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• Our constituents are being forced to travel farther to accept less familiar providers or forego care
• This provision would force plans to add every provider who applies.
• The steep cost differential forces many disabled Texans to spend down their assets just to qualify for
• They are forced to drain retirement accounts, take on overwhelming debt, and make impossible decisions
• If we misdiagnose child abuse and it's something else, this could be deadly.

Bills: HB107, HB742, HB1639, HB1700, HB2071, HB2187, HB2402, HB2516, HB3211, HB4529, HB5342, HB694, HB923, HB4655, HB107

Keywords: sickle cell disease, registry, health data, confidentiality, healthcare access, human trafficking, first responders, health care, training, reporting, protection, cancer, female firefighters, health study, state health services, fire protection, telemedicine, teledentistry, telehealth, health records

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• So for somebody, particular financial bail, I guess, for somebody that commits a. felony, assault, deadly
• Were you forced to come here through human trafficking?
• It also ensures that teachers can take unpaid FMLA leave for pregnancy or adoption without being forced
• It allows them to seal records for misdemeanor offenses that their traffickers forced them to commit
• SB 2850 by Menendez relates to the task force on Pollinator Health from the Committee on Agriculture

Bills: SB664, SB40, SB9, SJR1, SJR5, SB27, SB207, SB2938, SB1901, SB1227, SB1248, SB912, SB1321, SB2143, SB2145, SB1497, SB1239, SB2180, SB1388, SB1762, SB1662, SB1951, SB1537, SB493, SB378, SB1020, SB1018, SB992, SB958, SB920, SB1350, SCR25, SB687, SB1332, SB2185, SB552, SB664, SB40, SB9, SJR1, SJR5, SB458, SB482, SB927, SB984, SB651, SB1620, SB2124, SB2448, SB841, SB843, SB402, SB2662, SB2053, SB2332, SB2112, SB745, SB1247, SB1789, SB27, SB207, SB2938, SB1901, SB1227, SB1248, SB912, SB1321, SB2143, SB2145, SB1497, SB1239, SB2180, SB1388, SB1762, SB1662, SB1951, SB1537, SB493, SB378, SB1020, SB1018, SB992, SB958, SB920, SB1350, HCR76, HCR127, HCR9, HCR40, HCR118, HR559, HCR59, HCR135, HCR141, HCR46, HCR109, HCR10, SCR25, HB2525, HB142, HB140, HB29, HB451, HB3809, HB3307, HB 1130, HJR1, HB9, SB17, SB260, SB509, SB1506, SB1637, SB2308

Keywords: Texas courts, judicial officers, associate judge, magistrate, master, referee, hearing officer, court administration, Government Code Chapter 54, Government Code Chapter 54A, bail training, Article 17.024, Article 15.17, local administrative judge, State Commission on Judicial Conduct, Office of Court Administration, county courts, criminal justice, criminal jurisprudence, judicial qualifications

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• But every step off their deadly drugs.
• <04:00:16.640> low tax which will force low tax which will force low incomerators<04:00:19.040
• public safety and regulating deadly public safety and regulating deadly weapons,<05:07:53.600>
• Speaker, and thank you to my fellow military veteran friend, member of the Air Force.
• Uh and I I appreciate his Force.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And so my question is, given these economic workplace forces, what is the safety net to ensure that we
• construction project management, I mean, of course, in line with PLAs and all requirements of labor forces
• So did the federal government force you guys to save $471 million in taxpayer money for Californians?
• These are really needed investments in some of our most critical communities that need relief from deadly
• These are really needed investments in some of our most critical communities that need relief from deadly

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• The response wasn't just delayed; it was disorganized, directionless, and deadly.
• We are seeing time and time again instances of people being forced to pay with cash, having their cars
• To the application of the offense of deadly conduct for certain peace officers discharging official duties
• Members, this bill is a recommendation of the Governor's Healthcare Workforce Task Force, which was established
• classifications of certain entities primarily engaged in retail trade for purposes of the franchise task force

