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• about whether the a Travis County District Judge and joined the commissioner from issuing the A to F grades
• And, of course, Chief Justice Bristow and his team on the 15th Court of Appeals will be grading our papers

Keywords: Texas Water Fund, water management, infrastructure funding, local governments, workforce development, community colleges, educational programs, sustainability

Summary: The meeting focused on several crucial issues, including the Texas Water Fund and its implications for development in the state. Various members highlighted the critical need for effective management of water resources, discussing the role of the Water Development Board and their strategies for outreach to local governments. The committee engaged in a thorough examination of funding projects and the sustainable financing necessary for communities facing challenges in meeting their infrastructure needs. Additionally, there was notable discussion regarding promoting workforce development and the alignment of educational programs with the demands of the job market as indicated by recent trends in community colleges.

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• The time and cost of that process really has deterred utilities from considering small-scale LNG storage
• Given these potential impacts of these large-scale data centers on communities, water, and our energy
• <00:48:31.520> data<00:48:31.760> centers<00:48:32.119> on these large scale
• We don't know what the exact details might look like, but we do hope that any projects of this scale
• hope that any projects of this scale hope that any projects of this scale would<00:50:30.000>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• the school district, a $40,000 to $50,000 difference between somebody that's at the top of the pay scale
• and at the bottom of the pay scale.
• I mean, it's the top of the pay scale?
• and at the bottom of the the pay scale and at the bottom of the pay<01:16:22.000> scale.
• And so I think this fits pay scale.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Some of your ADA or sidewalks, your grades, that’s another code.
• Some of your ADA or sidewalks, your grades, that’s another code.
• Rawlins, we've had that discussion on grade reconfiguration and try and move, you know, some of these
• some schools, or maybe re- some grade some schools, or maybe re- some grade reconfiguration.<02:
• > reconfiguration discussion on grade reconfiguration discussion on grade reconfiguration and<02:

Keywords: 916, all

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• So you can assess, but we don't know whether they're actually meeting grade levels and whether the money
• > don't know whether they're actually don't know whether they're actually meeting<03:52:13.920> grade
• levels<03:52:15.040> and<03:52:15.279> whether<03:52:15.520> the meeting grade
• levels and whether the meeting grade levels and whether the money<03:52:15.920> is<03:52:16.080
• , you know, a 12th grade math book for<03:55:07.600> for<03:55:07.920> a<03:55:08.239><

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee convened for a day of public hearings on nine bills, with plans to later execute several early bills and possibly additional measures under House Rule 44. Chair Diane Pauer outlined time limits for sponsors and testimony, announced a lunch break around noon, and noted substitute members would be arriving later. The first hearing was on House Bill 1107, which would allow municipal budget committees to have one to three alternate members. Representative Valon, the prime sponsor, said the bill was intended to help towns like Epping deal with quorum problems during the compressed budget season and noted that alternates are common on other local boards. The New Hampshire Municipal Association testified in support, saying the bill would increase flexibility and help fill seats. Committee members raised concerns about whether alternates should be elected, how they would be selected, whether they would be sufficiently informed to vote, and whether the bill’s one-year term language and rescission provisions were clear. The sponsor and NHMA said the process would be consistent with other local boards, that alternates would typically be appointed after elections, and that they would follow up on possible statutory clarification. The hearing closed with six remote supporters, one paper supporter, and no opposition reported. The committee then heard House Bill 1118, sponsored by Representative Colby, which would raise the daily amount municipal employees may hold before remitting funds to the treasurer from the current $1,500 limit to $3,500. Colby said the existing thresholds are outdated, have not been updated in about 20 years, and create burdens for smaller towns that must make frequent bank deposits, sometimes far from town offices. She said the bill would improve efficiency and allow staff to focus more on serving residents, while still allowing municipalities to keep lower limits if they choose. Members asked about how the remittance process works in practice, what amounts municipalities typically collect, and whether the change reflected a broader trend of updating cash-handling thresholds. The sponsor explained that the bill only changes the dollar thresholds in the relevant statutes and does not require municipalities to adopt the higher limit. The transcript cuts off before any final action on HB 1118 is reported.

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• So you can assess, but we don't know whether they're actually meeting grade levels and whether the money
• > don't know whether they're actually don't know whether they're actually meeting<03:52:13.920> grade
• levels<03:52:15.040> and<03:52:15.279> whether<03:52:15.520> the meeting grade
• levels and whether the meeting grade levels and whether the money<03:52:15.920> is<03:52:16.080
• , you know, a 12th grade math book for<03:55:07.600> for<03:55:07.920> a<03:55:08.239><

