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• However, this bill is not the solution.
• Was that compared versus natural gas? OK, so natural gas.
• To compare, natural gas is about 1 million per megawatt to put in a gas plant.
• So with natural gas, you need to consider about half a million for every dollar the price of gas is,
• So right now it's somewhere around $4 an MCF for natural gas.

Bills: HB111

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• You have a when you go fill up with gas, there is a sticker from The tax commission that they come and
• check these gas pumps to make sure they are calibrated right, and they're doing it right.
• And so the author mentioned the taxes for gas taxes.
• And so if there's a desire or based on inflation or something else to be able to increase the gas tax
• Mitchell, as it turns out, has a very impressive career in oil and gas and in midstream, and that's his

Bills: HB2933, HB3041, HB3048, HB3081, HB3297, HB3338, HB3673, HB3790, HB3983, HB4105, HB4139, HB4203, HJR1023

Keywords: insurance regulation, homeowner claims, premium discounts, catastrophe mitigation, civil penalties, credit card transactions, payment methods, service charge, consumer rights, financial regulation, insurance, nonadmitted insurers, surplus lines, Oklahoma, fire extinguisher, licensing, public safety, age qualification, State Fire Marshal, towing services

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• Secretary for the Department of Workforce Solutions, Sarita Nair.
• Division, providing that the division may make rules and orders regulating the transfer of oil and gas
• House Bill 258, providing natural gas capture requirements for the operator of an oil or gas well or
• natural gas gathering system, providing exceptions.
• For violations of the Oil and Gas Act, increasing certain application fees in the Oil and Gas Act and

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• House Bill 5196 provides a practical, structural solution to this issue by requiring state agencies to
• Does anybody know why the word "natural gas" is in here three times?
• It references natural gas and nuclear together generating half a billion dollars.
• Existing nuclear and the gas fleet, along with the expansion of gas and nuclear in the state.
• We... ...deliver tailored insurance and risk advisory solutions to businesses and individuals.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• <04:27:08.680> and Necessities like groceries and gas and Necessities like groceries and gas
• They talked about egg prices and gas prices. You know, where is that today?
• These people don't pump their own gas. They don't buy their own groceries.
• These people don't pump their own gas. They don't buy their own groceries.
• these people don't pump their own gas these people don't pump their own gas they<04:40:53.120>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, January 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• So your clean energy standards, is that a gas-powered or gas-fired power plant? Yes or no, please?
• So your clean energy standards, is that a gas-powered or gas-fired power plant? Yes or no, please?
• That's like a natural gas generator type, so the open-cycle power generation would include natural gas
• So the open-cycle power generation would include natural gas.
• The majority of it is gas. It's gas. Where are those plants located? Throughout the state.

Summary: The House met on June 30, 2026, with opening ceremonies, guest introductions, a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a moment of silence for two deceased community members. Members also adopted Consent Calendar 29, which included House Concurrent Resolutions 153, 154, and 156, and passed House Concurrent Resolution 157 directing the State Lottery to report on iLottery options to support traditional lottery retailers, as amended to set a February 15, 2027 reporting deadline. The chamber then considered several bills on agriculture, telecommunications, health, fire service standards, corrections, elections, and education. Among the measures passed were Senate Bill 53 on the Delaware Farm to Community Program, Senate Bill 307 on PSC authority for Lifeline telecom carriers, Senate Bill 339 clarifying advance health care directives, Senate Bill 235 extending manufactured home rent increase rules, Senate Bill 325 updating firefighter/EMS background check and membership standards, Senate Bill 309 discharging incarceration-related balances, Senate Bill 324 on constable-related handgun purchase exemptions, Senate Bill 94 on respiratory care practitioners and ECMO medication access, and Senate Bill 293 creating a licensure pathway for summer camp providers in the Purchase of Care program. The House also passed Senate Substitute 2 for Senate Bill 100, proposing a constitutional amendment to protect the right to marry regardless of race or gender while explicitly preserving religious freedom. The bill drew extended debate, with supporters framing it as a safeguard against future rollbacks of marriage equality and opponents raising concerns about constitutionalizing an issue already in statute; several members explained changed votes and personal reflections before the final roll call, which passed 28-12. House Bill 188, which would allow unaffiliated voters to choose a party primary, also passed after amendment, despite some opposition over party-system effects. Two measures were tabled or amended after debate: Senate Bill 233 on removing snow and ice from vehicles was initially tabled to consider a truck-driver exemption amendment, then the amendment failed and the bill later passed as amended; and Senate Joint Resolution 19 on studying health care costs was tabled briefly pending legal clarification. House Substitute 1 for House Bill 404, creating a three-year pilot program for AI and extended reality in schools, passed after testimony from the Department of Education emphasizing guardrails, data privacy, and teacher oversight. The transcript ends as House Bill 478 is being read in, but no final action on that bill appears in the provided text.

