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• I just wanted to comment that I'm from the panhandle of Texas, about eight hours from here, so we have
• Nevertheless, we must ensure that operators of child detention facilities do not further endanger these
• To achieve this, House Bill 3120 would require the owner or operator of a residential child detention
• It also mandates that owners or operators of residential child detention facilities receiving at least
• 10% of their operating expenses from state funds conduct. history background checks on all personnel

Bills: SB2784 , HB23 , HB247 , HB1533 , HB2011 , HB2013 , HB2273 , HB2421 , HB2464 , HB3120 , HB3424 , HB3575 , HB3788 , HB4370 , HB4809 , HB5057 , HB5084 , HB5534 , HB5668 , HJR34 , HB23 , HB247 , HJR34

Committee: Senate Local Government

Keywords: Somervell County, hospital district, board of directors, elections, local governance, staggered terms, third-party review, property development, local government, permits, construction inspection, regulatory authority, land development, liability, occupancy certificate, border security, tax exemption, ad valorem, real property, infrastructure

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• You're here on behalf of the city of Coppell, and you're... ...with the bill, is that correct?
• I serve as Mayor Pro Tem of the city of Coppell, as well as represent Coppell on the Dallas Regional
• Current law requires a A simple majority of the governing body of a taxing unit is required to approve
• The law also currently requires 60% of the governing body of a taxing unit to adjourn until January 31
• Thompson is here on behalf of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas.

Bills: SB1277 , SB1531 , SB2452 , SB2520 , SB2521 , SB2529 , SB2538 , SB2539 , SB2541 , SB2873

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: municipal sales tax, street maintenance, local option tax, Tax Code Chapter 327, sales and use tax, street repair, sidewalk maintenance, water infrastructure, wastewater system, stormwater system, local election, ballot language, reauthorization, municipal finance, infrastructure funding, Texas municipalities, street and sidewalk tax, special district tax, public works, property tax

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• This may be more of a statement than a question for you all, but the uniqueness about your operations
• We routinely respond 20 to 30 miles outside of our base of operations.
• Outside of our base of operations, we provide mutual aid and critical care ambulance intercepts to neighboring
• We're 2 and a half hours north of the Twin Cities, with a population of less than 200 residents.
• Almost one-third of the population of Douglas County resides within the city of Alexandria.

Bills: HF568 , HF433 , HF1689 , HF3135 , HF3137 , HF3145 , HF2887 , HF2819 , HF2802 , HF2664 , HF2267 , HF799 , HF800 , HF3049 , HF296 , HF580 , HF1438 , HF1237

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: special education, education funding, construction, Minnesota, regional educational programs, HF433, Cloquet Area Fire District, fire station, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, general obligation bonds, public safety, emergency services, fire protection, local infrastructure, Minnesota capital budget, DEED grant, municipal facilities, station construction

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• And maybe more of a statement than a question for y'all, but the uniqueness about your operations is
• And maybe more of a statement than a question for y'all, but the uniqueness about your operations is
• And we routinely respond 20 to 30 miles outside of our base of operations to provide mutual aid and critical
• And we routinely respond 20 to 30 miles outside of our base of operations to provide mutual aid and critical
• We're two and a half hours north of the Twin Cities, with a population of less than 200 residents.

Bills: HF568 , HF433 , HF1689 , HF3135 , HF3137 , HF3145 , HF2887 , HF2819 , HF2802 , HF2664 , HF2267 , HF799 , HF800 , HF3049 , HF296 , HF580 , HF1438 , HF1237

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: special education, education funding, construction, Minnesota, regional educational programs, HF433, Cloquet Area Fire District, fire station, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, general obligation bonds, public safety, emergency services, fire protection, local infrastructure, Minnesota capital budget, DEED grant, municipal facilities, station construction

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• So the sources of funding that a lot of our local Senate and also charter operators that onboarded T-Class
• I wish we had more time because we could we could I could ask questions of you for an hour okay and I
• I've sat in, I don't know how many— hours of committee hearings.
• Our charter was approved in 2021, and we are in our third year of operations.
• Elizabeth, what city do you operate in? out of? We're in Magnolia, Texas. In Magnolia, Texas.

Bills: SB451 , SB762 , SB1490 , SB1262 , SB1459 , SB1750 , SB1962 , SB2252 , SB2253 , SB2365

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: instructional materials, public schools, Education Code, adoption, rejected materials, local funds, open educational resources, Texas Education Code, school districts, open enrollment charter schools, funding restrictions, environmental regulation, business compliance, local authority, economic development, state preemption, local control, open education resources, SB 762, Texas public schools

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• So the sources of funding that a lot of our local Senate and also charter operators that onboarded T-Class
• Not in terms of a gap of funding. Not a gap of commitment.
• I wish we had more time because we could we could I could ask questions of you for an hour okay and I
• I've sat in I don't know how many hours of committee hearings.
• Our charter was approved in 2021 and we're in our third year of operations.

