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  • Uh, Kevin Hale, Libertarian Party of Texas.
  • My name is Kevin Hale, Libertarian Party of Texas.
  • In some cases, like in the insurance code, attorney's fees are awarded as a penalty.
  • Texoga, Texas Royalty Council, and Texas Civil.
  • Justice League, TML, Texas Manufacturers, etc.
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  • The laws that make up the Texas Election Code are merely suggestions if breaking them has no consequences
  • Texas has some of the strongest election code laws in the country.
  • Paul was denied entry by the election administrator. which is a violation of Texas Election Code 127.201
  • This is a violation of Texas Election Code 1.012 E through H.
  • Texas Election Code 122.001 states that election systems must be accurate.
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Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs met with a quorum present and considered several pending measures. On Senate Bill 1868, Senator Perry explained a committee substitute that would keep kratom in its natural state legal while continuing to ban 7-OH and other synthetic derivatives, and would also add three synthetic opioids from another bill. The substitute was adopted, and SB 1868 was reported favorably to the full Senate and certified for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also adopted a committee substitute for Senate Joint Resolution 39, Senator Birdwell’s proposed constitutional amendment related to veto overrides after a regular session, and reported it favorably to the full Senate; members noted a floor amendment would also be offered later. The committee then considered Senate Bill 1184, relating to the age of wine authorized to be sold by a wine collection seller, and reported it favorably to the full Senate. After some procedural discussion and a revote to clarify members’ positions, SB 1184 was also certified for the local and uncontested calendar. Senate Bill 1194 was likewise certified for the local and uncontested calendar without objection, though the transcript does not include its substantive discussion. Senate Bill 1577, relating to the temporary sale of alcoholic beverages at certain racing facilities, was reported favorably to the full Senate and then certified for the local and uncontested calendar. Finally, Senate Concurrent Resolution 42, by Chairman Hughes, was reported favorably to the full Senate on an 8-1 vote. The committee then recessed until called back by the chair.
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Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part I) Apr 7th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • Senate Bill 2626 requires the Texas Medical Board and the Texas Board of Nursing to create a continuing
  • Texas Values Action is the largest Christian nonprofit law and policy organization in Texas, dedicated
  • SB 2681 amends the Election Code to allow for someone to challenge SB 2681 amends the Election Code to
  • And we already have a tool in the code, Texas Election Code 31.14(c), which specifies they must update
  • You're going to have a code check.
Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs heard testimony on several bills, with most measures left pending after public testimony closed. SB 801, by Sen. Menéndez, would require DSHS and local clerks to issue birth certificates at no cost to people experiencing homelessness. The author and Maria Benavides of SA Youth said the fee and mailing requirements are major barriers to obtaining ID, housing, and work, and Benavides described clients who were able to secure housing and employment after getting birth records and IDs through her program. The bill was left pending. The committee also heard a set of bills related to the Gulf of Mexico/Gulf of America naming issue: SB 1410 would require state agencies to use “Gulf of Mexico” in official documents, SB 1717 would conform state law to the federal renaming to “Gulf of America,” and SJR 63 would amend the Texas Constitution to match that change. Support testimony for the latter two emphasized alignment with federal action and the use of different geographic names by different countries. All three measures were left pending. Members then heard SB 1200, which would require plaintiffs suing defense contractors to disclose in discovery whether they are receiving litigation funding from adversarial nations such as China, Russia, or Cuba. The author and Texans for Lawsuit Reform said the bill targets third-party litigation funding and foreign influence on lawsuits, especially those affecting defense contractors; the committee substitute narrowed the definition of defense contractor and expanded applicability to actions involving defense contractors’ activities. SB 2626, which requires continuing medical education on pregnancy-related emergencies for OB-GYN physicians and nurses, drew support from witnesses who said it would reduce confusion about Texas abortion law and improve care in emergencies. SB 506, SB 2681, SB 1862, SB 1863, and SB 2216 all focused on elections, including ballot language standards, voter registration challenges, interstate voter-roll cleanup, procedural audits, and election equipment security; testimony split between supporters who said the bills improve transparency and integrity and opponents who warned of vague standards, added costs, and possible voter disenfranchisement. Each of those bills was left pending after testimony.
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Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs Mar 19th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • Um, if done right in Texas, um, we could add over 100,000 jobs, add $50 billion to the Texas economy,
  • The great thing about Texas is we've got uranium mines, as you know, in South Texas that, you know, fan
  • The deadly dump proposed in West Texas is near the Ogallala Aquifer serving Texas and 7 other states.
  • It's not just West Texas danger.
  • Uh, complies, uh, with Texas Open, Texas Open Meetings Act. Meetings are posted.
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Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs - Part 1 Mar 19th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • It is my number one goal in the Texas legislature to protect Texas. kids and I hope you'll join me in
  • Penal Code 4324, 1973. So this is serious to change the penal code. in my view.
  • passed in 1970. 1973 with Texas' adoption of the model penal code.
  • Texans have to be able to rely on. on the Texas Penal Code to effectively protect minors.
  • Texas adopted the monopenal code based on Kinsey's science. and allowed the obscenity exemption and the
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Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence May 13th, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

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  • I'm also a municipal court judge and Texas magistrate.
  • of forensic science in Texas.
  • Um, Chapter 8 of the Penal Code.
  • I'm with the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
  • We have offices in five states, including right here in Texas.
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Texas 89th Regular

Ways & Means Apr 7th, 2025

Ways & Means

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  • Midland delivers for Texas.
  • Texas has more than 440 craft brewers.
  • This legislation will benefit Texas agriculture, the Texas economy, and the Texas environment, and I
  • Texas Christian Life Commission. We often just go by Texas Baptists.
  • Then I applied for property tax relief under Texas Tax Code, Chapter 11, Section 11A.
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  • County, Texas.
  • She was a fifth grader from Livingston, Texas.
  • I'm here on behalf of a new non-profit I co-founded called Not On Our Watch Texas. of Texas Women in
  • The procedure was not accompanied by a corresponding update to the Texas Family Code.
  • I want Texas to be number one.
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Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Mar 19th, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

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  • Property Code.
  • Chapter 59 of the Texas Property Code.
  • Chapter 59 of the Texas Property Code is specific to self-storage facilities and self-storage only.
  • Texas property code empowers HOAs to issue unlimited fines and even foreclose on homes.
  • Relations for Texas Values. Texas Values is a family policy council for the state of Texas.
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Texas 89th Regular

Public Health May 19th, 2025

Public Health

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  • Under current law, all Texas licensed dentists may administer.
  • And you are with the Texas Academy of General Dentistry, the Texas Dental Association, and you are for
  • I'm representing myself, the Texas Academy of General Dentistry, and the Texas Dental Association, which
  • together represent more than 11,000 member dentists in Texas.
  • Academy of General Dentistry and the Texas Dental Association.
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Texas 89th Regular

Public Health May 19th, 2025

Public Health

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  • of podiatry under the state of Texas.
  • It's like an insurance policy.
  • Notably here in Texas, we saw Texas Tech Health Sciences Center in Lubbock and El Paso targeted by a
  • I serve as the CEO for the Texas Council. We represent the 39 LMHAs across Texas. As you said, Mr.
  • Because I had insurance. they could build.
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Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part I) May 5th, 2025

Local Government

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  • Walker, Texas Taxpayers and Research.
  • All right. uh, Christy Gessler, Texas Realtors, Jeff Burdett, NFIB, Carl Walker, Texas Taxpayers and
  • Research Association, and John McCord, Texas Retailers Association.
  • I'm here with Texas Realtors. I'm the 2025 chairman of the board.
  • I’m president and CEO of the Texas Association of Business.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Local Government heard several bills, most of them left pending after brief public testimony. House Bill 331, by Rep. Patterson and sponsored by Sen. Hinojosa, would create a presumption that firefighters, police officers, and EMTs who suffer a heart attack or stroke within eight hours after a strenuous shift were injured in the line of duty for workers’ compensation purposes; testimony from a firefighters’ association supported the bill, and it was left pending. Senate Bill 2655, by Sen. Flores, would authorize Burnet County to establish a local provider participation fund to help support local hospital services; a hospital administrator testified in support, and the committee substitute was left pending. Senate Bill 1443, by Sen. Hughes, would extend the Northeast Healthcare Provider Participation District in three counties, and House Bill 3307, by Rep. Noble, would allow property tax arbitrators to complete required continuing education online; both were left pending without opposition. Senate Bill 3048, by Sen. Birdwell, would create the Bluebonnet Hills Municipal Management District in Midlothian and was also left pending. The committee then took up House Bill 9 and HJR 1, sponsored by Sen. Bettencourt, which would raise the business personal property tax exemption from $2,500 to $125,000 and place the constitutional amendment on the November 4, 2025 ballot. Business groups, realtors, and taxpayers’ advocates testified in strong support, saying the change would provide meaningful relief to small businesses and help balance earlier homeowner tax relief. The City of Fort Worth testified in opposition, warning of a revenue shift to homeowners and budget impacts, but the committee adopted the committee substitutes and reported both measures to the full Senate on 6-0 votes. The committee also heard House Bill 1399 and HJR 99, by Sen. Nichols, to exempt animal feed from property tax when it is already sales-tax exempt; no one testified against them, and both were left pending. Senate Bill 2553, by Sen. West, would let owners of historic archaeological sites protest land and structure appraisals separately, and it was left pending after supportive testimony. Senate Bill 2907 and SJR 78, also by Sen. West, would exempt certain perishable inventory, including food and some prescription drugs, from property tax if approved by voters; pharmacists, business groups, a researcher, and a coalition of retailers and food/medicine advocates supported the bill, and it was left pending. Finally, Senate Bill 1331, by Sen. Hancock and explained by Sen. Middleton, would lower the population threshold for certain municipal civil-service-related petition restrictions from 950,000 to 70,000; law enforcement representatives and a San Marcos police association supported it, and it was left pending. The committee then recessed until 15 to 30 minutes after adjournment.
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Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part II) May 5th, 2025

Local Government

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  • Currently, under the Texas State Property Code, manufactured homes are considered personal property rather
  • I pay a mortgage, home insurance, and done significant upgrades. I pay insurance and taxes.
  • Consider that under the Texas Tax Code, Section 26.0216, the literal definition of maintenance and operations
  • Property Tax Code.
  • Advanced Project Connect, a project that was approved by Texas voters and will be built by Texas workers
Summary: The Committee on Local Government heard a series of local bills and public testimony focused on hospital districts, municipal management districts, local provider participation funds, manufactured housing, transit financing, development moratoriums, and property tax procedures. Early items included House Bill 467, which would help dissolve the defunct Maybank Kemp Hospital District and establish an Andrew Gibbs Memorial Nursing Endowment, and Senate Bill 3063, creating the Bio Bell Municipal Management District in Liberty County; both drew no public opposition and were left pending subject to call. The committee also heard House Bill 1327, extending the Harris County local provider participation fund through 2027, and Senate Bill 1375, extending Collin County’s LPPF authority, both presented as mechanisms to draw federal Medicaid matching funds for hospitals. A major portion of the meeting centered on Senate Bill 2764, which would require earlier notice to buyers of manufactured homes about how to convert a home from personal property to real property. Senator Cook described the bill as a consumer-information measure tied to displacement concerns at a mobile home park in her district, and a resident testified in support, saying the notice would help families make informed decisions. The committee also discussed Senate Bill 2519, a bill by Senator Bettencourt aimed at preventing local governments from shifting maintenance-and-operations tax revenue into debt-like uses and from changing the purpose of tax rate elections after voters approve them. Supporters argued it would protect taxpayers and preserve the separation between M&O and debt service, while opponents tied the bill to Austin’s Project Connect transit financing and warned it would disrupt an approved project and invite litigation. The committee heard and left pending several other bills, including House Bill 1244 on agricultural land ownership changes without reapplying for an ag exemption, House Bill 2559 on development moratoriums, and Senate Bill 2063 on unequal appraisal protests. Testimony on House Bill 2559 came from developers and builders who said moratoriums in Conroe had delayed projects and harmed buyers, while supporters of the bill said it would impose clearer limits and notice requirements. On Senate Bill 2063, the sponsor explained a committee substitute narrowing how market value evidence may be used in unequal appraisal appeals. The committee also considered multiple local district bills, including new MUDs and management districts in Montgomery, Denton, Fannin, Travis, Hays, and Williamson counties. At the end of the meeting, the committee took up pending business and voted out several measures, including House Bill 1244, House Bill 2559, House Bill 467, House Bill 1327, House Bill 1399, House Bill 2723, House Bill 2730, House Bill 3307, House Joint Resolution 99, and multiple district bills such as Senate Bills 3037, 3043, 3047, 3048, 3050, 3052, 3053, 3056, 3057, 3063, and others. Most were reported favorably, often with committee substitutes, and many were recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. Several bills, including the transit-related SB 2519 and the manufactured housing bill SB 2764, remained pending subject to call after testimony closed.
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  • Texas by establishing the Governor's Medal of Service Award.
  • Senate Concurrent Resolution 29 officially designates El Paso was the boot capital of Texas.
  • El Paso as the official boot capital of Texas. El Paso is a city of makers.
  • culture as a representative for the city's destination 125 Authentic Texas Craftsmanship.
  • My name is Ashley Sosa and I'm the Communications Associate for Texas Alliance for Life.
Bills: SB2053, SCR19, SCR23, SCR29
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Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 27th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