Bills: HJR98, HJR8, HJR133, HB23, HB33, HB144, HB 109, HB 103, HB148, HB3809, HB1686, HB2217, HB2156, HB220, HB2421, HB2363, HB3773, HB421, HB2584, HB2615, HB2455, HB3711, HB2559, HB3747, HB2775, HB2886, HB3126, HB3666, HB3595, HB3260, HB3506, HB1638, HB3376, HB3826, HB3628, HB1349, HB3770, HB1831, HB1762, HB2614, HB3113, HB267, HB322, HB431, HB869, HB 1203, HB 1201, HB 1244, HB1875, HB1950, HB2152, HB2290, HB2341, HB2436, HB2809, HB2856, HB3012, HB2954, HCR56, HCR102, HB 107, HB1587, HB3684, HB658, HJR99, HB1399, HJR5, HJR2, HJR6, HJR31, HB1971, SJR3, HB1775, HJR72, HB502, HB3109, HJR98, HJR8, HJR133, HB 118, HB388, HB 114, HB205, HB2789, HB2791, HB499, HB2960, HB3163, HB3135, HB2427, HB1618, HB1672, HB1722, HB1338, HB787, HB2618, HB879, HB 1126, HB4134, HB3513, HB718, HB1536, HB1445, HB1640, HB1893, HB1734, HB3229, HB3306, HB 1276, HB3272, HB3276, HB3516, HB4145, HB1585, HB4810, HB2989, HB2558, HB3014, HB2742, HB1695, HB23, HB33, HB144, HB 109, HB 103, HB148, HB3809, HB1686, HB2217, HB2156, HB220, HB2421, HB2363, HB3773, HB421, HB2584, HB2615, HB2455, HB3711, HB2559, HB3747, HB2775, HB2886, HB3126, HB3666, HB3595, HB3260, HB3506, HB1638, HB3376, HB3826, HB3628, HB1349, HB3770, HB1831, HB1762, HB2614, HB3113, HB267, HB322, HB431, HB869, HB 1203, HB 1201, HB 1244, HB1875, HB1950, HB2152, HB2290, HB2341, HB2436, HB2809, HB2856, HB3012, HB2954, HCR56, HCR102

Keywords: Article V, federal government, fiscal restraints, constitutional amendment, term limits, nuclear energy, electric generation, funding, Texas nuclear development fund, advanced reactors, HJR 133, Texas constitutional amendment, ad valorem tax, property tax exemption, homestead exemption, surviving spouse, veteran, veterans benefits, service-connected death, presumed service-connected condition

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• bill, and I understand what he means when you're talking about people that have served in the armed forces
• I understand what he means when you're talking about people that have served in the armed forces.
• Subsection C says any person may carry a concealed deadly weapon without a license, therefore, who is

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The committee considered and advanced several bills. House Bill 4995, concerning video cameras in special education classrooms, was explained as requiring parents to be notified of recording interruptions, providing written notice of the law to parents and school employees, shortening the required random review of recordings from every 90 days to every 30 days, and clarifying that school boards must still conduct independent investigations even if DHS or prosecutors do not act. The committee adopted the motion to report the bill to the full Senate. House Bill 5214, dealing with drug testing in child abuse and neglect cases, would allow courts to order testing of parents in certain cases, require laboratory confirmation of positives, and require DHS to notify the court and other parties; the committee adopted the strike-and-insert amendment, then reported the bill as amended and adopted a title amendment. The committee also advanced House Bill 4025 and House Bill 5441, both restructuring state personnel systems. HB 4025 would exempt employees of the Department of Health, health facilities, and human services from classified civil service and grievance procedures beginning July 1, 2026, while preserving status for some current employees and allowing exemptions to comply with federal requirements; the committee adopted a piecemeal amendment and reported it as amended. HB 5441 would eliminate separate civil service systems for Transportation, Revenue, and the Bureau for Social Services and move classifications and compensation structures to the Division of Personnel, with testimony from the governor’s counsel emphasizing faster hiring and more flexibility; the committee adopted the strike-and-insert amendment and reported the bill as amended. House Bill 4602, a child welfare pilot program creating a private community-based system for post-removal services, drew testimony from DHS about concerns over costs, continuity, oversight, and child well-being outcomes, while supporters argued it could reduce caseloads and improve flexibility. The chair amended the bill to remove one of the two pilot regions, leaving only the Berkeley/Jefferson County pilot, and the committee then reported the bill as amended despite opposition from the senator from Marion. House Bill 4106, removing the provisional concealed handgun license requirement for ages 18 to 21, heard testimony from a pediatrician opposing the change and from a gun rights advocate supporting it; an amendment requiring firearms training for under-21 carriers failed by a 1-14 roll call, and the committee then reported the bill as amended. Finally, House Bill 4198, after a subcommittee rewrite, was advanced with a strike-and-insert amendment that refined E-Verify requirements for public and private employers, added exemptions for certain small or new employers and sole proprietors, clarified recordkeeping and notice requirements, and adjusted penalties and enforcement procedures. After a motion for the previous question, the committee adopted the amendment and reported HB 4198 as amended. House Bill 5319 was removed from the agenda, and the committee adjourned.