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• As shareholder advocates, we directly Part of the solutions. We make that happen.
• Again, Texas oil and gas is a great example.
• We checked in with energy and we said they build gas plants, energy? Yes.
• Well, so I do believe that there are, that the market is tight on gas.
• I do believe that the market is tight on gas turbines.

Summary: The Senate took up and passed Senate Bill 945, which concerns political shareholder proposals by insurers and insurance holding companies. Senator Hughes argued the bill would protect Texas-based insurers from activist shareholder pressure, especially proposals aimed at limiting insurance coverage for oil and gas companies for ESG or political reasons. The motion to suspend the regular order was adopted over objection, and SB 945 passed to engrossment on a 20-10 vote with one present not voting. The chamber also passed Senate Bill 1117, allowing any Texas-licensed dentist to administer botulinum toxin in oral or maxillofacial regions for aesthetic purposes, and House Joint Resolution 98, renewing Texas’s application for an Article 5 Convention of States to propose amendments on fiscal restraints, federal power limits, and term limits. Both measures advanced after debate and roll-call votes; SB 1117 passed unanimously after suspension of the three-day rule, and H.J.R. 98 was adopted on a 17-14 vote. Members then approved several other measures, including the committee substitute for House Bill 142 on HHSC’s Office of Inspector General and Medicaid overpayment recovery, Senate Bill 2373 on AI-enabled financial fraud and deepfake/phishing schemes, Senate Bill 2221 on fraudulent UCC financing statements, and Senate Bill 2681 on the basis for third-party voter-registration challenges. The Senate also adopted a resolution authorizing a Texas Life Monument replica at the Capitol complex, and passed S.J.R. 59 creating funds for Texas State Technical College capital needs. The body debated and passed Senate Bill 946, which would bar credit discrimination against organizations based on social, political, religious, or similar value-based considerations and require credit decisions to rest on creditworthiness. Senators raised concerns that the bill could create a special protected class for non-human entities or conflict with existing state policies, but the bill advanced to engrossment on a 20-11 vote. The Senate also passed Senate Bill 2477 to ease office-to-residential conversions in large cities after adopting an amendment negotiated with municipal stakeholders, and began consideration of Senate Bill 715 on ERCOT reliability requirements for generators, including existing generation, with extensive debate over impacts on renewables, power purchase agreements, and grid reliability.

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• Um we've got storage solutions we need?
• <00:18:02.640> get uh greenhouse gas emissions get uh greenhouse gas emissions get radically
• you know, to build a new natural gas you know, to build a new natural gas combined<01:08:29.600>
• agricultural solutions. agricultural solutions. >> Okay,<01:24:55.520> super.
• ,<01:54:50.639> but<01:54:50.880> then gas with heavy subsidies, but then gas with

Bills: SCR48, SCR28, SCR74, SCR62, SCR60, SCR89, SCR147, SCR179, SCR182, SCR59, SCR54, SCR180

Keywords: affordable housing, housing credits, perpetual credits, development, Hawaii Housing Finance, Vietnam veterans, commemorative medal, recognition, working group, Hawaii, no-bid contracts, emergency procurement, audit, state agencies, public funds, accountability, emergency response, disability access, 911 systems, life-saving measures

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• >> Gas. >> Gas. >> Gas. >> Gas. >> Gas. >> Gas. >> Gas.
• Gas, >> yes.
• Ga, >> yes.
• Representative Gas, >> Representative Gas, >> Representative Gas, >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes.
• >> Representative<01:21:11.280> Ga. >> Representative Ga.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• House Bill 707 by Representative Turner, relative to the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Commission Advisory

