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• I mean, you know, the Property Code essentially provides that if you're going to give a notice to vacate
• So the time periods are short either under the Property Code or under the terms of the lease.

Bills: SB1015, SB2933

Keywords: statutory probate courts, probate court fees, judicial fund, county reimbursement, comptroller, Texas Government Code, Local Government Code, court fees, fee allocation, excess contributions, judicial education and support fund, presiding judge salary, county finance, court administration, Texas judiciary, revenue distribution, SB 2933, elder abuse, neglect, judicial training

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• And so we respectfully urge zip code.
• ,<00:34:40.079> has Alabama, not the federal government, has Alabama, not the federal government
• regulation that the federal government regulation that the federal government does<00:37:10.560>
• coming down from the federal government? coming down from the federal government?
• So, we're saying, well, the federal government doesn't require us to do that.

Bills: SB63, SB80, SB63, SB80

Keywords: immigration, law enforcement, fingerprints, DNA collection, illegal aliens, Alabama state law, SB80, Buddy Sharpless Education Institute, Alabama Local Government Training Institute, county commissioner training, local government training, ethics training, State Ethics Commission, county commissioners, Association of County Commissions of Alabama, local emergency management director, public officials, municipal officials, Alabama Code Title 11, Alabama Code Title 31

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• Chapter 59 of the Texas Property Code.
• This is property code chapter 59.
• This property code was written in 1983, 41 years ago.
• Currently, the tax code defines a rental as up to 180 days.
• I'm director of government. Relations for Texas Values.

Bills: HB186, HB517, HB 1093, HB 1268, HB1395, HB186

Keywords: social media, children, account verification, data privacy, parental control, property owners' association, residential watering restrictions, vegetation, fine limitations, drought, technology, innovation, economic development, grants, Texas Economic Development, business funding, HB 1395, private passenger vehicle rental, car rental, vehicle rental

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• While current law under Chapter 211 of the Local Government Code and the Texas Constitution provides
• You know, that as a city councilman, those are responsibilities of governance indeed. Sure.
• million rehabilitation of a building with no economic value, and subjected us to dozens of spurious code

Bills: SB2215, SB2639

Keywords: zoning, municipality, municipal immunity, governmental immunity, local government, Chapter 211, Texas Local Government Code, land use, declaratory relief, injunctive relief, mandamus, attorney's fees, court costs, property rights, home rule city, code enforcement, planning and zoning, land development, municipal ordinance, historic landmark

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• Code.
• This aims to address Texas' growing shortage of skilled IT professionals in state government.
• The SOAH hearings process is... governed by Chapter 2003 of the Government Code.
• , and transportation code.
• Additionally, the bill amends Government Code Section 481.066 subsection e to add a qualified member

Bills: HB1240, HB2768, HB2788, HB3146, HB4850, HB5032, HCR90

Keywords: border region, infrastructure, economic development, government operations, education, HB 2768, Texas information technology apprenticeship, state IT credential, information resources workforce, junior college, technical institute, apprenticeship program, workforce development, state agency hiring, job classification, career ladder, bachelor's degree substitution, associate degree, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, state auditor classification officer

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• Code.
• The SOAH hearings process is governed by Chapter 2003 of the Government Code.
• for agriculture, human resources, insurance, labor, and transportation code.
• Additionally, the bill amends Government Code Section 481.066, Subsection (e), to add a qualified member
• Additionally, the bill amends government code section 481.066 sub e to add a qualified member from a

Bills: HB1240, HB2768, HB2788, HB3146, HB4850, HB5032, HCR90

Keywords: border region, infrastructure, economic development, government operations, education, HB 2768, Texas information technology apprenticeship, state IT credential, information resources workforce, junior college, technical institute, apprenticeship program, workforce development, state agency hiring, job classification, career ladder, bachelor's degree substitution, associate degree, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, state auditor classification officer

