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• of the natural gas.
• A couple of years back, we were running 15% of all fatalities in the state of Texas, right up there with
• On behalf of the residents of Pecos, I thank you.
• of House Bill 188.
• I think each of them recognizes the needs of our areas.

Bills: HB188, HB265, HJR35, HJR47, SB1901, HB188, HB265, HJR35

Keywords: Texas STRONG defense fund, severance tax revenue, oil and gas revenue, constitutional transfers, rainy day fund, economic stabilization fund, state highway fund, oil and gas production, qualifying county, county grants, water infrastructure, first responders, public safety, DPS staffing, commercial motor vehicle safety, gang violence prevention, human trafficking prevention, economic development, TxDOT grants, school districts

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• their operations in support of the grid on their own, but by co-locating with dispatchable generation
• But Hospital 3970 is required to recognize the flexible operations of these co-located arrangements so
• I'm Ross Ayton, and I'm the chief operating officer of Linnegar Electric Cooperative in Tahoka testifying
• It doesn't run out of juice after 4 hours.
• So that reduction of 7.5 million million kilowatt hours.

Bills: HB 1951, HB 2715, HB 3092, HB 3237, HB 3278, HB 3511, HB 3592, HB 3675, HB 3778, HB 3782, HB 3826, HB 3970, HB 4016, HB 4049, HB 4341, HB 4344, HB 4406, HB 4427

Keywords: collective bargaining, public works, government contracts, labor agreements, state funding, removal from office, political subdivisions, local government, judicial proceedings, administrative judicial region, electric transmission, public convenience, landowner consent, utility regulation, energy infrastructure, energy consumption, higher education, governmental entities, sustainability, electricity reduction

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• Enchanted Rock is a Houston-based microgrid owner, operator, and developer. with over 780 megawatts of
• Their operations in support of the grid on their own, but by co-locating with dispatchable generation
• But House Bill 3970 is required to recognize a flexible... operations of these co-located arrangements
• If we only have one or two hours of survivability in a home that's highly inefficient when the weather's
• So that reduction of 7.5 million kilowatt-hours is the equivalent of, say, roughly...

Bills: HB1951, HB2715, HB3092, HB3237, HB3278, HB3511, HB3592, HB3675, HB3778, HB3782, HB3826, HB3970, HB4016, HB4049, HB4341, HB4344, HB4406, HB4427

Keywords: collective bargaining, public works, government contracts, labor agreements, state funding, removal from office, political subdivisions, local government, judicial proceedings, administrative judicial region, electric transmission, public convenience, landowner consent, utility regulation, energy infrastructure, energy consumption, higher education, governmental entities, sustainability, electricity reduction

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• Some of the main components of this are Helmets of Hard Hats.
• The ongoing effect of this one project labor agreement has created tens of thousands of jobs.
• I'm not aware of any of those.
• In Texas, I'm not aware of nine; I'm aware of two. Both of them are private projects.
• So there's a lot of very specific operational reasons why this has to be the right number, and we have

Bills: HB1951, HB2715, HB3092, HB3237, HB3278, HB3511, HB3592, HB3675, HB3778, HB3782, HB3826, HB3970, HB4016, HB4049, HB4341, HB4344, HB4406, HB4427

Keywords: collective bargaining, public works, government contracts, labor agreements, state funding, removal from office, political subdivisions, local government, judicial proceedings, administrative judicial region, electric transmission, public convenience, landowner consent, utility regulation, energy infrastructure, energy consumption, higher education, governmental entities, sustainability, electricity reduction

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• of a public institution of higher. our education.
• We're very proud of it. Very proud of it.
• So of your current freshman class, how many of those students came out of private schools?
• out of.
• in front of them. regardless of the resources of the high school, of the community, if it's a poor or

