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• that if their medics went through training, then that was good enough for them to be able to take a test
• Treatment Drug Development Grant Program Act, creates a tightly controlled, science-driven pathway to test
• <00:54:00.880> to controlled science-driven pathway to controlled science-driven pathway to test
• 54:02.559> become<00:54:02.800> a<00:54:03.040> safe<00:54:03.440> FDA test
• whether INE can become a safe FDA test whether INE can become a safe FDA approved<00:54:04.800> medication

Keywords: Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 25 February, 2026; 3:00 PM, 925, all

Summary: The committee first handled House Bill 612, which had been laid on the table because of questions about section one. Senator Tate explained that section one would allow the state, counties, and municipalities to enter interlocal agreements to provide installation support services on military installations, mainly road and infrastructure work such as paving and dirt work, and that section two would add Coast Guard medics to an existing provision allowing trained military medics to sit for LPN certification. After questions about the breadth of “installation support services,” the committee adopted the motion for title sufficient, due pass, with opposition noted, and the bill was reported to the Veterans and Military Affairs Committee. House Bill 942 was then passed over at Senator McMahon’s request until Tuesday. The committee then took up House Bill 1034, which would allow terminally ill hospital patients to use medical cannabis gummies. The sponsor said the bill is intended to help terminally ill patients who already qualify for medical cannabis but are denied access in hospitals, and that it prohibits smoking or inhalation. Members raised concerns about whether the bill was too broad, whether it would interfere with hospital and physician judgment, possible drug interactions, federal law issues, liability for hospitals and doctors, storage and disposal requirements, and whether hospitals would incur costs or be forced to handle cannabis on their premises. The sponsor responded that the patient’s use would be logged in the chart, that the caregiver is generally responsible for the lockbox and disposal, and that the bill includes language allowing a facility to opt out if compliance would jeopardize federal funding or licensing. The bill’s author also described the measure as arising from a Coast Guard family’s experience in which a terminally ill patient was denied access to medical cannabis at one hospital but allowed at another, and said the goal is to prevent similar denials for terminally ill patients. He said he was not aware of other drugs treated this way in hospitals, but argued that terminally ill patients should have access to most anything they want. The discussion ended with Senator England asking whether changing the bill’s requirement that a facility “shall” allow medical cannabis to “may” allow it would better protect hospitals and preserve discretion, but no final action on House Bill 1034 was taken in the portion provided.

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• We appreciate your test mark and we might have a question or two.
• Chairman and members, the page is testing this out. It's a great bill. It's a best-practice bill.
• Chairman and members, the page is testing this out. It's a great bill. It's a best-practice bill.
• That's a testing the patient. We just have two. No. Mr.
• The person handling the transaction is specifically trained and tested on timeshare issues.

Bills: HB2118, HB2181, HB2308, HB2309, HB2402, HB2476, HB2682, HB2698, HB2875, HB2877, HB2903, HB2910

Keywords: mobile food vendors, licensure, food safety, statewide regulations, health standards, zoning, temporary vendors, HB2181, death certificate, death certificates, vital records, funeral establishment, funeral home, human remains, medical certification of death, death registration, state registrar, local registrar, county medical examiner, alternate medical examiner

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• Self-test fund for the bill, is that correct? That is correct.
• education plan included accommodations for my needs because I can't write with my hands and needed to be tested
• We made sure I had to describe in a testing closet, with a physical therapist, a way to ride the school
• Clear, concise, and tested definitions make good legislation, and that's why we agree with the FCC definition
• SB 13 addresses this by incorporating court-tested standards for indecency and profanity.

Bills: SB 13, SB 27, SB 57, HB1325, HB1655, HB3312, HB5526, SB13, SB57, SB207, HB441, HB591, HB5019, SB27, SB843

Keywords: lobbying, public funds, political subdivision, local government, county association, municipal lobbying, registered lobbyist, Texas Legislature, taxpayer lawsuit, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, government finance, county dues, state association of counties, sheriffs association, law enforcement officers, legislative advocacy, bill tracking, legislative alerts, Government Code Chapter 556

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• meet some of those, not the least of which is improving their service profile with respect to uh testing
• meet some of those, not the least of which is improving their service profile with respect to uh testing
• meet some of those, not the least of which is improving their service profile with respect to uh testing
• their service profile with respect<00:47:51.440> to<00:47:52.319> uh<00:47:52.560> testing
• 00:47:52.960> facilities<00:47:53.839> and<00:47:54.079> and ...respect to uh testing