Bills: SB451 , SB762 , SB1490 , SB1262 , SB1459 , SB1750 , SB1962 , SB2252 , SB2253 , SB2365

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: instructional materials, public schools, Education Code, adoption, rejected materials, local funds, open educational resources, Texas Education Code, school districts, open enrollment charter schools, funding restrictions, environmental regulation, business compliance, local authority, economic development, state preemption, local control, open education resources, SB 762, Texas public schools

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• I can tell you I've had clients who have literally repositioned their base of operations outside of the
• One of them, at five miles an hour, the driver bumped the door on the car in traffic, did not hit it
• One of them, at five miles an hour, the driver bumped the door on the car in traffic, did not hit it
• How many of y'all, by show of hands, How many of y'all, by show of hands, would give me $13 for this
• it applies to the owner and operator of a vehicle.

Bills: HB37 , HB51 , HB173 , HB180 , HB192 , HB306 , HB366 , HB393 , HB485 , HB516 , HB521 , HB526 , HB638 , HB752 , HB817 , HB976 , HB1006 , HB1044

Committee: House Civil Law and Procedure

Keywords: HB37, expropriation, eminent domain, property rights, foreign entity, foreign corporation, limited liability company, LLC, reciprocal expropriation agreement, Louisiana property law, land acquisition, utility infrastructure, public utilities, railroad, waterworks, sewerage, natural gas pipeline, electric utility, telecommunications, carbon dioxide pipeline

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• Watched him drive out of the dead end and chased him again. Got up to 135 miles an hour.
• So, at what point, three counties, 50 minutes of a chase, 135 miles per hour.
• So, at what point, three counties, 50 minutes of a chase, 135 miles per hour.
• </c> minutes of a chase, 135 miles per hour. minutes of a chase, 135 miles per hour.
• I think this would allow that operation of that reversion.

Bills: HB348 , HB106 , HB347 , HB54 , SB118 , SB167 , SB195 , HB260 , HB263 , HB328 , HB348 , HB106 , HB347 , HB54 , SB118 , SB167 , SB195 , HB260 , HB263 , HB328

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: bail reform, illegal aliens, violent offenses, pretrial detention, flight risk, court hearings, doxing, personal identifying information, harassment, online safety, law enforcement, public servants, penalties, consumer protection, illicit material, private rights, digital privacy, nonconsensual distribution, incarceration, pregnancy

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• The City of Galveston is responsible for Local HOT and all of our other programs.
• Findings included co-mingling of... ...of HOT with other operational fund revenues and using HOT to pay
• The park board has a history of only putting sand in front of the seawall.
• of aviation leaders.
• End of adjournment, subject to the call of the Chair.

Bills: SB263 , SB467 , SB850 , SB1030 , SB1352 , SB1453 , SB2064 , SB2206 , SB2779 , SJR84

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: SB 263, Texas franchise tax, cost of goods sold, COGS, broadcasters, television broadcasting, radio broadcasting, media tax, broadcast license, FCC, 47 C.F.R. Part 73, 47 C.F.R. Part 74, film production, television production, tax deduction, margin tax, Texas Tax Code, depreciation, amortization, broadcast rights

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• We're also going to limit no more than two hours of discussion on any one bill, and we're going to close
• That we are, by virtue of me sending my children for eight hours a day to public schools, inviting the
• The state has already increased the number of ...field hours required for teachers in training to get
• of...
• account for less than a fifth of a percent of the population of the state of Texas.

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

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: student transfer, public servants, education code, peace officer, servicemember, judicial officer, school security, volunteer program, retired law enforcement, veterans, public safety, school safety, criminal background check, school libraries, library advisory councils, parental rights, library materials, educational content, challenging materials, emergency operations plan

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• Nearly 70% of trustees live more than a three-hour drive from Austin.
• But you don't pay property taxes on the property that you operate out of, do you?
• I don't think they're concerned about whether they get credit for an hour of advocacy or not.
• Anyway, as we progress, we're in our third year of operation now.
• A lot of us do 30 to 40 hours a week. We do it all for free.