Summary: The Senate Economic Development Committee met without a quorum, so no votes or formal actions were taken. The chair laid out several bills and resolutions for explanation and public testimony, with each item left pending subject to the call of the chair. Early items included House Bill 1240, a cleanup measure to create a single uniform definition of the Texas-Mexico border region across state law, and House Bill 2768, which would establish an IT apprenticeship credential through junior colleges and technical institutions to help fill state government technology jobs. The committee also heard House Concurrent Resolution 90, which would encourage establishing a Texas trade and investment office in Jerusalem. Testimony on the resolution was sharply divided: one witness opposed it on foreign policy and values grounds, while a Texas Association of Business representative strongly supported it, citing Israel’s innovation and trade potential. Another major item was House Bill 4187, a committee substitute for legislation affecting the Texas Historical Commission; the sponsor described changes expanding use of trust fund money for historic sites, allowing more affiliated nonprofits, clarifying retail operations, and creating a framework for training and consistent interpretation at historic sites. A Texas Historical Commission witness explained that the bill would shift responsibility for maintaining many state-owned historical markers and monuments, including markers on private land, to the commission. Additional measures included House Bill 2788, which would shield Texas Workforce Commission fraud-prevention methods from public information requests; House Bill 5032, directing state agencies to plan for public display of the Texas Declaration of Independence, Texas Constitution, and the Victory or Death letter at the Capitol Complex; House Bill 3146, which would eliminate outdated memoranda-of-understanding requirements for certain State Office of Administrative Hearings arrangements; and House Bill 4815, a cleanup bill modernizing economic development statutes, revising the Made in Texas standard to 51% Texas-origin content, repealing the Governor’s Broadband Development Council, and making other conforming changes. The committee ended by recessing, with members indicating they would likely vote on pending business later when a quorum was available.

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• Code, or through the payment of public funds to a person.
• They do all of this not just... as a government partner, but as a recipient of state and local government
• lobbying state government for more.
• More government.
• Said more simply, we have a situation today where governments. are lobbying government or more government

Bills: SB 18, SB 19, SB18, SB19, SB666, SB688, SB707, SB888

Keywords: Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water permit, water appropriation, dam permit exemption, reservoir, flood control, floodwater control, erosion control, sediment control, watershed protection, flood prevention, Natural Resources Conservation Service, NRCS, USDA, local sponsor, district, authority, water infrastructure

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• code was in compliance with federal law before federal law changed and so senator 688 fixes this by
• What the framers debated was that ensuring our freedom... is the structure of our government.
• Of course, the federal government, power is spread over the three.
• and the state government.
• limits of the power of the federal government is crazy.

Bills: SB18, SB19, SB666, SB688, SB707, SB888, SB 18, SB 19

Keywords: municipal libraries, state funding, gender identity, public events, children's literature, SB 19, Texas, political subdivision, local government, county, city, municipality, taxpayer-funded lobbying, lobbying ban, public funds, registered lobbyist, Chapter 305, Government Code, Local Government Code, county association dues

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• Members, House Bill 3748 allows for county governments to engage in partnerships with four-year institutions
• House Bill 3919 addresses one of the most contentious parts of county government: county fair boards.
• House Bill 4132 provides liability protection for local governments that follow recognized cybersecurity
• frameworks, encouraging responsible governance, and protecting taxpayer resources.
• Encouraging responsible governance and protecting taxpayer resources. Move for adoption.

Bills: HB3091, HB3314, HB3435, HB3748, HB3913, HB3919, HB4132, HB4203, HB4303

Keywords: county officials, residency requirement, dereliction of duty, removal process, government accountability, marijuana tax, public service impact tax, county funding, voter approval, local government, municipal bonds, ballot proposals, voting process, fund allocation, county government, administration, local resources, public institutions, construction, maintenance

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• a federal entity, has revised the policy for the fire and life safety in animal housing facilities code
• As Texas uses NFPA fire code standards, this mandate will most likely be adopted.
• residential farm buildings, cotton gins, livestock markets, which are defined in our agricultural code
• Can't use zoning to effectively ban HUD-code homes and restrict access to affordable housing.
• So we took that feedback and updated our zoning codes.

Bills: HB1835, HB2561, HB3630

Keywords: manufactured housing, HUD-code, zoning, local government regulations, installation permits, municipal utility district, board meetings, public access, meeting location, transparency, fire prevention, agriculture, local government, fire safety, regulations, 1184, house, all

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• And so this particular bill Lao Jones: would open up the number of the diagnosis or the codes that could
• payments among the employer, employee, and a third Senator Hinojosa: party, usually a nonprofit or government
• Senator Hinojosa: What House Bill 2655 amends is the Health and Safety Code to distinguish between nonprofit
• Currently, Section 263.002 of the Family Code requires in a CPS case, every six months, the court must

Bills: HB50

Keywords: constitutional amendment, ballot language, fiscal note, fiscal impact, cost estimate, savings estimate, Legislative Budget Board, LBB, secretary of state, Election Code, Government Code, voter information, ballot proposition, state budget, election administration, Texas

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• But I'm also the past president of the Government Finance Officers Association of Texas.
• I've been in local government issuing debt for the past about 11 years, and so what I can say...
• This is just a straight limitation on what local governments can do.
• It says the governing body may authorize anticipation notes, otherwise prohibited.
• Those are all under the Local Government Code 271.056, 1, 2, and 3, and it provides a fourth...