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• Pharmacy sales allow the tobacco industry to undermine public health messaging about its deadly products
• But no one should be forced to choose between time, money, and their health, especially when the solution

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• This doctor believes was completely brought on by vaccines he was forced to take during COVID.
• That's his wording. in an interview, and he was on the White House Coronavirus Task Force, so he was
• but that's the distinction. cannot be lost that clinical trials are voluntary participation and not forced
• Time and again, when humanity has faced deadly infectious diseases, one life-saving intervention that
• What if you reverse that and just said, go to your own civil rights, that no mRNA vaccine may be forced

Bills: HB18, HB37, HB116, HB18, HB37, HB116, HB388, HB879, HB913, HB1151, HB2216, HB2358, HB2809, SB577, SB1590, SB1782, SB1887, SB2744

Keywords: HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance

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• Some have been reinstated, but not before employees were left high and dry and forced to choose between
• I have been talking to a number of VA providers who tell us about VA's new rule that forces them to to
• For the mass reductions in force of federal workers, including veterans working on the crisis, to canceled
• stripped from the forthcoming congressionally mandated report. report of the Outdoor Recreation Task Force
• They're deliberate choices with deadly consequences.

Keywords: veterans, mental health, suicide prevention, Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Grant Program, HOPE Act, BRAVE Act, Every State Counts for Vets Mental Health Act, advocacy, legislation, mental health resources

Summary: The committee meeting focused primarily on the critical issues surrounding veterans' mental health and suicide prevention. Discussions centered on the reauthorization of essential programs aimed at providing non-clinical support services to veterans, particularly the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program. Senators emphasized the urgent need for adequate mental health resources as the suicide rate among veterans remains alarmingly high. Key testimonies were provided by various advocates and officials, illustrating both successful implementations of these programs and areas needing improvement.

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• Facility fires are forcing changes to collection programs and driving up insurance rates.
• In Rice County, a fire burned for a week, releasing toxic smoke and forcing residents indoors.
• <00:32:01.200> a Materials Recovery Advisory Task Force a Materials Recovery Advisory Task
• Improper disposal of them poses a significant and potentially deadly risk to NWRA company employees,
• the department to take stronger forcing the department to take stronger disciplinary<00:57:36.200>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• He was an incredibly effective force in American politics.
• In the Washington Times, it is styled, 'Growing Left-Wing Violence, Blamed for Deadly Shooting.' the
• Growing left-wing violence,<03:00:53.120> blamed<03:00:53.600> for<03:00:53.840> deadly
• belief that political differences should be resolved through dialogue, debate, and elections, not force
• A commitment to the founding not force.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, September 11, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• I can argue that deadly underrepresented and I think is we're talking about spaces in this space is like
• This bill focuses on the MS force like counties and cities.
• would be local municipalities just because I want to just welcome of my definition what I think MS Force
• and say what is a traditional rain event, but or what we see on a regular basis, that is what Miss Force
• It again, you're getting this technical side of the U.S. forces this. They have to follow this.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Painful condition called meiosis, often causing serious or deadly damage to the animal.
• But those Air Force bases are in the discussion. Okay, very good. Thank you. Questions, members?
• In the 2022 crop year, Texas farmers were forced to abandon roughly 49% of their crops.
• Dale will disagree with you somewhat, but we need to force increased conservation. so that people want
• And in sessionally, they're essentially forcing our farmers and ranchers, or daring them to sue them

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• And we know that with our deadly summer heat, and even more so increasingly, because right now, you know
• And we know that with our deadly summer heat, and even more so increasingly, because right now, you know
• Air Force, raped by the very same individual, yet the judge awards full custody of those children to
• And so defense attorneys are then going to be forced to contest every case to protect their client's
• And then also preventing or obstructing by means of force, deception, or...