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

Committee: House Public Education

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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• rainfall of revenues.
• This legislation has a positive impact on the state of Texas of $25 million. Mr.
• As part of their acquisition, they became part of this sales tax loophole.
• This is solid tax policy that places the confidence of operating our state back into the hands of the
• Chairman, members of the committee. grid operations of data centers, which means not connected to the

Bills: HB 105 , HB982 , HB1483 , HB1508 , HB2575 , HB3646 , HB3993 , HB4083 , HB4580 , HB4725 , HB5169 , HB5511 , HJR73 , HJR102 , HJR174 , HB3746 , HB4240

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: economic development, job creation, energy, tax incentives, technology investment, ad valorem taxes, elderly, disabled, low-income, tax limitation, homesteads, Texas Tax Code, property tax, ad valorem tax, tax exemption, residential real property, home improvement, energy efficiency, energy-efficient upgrades, HVAC

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• This bill is from TCEQ for certain dams or reservoirs operated and maintained for the purposes of erosion
• It's a combination of the elimination of the STAR test and the Texas A through F accountability system
• The beginning of the year, middle of the year, and end of the year testing also strengthens the Texas
• Charter, the originator of the Charter Amendment in Dallas.
• And it passed out of the Senate unanimously.

Bills: SB2 , SB3 , SB5 , SB9 , SB10 , SB14 , SB16 , SB34 , SB18 , SB 2 , SB 3 , SB 5 , SB 9 , SB 10 , SB 14 , SB 16 , SB 18 , SB 34

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: flooding, public safety, outdoor warning sirens, disaster preparedness, emergency response, flood warning, outdoor sirens, local government, safety measures, flood management, emergency preparedness, municipal safety, disaster response, disaster relief, emergency funding, Meteorological forecasting, local government assistance, training facilities, hemp regulation, consumable products

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• you about the last hours of my life. my 16-year-old's life, my Matias.
• hours dealing with who is this of cases.
• - of people in those situations the coercive element of the criminal justice system operates and they
• I work, this is a 24-hour operation down at Travis County Jail. I just work for eight hours.
• The judicial branch of government operates independently from the executive branch.

Bills: HB36 , HB75 , HB76 , HB166 , HB799 , HB 1135 , HJR15 , HJR16 , HB36 , HB75 , HB76 , HB166 , HJR15 , HJR16

Committee: House Criminal Jurisprudence

Keywords: family violence, global positioning monitoring system, victim resources, electronic monitoring, protective orders, magistrate, criminal procedure, probable cause, written findings, law enforcement, bail bonds, bail fund, charitable bail fund, nonprofit bail organization, public funds, local government spending, political subdivision, county, city, taxpayer lawsuit

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• of each of us, but within hours an individual's DNA can be tested and now sold to third parties, foreign
• Operating a private right of action for damages could help make them whole again after a violation. related
• So SB 315 will... not disrupt the operation of this important program for Texas's babies.
• There's a lot of special handling that has to go. into autologous and directed donations, and 72 hours
• Just back to like it was before the abrupt shutdown. of the operation before, a couple of years ago,

Bills: SB 53 , SB53 , SB125 , SB315 , SB379 , SB457 , SB541 , SB599 , SB896 , SB921 , SB963 , SB1038 , SB1084 , SB1330 , SB1461

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

Keywords: voter registration, election procedures, provisional ballot, change of address, residence requirements, mental health, court proceedings, notice requirements, legal filings, electronic documents, autologous blood donation, direct blood donation, blood bank, hospital, Health and Safety Code, physician order, preoperative blood donation, patient blood reserve, transfusion, surgery

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• The chair lays out S.J.R. 60 as a matter of pending business.
• The chair lays out a matter of pending business.
• No, no, no, this is the city of Conroe, city of Conroe parking downtown reserved for this spot, reserved
• the House bills passed out of this committee.
• All right, just as a matter of pending business...

Bills: SB3038 , SB3045 , SB3065 , SB3069 , SB3071 , HB2025 , HB2149 , HB3370 , HB4205 , HB4506 , HB5424 , HB5652 , HB24 , HB3687

Committee: Senate Local Government

Keywords: Fort Bend County, Municipal Utility District, MUD, special district, Rosenberg, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, TCEQ, ad valorem tax, bond issuance, assessments, fees, taxes, eminent domain, road district, storm drainage, infrastructure financing, development agreement, municipal consent, temporary directors, public utility district