Bills: SB512, SB1024

Keywords: SB 512, Texas Finance Code, money transmission, money services business, money transmitter, money transmission licensee, terms of service, consumer protection, civil penalty, attorney general enforcement, account closure, refund of balance, financial services regulation, payments industry, fintech, prepaid accounts, remittance, licensee compliance, local government debt, municipal finance

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• This particular bill would open up the number of diagnoses or codes that could also then [context missing
• For spending premiums among the employer, employee, and a third party, usually a non-profit or government
• Hence, the Health and Safety Code distinguishes between non-profit organizations that offer district
• Section 263.000 of the Family Code requires that in every CPS case, every six months, the court must

Bills: HB50

Keywords: constitutional amendment, ballot language, fiscal note, fiscal impact, cost estimate, savings estimate, Legislative Budget Board, LBB, secretary of state, Election Code, Government Code, voter information, ballot proposition, state budget, election administration, Texas, 1185, senate, all

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• Local government procurement.
• Therefore, local government... ...We'll have more flexibility to pay for goods and services.
• Unlike the rules in the charter, city code can be amended more easily.
• The problem is that it could be triggered... without even a vote of the governing body.
• And on top of that, we need to get involved in the federal government.

Bills: SB32, SB464, SB996, SB1163, SB1173, SB1277, SB1452, SB1453, SB1548, SB1882, SB1883, SB2016, SB 32

Keywords: ad valorem taxation, tax exemption, franchise tax credit, income production, personal property, SB 464, school buffer zone, tobacco retailer, vape shop, e-cigarette, vaping, nicotine, tobacco products, retail permit, comptroller, Class A misdemeanor, school proximity, youth access, public school, private school

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• may hear testimony claiming this bill's requirements are more stringent than requirements in this code
• I know we're affecting a couple of different chapters of Water code.
• This is a 21st application of good government principles.
• Um, I, I believe in, in, you know, Henry Thoreau said, you know, the government that is best governs
• Um, I'm, I pulled up the, um, the government code just to see, you know, what other provisions are there

Bills: HB 279, HB 310, HB 365, HB 391, HB 420, HB 422, HB 638

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing

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• under House Rules 4, Section 13. and House committees are subject to the same rules of decorum that govern
• This is the smallest. form of government in the entire Texas legal system.
• I think it's the most grassroot form of government in the state of Texas, and I wish more people came
• And we are committed to open government and access to public information.
• back to 2021 a rural desk district was defined definition was added to chapter 49062 of the water code

Bills: HB279, HB310, HB365, HB391, HB420, HB422, HB638, HB279, HB310

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing

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• You may hear testimony claiming this bill's required and so are more. than requirements in this code
• We're affecting a couple of different chapters of water code.
• This is a 21st application of good government principles.
• I believe in, you know, Henry Thoreau said, you know... the government that is best governs least.
• I'm I pulled up the the government code just to see you know What other provisions are there that may

Bills: HB279, HB310, HB365, HB391, HB420, HB422, HB638, HB279, HB310

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing

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• contemplates title 22 in election code contemplates title 22 in many<00:21:16.960> different<
• Um, because what I found in these codes, uh, providing the check from the state's perspective over the
• He said that when you look at Title 22, the election code, that is the role the secretary is supposed
• When you look at Title 22, the election code, that is the role the secretary is supposed to provide in
• Thank you. you look at title 22, the election code, you look at title 22, the election code, that's<00

Bills: HB0085, HB0086

Keywords: elections, audit procedures, ballot integrity, political party observation, transparency, county officials, election code, misconduct, removal, government accountability, 916, all

Bills: HB0085, HB0086

Keywords: elections, audit procedures, ballot integrity, political party observation, transparency, county officials, election code, misconduct, removal, government accountability, 916, all

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• It would clarify the exact court fees pursuant to the local government code which the comptroller uses
• We also have attorneys appointed under Chapter 264 of the Family Code. ...which are in court-ordered

Bills: SB629, SB1015, SB2501, SB2933

Keywords: child support, interest accrual, family law, delinquency, financial judgment, statutory probate courts, probate court fees, judicial fund, county reimbursement, comptroller, Texas Government Code, Local Government Code, court fees, fee allocation, excess contributions, judicial education and support fund, presiding judge salary, county finance, court administration, Texas judiciary