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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- session, it's time for our for Texas to lead the nation in supporting our Texas teachers and with this
- the legislature.
- Is Texas is 15th in the nation.
- Yeah, never in history, as we look back on the history of Texas. as the Texas legislation ever gave any
- Once again bipartisanship in the Texas Senate for teachers and education in Texas.
Keywords:
teacher compensation, education funding, public school educators, teacher retention, teacher designation, lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement
TX
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- This legislature has made it abundantly clear that in Texas, life matters.
- Texas.
- Texas Hospital Association and Texas Medical Association, as well as contract lobbyists for Texas Hospital
- But aren't there also Texas Supreme Court cases that say the legislature can grant standing, indicating
- Of the state of Texas.
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
trafficking, prostitution, affirmative defense, victims, criminal justice reform, victim rights, criminal justice, judicial reform, court procedures, mental health services, criminal penalties, court security, SB 6, Woman and Child Protection Act, abortion, abortion-inducing drugs, medication abortion, mifepristone, misoprostol, pro-life
TX
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- Show you, Sarah Crockett with Texas CASA for the bill. Is that correct?
- I'm the Director of Public Policy for Texas CASA, here in support of Senate Bill 2311.
- Most residential treatment centers in Texas do have a charter school on campus, but some do utilize the
- For too many of our kids in Texas, once they come into care, they bounce from placement.
- I've been practicing for almost 28 years, and I'm President of the Texas Association of Family Defense
Committee:
House Human Services
Keywords:
child welfare, foster care, Department of Family and Protective Services, DFPS, Family Code, conservatorship, placement selection, contract residential care, kinship care, relative placement, designated caregiver, best interest of the child, least restrictive setting, placement stability, child protective services, residential treatment, group home, family reunification, Texas foster system, residential care
TX
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- The last session of the legislature passed.
- In my city of Port Arthur, Texas...
- I am general counsel with the Texas Municipal League.
- I represent all the county judges and commissioners in the state of Texas.
- I represent the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Committee:
House Intergovernmental Affairs
Keywords:
municipal management district, bonds, assessments, property taxes, economic development, eminent domain, special district, SB 427, local government, political subdivision, state loan, state grant, financial reporting, annual financial statement, annual report, county report, municipal finance, water district, municipality, county auditor
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- River is one of the most pristine waterways in Texas.
- I'm with the Nature Conservancy in Texas.
- Members, Texas is sitting on $370 million. $370 million.
- HB 2048 solves this with a free market approach that keeps Texas materials in Texas.
- This bill is about Texas businesses leading a Texas solution.
Bills:
HB1730 , HB1823 , HB2048 , HB2266 , HB2440 , HB3333 , HB4086 , HB4271 , HB4413 , HB4839 , HB4841 , HB5151
Committee:
House Environmental Regulation
Keywords:
PFAS, perfluoroalkyl substances, polyfluoroalkyl substances, forever chemicals, public health study, environmental regulation, drinking water, groundwater, surface water, food packaging, chemical exposure, firefighters, chemical manufacturing workers, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, TCEQ, Railroad Commission of Texas, Department of State Health Services, University of Houston, occupational exposure, contaminants
TX
Committee:
House Elections
Keywords:
voter registration, elections, Election Code, registrar, county clerk, application rejection, rejection notice, voter eligibility, ballot access, transparency, administrative procedure, Texas, voting rights, election administration, notice of rejection, election, poll watcher, conviction, ineligibility, Texas election code
TX
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- The Texas Supreme Court, if you're not familiar with the Texas disposer of service limited versus Travis
- The Texas Supreme Court, as you are aware, is some of the brightest minds that are in Texas today.
- I also serve as an adjunct professor. at the University of Texas School of Law teaching Texas property
- The Texas Supreme Court opinion in that came out in the Texas Disposal Systems case last summer created
- This Texas legislature, this committee, and Chairman Turner, you all have been so dedicated to. trying
Bills:
HB1952 , HB3258 , HB3524 , HB3851 , HB4478 , HB4613 , HB4703 , HB4742 , HB4744 , HB4809 , HB4864
Committee:
House S/C on Property Tax Appraisals
Keywords:
county appraisal district, board of directors, governance, taxing units, public representation, penalty, property report, taxation, timely filing, chief appraiser, appraisal district, ad valorem tax, property appraisal, tax protests, unequal appraisal, property rights, property tax, public employees, protest leave, appraisal review board
TX
Committee:
House Land & Resource Management
Keywords:
property tax exemption, ad valorem tax, Texas Tax Code, nonprofit corporation, charitable organization, educational nonprofit, scientific nonprofit, agriculture support, youth programs, community education, county population threshold, large county, local government revenue, leasehold interest, possessory interest, county property tax, nonprofit-owned property, third-party review, property development, local government
TX
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- This legislature, development should pay for development. That does not happen.
- The key here is that MUDs are a crucial factor in keeping housing� affordable in Texas.
- And muds are the best way that we can prepare for growth in Texas.
- We're based in Houston, Texas, and we have communities throughout the state.
- members of the legislature.
Committee:
House Land & Resource Management
Keywords:
third-party review, property development, local government, permits, construction inspection, regulatory authority, land development, liability, occupancy certificate, municipal utility district, petition, county clerk, water code, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, traffic impact studies, bonds, road projects, eminent domain, extraterritorial jurisdiction, county authority
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- South Texas.