Bills: HB42, HB 125, HB 1233, HB2853, HB3148, HB3326, HB3701, HB4066, HB4361, HB4762, HB4909, HB4912, HB42, HB125

Keywords: higher education, funding, financial allocation, state budget, Texas A&M University, University of Houston, education funding, medical education, osteopathic medicine, healthcare workforce, Tarleton State University, industry-recognized credentials, workforce development, career opportunities, feasibility study, student fees, university funding, student union, education, UT El Paso

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• The bill resolves the issue by, one, requiring institutions of higher education to credit each hour of
• President, of the University of Texas.
• She is happy to address any questions you may have about the operations of that.
• of that.
• Many of these primary physicians don't want to spend three hours in traffic in urban areas, and they

Bills: HB42, HB 125, HB 1233, HB2853, HB3148, HB3326, HB3701, HB4066, HB4361, HB4762, HB4909, HB4912, HB42, HB125

Keywords: higher education, funding, financial allocation, state budget, Texas A&M University, University of Houston, education funding, medical education, osteopathic medicine, healthcare workforce, Tarleton State University, industry-recognized credentials, workforce development, career opportunities, feasibility study, student fees, university funding, student union, education, UT El Paso

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• of some of these deaths and complications by your county.
• So I have been following really closely all the intricacies of how that committee works and operates,
• of cases and 45 percent of all cancer deaths.
• hundreds of millions of dollars in grants already.
• Maternity care deserts, of course, we've gone over some of the data previously, but 46.5% of our counties

Bills: HB514, HB1652, HB2117, HB2298, HB3269, HB46, HB46

Keywords: maternal health, maternal care, pregnancy, labor and delivery, postpartum, doula, birth worker, midwife, obstetric care, women's health, rural health, health workforce, workforce development, trauma-informed care, public outreach campaign, health equity, minority health, underserved communities, Texas Department of State Health Services, HHSC

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• bishops about, um, you know, being able to practice our faith outside of just an hour on Sunday mornings
• belief of, of Islam, uh, is a, is a complete way of life.
• of this.
• We kind of.
• of.

Bills: HB 346, HB 1360, HB 1510, HB 1606, HB 1804, HB 1805, HB 2156, HB 2391, HB 2767, HB 3022, HB 3044, HB 3272, HB 3293, HB 3493, HB 3809, HB 3824, HJR 110, HB 2463

Keywords: expedited service, business records, veteran-owned businesses, franchise tax, fee schedule, Texas Ethics Commission, election reporting, campaign finance, violation categorization, penalties, public disclosure, Texas Utilities Code, electric utility, retail electric provider, municipally owned utility, electric cooperative, vegetation management, tree trimming, line clearance, transmission line

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• And that most of those, or maybe all of them, are Airbnb still letting them operate?
• 4,100 short-term rentals operating in the city of Galveston.
• , and the operation of the short-term rentals.
• , which also develops, owns, and operates these types of systems.
• I'm the Chair of the Lone Star Energy Storage Alliance and the Chief Operating Officer of Eolian. and

Bills: HB346, HB1360, HB1510, HB1606, HB1804, HB1805, HB2156, HB2391, HB2767, HB3022, HB3044, HB3272, HB3293, HB3493, HB3809, HB3824, HJR110, HB2463

Keywords: expedited service, business records, veteran-owned businesses, franchise tax, fee schedule, Texas Ethics Commission, election reporting, campaign finance, violation categorization, penalties, public disclosure, Texas Utilities Code, electric utility, retail electric provider, municipally owned utility, electric cooperative, vegetation management, tree trimming, line clearance, transmission line

Bills: HB346, HB1360, HB1510, HB1606, HB1804, HB1805, HB2156, HB2391, HB2767, HB3022, HB3044, HB3272, HB3293, HB3493, HB3809, HB3824, HJR110, HB2463

Keywords: expedited service, business records, veteran-owned businesses, franchise tax, fee schedule, Texas Ethics Commission, election reporting, campaign finance, violation categorization, penalties, public disclosure, Texas Utilities Code, electric utility, retail electric provider, municipally owned utility, electric cooperative, vegetation management, tree trimming, line clearance, transmission line