Summary: The Senate Committee on Local Government met with a quorum and took up a series of pending bills, mostly local-government measures. Early action included final committee approval of Senate Bill 1633 and S.J.R. 60, followed by Senate Bill 3038 and Senate Bill 3045, both reported favorably and placed on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also considered House Bill 24, adopted a committee substitute, and reported the substitute version favorably; House Bill 2025 was likewise reported favorably and sent to the local and uncontested calendar. Members then handled several companion and local bills, including House Bill 2713 as the companion to Senate Bill 1331, which was reported favorably and placed on the local and uncontested calendar. House Bill 3348, House Bill 3370, House Bill 3505, and House Bill 4506 were each reported favorably, with no objections to local-and-uncontested placement. House Bill 5424 passed on a 6-1 vote, and House Bill 5652 passed with one present-not-voting, both also sent to the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also adopted substitutes and reported House Bill 3687 and House Bill 4205, though both were later reconsidered because the wrong script had been read. After reconsideration, House Bill 3687 and House Bill 4205 were each re-voted and reported favorably to the full Senate, with both placed on the local and uncontested calendar. Senate Bill 3071 was also reported out on a 5-2 vote after adoption of a committee substitute. The meeting ended with no further business and the committee standing at recess subject to the call of the chair.

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• bread for people it's added on to operational costs for our for our grocery ...of milk and a loaf of
• the operations of government until their demands are satisfied.
• This is the cost of operating that utility.
• However, we have worked tirelessly as a group of licensed vendors to be able to operate in the City of
• So we made a lot of sacrifices and a lot of compromises to be able to operate, and we understood that

Bills: HB2015 , HB2060 , HB2062 , HB2100 , HB2118 , HB2165 , HB2258 , HB2327 , HB2397 , HB2445 , HB2460 , HB2641 , HB2745 , HB2876 , HB2917 , HB4011 , HB4049 , HB4056 , HB4087 , HCR2013 , HCR2016 , HCR2040 , HCR2044 , HCR2048 , HCR2056

Committee: Senate Government

Keywords: budget procedures, late filing penalty, accounting standards, financial reporting, state appropriations, abortion, educational institutions, health education, state aid, public schools, Buffalo Soldiers, monument, commemoration, Arizona, public funding, Wesley Bolin Plaza, military history, historical memorial, small land subdivision, land use

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• Of course. Of course. Wow.
• At the end of the period, the business owner must bring the property into compliance or cease operation
• The number of stations decreased, and the number of miles of track increased. rail went from 27 miles
• front of this.
• I want to build off of some of what we were discussing.

Bills: SB3038 , SB3045 , SB3065 , SB3069 , SB3071 , HB2025 , HB2149 , HB3370 , HB4205 , HB4506 , HB5424 , HB5652 , HB24 , HB3687 , HB24

Committee: Senate Local Government

Keywords: Fort Bend County, Municipal Utility District, MUD, special district, Rosenberg, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, TCEQ, ad valorem tax, bond issuance, assessments, fees, taxes, eminent domain, road district, storm drainage, infrastructure financing, development agreement, municipal consent, temporary directors, public utility district

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• As a matter of pending business.
• As a matter of pending business.
• City of Conroe. Parking. Downtown. Reserved. This spot.
• the House bills—passed out of this committee.
• All right, just as a matter of.

Bills: HB24 , SB3038 , SB3045 , SB3065 , SB3069 , SB3071 , HB2025 , HB2149 , HB3370 , HB4205 , HB4506 , HB5424 , HB5652 , HB24 , HB3687

Committee: Senate Local Government

Keywords: groundwater, conservation, water permits, sustainability, resource management, Fort Bend County, Municipal Utility District, MUD, special district, Rosenberg, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, TCEQ, ad valorem tax, bond issuance, assessments, fees, taxes, eminent domain, road district, storm drainage

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• Our Coastal Bend community is home to a thriving petrochemical industry and a number of companies operating
• Baptist Retirement Communities is part of Buckner Retirement Services. ...and operates in San Angelo,
• We talk about the ability of HFCs to be able to operate outside of the geographical area.
• But make sure that the county HFCs can operate within the jurisdiction of the county.
• body to propose an adoption of maintenance and operations (M&O) rate above the voter approval tax rate

Bills: SB467 , SB325 , SB867 , SB994 , SB1052 , SB1237 , SB1449 , SB1531 , SB2063 , SB2172 , SB2173 , SB2520 , SB2529 , SB2538 , SB2541 , SJR46 , SJR84

Committee: Senate Local Government

Keywords: SB 467, Texas property tax, ad valorem tax, homestead exemption, residence homestead, fire damage, house fire, destroyed home, temporary tax relief, appraisal district, chief appraiser, local taxing unit, tax rollback, tax refund, Tax Code Chapter 11, prorated exemption, homestead improvement, disaster relief, property tax exemption, residential property