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the journal, received House messages and first-read a large number of bills, then moved through several Committee of the Whole calendars. On Calendar 2, SB 1419 on solar energy inspection contractors was amended with a Carroll floor amendment and passed; a Sundareshan amendment aimed at requiring utilities to shield residential ratepayers from costs tied to large loads such as data centers was debated at length, but failed on a 12-15 division. SB 1498 (Department of Public Safety appropriation) and SB 1502 (unlawful flight/reckless endangerment) also received do-pass recommendations. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted, and the Senate later rejected an attempt to add the failed data-center amendment to the report by a 13-14 vote. On Calendar 3, the Senate advanced SB 1165 (insurance cost sharing for breast exams), SB 1206 (storm-related insurance claims), SB 1212 (health insurance reimbursement rates for vaccines), SB 1215 (firefighters’ occupational disease/workers’ compensation), SB 1290 and SB 1291 (agricultural property notices/classification), and SB 1347 (fertility preservation coverage), with committee amendments adopted on most of them. A Warner substitute floor amendment to SB 1347 was adopted to address insurer concerns by allowing prior authorization with a 72-hour processing requirement and clarifying storage-cost responsibility. The Senate also retained SB 1503 on the calendar. On Calendar 1 and the additional calendars, the Senate advanced SB 1013 (public employees merit hiring), SB 1108 (cash transactions and rounding, with an emergency clause added), SB 1178 (naturopathic physicians), SB 1186 (document retention/proposals/donations), SB 1286 (veterinary visits and prescriptions), SB 1366 (commercial buildings and telecommunications), SB 1431 (municipal design prohibitions), SB 1671 (gaming/racing/boxing conflict-of-interest continuation), SB 1004 (ESA students’ interscholastic activities), SB 1116 (AHCCCS access/claims review/behavioral health), SB 1162 (health care institution licensing complaints), SB 1179 (group home monitoring), SB 1475 (school district governing boards/eligibility), SB 1821 (DCS training and child placement), and SCR 1012. Several floor amendments were debated and adopted or rejected, including a Kavanaugh emergency-clause amendment to SB 1108, a failed Sears amendment to SB 1178 on prescription drug price gouging, a failed Sundareshan transparency amendment to SB 1186, a failed Kavanaugh amendment to SB 1286 on veterinary prescriptions, a Gowan amendment to SB 1366, a Payne amendment to SB 1077, a Carroll amendment to SB 1479, a Petersen amendment to SB 1566, and an Angius amendment to SB 1018 expanding the definition of foreign law to include certain harmful practices. The Senate adopted the Committee of the Whole reports and properly assigned the bills after each calendar.

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• It's to try and silence a force. Mexican music is powerful. It fills stadiums.
• It's to try and silence a force. song. It's to try and silence a force.
• Huge numbers of staff have been fired or forced out. Customer service has plummeted.
• <02:24:50.240> Customer has been fired or forced out.
• Customer has been fired or forced out.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 5, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• This bill simply removes the government from forcing different parking mandates on projects that may
• You refused to discuss that hydrogen sulfide is a deadly toxic gas that comes out of geothermal plants
• to discuss that hydrogen sulfide<01:00:51.280> is<01:00:51.520> a<01:00:51.680> deadly
• toxic<01:00:52.559> gas<01:00:52.799> that<01:00:53.040> comes sulfide is a deadly
• toxic gas that comes sulfide is a deadly toxic gas that comes out<01:00:53.440> of<01:00:53.599