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• administration and there was students that<00:37:04.599> came<00:37:04.839> to<00:37:05.040> test
• c><00:37:05.359> there<00:37:05.560> were<00:37:05.720> students that came to test
• there were students that came to test there were students that<00:37:06.200> came<00:37:06.359
• education teachers, it exempts them from the other educator assessments if they pass a basic skills test
• educ<01:32:03.400> educator<01:32:04.360> assessments If they pass a basic skills test

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Once in the program, we'd be tested on our endurance and intelligence.
• place where the smoke strains your breathing and impairs your vision, where you will feel the fire test
• the limits of your protective gear against your skin and test the limits of your courage.
• reproduce it, how have you gone about ensuring adequate and full access to the defense to be able to test
• that it does not need to be reproduced if it's made fully available to the defense for purposes of testing

Summary: The committee heard several public safety and criminal justice bills. AB 837 by Assemblymember Davies would add ketamine transportation to existing drug trafficking law; supporters, including district attorneys and peace officer groups, said it would address a growing and dangerous drug trend, while opponents argued increased penalties do not reduce drug supply and can worsen health harms. The bill was approved on a due-pass-as-amended vote and sent to Appropriations. AB 352 by Assemblymember Pacheco would make threats against judges and court commissioners an aggravating factor in sentencing; judicial and law enforcement groups supported it as a response to rising threats, while ACLU and criminal justice advocates said existing law already covers threats and the bill is unnecessary. It also passed to Appropriations. The committee then took up AB 938 by Assemblymember Bonta, which expands vacatur and affirmative-defense relief for survivors of human trafficking, intimate partner violence, and sexual violence, including for some violent offenses. Survivors and advocates testified that the bill would allow people coerced into crimes to tell their full stories and seek relief, while district attorneys and sheriffs warned it could sweep too broadly and affect public safety. The chair and several members strongly supported the measure, and it passed as amended to Appropriations. AB 475 by Assemblymember Wilson would make prison work assignments voluntary and is tied to a broader effort to remove involuntary servitude language from the state constitution; supporters framed it as a rehabilitation and dignity issue, while one member objected to the premise and cited the defeat of a related ballot measure. The bill was voted out to Appropriations but left on call pending additional votes. Assemblymember Lowenthal presented AB 704, which would allow people convicted of low-level offenses before age 26 to petition to seal and destroy records after a waiting period. Supporters said the bill addresses the limits of expungement in the digital age and recognizes young adult brain development; prosecutors and police groups raised Brady/disclosure concerns and objected to treating 18- to 25-year-olds like children. The committee debated those issues at length before sending the bill to Appropriations. Lowenthal also presented AB 812, which would expand resentencing opportunities for incarcerated firefighters who serve on conservation fire crews; supporters emphasized rehabilitation, wildfire response, and reduced recidivism, and the hearing continued with support testimony and the start of opposition testimony as the transcript ended.

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• Many of our employees qualify for means-tested assistance.
• The statement in the presentation was about means-tested public assistance.
• for a public defender if they are charged with a crime, and that's what we mean when we say means-tested
• convening, and our experience through much of staff today We are good at once we put a program out, testing
• funding through our CJCC for a program that will focus on juvenile issues that we want to kind of test

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• to go into detail, but I would like to talk with you more about the issue of the logic and accuracy test
• I believe the current way we conduct those tests—where the county does it all by themselves—lacks meaningful
• As a result, all five key measures tested for fiscal year 2024 were designated as factors preventing
• Additionally, for four of the five measures tested, it did not allow definitions recorded in the automated
• The Commission did not have accurate population data or costs for these tests.

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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• And then I was a DOD telemedicine test bed deputy director in the 80s, so I believe, as you seem to,
• :33.599> medicine um and then is a a DOD tele medicine um and then is a a DOD tele medicine test
• ><00:08:36.080> the<00:08:36.200> 80s<00:08:36.760> so<00:08:37.640> I test
• bed deputy director in the 80s so I test bed deputy director in the 80s so I I<00:08:38.519> I
• Long COVID leads to ongoing medical expenses, including treatments, diagnostic tests, and rehabilitation

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• They all remind me one of the things they want to do is for us to eliminate the STAAR test.