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• a lot of stuff instead of adding a lot of stuff, I probably wouldn't have been comfortable with it.
• a lot of stuff instead of adding a lot of stuff, I probably wouldn't have been comfortable with it.
• a lot of stuff instead of adding a lot of stuff, I probably wouldn't have been comfortable with it.
• </c> sign of I. sign of I.
• out of of Tuscaloosa's campus is housed out of of Tuscaloosa's campus that<00:19:11.840><c> little</c

Bills: HB415, HB419, SB219, SB170, HB415, HB419, SB219, SB170

Keywords: police abuse registry, law enforcement registry, officer assault, assault on police, resisting arrest, battery on law enforcement, law enforcement injury fund, Back the Blue Act, Attorney General, clemency, pardon, commutation, rehabilitation costs, medical costs, public safety, criminal records, background checks, registry removal fee, privacy, due process

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• both of your names.
• of House Bill 4849. ...I am here today to testify in support of House Bill 4849.
• One of the things that we have really seen with Ollie's Law is a lot of these Chapter 140 laws that have
• support of House Bill 4849.
• So this is really just building on some of the things that were well within the intent of Ollie's Law

Bills: H4738, H4843, H4844, H4845, H4849, H4878, H4887, H4924, H5052, H5053, S2878, S2894, S2897, H5102, H5107, H5108, H5109, H5128, H5136, S2963, S2956

Keywords: Holyoke, City Council, municipal governance, special meetings, local government transparency, park land exchange, Lexington, public use, school committee, athletic fields, town administrator, employment authority, Wilbraham, local law, Uxbridge, public meeting notices, legal notices, municipal transparency, local government, digital publication

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• None of us wants to walk out of here and not give folks a raise.
• Chair, members of the committee, Matthew Stackville, on behalf of the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of
• out of state.
• Of quantum sensors like long path using quantum sensing to detect methane emissions that operators love
• I think one of the other main focuses of this package is Mr.

Bills: SB151, HB8, SB177

Keywords: corporate income tax, franchise tax, gross receipts tax, tax credit, tax deduction, controlled foreign corporation, CFC, bonus depreciation, interest expense, apportionment, unitary group, high-wage jobs tax credit, local journalism, news media, newspaper printer, physician incentive, health care workforce, affordable housing, multifamily housing, construction materials

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• We changed the date of the sunset. Is that the only change in here?
• There's a little bit of a fray about House Bill 2 and what happened to the 1%.
• And remember, if you're making under $50,000, we're paying 100% of that.
• The employer pensions cost us $116 million a year, for a total of $1.6 billion over the last four years
• So there's a lot of money spent on our state employees. We've taken care of them very well.

Bills: SB151, HB8, SB177

Keywords: corporate income tax, franchise tax, gross receipts tax, tax credit, tax deduction, controlled foreign corporation, CFC, bonus depreciation, interest expense, apportionment, unitary group, high-wage jobs tax credit, local journalism, news media, newspaper printer, physician incentive, health care workforce, affordable housing, multifamily housing, construction materials

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• So thank you for being really thoughtful about that number of hours, to not make it too much.
• Really thoughtful about that number of hours, to not make it too much, but also not make it too little
• ...with that in terms of are there other operators, are there other developers seeking to develop homes
• Chair and Senator, I'm looking at the F hour, this little blue piece of paper here.
• And then you still have the cost of operating the classroom of the school.

Bills: SB151, HB8, SB177

Keywords: corporate income tax, franchise tax, gross receipts tax, tax credit, tax deduction, controlled foreign corporation, CFC, bonus depreciation, interest expense, apportionment, unitary group, high-wage jobs tax credit, local journalism, news media, newspaper printer, physician incentive, health care workforce, affordable housing, multifamily housing, construction materials

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• Seven hours of driving, or if there is no driving required, then it's 54 hours, 56 hours. Okay.
• The next question would be: out of those hours, is something getting reduced to add these three hours
• hours of DUI training.
• of in-state news. ...income tax credit designed to support the continued operation of in-state newspaper
• We operate one of the two remaining plants.

