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• TEA states that around 9,000 public schools and school campuses in Texas.
• All this for 2% of our children in the state of Texas can get a private education?
• We're going to give Texas taxpayers... affluent families across the state of Texas and cities like Houston
• And this bill itself acts to further the self-segregation of the state of Texas.
• States want to follow Texas.

Bills: SB2, SJR36, SB2, SB2, SR29, SB2

Keywords: Maverick County, recognition, economic development, Texas Senate, community celebration, 1185, senate, all

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• State affairs will come to order. Will the clerk call the roll?
• Why does this apply only to members physically outside the state when an in-state absence would also
• them to come back here in Texas.
• We can use our, uh, uh, Texas Rangers, we can use DPS and others to bring them back, uh, but out of state
• her last, uh, state affairs hearing from this side.

Bills: HB18

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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• Committee on State Affairs will come to order. Good afternoon. Will the clerk call the roll?
• becomes... we start talking about it, and with this, I think we need everyone to understand in the state
• In Texas, we're never going to do that—at least I'm never going to vote for it.

Bills: SB 53, SB 54, HB16, SB 19

Keywords: voter registration, election procedures, provisional ballot, change of address, residence requirements, Texas Election Code, voting rights, judicial administration, court reform, juvenile diversion, court security, mental health services, drug offenses, constitutional amendments, political contributions, special legislative session, election code, transparency, campaign finance, election law

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• of Texas.
• I think it's addressing a concern of constituents across the state of Texas.
• it also affected the taxpayers of the state of Texas.
• In dollars, I feel like that was political grand larceny to the state of Texas.
• The state of Texas is completely appalled, and I thank you, Representative Shaheen, for bringing up this

Bills: HB18

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

Bills: SB 2082, SB 2203, SB 2351, SB 2550, SCR 48

Keywords: concrete crushing, hospital proximity, environmental regulation, public health, zoning laws, concrete plants, standard permit, construction regulation, environmental compliance, health and safety code, water rights, property transfer, disclosure requirements, coastal property, Texas legislation, real estate, environmental impact, Gulf of America, coastal resources, Texas sovereignty

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• Members, the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board is required to implement a program to eradicate
• state waters.
• Our state is enticing industry to Texas.
• I hope those two examples drive home the point that agriculture is under attack in the state of Texas
• We're the oldest trade association in the state of Texas.

Bills: HB43, HB519, HB1275, HB1592, HB2842, HB3088, HB3479, HB4163, SB823, HB609

Keywords: agriculture, finance, young farmers, financial assistance, pest control, honey production, beekeeping, food safety, local regulation, bovine producers, dairy farms, permits, bovine tuberculosis, public health, wildlife management, disease prevention, alert system, Texas A&M, white-tailed deer, public safety

Bills: HB1237, HB2663, HB3071, HB4384

Keywords: occupational licenses, renewal, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, registration, license expiration, HB 2663, inactive well, plugging extension, Railroad Commission of Texas, RRC, oil and gas, orphan wells, well cleanup, well plugging, abandoned wells, surface equipment removal, electric service termination, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, Section 89.029

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• I'm a landowner in Childress and Donley Counties of Texas, and I am here also representing... ...Texas
• We represent 28,000 members, landowners in the state of Texas.
• I'm here on behalf of the Texas Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and myself.
• State your name, who you represent, and your position on the bill.
• So, we invest in this state every year. It's starting to push a billion dollars.

Bills: HB1237, HB2663, HB3071, HB4384

Keywords: occupational licenses, renewal, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, registration, license expiration, HB 2663, inactive well, plugging extension, Railroad Commission of Texas, RRC, oil and gas, orphan wells, well cleanup, well plugging, abandoned wells, surface equipment removal, electric service termination, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, Section 89.029

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• Fund. ...for Texas.
• The Texas Water Trust was established in 1979 by the legislature as a program within the Texas Water
• Bank and is administered by the Texas Water Development Board.
• That's our project with the confidence that the state is behind us.
• What is Aqua, Texas' water loss in their pipes? I do not represent Aqua, Texas.

Bills: HB143, HB4530, HB4931, HB5559, HB5560

Keywords: election, bonds, authorization, financial governance, public funding, HB 143, bond election, debt authorization, November uniform election date, Texas Election Code, emergency election, voter approval, municipal bonds, local government finance, public debt, school bonds, special election, uniform election date, bond issuance, water rights

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• Dean of the House and committee chairmanships and vice chairmanships for Democratic members of the Texas
• Dean of the House and committee chairmanships and vice chairmanships for Democratic members of the Texas
• special session HR 41 by Hopper, relating to imposing monetary punishments on Democratic members of the Texas

Bills: HB17, HB16, SB10, HB27, HB23, SB15, SB18

Keywords: property tax, school funding, enrollment changes, inflation adjustment, tax rate notice, judicial administration, court reform, juvenile diversion, court security, mental health services, drug offenses, constitutional amendments, property tax exemption, ad valorem tax, Texas Tax Code, nonprofit corporation, charitable organization, educational nonprofit, scientific nonprofit, agriculture support