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• > students<02:47:10.240> in<02:47:10.399> the<02:47:10.479> Blanch eighth grade
• And her youngest daughter, Rey, is in the second grade. These are the people we are fighting for.
• Rey, is in And her youngest daughter, Rey, is in the<03:08:54.720> second<03:08:55.080> grade
• These<03:08:56.399> are<03:08:56.560> the<03:08:56.800> people the second grade
• These are the people the second grade.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, April 10, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• And I know that for a fact because when my youngest child entered the sixth grade, she brought home her
• And I know that for a fact because when my youngest child entered the sixth grade, she brought home her
• <00:59:17.119> entered<00:59:17.520> the<00:59:17.839> sixth<00:59:18.240> grade
• , youngest child entered the sixth grade, youngest child entered the sixth grade, she<00:59:18.960
• with me as far as telling me stuff because I always told them when I taught middle school in every grade

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So, the current elected officials, although in 2027 with this new crew, there will be a new pay scale
• ; the old folks are... ...new pay scale; the old folks are like, "How does this impact me right now?

Bills: SB107, HB158, HB353, HB354, HB357, HB181, HB465, HB526

Keywords: SSUT, simplified sellers use tax, sales tax distribution, municipal revenue, municipal population, annexation, deannexation, incorporation, boundary change, federal census, decennial census, Department of Revenue, local government finance, revenue sharing, municipal boundaries, population recalculation, probate judge, Boundary and Annexation Survey, Alabama municipalities, HB158

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• , um, that she's brought forward, um, and or some kind of fund that the higher you're on a sliding scale
• you're<00:57:32.800> on<00:57:32.920> a<00:57:32.960> sliding<00:57:33.360> scale
• ,<00:57:33.680> the<00:57:33.800> more you're on a sliding scale, the more you're on
• c><01:01:44.240> of uh the arguments about economies of uh the arguments about economies of scale
• and the ability to kind of work scale and the ability to kind of work across<01:01:47.840> different

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• She said it is a smaller scale than the current MOW program, and in her mind it is more about how they
• in this model uh it is a smaller scale in this model uh it is a smaller scale than<00:51:01.119>
• Another thing that's really important in this space is using data to understand the scope and scale of
• Another thing that's really important in this space is using data to understand the scope and scale of
• Another thing that's really important in this space is using data to understand the scope and scale of

Keywords: 1183, house

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• programs so some of the really to help build out our meat processing infrastructure on that smaller scale
• programs so some of the really to help build out our meat processing infrastructure on that smaller scale
• <00:07:44.319> and infrastructure on that smaller scale and infrastructure on that smaller
• scale and we're<00:07:44.599> starting<00:07:44.919> to<00:07:45.039> see<00:07
• Is there something maybe on the smaller scale?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• were allowing a camera to come through and film children so that they could put their finger on the scale
• this body to be intentionally broad so that public employees are not putting their fingers on the scale
• were allowing a camera to come through and film children so that they could put their finger on the scale
• this body to be intentionally broad so that public employees are not putting their fingers on the scale
• The ayes have it, and the motion is adopted. on the scale and the reason you have to on the scale and

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Bill 2423 requires each school district and charter school to enroll a sixth-, seventh-, or eighth-grade

Summary: The Republican caucus reviewed a long list of House bills with Senate amendments, mostly hearing brief staff summaries and sponsor comments on whether they concurred. Topics included tax filing penalties, water and court procedures, vaccination and mask rules, bullion investment, nursing care complaint timelines, privacy protections for property and voter records, medical-record access, professional licensing procedures, school and family law changes, public records access for legislators, AI procurement, fingerprint clearance for traffic survival school instructors, development fees, infrastructure districts, distracted driving penalties, health aide scope of practice, eviction record sealing, backyard structure rules in planned communities, inmate transition services, nuclear-ready community designation, DCS parent-rights notices, domestic-violence evidence standards, inmate mental health study committee, legislative subpoena enforcement, trade office oversight, public power reporting, Native American language proficiency, mental health judicial review timelines, mobile food vendor licensing, medical-intervention requirements in schools, and school board training and meeting transparency. In most cases, the sponsor or a representative indicated concurrence with the Senate amendments, and the caucus generally moved through the bills without extended debate. A few bills drew brief explanation from sponsors about the policy purpose, such as aligning nursing-facility oversight with federal requirements, improving access to medical records, clarifying rules for licensed health aides, and adjusting school-related provisions. Some bills were noted as being sent back to the Senate or otherwise set aside, including HB 2035 and HB 2249. No formal votes were taken in the transcript; the meeting functioned as a caucus review of Senate amendments and sponsor concurrence before floor action. The caucus concluded after HB 2380, with members thanked for attending.