Summary: The speaker, likely the House Speaker, opened by emphasizing the urgency of the special session after unprecedented flooding in the Hill Country and said legislators have been working on bills for victim funding and flood-related policy changes. He also noted other items on the governor’s call, including eliminating the STAAR test and addressing human trafficking, and stressed that the Constitution requires legislators to appear and do their duty. He praised the members present, said the effort was bipartisan, and criticized absent members who had left the state. He said civil arrest warrants had been signed, that the House would work with DPS to locate absent members, and that the governor had offered DPS support to help establish a quorum. He said he remained hopeful Democrats would return and declined to discuss specific private conversations. The speaker did not take any legislative votes in this exchange, but said the House rules’ automatic penalties would be imposed and that the chamber would continue efforts to restore quorum. He concluded by saying the House would meet again the next day at 1 p.m. to continue business.

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• Senator Johnson moves that Senate Bill 387 be recommended and certified for the local money test count

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Senator Trinojosa moves that Senate Bill 1559 be recommended and certified for the local and test to

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• August through November is going to be finalizing our system, doing testing.
• We are also going to have doing testing.
• Paula Robinson, who you just heard from, ran a genetic test, a very thoughtful one.
• Her elementary school had her first IQ testing completed around the age of six years.
• Her elementary school had her first IQ testing completed around the age of six years.

Keywords: During the committee meeting live stream, portion of the video was lost due to network issues. There were also some technical difficulties with content and the incorrect background image being used. The lost footage was recovered from backup, and the other issues corrected in post production editing. 1. 00:00:41 Call to Order 2. 00:01:02 Roll Call 3. 00:02:54 Approval of Minutes 4. 00:05:06 Statutory Reports and Data Requests 5. 00:35:14 2025 and 2026 Session Update 6. 01:03:10 Board Structure Updates and Subcommittees 7. 01:05:20 Public Comment 8. 02:23:14 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The Medicaid Oversight Board meeting opened with quorum, approval of the March 9 and March 16, 2026 minutes, and a welcome to new member Representative Willner. The board then heard a presentation from the Department of Medicaid Services on several statutory reports: the quarterly budget analysis (LRC) report, the quarterly MCO report, the provider tax and assessment report, the enrollee demographic report, the annual behavioral health/substance use disorder utilization report, and the Medicaid pharmaceutical rebate fund. Commissioner Lisa Lee and CFO Steve Bechal explained the reports and answered questions. On spending, DMS said the quarterly budget analysis report should be read using the summary tabs because the first tab reflects only traditional Medicaid and does not include all populations. Lee said the first three quarters of fiscal year 2026 showed about $191 million more in waiver spending than the same period last year, about $250 million more in other categories such as nursing facilities, CCBHCs, and FQHCs, and roughly $450 million more in total fee-for-service spending. She also noted that Medicare Part D premiums are 100% state funds and estimated the state-fund increase at about $140 million. For managed care, DMS said pharmacy, inpatient hospital, and outpatient hospital spending made up about 66% of MCO payments so far this fiscal year. Members asked about administrative costs, provider tax impacts, citizenship-status categories, medical loss ratio, and whether the reports could be expanded to show recoupments and citizenship-based spending. DMS clarified that the spending figures discussed were benefit costs only, not administrative costs, and said administrative match rates vary. On the provider tax and directed payments report, Lee said the new CMS proposed rule would allow separate payment terms to continue through the grandfathering period, but that the impact would be substantial for providers even if the administrative effect was minimal. She also said DMS was still reviewing unusual citizenship categories such as “other” and “unspecified,” and would provide more information on medical loss ratio and recoupments if available. Auditor Ball raised concerns about alleged waste, duplicate Social Security numbers, ineligible enrollees, and high error rates in other programs. Lee responded that Medicaid focuses on fraud, waste, and abuse, but said the cited $800 million figure was not factual because it did not account for people enrolled in more than one Medicaid program at the same time. She said DMS is reviewing eligibility systems, including changes tied to community engagement requirements, and is working with the cabinet’s eligibility staff and ombudsman division on error rates. No additional votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.