- Texas parents didn't elect Mike Morath. Texas teachers didn't elect Mike Morath.
- Decoding Dyslexia Texas and the Texas Dyslexia Coalition testifying on behalf of Decoding Dyslexia Texas
- Texas.
- future of Texas.
Committee:
House Public Education
Keywords:
public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- As you all know we Texas currently has a we have a skills gap in Texas.
- I was born and raised in Austin, Texas.
- The future of Texas depends on it. Excuse me, Ms.
- Texas public schools need your help.
- I chaired the Texas Commission on Special education funding.
Committee:
House Public Education
Keywords:
public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace
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- Jonathan Feinstein, Texas State Director. In Texas, and he'll be testifying for the bill.
- There is a shared responsibility between the legislature and the school boards, because the legislature
- Texas Arts Education Campaign.
- We've had fires in Texas, we've had hail in Texas, we've had tornadoes. We had...
- I'm in commitment to Texas students.
Committee:
House Public Education
Keywords:
public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace
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- We filed in the history of the state of Texas.
- However, this is a session in the Texas House, and this is a Texas House priority.
- Texas is praised across the country for our commitment to high-dosage tutoring, and the Texas House is
- I can't tell anyone what to do, Brown, Democrat, Texas legislature, not a heavy hammer to wield.
- Texas and close to one half of the economically disadvantaged students in Texas.
Committee:
House Public Education
Keywords:
public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace
TX
Keywords:
dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement, enforcement suspension
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Mar 6th, 2026 at 04:30 pm
Washington House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Yes, $1 billion of Medicaid funds cut by this legislature already.
- So the state legislature has cut Medicaid, which is highly used in my district, by a billion dollars
- We just want to see a written report back to the Legislature.
- We just want to see a written report back to the Legislature. For me, I like to see transparency.
- The legislature affirms the sole purpose of this exemption from B&O is to prevent double taxation.
Bills:
HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5831 , SB6137 , SB6244 , SB6044 , SB6132 , SB5109 , SB5877 , SB6258 , HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5831 , SB6137 , SB6244 , SB5420 , SB5868 , SB6044 , SB6132 , SJM8002
Keywords:
behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Mar 6th, 2026 at 12:45 pm
Washington House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Again, I think it's good government to have that kind of feedback and review for us as a legislature
- Again, I think it's good government to have that kind of feedback and review for us as a legislature
- Again, I think it's good government to have that kind of feedback and review for us as a legislature
- June of 2029, all of those things will be reported to the legislature, reporting back on the impact and
- In 2024, the Legislature received a report that we had asked for.
Bills:
HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5831 , SB6137 , SB6244 , SB6044 , SB6132 , SB5109 , SB5877 , SB6258 , HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5831 , SB6137 , SB6244 , SB5420 , SB5868 , SB6044 , SB6132 , SJM8002
Keywords:
behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Mar 6th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Washington House Floor Meeting
Bills:
HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5831 , SB6137 , SB6244 , SB6044 , SB6132 , SB5109 , SB5877 , SB6258 , HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5831 , SB6137 , SB6244 , SB5420 , SB5868 , SB6044 , SB6132 , SJM8002
Keywords:
behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Mar 12th, 2026 at 07:00 pm
Washington Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Session of the 69th Legislature. Session of the 69th Legislature. Senator Ruchelli.
- Whereas the 2026 regular session of the 69th Legislature is drawing to a close...
- Whereas the 2026 regular session of the 69th Legislature is drawing to the last line. Proper.
- I move that the 2026 regular session of the 69th Legislature do now adjourn sine die.
- die. 26 regular session of the 69th Legislature do now adjourn sine die.
Keywords:
returning bills to house of origin, sine die, end of session, legislative procedure, Rules Committee, third reading, unfinished business, pending bills, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, joint memorials, special session, bill numbering, legislative records, House of Representatives, Washington Legislature, session adjournment, procedural resolution
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Mar 12th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Washington Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And whereas, outside the legislature, Senator Banke has dedicated himself to education and workforce
- been an absolute leader, and of course has been a leader partly because of his work outside the legislature
- I came into the legislature two years before he did as a senator, and we have shared territory over in
- I came into the legislature two years before he did as a senator, and we have shared territory over in
- Coming into the legislature, you don't know who you're going to connect with and who you're going to
Keywords:
returning bills to house of origin, sine die, end of session, legislative procedure, Rules Committee, third reading, unfinished business, pending bills, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, joint memorials, special session, bill numbering, legislative records, House of Representatives, Washington Legislature, session adjournment, procedural resolution
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Mar 12th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Washington Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The Journal of the Senate, State of Washington, 69th Legislature, Day 59, Wednesday, March 11.
- The Journal of the Senate, State of Washington, 69th Legislature, Day 59, Wednesday, March 11th.
- It's shiny day here in the legislature. Mr. President, I'm asking that we concur in this bill. Mr.
- Would Senator Kaufman please stand and the students please stand and receive recognition by the Senate
- Would Senator Kaufman please stand and the students please stand and receive recognition by the Senate
Keywords:
returning bills to house of origin, sine die, end of session, legislative procedure, Rules Committee, third reading, unfinished business, pending bills, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, joint memorials, special session, bill numbering, legislative records, House of Representatives, Washington Legislature, session adjournment, procedural resolution