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  • Honor of the Texas flag.
  • But the state failed to indict him within 90 days, which Article 17.151 of the Texas Code of Criminal
  • Members, this amendment clarifies language related to the Texas Department of Insurance based on agency
  • Code.
  • way insurance companies use credit reports to set insurance rates.
Bills: SB15, SB35, SB290, SB1365, SB2568, SB18, SB427, SB1860, SB1864, SB2675, SB596, SB2858, SB3058, SB816, SB1163, SB1484, SB1898, SB1777, SB1802, SB2692, SB315, SB1585, SB1626, SB2058, SB2050, SB2105, SB2245, SB2764, SB2611, SB2497, SB2452, SB2243, SB1705, SB1244, SB1361, SB438, SB578, SB584, SB2690, SB2521, SB2487, SB2342, SB2063, SB125, SB2041, SB1962, SB1413, SB6, SB2878, SB13, SB30, SJR87, SB7, SB127, SB293, SB441, SB3059, SB57, SB512, SB1718, SB140, SB2055, SB2075, SB2018, SB1534, SB1567, SB785, SB1233, SB1580, SB1663, SB413, SB447, SB519, SB467, SB1579, SB1191, SB1021, SB1838, SB2807, SB2835, SB546, SB2121, SB2167, SB2024, SB1032, SB1049, SB1266, SB1400, SB1302, SB401, SB1596, SB1281, SB1242, SB1343, SB1346, SB2753, SB2221, SB1719, SB2177, SB552, SB646, SJR1, SB15, SB800, SB790, SB748, SB571, SB1957, SB1923, SB1896, SB1760, SB1335, SB2368, SB2477, SB2587, SB2972, SB2986, SB2965, SB1563, SB1467, SB1164, SB1137, SB614, SB705, SB961, SB918, SB955, SB869, SB850, SB863, SB1610, SB1055, SB2206, SB457, SB2337, SB1362, SB926, SB1494, SB251, SB456, SB500, SB1307, SB2615, SB2995, SB2321, SB973, SB974, SB865, SB506, SB781, SB1522, SB1558, SB510, SB667, SB763, SB2073, SB1858, SB1660, SB505, SB2900, SB1433, SB1540, SB1964, SB1300, SB1644, SB2217, SB2373, SB2431, SB1758, SB2480, SB3039, SB3047, SB3073, SB2920, SB2781, SB826, SB766, SB2460, SB527, SB1946, SB2885, SB1243, SB2610, SB2595, SB857, SB2501, SB66, SB268, SB331, SB618, SB414, SB1394, SB2425, SB898, SB993, SB442, SB735, SB784, SB2538, SB1919, SB1013, SB2215, SB2322, SB626, SB570, SB747, SB2183, SB673, SB1015, SB1447, SB1370, SB1784, SB1897, SB2873, SB2891, SB2933, SB2540, SB2681, SB2695, SB1965, SB2203, SB872, SB875, SB1030, SB1277, SB1730, SB1681, SB1152, SB2969, SB2747, SB2705, SB2541, SB1708, SB2080, SB2721, SB1986, SB2392, SB2539, SB2857, SB2799, SB2785, SB2782, SB1531, SB1927, SB1263, SB1098, SB35, SB290, SB1365, SB2568, SB18, SB427, SB1860, SB1864, SB2675, SB596, SB2858, SB3058, SB816, SB1163, SB1484, SB1898, SB1777, SB1802, SB2692, SB315, SB1585, SB1626, SB2058, SB2050, SB2105, SB2245, SB2764, SB2611, SB2497, SB2452, SB2243, SB1705, SB1244, SB1361, SB438, SB578, SB584, SB2690, SB2521, SB2487, SB2342, SB2063, SB125, SB2041, SB1962, SB1413, SCR9, SB21, SB1198, SB1405, SB2601, SB2778, HB5560, HB762, HB1584, HB 107, HB 114, HB138, HB4386, HB2495, HB581, HB3348, HB5323, HB4341, HB6, HB171, HB143, HB449, HB3486, HB4263, HB5246, HB2, HB2011, SB17
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Texas 89th Regular

Elections Apr 17th, 2025

Elections

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  • This language came to me by the Texas Association of Counties in collaboration with the Texas Association
  • Current Texas election code 61.014 has not been updated since then, and technology and people's use and
  • Done before Texas left ERIC?
  • Under section 16.033 of the Texas Election Code, if a person responds to a jury summons to say that they're
  • This legislation amends the Texas Election Code to prohibit candidates from filing.