Bills: SCR59, SCR70, HR275, HR279, HR282, HR289, HR307, HCR112, SCR61, SCR62, SCR64, SB121, HR310, HR314, HR316, HR317, HR321, HCR117, SCR5, SCR29, SCR33, SCR37, SCR63, SCR30, SCR40, SCR65, HCR3, HCR49, HCR66, HCR67, HB54, HB137, HB321, HB368, HB386, HB414, HB431, HB552, HB555, HB578, HB590, HB593, HB618, HB638, HB670, HB692, HB707, HB708, HB715, HB718, HB732, HB741, HB748, HB776, HB796, HB807, HB822, HB848, HB856, HB887, HB888, HB917, HB921, HB1082, HB1243, HB1246, HB1, HB2, HB42, HB45, HB71, HB79, HB126, HB133, HB159, HB213, HB218, HB222, HB289, HB291, HB312, HB313, HB324, HB352, HB383, HB398, HB403, HB429, HB457, HB459, HB549, HB571, HB579, HB591, HB608, HB616, HB624, HB766, HB769, HB783, HB804, HB864, HB874, HB909, HB951, HB971, HB983, HB1005, HB1017, HB1051, HB1056, HB1126, HB1186, HB1193, HB1223, HB1224, HB1235, HB1249, SB259, SB295, SB312, SB348, SB444, SB485, SB441, SB149, HB359, SB29, SB43, SB78, HB463, HB998, SB197, SB268, SB123, SB276, SB326, SB80, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB646, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB82, SB89, SB97, SB479, HB74, HB119, HB134, HB210, HB258, HB468, HB784, HB870, HB953, HB956, HB1117, HB1236, SB42, SB208, SB217, SB274, SB300, SB341, SB379, SB382, SB387, SB401, SB449, SB487

Keywords: Major Richard Star Act, veterans, military retirement, disability compensation, VA benefits, combat-wounded, medically retired, military retirees, service members, veterans benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, concurrent receipt, retirement offset, combat-related disability, bipartisan support, memorial resolution, Congressional memorial, Louisiana delegation, Richard Star

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• House Bill 707 by Representative Turner provides relative to the liquefied petroleum gas commission advisory

Bills: SCR59, SCR70, HR275, HR279, HR282, HR289, HR307, HCR112, SCR61, SCR62, SCR64, SB121, HR310, HR314, HR316, HR317, HR321, HCR117, SCR5, SCR29, SCR33, SCR37, SCR63, SCR30, SCR40, SCR65, HCR3, HCR49, HCR66, HCR67, HB54, HB137, HB321, HB368, HB386, HB414, HB431, HB552, HB555, HB578, HB590, HB593, HB618, HB638, HB670, HB692, HB707, HB708, HB715, HB718, HB732, HB741, HB748, HB776, HB796, HB807, HB822, HB848, HB856, HB887, HB888, HB917, HB921, HB1082, HB1243, HB1246, HB1, HB2, HB42, HB45, HB71, HB79, HB126, HB133, HB159, HB213, HB218, HB222, HB289, HB291, HB312, HB313, HB324, HB352, HB383, HB398, HB403, HB429, HB457, HB459, HB549, HB571, HB579, HB591, HB608, HB616, HB624, HB766, HB769, HB783, HB804, HB864, HB874, HB909, HB951, HB971, HB983, HB1005, HB1017, HB1051, HB1056, HB1126, HB1186, HB1193, HB1223, HB1224, HB1235, HB1249, SB259, SB295, SB312, SB348, SB444, SB485, SB441, SB149, HB359, SB29, SB43, SB78, HB463, HB998, SB197, SB268, SB123, SB276, SB326, SB80, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB646, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB82, SB89, SB97, SB479, HB74, HB119, HB134, HB210, HB258, HB468, HB784, HB870, HB953, HB956, HB1117, HB1236, SB42, SB208, SB217, SB274, SB300, SB341, SB379, SB382, SB387, SB401, SB449, SB487

Keywords: Major Richard Star Act, veterans, military retirement, disability compensation, VA benefits, combat-wounded, medically retired, military retirees, service members, veterans benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, concurrent receipt, retirement offset, combat-related disability, bipartisan support, memorial resolution, Congressional memorial, Louisiana delegation, Richard Star