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• Marshall Space Flight Center is responsible for designing, building, testing key components of the space
• Huntsville's Marshall Space Flight Center is responsible for designing, building, testing key components
• And you see how much better when the real test scores come out across the state is more fair and is equal
• <00:53:58.880> when<00:53:59.119> the<00:53:59.440> real<00:53:59.760> test
• See how much better when the real test scores come out across the state is more fair and is equal

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Among the tests New Hampshire's elections must pass is that their results fully reflect the will of the
• Regrettably, New Hampshire's partisan two-ballot primary process fails that test.
• I mean, it's kind of a group of people who kind of think it a certain way, but there's no loyalty test
• There's there's there's no loyalty test. There's there's there's no loyalty<01:16:06.719> test.
• You can, you know, one loyalty test.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The examiners are tied to certain tests that they are qualified to give.
• They're qualified examiners to give certain tests.
• The examiners are tied to certain tests that they are qualified to give.
• They're qualified examiners to give certain tests.
• They're qualified examiners to give certain tests.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The commission to study the cost of special education met, confirmed a quorum, introduced members and guests, and approved the minutes from the October 29 meeting. Members noted the commission’s mandate under Senate Bill 57 and emphasized the need to focus on recommendations and findings by July 1, 2026. The chair also distributed additional handouts, including materials related to the Education Freedom Account (EFA) program and administrative rules tied to differentiated aid and disability determinations. The main discussion centered on how students qualify for differentiated aid under the EFA program. Matt Sutherton of the Children’s Scholarship Fund explained that the organization, which contracts with the state to administer EFAs, accepts either school-district/IEP documentation or a medical certification of disability (MCD) from a licensed medical professional. Members questioned how this process relates to the state’s special education rules and whether the school-district examiner standards in ED 107/1107.04 apply to EFAs. Sutherton said the MCD form, created with the department, requires the medical professional to sign that they are qualified to make the determination and to identify the disability. Several members expressed concern that the EFA process is less rigorous than the school-district IEP process and may be inflating disability counts. One member argued that the administrative rules cited are primarily for school districts, not EFAs, and said the Department of Education may not know how many of the roughly 890 EFA students receiving differentiated aid came through school-district documentation versus the MCD pathway. Another member said the EFA system appears more generous than the school system and raised concerns about oversight, auditing, and whether the program’s data are accurate. Sutherton said the organization reviews signed documentation, credentials, and diagnosis information, and may request additional records to help adjudicate expenses. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the prior minutes.

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• The bill also will reiterate that professional driving schools can administer the written test at all

Bills: SB1213, SB1221, SB1636, SB1687, SB1772, SB1932, SB2062

Keywords: SB1213, earned credits, inmate credits, good time, sentence reduction, Department of Corrections, DOC, prison reform, corrections policy, inmate classification, class levels, rehabilitation credits, achievement credits, vocational training, educational credits, prison programs, public safety, violent offenders, violent crime exclusions, sex offense exclusions

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• Senator Ellis, public health, baby food testing, definition of baby food finance. >> Majority leader

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened in a pro forma session, called the roll, and noted that the chamber doors had been secured. Members exchanged brief announcements, including birthday wishes for Senator Feldman, and the body proceeded through routine calendar items. Senate Bill 520, concerning property tax limits in charter counties and public safety budget taxation, and Senate Bill 570, relating to baby food testing and the definition of baby food, were read and referred to their appropriate standing committees. The Senate also considered a bond initiative for Senator Hershey’s Aaron’s Place Food Hub and Innovation Campus, which was referred to the capital budget subcommittee. On the House side, House Bill 444, prohibiting certain immigration enforcement agreements in judicial proceedings, was referred to the appropriate standing committee, and House Bill 488, dealing with election districts and representation in Congress, was sent to the rules committee. After a quorum call confirmed three members present and that the Senate remained in session, the majority leader moved to adjourn. The Senate adjourned without objection until Thursday, February 5th at 10:00 a.m.

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• One is interpreting very complex genetic testing results, helping families and physicians understand

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• The STAAR test and replace it with effective tools to assess student progress and ensure school district

Bills: SR5, SB5, SB11, SB12, SB25, SB26, SB28, SB35, SB5, SB11, SB12, SB25, SB26, SB28, SB35, SB5, SB11, SB12, SB25, SB26, SB28, SB35, SR5

Keywords: redistricting, Senate procedures, public input, Texas Legislature, amendments, Texas Senate, congressional districts, legislative procedures, legislative transparency, Senate rules, public hearings, committee procedures, hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes