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• THE PROPOSED CHANGE WOULD MANDATE THE WATER INTO RETURNS TO CONSUMERS OUTSIDE THE MENTALIST POLITY BORDER
• UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES ARE CONFIRMED IN THE SEPTEMBER 5, 2024 WALL STREET JOURNAL ARTICLE TITLED PUBLIC
• WHICH WAS GOING TO GO ON THE BORDER, THIS IS SPECIFIC TO MIAMI-DADE COUNTY.
• Sharief: BASED ON MY AREA I REPRESENT, AND BROWARD COUNTIES WE HAVE -- I REPRESENT ALL EIGHT THAT BORDER

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We have them with fuel theft and fuel depots, but not only along the border, but also in my district.
• I'll find a way if I have to start banging my head against the wall. And that's what happens.
• Ysleta is a border community, and our officers are frequently called to respond alongside federal, state
• As a border tribe in El Paso, we work side by side with our federal partners, DPS, FBI, and local law

Bills: SB693, SB781, SB836, SB860, SB906, SB993, SB1101, SB1321, SB1370, SB1537, SB1563, SB1610, SB1637

Keywords: notary public, notaries, acknowledgment, jurat, personal appearance, remote notarization, online notarization, e-notary, electronic notarization, fraud prevention, identity verification, real estate fraud, property transfer, state jail felony, Class A misdemeanor, secretary of state, continuing education, record retention, notarial act, Texas Government Code

Summary: The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice heard a series of bills focused on criminal procedure, public safety, victim protections, and law enforcement administration. SB 1537 would require criminal-proceeding interpreters to meet the same appointment standards used in the Government Code, and SB 993 would let the Comptroller’s Criminal Investigative Division seek mobile-tracking warrants directly in motor fuel theft and related tax-fraud investigations. SB 693, as substituted, would create a criminal offense for notaries who notarize documents without the signer personally appearing, with a higher penalty when real property is involved, and would add continuing education for notaries. SB 1610 would tighten rules for civilly committed sexually violent predators at the Texas Civil Commitment Office, including penalties for new crimes and assaults on staff, sex-offender registration requirements, and removal of certain provisions from the filed version; the substitute reduced some of the harsher penalties and preserved parole/community-supervision eligibility. SB 836 would expand privacy protections for sexual assault survivors by limiting livestreaming of certain trials, allowing pseudonyms earlier in the process, and protecting forensic exam evidence and invasive recordings under protective orders. SB 1563 would require county jailers to receive training on interacting with veterans, with testimony emphasizing suicide risk, PTSD, and the need for better identification and support in jails. SB 906 would give the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo authority similar to other Texas tribes to commission peace officers under state law to enforce Texas laws on tribal land. SB 781 would standardize confidentiality rules for peace officers’ personal information and create a confidential departmental file system modeled on Chapter 143 civil-service practices, though members raised concerns about whether the bill could affect disciplinary records and existing disclosure rules. Testimony was largely supportive for the bills, especially from prosecutors, law enforcement representatives, victim advocates, and agency officials. Supporters of SB 693 described widespread deed fraud tied to improper notarizations; supporters of SB 836 stressed survivor privacy and the harms of livestreamed sexual-assault proceedings; supporters of SB 1563 said jailer training could help prevent veteran suicides and improve treatment; and supporters of SB 906 said state commissioning would improve public safety and coordination on tribal lands. SB 781 drew support from police and TCOLE witnesses who said the bill would extend confidentiality protections already used in civil-service departments, while some members questioned whether the bill duplicated existing law or could be read to shield misconduct information. Public testimony included opposition to SB 1610 from a civil-rights advocate who urged waiting for Sunset review, and opposition to SB 781 from a family member of a person killed by police, who objected to expanding confidentiality for officers. Several bills were left pending after testimony because the committee lacked a quorum or chose to hold them for later action.

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• We have them with fuel theft and fuel depots, not only along the border but also in my district.
• I'll find a way if I have to start banging my head against the wall. And that's what happens.
• Ysleta is a border community, and our officers are frequently called to respond alongside federal, state
• As a border tribe in El Paso, we work side by side with our federal partners, DPS, FBI, and local law

Bills: SB693, SB781, SB836, SB860, SB906, SB993, SB1101, SB1321, SB1370, SB1537, SB1563, SB1610, SB1637

Keywords: notary public, notaries, acknowledgment, jurat, personal appearance, remote notarization, online notarization, e-notary, electronic notarization, fraud prevention, identity verification, real estate fraud, property transfer, state jail felony, Class A misdemeanor, secretary of state, continuing education, record retention, notarial act, Texas Government Code

Summary: The committee heard a series of criminal justice bills focused on victim protections, law enforcement tools, notary/deed fraud, sexually violent predators, veterans in jail, tribal policing authority, and peace officer records. Several bills were laid out, heard, and left pending because the committee lacked a quorum for final action on those items. Testimony was generally supportive on bills addressing interpreter appointments, fuel theft investigations, deed fraud, survivor privacy, veteran jailer training, tribal peace officer authority, and officer-record confidentiality, though some bills drew concerns about due process, scope, or drafting. Senate Bill 1537 would clean up criminal procedure language on appointing interpreters and align it with Government Code standards requiring licensed or certified interpreters; it received no public opposition and was left pending. Senate Bill 993 would let Comptroller Criminal Investigative Division officers directly seek warrants for mobile tracking devices in fuel-theft and tax-fraud investigations; it also drew support and was left pending. Senate Bill 693, as substituted, would create a criminal offense for notarizing documents without the signer personally appearing, with a higher penalty when real property is involved, and would add notary continuing education; a Dallas County prosecutor testified that notary fraud is a major driver of deed theft, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1610, as substituted, would address safety, registration, and criminal penalties at the Texas Civil Commitment Office for sexually violent predators, including assaults on staff and sex-offender registration issues; agency witnesses described increased assaults and operational problems, while a public witness urged waiting for Sunset review and raised due-process concerns. Senate Bill 836 would add privacy protections for sexual assault survivors by limiting livestreaming of trials, expanding pseudonym use, and protecting forensic exam and invasive-recording evidence; survivors and advocates strongly supported it, and defense lawyers said they had no opposition to the substitute. Senate Bill 1563 would require county jailer training on interacting with veterans, with testimony from the Texas Veterans Commission and veterans’ advocates emphasizing suicide risk, PTSD, and the need for better identification and support in jails; the bill was left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 906, which would authorize the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribal police to be commissioned as Texas peace officers like two other federally recognized tribes in Texas; tribal leaders said the change would improve response times and coordination, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 781, as substituted, would standardize confidentiality rules for peace officer personnel and departmental files statewide, mirroring Chapter 143 civil-service practices; law enforcement witnesses supported it as a way to protect personal information and create uniform records practices, but several senators raised concerns that the bill could blur existing disclosure rules or bury misconduct complaints, and public testimony included an opposition witness describing a police shooting involving her brother.

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• Our friends on the other side of the wall decided to add a lot of stuff to it.
• here says so the other side of the wall here says so bad<02:25:04.240> is<02:25:04.479> so
• So, that's a high wall in tax surplus.
• When a town withdraws, the consequences extend far beyond its borders.
• When a town withdraws, the consequences extend far beyond its borders.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Uh, Commissioner Wall, if you would please state your full name for the record and commence your testimony
• Uh, Commissioner<00:10:37.279> Wall,<00:10:37.600> if<00:10:37.680> you<00:10:37.760
• > would<00:10:38.000> please Commissioner Wall, if you would please Commissioner Wall,
• tax or fee to broadband subscribers will help cities, it's counterproductive to the state's goal of border-to-border
• goal of borderto border broadband. goal of borderto border broadband.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Our mission is to provide care for the border community through integration of patient care, education
• So 40% from West Texas, 30% from border counties.
• Recently, both Forbes and The Wall Street Journal released their list of the top 500 universities in
• The Wall Street Journal ranked as number five in Texas, and furthermore, when you look at both lists,

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• These brave officers are producing historic results at our border and in our communities.
• producing historic results at our border producing historic results at our border and<00:07:52.720
• control, search and rescue to border control, search and rescue to border patrol,<00:26:01.840><
• Lamel continued onward and successfully scaled the wall.
• However, upon reaching the the wall.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, July 21, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• On the right side you see the Kamehameha, the 9-foot border on the right side that we have to reset.
• on the right side that we have to border on the right side that we have to have<00:46:23.720> to<
• You saw in Waimea Bay on the left side it's a shotcrete wall anchored with ft anchors into the slope.
• So, it was never that the dam wall would just open up. Okay. I know.
• would just open never that the dam wall would just open up.<02:03:15.080> Okay.

Bills: SCR21, SCR75, SCR50, SCR149, SCR47, SCR163, SCR169, SCR170

Keywords: healthcare, rural clinic, feasibility study, access to care, community health, Volcano community, Hawaiʻi Health Systems Corporation, emergency services, health assessment, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, health care, interdepartmental collaboration, public awareness, support services, education, health insurance, affordable healthcare, working group, Hawaii Health Plan, Medicaid expansion

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• to children who are in the classroom and see the Ten Commandments on the wall?
• put this on the wall of their classrooms? I am not. Will this be on the wall of charter schools?
• What a religious motive for wanting to see this on the wall.
• Why would we require something to be put on classroom walls if we don't?
• But it doesn't need to be in every single classroom on the wall.

Bills: HB4, HB54, SB 10, SB 24, HB4, HB54, HB775, HB850, HB 1122, HB 1249, HB1405, HB2336, HB2757, HB3372, HB3622, HB4442, HB4687, HB4893, HB5089, HB5515, HB5606, SB10, SB24, HB1573, HB3369

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, citizenship, U.S. citizen, non-citizen, public office, advisory board, task force, state government, local government, political subdivision, commission board, appointment eligibility, officeholder qualifications, public service, naturalization, Texas Government Code

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• > homeland Speaker, border security is homeland Speaker, border security is homeland security.
• <02:32:28.160> has security at our southern border has security at our southern border has
• Here's what the border czar said.
• Here's what the border czar said.
• Here's what the border czar said.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• growing 50 ft over the Canadian border growing 50 ft over the Canadian border is<05:20:52.080>
• I mean, that's stud material that's for interior walls, things like that.
• And I'll give you a realistic border.
• I'll do it to a political boundary, the border.
• boundary the border. boundary the border.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Louis County, which is Duluth all the way up to the Canadian border, as you know.
• ><00:10:08.640> to<00:10:08.720> the<00:10:08.840> Canadian<00:10:09.280> border
• ,<00:10:10.240> as the way up to the Canadian border, as the way up to the Canadian border
• the signer is signature itself<00:11:12.680> created<00:11:13.120> a<00:11:13.200> wall
• between me and the itself created a wall between me and the people<00:11:14.600> that<00:11:14.760

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I think that we got three because a number of rental car companies went across the border into Massachusetts
• <01:01:21.359> into companies went across the border into companies went across the border
• was<01:22:35.840> over<01:22:36.159> the<01:22:36.320> seaw<01:22:36.639> wall
• c><01:22:36.800> and<01:22:37.040> across<01:22:37.360> the was over the seaw wall
• and across the was over the seaw wall and across the street.<01:22:38.639> But<01:22:39.280><

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House Bill 74, which would require agencies issuing certain real-property-related permits to track and report how many permits they issue and how long the process takes. Representative Carol McGuire introduced the bill and said the goal is to gather data on permit timing and fees, especially for DES and DOT permits involving wetlands, alteration of terrain, driveway permits, and similar approvals. Supporters argued the state needs better visibility into permitting delays and whether statutory deadlines are realistic; they also noted the bill had passed the House on a voice vote with no debate. Adam Crapo of the Department of Environmental Services said DES is generally supportive of the reporting concept but warned that the agency’s data are spread across many separate, partly manual databases. He said DES can already do this for some land resources permits through its new system, but not across all of its more than 90 permit types without additional help. DES estimated it would need two part-time positions to compile the reports, especially for waste management and water programs, and said otherwise existing permitting staff would have to do the work, potentially slowing permit processing. He also said the agency is already working to simplify rules and move more permits onto a new online platform, but could not meet the bill’s 2026 reporting deadline with current staffing and systems. Committee members questioned whether delays are often caused by incomplete applications rather than agency inaction, and Crapo said that is frequently the case. He said DES already tracks timelines to some extent for management and statutory compliance, but not at the individual-permit detail the bill would require. He also said some letters and records are captured in One Stop, but not all are. Members expressed support for the bill’s transparency goals while also worrying about added workload and possible slowdowns. The discussion then moved to DOT, where Susan Clawson said DOT is neutral on the bill because it recently implemented Salesforce and now has good data for reporting; DOT’s fiscal note reflects software-related costs, but the agency can already track the required information in its system.

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• Fundamentally, when you think of a state park, the wildlife isn’t simply contained to the borders of
• :27.640> the wildlife isn't simply contained to the wildlife isn't simply contained to the borders
• of the state park but the the borders of the state park but the the the<00:27:31.120> natural
• 00:48:23.480> department<00:48:24.000> and<00:48:24.119> the<00:48:24.200> walls
• at the department and the walls at the department and the walls Administration<00:48:25.000>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:31:52.960> In<00:31:53.120> the who served behind the walls.
• In the who served behind the walls.
• If Wall Street wanted a tax break, it got done in a nanosecond.
• seen real results on our southern border seen real results on our southern border as<07:13:10.160
• Let's just start at the southern border.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• We have walked this earth long before these walls and borders and laws, and you are here; you are welcome
• Sir, if you... ...placed at the back, sir, if you can just have a seat right back here on the wall, and
• That includes bordering states like Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas, and nearby states of Florida and
• I don't tear down the flags, the statues, the monuments, the Ten Commandments, babies, border, Alabama
• up a statute and figure out what was more expensive, like public indecency and just peeing on the wall

Bills: SB7, SB14

Keywords: gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct

Summary: The Committee on State Affairs heard testimony on Senate Bill 7, the Texas Women’s Privacy Act, with the author and committee substitute explaining that the bill would require public facilities to designate multi-use private spaces by biological sex, restrict access to women’s restrooms, locker rooms, showers, sleeping quarters, shelters, and correctional facilities, and create civil penalties and enforcement mechanisms. Members asked about how the bill would apply to family violence shelters, children in mixed-family settings, venue layout, and venue for lawsuits; the author said the bill was similar to prior legislation but with stronger penalties and the 15th Court of Appeals as the exclusive intermediate appellate court for challenges, while clarifying that trial venue should generally be local except for state agencies. The committee also heard that the bill would be amended to better address local venue concerns and shelter-related issues. Invited testimony was largely in support of the bill from witnesses who described personal experiences in women’s sports, prisons, shelters, and public facilities, arguing that single-sex spaces are necessary for privacy and safety. Supporters included parents, former incarcerated women, a Republican county chair, a legal advocate, and a prison educator, who cited incidents involving transgender-identifying individuals in locker rooms, shelters, prisons, and restrooms, and said the bill would restore sex-based boundaries and protect vulnerable women and girls. One witness from Texas Values said the bill was needed despite the recently enacted Women’s Bill of Rights, and another ADF witness said the measure would protect privacy in schools and shelters. Opponents testified that the bill would harm transgender and intersex Texans, create harassment and “gender policing,” and expose cisgender women and children to invasive enforcement. Several witnesses argued there is no evidence that transgender women pose a restroom safety threat, while others said the bill would worsen mental health, employment, and school conditions for trans people and could conflict with prison standards and federal law. Family violence advocates urged changes to protect shelter operations and clarify that children can stay with parents, while other witnesses said the bill would create barriers for victims seeking help. The hearing featured extensive public testimony on both sides, but no final vote or committee action was taken in the portion provided.

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• Those include the Freight Advisory Committee and the Border Trade Advisory Committee.
• associated with addressing off-system rail grade. crossings. freight traffic that goes across the border
• Would a portion of those funds be dedicated... ...to specific regions such as border areas that handle
• TxDOT is now more responsive than ever to the border region.
• And for that, we thank you for your responsiveness and your understanding. of the needs of the border

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• entire fire alarm system, replacing our reception and diagnostic unit, making repairs to our perimeter wall
• facility for Fish and Game, State Police, and New Hampshire National Guard in the event the northern border
• Unfortunately, the space only has a stone wall around The space only has a stone wall around the perimeter

Keywords: 928, house, all

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• NMW, have taught a class on how to chase and photograph the Northern Lights and another about the Border
• We don't have a typical corporate structure of you do this, you do that, solid walls and departments.
• Not NMW. you do this, you do that, solid walls you do this, you do that, solid walls and<00:23:16.400

Keywords: 1183, house

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• one very mid-sized data center. that's going in in that area, that one data center, that one tilt wall
• President, you have Waco and Hillsborough. center in the queue for the Waco area, that one tilt wall
• So that one group of tilt-wall warehouses full of computers in a Abilene by 2030 will use almost twice
• To want a secure border, property tax relief, teacher pay raises, election... integrity with citizenship

Bills: SCR5, SCR13, SB3, SB6, SB10, SB12, SB13, SB15, SB17, SB18, SB19, SB24, SB35, SB57, SB65, SB112, SB284, SB290, SB388, SB400, SB402, SB412, SB495, SB499, SB502, SB509, SB621, SB706, SB740, SB815, SB842, SB854, SB875, SB893, SB917, SB974, SB1025, SB1061, SB1073, SB1106, SB1268, SB1281, SB1300, SB1362, SB1379, SB1447, SB1451, SB1555, SB1902, SJR36, SJR12, SCR13, SCR25, SCR5, SCR22, SCR12, SCR24, SB495, SB412, SB10, SB18, SB565, SB372, SB842, SB765, SB62, SB19, SB666, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB706, SB847, SB290, SB13, SB1248, SB740, SB14, SB1006, SB504, SB917, SB925, SB388, SB1902, SB1121, SB995, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB35, SB6, SB815, SB3, SB1281, SB1379, SB1300, SB1497, SB1499, SB1498, SB1451, SB1061, SB15, SB65, SB241, SB304, SB402, SB499, SB621, SB974, SB1023, SB1024, SB1025, SB1106, SB686, SB112, SB371, SB204, SB400, SB609, SB1447, SB670, SB502, SB427, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1555, SB1362, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB987, SB1539, SB893, SB447, SB875, SB406, SB509, SB985, SB965, SB17, SB1119, SB1505, SB12, SB24, SB57, SB1194, SB1253, SB1215, SB1532, SB1268, SB1302, SB856, SB650, SB583, SB673, SB840, SJR57, SCR8, SB213, SB681, SB1172, SB1252, SB378, SB610, SB918, SB1343, SB608, SB487, SB955, SB957, SB988, SB990, SB1019, SB1021, SB1120, SB251, SB958, SB535, SB761, SB1, SB541, SB315, SB379, SB1018, SB1737, SB266, SB1415, SB3, SB6, SB15, SB35, SB290, SB706, SB842, SB917, SB1281, SB1451, SB1902, SB12, SB13, SB17, SB19, SB388, SR261, SR265, SR276, SR277, SR281, SR286, SR293, SCR5, SCR13, SB2425, SB2880, SB10, SB12, SB13, SB17, SB18, SB19, SB388, SB412, SB495, SB2425, SB2880

Keywords: SCR 5, Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, Texas School for the Deaf, TSD, Robert Rives, gymnasium naming, building naming, honorary resolution, commemorative resolution, deaf education, hard of hearing, Gallaudet University, alumni hall of fame, football coach, school facility naming, education K-16, State Affairs, Texas Legislature, public school tribute, water rights