Summary: The House convened with a quorum and opened with prayer by Archbishop Checchio, the pledge, and the national anthem. Members also used personal privilege to recognize visiting officials, university leaders, grocers, Governor’s Fellows, and several special guests and honorees, including Grambling State University for its 125th anniversary, Tiger Athletics, and the Tiger Marching Band, as well as CASA volunteers and advocates. The chamber adopted a number of ceremonial resolutions and made several conference committee appointments and committee discharge motions. The floor then took up a series of Senate and House resolutions, many of which were adopted without objection or after brief debate. These included resolutions creating or studying task forces on topics such as homeowner catastrophe claims and insurance-related litigation, the Louisiana-Ireland Trade Commission, informed consent laws, fiscal note procedures, K-12 student success pathways, and military funding alignment. Members also adopted resolutions on domestic violence protective-order access, flood risk mapping, seismic activity in North Louisiana, illegal dumping enforcement, toll signage and customer service, and other local or commemorative matters. Several Senate resolutions were temporarily returned to the calendar, while others were adopted by recorded vote, including SCR 29, SCR 33, SCR 37, SCR 63, SCR 30, SCR 65, and SCR 40. The House then considered Senate Bill 259, which authorizes an online application process for civil protection orders and restraining orders for domestic violence victims; it passed 93-0. Senate Bill 312, dealing with public-sector labor organizations and dues/withdrawal procedures, prompted extended debate focused on whether the bill unfairly singled out teachers’ unions and whether teachers already have the ability to opt out; the bill ultimately passed 60-38. Senate Bill 348, allowing the City of St. George to contract for administrative assistance in motor-vehicle crash response, passed 84-9 after questions about citations, reports, and the role of third parties. Senate Bill 485, concerning St. George’s municipal fiscal authority and insurance premium taxes, passed 91-0 after an amendment removed new public facility charge authority. The House also debated Senate Bill 197, which would reduce the number of judges on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal from 12 to 10 based on a workload and population study by the National Center for State Courts. Supporters cited the circuit’s smaller population and lower per-judge workload, while questions focused on the study’s publication and whether it actually recommended a reduction. The transcript ends during that debate, before final disposition is shown.

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• , programs within connected solutions, programs within connected solutions, they<00:42:03.520>
• Um, but there's also set Solutions.
• , room to grow in connected solutions, room to grow in connected solutions, which<00:43:38.160>
• the regional greenhouse gas initiative. the regional greenhouse gas initiative.
• um or as they call them non- gas um or as they call them non- gas generation.<05:07:10.240> I

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• that impact on the grocery store the gas that impact on the grocery store the gas station<00:21:
• While I understand the concerns raised, a moratorium is not the solution.
• While I understand the concerns raised, a moratorium is not the solution.
• education we are looking for solutions education we are looking for solutions that<01:14:59.320>
• <01:31:26.760> in and and getting and getting Solutions in and and getting and getting Solutions

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• allies work together to find solutions allies work together to find solutions that<00:06:06.000>
• Then it was your gas stoves and your washing machines.
• Then it was your gas stoves and your washing machines.
• <04:49:39.080> coal hydroelectric natural gas coal hydroelectric natural gas coal those<04
• <04:50:49.320> powered outdoor tools gas powered outdoor tools gas powered lawnmowers<04:50

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• So for example, in the top left corner of the state, the northwest corner, oil and gas.
• So if we're trying to do drilling or mining for gas, or even for minerals, we want to know that where
• And then working with state partners like Workforce Solutions and others to make For students going into
• So to make sure that the cooling solutions, which can be done by lasers, dilution refrigerators, and
• With a chip about the size of your finger, we can do things like locate an item, detect humidity, gas

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• The next fund is the Foundation Aid Stabilization Fund, which is funded from a portion of oil and gas
• compared to the prior year were accommodation and food services, manufacturing, mining and oil and gas
• compared to the prior year were accommodation and food services, manufacturing, mining, and oil and gas
• So although it might be beneficial for the oil and gas tax revenue for the state,... ...parts of the
• So how about when we have that 23-cent-a-gallon gas tax that has been changed since you were in high

Keywords: 908, all

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• It is a climate solution.
• <00:32:30.799> I nuclear energy is a climate solution I nuclear energy is a climate solution
• <00:36:29.200> exist reasons and much better Solutions exist reasons and much better Solutions
• anything that produced greenhouse gas anything that produced greenhouse gas effects<00:37:23.640
• Johnson, said there is still no solution for the waste, and that doing this without having a solution

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:14:04.639> emission with the greenhouse gas emission with the greenhouse gas emission
• consumption gas tax.
• pay the gas tax. pay the gas tax.
• > is<01:04:40.240> the greenhouse gas emissions is the greenhouse gas emissions is the
• <02:16:45.840> implementation about the greenhouse gas implementation about the greenhouse gas

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:03:46.959> using<00:03:47.280> the identified solutions using the identified solutions
• To help Bridges Gas, original estimate.
• I think that pedestrian bridges would definitely be a greenhouse gas mitigator.
• I think that pedestrian bridges would definitely be a greenhouse gas mitigator.
• to the issues approach um in solutions to the issues at<01:35:41.679> hand.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And so we're always looking for innovative solutions to attract people and keep people because that's
• In our inventory, we found that the biggest sector of greenhouse gas emissions, which might not be a
• We also offer turnkey solutions to businesses. And that has been a huge program.
• It represents 52% of our greenhouse gas emissions. So with that being said, Madam Chair, Ms.
• There's no simple solution to this problem.