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committees first took up SB 3322 relating to law enforcement. Chairs recommended adopting amendments from the Department of Law Enforcement that would exempt plainclothes officers from identification requirements, limit conspicuous agency markings to vehicles used in immigration enforcement operations, and allow a plainclothes officer to wear a mask when within eyesight of an unmasked officer from the same agency while performing official duties. Although there was an initial quorum issue, both committees ultimately voted to adopt the chair’s recommendation and advance the bill as amended. The next major item was SB 3333 relating to property tax treatment for certain housing. Testimony was strongly supportive, including from a Maui County real property tax board member and a representative of Nali Maui, who described homeowners in affordable housing being taxed at much higher rates when exemptions were missed or when resale restrictions kept values below market. The committees recommended passing the bill with amendments, including a deferred effective date of April 19, 2042, and the recommendation was adopted. The committees also heard SB 2422 on a pro housing score program for counties, SB 2981 on eliminating minimum off-street parking requirements in urban districts, SB 2007 on county land use boundary amendments, SB 3028 on restructuring the conveyance tax to a marginal rate system, SB 3033 on public petitions for review of beach structures, and SB 2434 on electric vehicle infrastructure. SB 2422 drew support with a request for flexibility and an appeals process for counties facing extraordinary circumstances; the chair’s recommendation was to pass it with amendments and note a $200,000 implementation study request, which was adopted. SB 2981 received strong support from housing and transportation advocates and was advanced unamended, while SB 2007 drew opposition from the Sierra Club and discussion about the Land Use Commission’s limited enforcement tools and the number of approved but unbuilt units. SB 3028 received mixed testimony, with support for the marginal-rate change but concerns about earmarking and blanks in the bill, and SB 3033 was supported as an early-warning mechanism for erosion-threatened coastal structures, though OPSD said it should not be the regulatory decision-maker. SB 2434 prompted concern about whether utility capacity can support EV infrastructure goals, with the chair citing a recent report suggesting transmission and distribution constraints.

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• Excessive force. That is not within the scope of their official duties.
• You cannot resist with violence unless there is excessive force.
• You cannot use force.
• Right to self-defense against excessive force.
• The other is you cannot use any force if they are acting in good faith.

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• This is a deceitful and deadly drug.
• ><00:52:58.839> a<00:52:59.079> deceitful<00:52:59.880> and<00:53:00.079> deadly
• <00:53:00.480> drug this is a deceitful and deadly drug this is a deceitful and deadly drug
• /c><02:01:28.239> me<02:01:28.400> with<02:01:28.599> enough<02:01:28.920> Force
• <02:01:29.520> to patient kicked me with enough Force to patient kicked me with enough Force

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• or the New Mexico State Defense Force. 2.
• Earlier there, we're talking about deadly weapons.
• What I'm speaking into right now could be a deadly weapon. Could it not be?
• Madam President, what I will say is that there's something called arming use of force.
• And many of our security forces are at the gates.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Substance and I think the chair had mentioned some of them and how deadly they can be.
• , particularly with drugs as we know on the street and cocaine and others that are laced with the deadly
• This second chance, I refuse to hide, but use as a force for change to help others like me get the second
• Families are often forced into crisis, with siblings overlooked, marriages strained to the breaking point
• I am currently being a case of benches, as was brought up earlier, and I am now being forced to spend

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery opened its first public hearing of the 2025–26 session with remarks from the Senate and House chairs outlining the committee’s priorities. They noted recent work on addiction and recovery legislation, the ongoing youth behavioral health crisis, and that members might need to leave periodically for floor votes. The chairs explained hearing procedures, including three-minute testimony limits, written testimony deadlines, and reporting deadlines for Senate and House bills. The hearing then focused on several bills related to youth mental health, overdose prevention, and psychedelic treatment research. A major portion of the hearing centered on bills to improve youth crisis response and overdose prevention. Testimony strongly supported bills to print the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline on student ID cards, with speakers from mental health organizations, crisis centers, and individuals sharing personal stories of depression, suicide attempts, and the importance of making 988 as familiar as 911. Another set of bills would require schools to stock naloxone and provide overdose prevention education. Physicians, harm reduction advocates, students, and grieving family members testified that school-based Narcan access and education could save lives, reduce stigma, and help students recognize overdoses and understand Good Samaritan protections. Senator O’Connor and Tamika Perry also testified for a bill to strengthen substance use prevention education and reduce overdose abandonment, emphasizing the need to teach students about overdose risks and the legal protections for calling 911. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to authorize a pilot program for psychedelic treatment in licensed facilities. Senator Friedman and several medical and behavioral health professionals argued the proposal was a narrow, research-based approach distinct from the broader ballot question rejected in 2024. They said the bill would allow only a small number of supervised clinics to use psychedelics for conditions such as depression, PTSD, anxiety, and substance use disorders, with data reporting and Department of Public Health oversight. Supporters described it as a cautious way to study promising treatments while avoiding unsupervised or commercialized use. Finally, the committee heard support for a bill to create a special commission and five-year strategic plan for children’s behavioral health services, with testimony that the current system is fragmented, difficult for families to navigate, and strained by workforce and funding challenges. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing; the committee primarily received testimony and questions on the bills.