Video & Transcript Research : 'Texas Local Government Code'

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  • . ...local or federal.
  • To safeguard its rights to self-government, Texas should establish a mechanism to identify and challenge
  • It said, consent of the governed.
  • County Commissioner's Court and municipal governments to call for a local option election to legalize
  • The bill amends the emergency management government code to provide an exception for 501(c)(19) organizations
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  • I'm the Director of Government Relations for Texas Values. I am testifying in favor of HB 186.
  • Then, the question on limited government or with the Texas Public Health Foundation is a core monolith
  • elected officials and local government.
  • Dozens across Texas watch, waiting, wondering, does their government see them? Hear them?
  • My name is Myriam Lakey, and I serve as a Government Affairs Director for Equality Texas, the largest
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Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part II) May 15th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • I'm Director of Government Relations for Texas Values, and I'm testifying in favor of HB 186.
  • Then the question on limited government or with the Texas Public Policy Foundation, that is a core monolith
  • Texas is supposed to be a state that likes to leave the control to the smallest part of government.
  • Tonight, thousands across Texas watch, waiting, wondering: Does their government see them, hear them?
  • The false and rigid definition of sex that this bill is trying to impose throughout Texas code would
Summary: The committee took up House Bill 186, which would require social media platforms to verify users are 18 or older before allowing account creation. Invited witnesses in support, including Mary Elizabeth Castle and David Dunmoyer, argued the bill would protect children from harmful algorithms, addictive design, bullying, sexual exploitation, and mental health harms, and emphasized parental rights and the idea that minors should not enter binding contracts with platforms. Committee members questioned them about how algorithms work, whether parents could realistically monitor content, and whether the bill would still allow educational use; the witnesses said the bill was narrowly aimed at harmful social media use and not educational content. Public testimony on HB 186 was largely in opposition, though several student witnesses said they supported the bill’s goals but wanted the age lowered to 16 or the bill amended to allow parental consent or joint accounts. Opponents argued the bill would be ineffective because teens could bypass age checks, would cut off access to educational tools, school communications, recruiting and NIL opportunities, and would burden free speech and privacy. Some witnesses also said social media helps teens with mental health, community, and creative or professional opportunities, while others warned the bill could disproportionately harm disabled and marginalized users. After public testimony closed, HB 186 was left pending. The committee then heard House Bill 5138, which Chairman Hughes said would respond to a court ruling limiting the Attorney General’s authority to prosecute election crimes unless invited by local prosecutors by changing the statute to require AG prosecution. Public testimony on HB 5138 was brief and opposed by at least one witness who argued it would further erode local control and expand state preemption. The bill was left pending after testimony. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 3225, a library bill aimed at keeping sexually explicit books and materials out of children’s sections in municipal libraries and requiring age verification for checkout, including digital access, with parental consent and other revisions added in the House. Supporters said the bill would protect children from explicit material and keep such content in adult sections, while opponents argued it would amount to censorship, be costly and difficult to implement, and could be used to target LGBTQ+ or other marginalized content. Library workers, parents, students, and advocates testified that existing library sections already separate age-appropriate materials and that the bill could reduce access to books, burden libraries, and infringe on parental choice and free expression.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Apr 9th, 2025

Alabama House Floor Meeting

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  • One is a local Elmore County vape tax, and the second is fire fees for our volunteer fire departments
  • Next vote will be for local application. Clerk, members will vote.
  • Local application is applied to HB496.
  • And in that, God had to institute government to help take care of that. And he did what?
  • Institute government to help take care of that. Okay. Yeah.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

House in Session Apr 9th, 2025

Florida House Floor Meeting

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  • Does this -- will this have an impact specifically on the ability for local governments to add a half
  • Lastly, we funded $15 million for the Local Government Cybersecurity Grant Program.
  • The method making its way back to these local providers is that this local amount is levied.
  • Too often we hear federal and local governments getting bloated on taxpayer dollars.
  • This is a local bill that will change our local airport name to St. Augustine Airport.
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Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 9th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

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  • My thanks go to Texas Speaker.
  • SB 480 by Perry relates to the authority of local government to enter into a local contract with certain
  • The Texas government has lost sight of that for far too many years.
  • SB 480 by Perry relates to the authority of local government to enter into a local contract with certain
  • local...
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 3/26/26

Taxes

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  • Chair, for allowing me to speak to you guys today about House File 4161 about local government aid for
  • <00:10:20.280> government House File 4161 about local government House File 4161 about local
  • HF 4161 addresses a structural issue in how local government aid is applied to newly incorporated cities
  • <00:55:22.600> governments<00:55:23.120> and businesses, local governments and businesses
  • , local governments and housing<00:55:23.680> leaders<00:55:24.200> and<00:55:24.320>
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  • And now to the great state of Texas. Honor the Texas flag.
  • Our most trusted school organizations, our Texas Association of Rural Schools, our Texas Association
  • If you read in the Texas Code, broadband has a very specific set of requirements to meet that broadband
  • When we talk to the local...
  • And the key word there is "or," not "and," or the Texas Constitution, which the Texas.
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Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Apr 22nd, 2025

Public Education

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  • is sending about $30 million of those local taxpayer dollars to the state of Texas.
  • That's why the Texas Education Code lays it out.
  • Our understanding based on what they wrote in there was that the Texas Education Code has it lined out
  • government code, to join together and form energy aggregates to negotiate and secure electricity at
  • The bill amends sections of the Education Code, Government Code, and Insurance Code to standardize these
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Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Apr 22nd, 2025