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• would lower the professional licensure age from 18 to 16 for a person who has completed at least 10th grade

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Government Organization met with a quorum present, approved the minutes, and then considered a series of House bills, most of them related to licensing, local government administration, and agency operations. House Bill 5063 would let county commissions appoint a county commissioner as a voting member of a convention and visitors bureau board, including for multi-county CVBs; it was reported to the full Senate. House Bill 5087 would join the interstate cosmetology licensure compact, allowing licensed cosmetologists to obtain multi-state practice privileges in compact states, and it was also reported. The committee then took up a strike-and-insert amendment for House Bill 4793, which combined provisions affecting barbering/cosmetology apprenticeships and lowered certain age and education requirements; after adopting a Jefferson amendment clarifying the salon training language, the bill was reported as amended. Members next approved a strike-and-insert for House Bill 5638, which clarifies the State Chief Information Security Officer’s duties, changes cyber risk review procedures, and updates references to the Office of Technology head as the chief information officer; it was reported as amended. House Bill 4483, dealing with the Board of Funeral Examiners, was amended to change the effective date for licensee-in-charge requirements and make technical corrections, then reported as amended. House Bill 5653, requested by the Department of Revenue, would expand confidentiality protections to cover audit manuals, guidelines, procedures, algorithms, and related materials to prevent taxpayers from gaming audit selection, and it was reported. House Bill 4452 repeals acreage limits on church property ownership, and House Bill 4801 expands permissible uses of hotel occupancy tax funds to include demolition of unsafe structures and planning or improvement of public property; both were reported. The committee also advanced House Bill 5622, which creates an expedited process for municipalities to conform local election terms and procedures to the state requirement that municipal elections be held with statewide primaries or general elections, and recognizes the Secretary of State as keeper of municipal charter rolls. House Bill 4546 would allow business entities to file reports biennially instead of annually, with higher biennial fees and updated enforcement provisions; its strike-and-insert amendment was adopted and the bill was reported as amended. House Bill 5613 would define and regulate telematics for state fleet vehicles, require reporting on unsafe driving and corrective actions, and include cost-benefit information in annual reports; it was reported. House Bill 5323 would let the Division of Natural Resources adjust license and stamp fees for inflation by removing a prior CPI-based restriction, and House Bill 4819 would revise criminal-record standards for certain non-Chapter 30 occupational licenses, shifting to a direct-relationship standard while preserving existing exclusions for violent sexual offenses; both were reported. The committee then adjourned after closing remarks from the chair and vice chair.

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• SB 1810, eighth grade social studies civics. SB 1811, school policies; internet wireless devices.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• I spent an entire school year attending IEP meetings and parent conferences, planning units, grading

Bills: SB83, SB106, SB107, SB123, SJR1

Keywords: ecological monitoring, sustainability, tribal engagement, education, research funding, graduate scholarship, higher education funding, New Mexico, appropriation, financial aid, out-of-school programming, education funding, youth programs, affordability, nonprofit organizations, defibrillators, public schools, health and safety, emergency response, school elections

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• at the football games and the soccer games, including the soccer games my daughter played from 7th grade

Bills: SB108, SB318, SB507, SB511, SB533, SB1026, SB1386, SB1433, SB1434, SB1596

Keywords: elections, Election Code, poll workers, election clerks, presiding judge, alternate presiding judge, polling place, central counting station, county chair, political party, gubernatorial election, vote counting, election administration, Texas elections, precinct officials, ballot counting, county election officials, election integrity, election fraud, Attorney General

Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 1596, which would remove short-barreled rifles from the list of prohibited weapons in the Texas Penal Code. The author, Sen. Hagenbuch, said the bill would align state law with federal realities and argued that the current prohibition is arbitrary and unnecessary. Supporters, including representatives from Gun Owners of America and Texas Gun Rights, said the bill would reduce confusion, protect lawful gun owners, and preserve the ability to use shorter firearms for self-defense, hunting, and for smaller shooters. One supporter also described a recent case in which an AR pistol was mistaken for a short-barreled rifle and led to a state charge that was later dismissed. Public testimony was split. Supporters said stabilizing braces and shorter firearms can improve accuracy, safety, and accessibility for women, children, and smaller-statured shooters. Opponents, including Texas Gun Sense and two Santa Fe shooting survivors, argued that short-barreled firearms are more concealable and dangerous, and pointed to the 2018 Santa Fe High School shooting as evidence of the risks of easier access. They urged the committee to keep the existing restrictions in place to protect public safety. After public testimony closed, the committee took up pending business. Senate Bill 1505, relating to the Compassionate Use Program, was reported favorably to the full Senate on an 8-0 vote. Senate Bill 17, relating to the acquisition of real property by certain aliens or foreign entities, was first amended by adopting a committee substitute and then reported favorably to the full Senate by a 7-1 vote. The committee then recessed until after the Senate’s adjournment or final recess.

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• risks and benefits of social media and how to use social media safely prior to entering the eighth grade

Bills: SB92, HB9, HB9

Keywords: K-12 education, wireless communication devices, digital safety, social media education, classroom distraction, three-cueing system, reading instruction, structured literacy, scientific strategies, 1136, house, all

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• I did a presentation for my 6th through the 6th grade class last year, and over half of them came up