm committed to continuing to work with the opposition and find the right landing place.

Summary: The committee heard several labor-related bills, with AB 1424, AB 1340, AB 288, and AB 746 all advancing on due-pass motions to Appropriations after testimony and roll calls. AB 1424 would require climate resiliency and extreme-heat protections in CDCR facilities; supporters described dangerous heat conditions for incarcerated workers and staff, while no opposition testified. AB 1340 would allow rideshare drivers to unionize and collectively bargain; drivers, labor groups, and researchers testified that app-based work is low-paid and unstable, while TechNet, Uber, Lyft, and other business groups argued the bill conflicts with Proposition 22 and could raise costs. AB 288 would let PERB step in when federal labor remedies are unavailable; supporters said it is needed because of NLRB dysfunction, while the Chamber of Commerce raised preemption and enforcement concerns. AB 746 would create an inmate cooperative program and a green reentry reserve; supporters framed it as a recidivism-reduction and reentry strategy, and there was no opposition testimony. The committee also heard AB 858, which would extend hotel and hospitality worker recall rights after declared emergencies and extend existing COVID-era protections. Hospitality workers and unions supported the bill as a way to protect jobs after pandemics, wildfires, and other disasters, while hotel, chamber, retail, restaurant, trucking, travel, and attractions groups opposed it, saying the current recall rules were meant to sunset and that the bill would create broad liabilities and hiring complications. The bill was moved to Appropriations but remained on call after the roll. AB 291, creating a credentialed educator apprenticeship program to address teacher shortages and improve diversity, drew support from education groups and stakeholders who said apprenticeships could lower preparation costs and provide better support; it was also moved to Appropriations and placed on call. Later, the committee took up AB 1104, a solar-energy bill intended to clarify that private solar customers are not “awarding bodies” and to ease certain business-to-business solar transactions while preserving prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements for contractors. Supporters said the current interpretation has chilled commercial solar adoption and harmed jobs, while opponents from electrical workers, PG&E, and others warned about expanded “over-the-fence” power sales and the need for clearer limits. Members questioned the lack of a definition of “small,” and the bill was held without a second. The committee also heard AB 338, which seeks $50 million for Los Angeles and Ventura wildfire workforce recovery; the author and county officials described major job loss and business destruction and said the funds would support displaced workers and rebuilding, with the testimony continuing beyond the excerpt provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• If you all find money that we did gears.
• sensient and may be able to go um find sensient and may be able to go um find the<01:38:30.480><
• The alternatives that they could find.
• I think it's finding the right answer.
• Again, if affirmative or or negative.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all