Public Education

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  • 1551 of the Insurance Code.
  • ... ...local and state government functions, election laws, and voting requirements in the social studies
  • House Bill 824 builds on the Texas Education Code which... ...outlines curriculum requirements for public
  • content covering local and state government functions, election laws, and voting requirements in the
  • House Bill 824 builds on the Texas Education Code which outlines curriculum requirements for public schools
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  • Wholesalers of Texas, and the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission. to set up a complaint process for distillers
  • It leaves Texas farmers and Texas wine businesses with no solution. to the exact same problem in the
  • wine and Texas farmers.
  • Can't do that in Texas. It's put a hard cap on how far Texas wine can go.
  • into Texas. liquor.
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  • We got into this back in the 90s, and I don't think Texas government had any business in the middle of
  • So Section 143 of the Local Government Code sets up a civil service protection for a lot of law enforcement
  • You want it local? Yes.
  • As you may or may not be aware, the Uniform Commercial Code, as Texas has. the UCC, as adopted, is vital
  • There is a provision in Chapter 209 of the Texas Property Code that allows any property owners association
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Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce Apr 15th, 2025

Business & Commerce

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  • I don't think we should ever have gotten into this back in the '90s, and I don't think Texas government
  • I don't think we should have gotten into this back in the '90s, and I don't think Texas government had
  • So Section 143 of the Local Government Code...
  • So Section 143 of the Local Government Code, So, Senator Parker, just trying to remind myself how this
  • Section 143 of the Local Government Code sets up civil service protection for a lot of law enforcement
Summary: The committee took up a long list of pending bills before moving to several bills on the day’s posting. It reported favorably SB 438, SB 512, SB 647, SB 648, SB 715, SB 758, SB 1964, SB 2121, SB 2145, SB 2167, SB 2330, SB 2349, SB 2443, SB 2629, SB 2702, SB 1495, and SB 2268, with several of those adopted from committee substitutes. Some measures were sent to the local and uncontested calendar, while others were reported to the full Senate. Votes on the pending-business bills were generally strong, though SB 715 and SB 2330 drew recorded opposition; SB 647 and SB 648 had one member present not voting because of confusion over the deed-related bills. A major discussion centered on SB 715, which would establish a reliability standard and penalties/incentives for generation resources. Senator Sparks said the committee substitute would avoid unfairly penalizing existing dispatchable generation, allow wind and solar to qualify through storage or backup power, give the PUC flexibility to set standards and phase in the program, and exempt switchable units. Critics raised concerns that it could raise consumer costs and destabilize the market, while supporters argued it would improve reliability. The committee substitute was adopted and the bill was reported out 6-4. The committee also heard testimony on SB 2330, dealing with payroll deduction for association dues, where the author said the bill would end state involvement in dues collection except for first responders covered by meet-and-confer agreements. Members questioned why teachers and other employees were treated differently, and the bill was reported out 6-5. Other notable bills included SB 2864 on building-integrated photovoltaics, SB 1012 on sale of surplus state property, SB 2221 on fraudulent UCC filings, SB 1705 regulating cryptocurrency kiosks with licensing, transaction limits, fee caps, and a 72-hour hold, SB 1181 on combative sports licensing, SB 2586 on HOA transparency, SB 2075 as a TDLR cleanup bill, and SB 383 restricting offshore wind interconnection based on impacts to shipping, wildlife, and coastal interests. Several of these were left pending after testimony, with SB 1705 drawing both law enforcement support and industry concerns over the fee caps and limits.
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Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Human Services May 6th, 2025

Human Services

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  • Bill, uh, the Lone Star card is the ID card for financial assistance programs in Texas.
  • Hi, members, um, Feeding Texas is not against fraud prevention measures.
  • We don't know, it's not in the bill and the federal government won't.
  • So it's a and that's just in Texas. Um, the national number is much, much larger.
  • , goes from southeast Texas all the way up to Austin, even affects North Texas in Dallas.
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Texas 89th Regular

Human Services May 6th, 2025

Human Services

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  • The goal really is that the SSCC works with the local community to build up that capacity more locally
  • SJRC Texas? Yes. Wonderful.
  • At SJRC Texas for 17 years, I have led the organization, which is Texas-based, nationally accredited,
  • In our community, we have partnerships with our local mental health providers, and we work with our local
  • We have our government relations advocates through the Texas Alliance that deal with that.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services May 6th, 2025

Human Services

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  • The Lone Star Card is the ID card for financial assistance. assistance programs in Texas, such as SNAP
  • With Feeding Texas against the bill, is that correct? That is correct.
  • It goes from Southeast Texas all the way up to Austin, even affects North Texas and Dallas.
  • We're going to mandate every grocery store in Texas. I love Senator Creighton. He's my senator.
  • Texas Health and Human Services Commission work to ensure compliance with federal guidelines.
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Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Mar 13th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

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  • our endeavors as we strive to serve your people, this great nation, and the great state. state of Texas
  • Keep the state in Texas in your care. And continue to bless this great country of America.
  • Lord, bless our governor, our senate, and every servant. who serve this great state of Texas along with
  • the people of Texas.
  • Respectfully submitted, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, to nominations. 68 The chair recognizes Senator
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