Bills: SB251, SB150, SB154, SB73, SB111, SB172, SB76, SB181, SB235

Keywords: horse racing, program training, program owning, state licensing, racehorses, regulation, local news, newspaper printing, journalism, media tax credit, print media, digital news, news publisher, newsprint, press operator, printing industry, local journalism, tax credit, income tax, corporate income tax

Bills: SB251, SB150, SB154, SB73, SB111, SB172, SB76, SB181, SB235

Keywords: horse racing, program training, program owning, state licensing, racehorses, regulation, local news, newspaper printing, journalism, media tax credit, print media, digital news, news publisher, newsprint, press operator, printing industry, local journalism, tax credit, income tax, corporate income tax

Bills: SB251, SB150, SB154, SB73, SB111, SB172, SB76, SB181, SB235

Keywords: horse racing, program training, program owning, state licensing, racehorses, regulation, local news, newspaper printing, journalism, media tax credit, print media, digital news, news publisher, newsprint, press operator, printing industry, local journalism, tax credit, income tax, corporate income tax

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• Dear Heavenly Father, as we come to the last day of our first week of session, thank you for what you
• 250th anniversary of our nation.
• And I am told one of the founders of our Constitution, which includes the Article 5 provision, who I
• And so we have in front of us just a remarkable group of men here, and Mr.
• And whereas the actions of these officers contributed to the protection and rescue of civilians, the

Bills: SB1333, SB1191, SB1439, SB1314, SB1509, SB1319, SB1346, SB1613

Keywords: water infrastructure, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, revolving fund, grants, environmental compliance, SB1191, Oklahoma Energy Initiative Act, Oklahoma Low Carbon Energy Initiative Board, low carbon energy, clean energy, energy policy, renewable energy, board repeal, statutory repeal, administrative board, energy committee, natural resources, Oklahoma statutes, 17 O.S. 802.3, fossil fuels

Summary: The Oklahoma Senate convened, the clerk called the roll, and a quorum was declared. The session opened with prayer, followed by a gallery introduction recognizing the Convention of States Organization and related guests in the North Gallery for Capital Freedom Day and the 250th anniversary of the nation. The Senate also granted unanimous consent for an entourage to come to the floor. Senator Bullard presented a citation of valor honoring multiple law enforcement officers from Atoka County, Stringtown, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, and Tulsa Police Department for their response to a dangerous May 2025 incident involving a high-speed pursuit and armed confrontation. The citation praised their courage, coordination, and actions that helped protect civilians and resolve the situation safely. The Senate extended its gratitude to the officers, and members of law enforcement present were recognized on the floor. Several floor introductions and announcements followed, including recognition of a UCO student intern, Senator Alvord’s mother-in-law, and caucus and committee notices. Announcements included Republican caucus meeting plans, committee meetings for Business and Insurance and Energy, a Diabetes Caucus meeting, a Women’s Caucus social event, and a note that the Senate won the prior day’s blood drive competition. No legislation was debated or voted on, and the Senate adopted a motion to adjourn until Monday, February 9, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.

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• This bill requires the Department of Commerce to conduct a study on the feasibility of developing an
• It also directed the data center to pay an annual fee per kilowatt hour to the Department of Revenue
• of electric service to Washington customers by pursuing a number of activities.
• It includes highway facilities of the state when directing WITA to seek the maximum use of existing rights-of-way
• It clarifies that WITA operates without creating state debt or lending the credit of the state, so long

Bills: SB6124, SB6171, SB6284, SB5609, SB6172, SB6246, SB5932, SB6269, SB6223, SB5975

Keywords: appliance affordability, cost index, energy efficiency, consumer protection, Washington state, energy facilities, large energy consumers, regulation, environment, sustainability, artificial intelligence, data privacy, technological impacts, cultural resources, land use, environmental policy, exemptions, state laws, Washington climate policy, greenhouse gas