Summary: The House convened, received a message from the Senate, and the chair announced the signing of HB 4 in the presence of the House. The clerk then read a large number of first-reading measures and referred them to committees. Among the notable bills, SB 1 by Senator Perry on campground and youth camp safety was referred to the Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding. Several House resolutions dealing with House rules, quorum, attendance, and penalties for members who missed sessions or broke quorum were referred to the Committee on House Administration, including HR 5, HR 17, HR 18, HR 34, HR 41, and HR 58. The House also referred a broad slate of resolutions to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars, including measures by Riddell, Craddick, Toth, Leo Wilson, Schofield, Gehan, Bella Montgomery, Hinojosa, Schoolcraft, Little, Meyer, Luhan, Orr, Johnson, Harris Davila, Lopez, Cameron, Gonzalez of El Paso, Wharton, Flores, Dyson, and Harless. These referrals covered many individual House resolutions and concurrent resolutions, but no debate or votes were recorded in the transcript. At the end of the proceedings, the House recessed until noon pursuant to a previously adopted motion.

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• that have been penalized by the state of Texas for failure to pay wages.
• of Texas.
• of Texas.
• She has worked with the Texas Restaurant Association, Early Matters Texas, and Texas 2036, as well as
• With this, E4C and the task force, we have been researching best ideas here in Texas from other states

Bills: HB669, HB 1306, HB3173, HB3807

Keywords: healthcare, Medicare, insurance, financial assistance, families, wage theft, employers, penalties, Texas Workforce Commission, employee rights, employer database, worker rights, death investigation, emergency services, medical benefits, exposure claims, public safety, workforce development, TWC, youth workforce

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• Harris County Constable Ford's department is. the 11th largest police department in the state of Texas
• We as a state really do prioritize.
• The city, the big cities, max it out by what the state allows to raise your property tax, yeah. state
• You know, the state, you know, the state constitution creates the counties, but they have almost no..
• That's our county seat. which also boasts the only functioning Adobe courthouse in the state of Texas

Bills: HB336, HB554, HB849, HB 1033, HB1338, HB 1246

Keywords: law enforcement, sheriff, constable, contracts, county governance, HB 554, fireworks, Juneteenth, Juneteenth holiday, retail fireworks permit, Texas Occupations Code, Local Government Code, county commissioners court, drought conditions, Texas A&M Forest Service, fire safety, holiday sales, seasonal fireworks sales, Fourth of July, Independence Day

Bills: HB 148, HB 334, HB 554, HB 762, HB 1520, HB 1593, HB 3526, HB 3810, HB 5092, SB 2215, HB 2607

Keywords: family leave, leave pool, county employee, sick leave, vacation leave, family care, pandemic, guardianship, HB 554, fireworks, Juneteenth, Juneteenth holiday, retail fireworks permit, Texas Occupations Code, Local Government Code, county commissioners court, drought conditions, Texas A&M Forest Service, fire safety, holiday sales

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• Texas 400, and the Texas Physicians for Patients PAC.
• I represent Texas Appleseed.
• Texas data were required to register with the Secretary of State.
• We're Wendell with Texas Watch. and support of the legislation.
• And SCR 8 expresses the opposition of the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas to the creation of a

Bills: SB213, SB378, SB610, SB681, SB918, SB1172, SB1252, SB1343, SCR8

Keywords: SB 213, Texas insurance, Insurance Code, Chapter 551, Chapter 541, bundling, tying arrangement, cross-selling, homeowners insurance, residential property insurance, auto insurance, personal automobile insurance, consumer protection, unfair trade practice, deceptive insurance practice, property and casualty insurer, Lloyd's plan, county mutual, reciprocal exchange, farm mutual

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• Every other pilot organization in the state of Texas has this, except for the Brazos-Santiago Pilots.
• state's population. percent of commercial air passengers in the state, responsible for 730,000 Texas
• In 1944, the state of Texas granted this to the district.
• But my My guess is, being a member here, looking at the whole state, the state of Texas granted all that
• Somebody who's trying to build what the state of Texas would like to see built. That's all I see.

Bills: SB249, SB546, SB744, SB927, SB1227, SB1229, SB1353, SB1365, SB1366, SB1394, SB1464, SB1709, SB1729, SB1733, SB1744, SB1745, SB1746, SB1772, SB1816, SB1841, SB1939

Keywords: memorial markers, law enforcement, officer memorials, killed in the line of duty, highway signage, school bus, school district, student transportation, child safety, seat belts, three-point seat belt, two-point seat belt, bus retrofit, bus warranty, Texas Education Agency, TEA, transportation code, school activity bus, multifunction school activity bus, school-chartered bus

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• The last test will be a. ...test over Texas TEKS with the norm-referenced output from the Texas TEKS.
• getting rid of the STAAR test. ...continue to strengthen the A through F accountability system in the state
• I'm with the Texas Association of School Boards.
• Texas educates 20% of all emergent bilingual students in the nation, and we have a very limited... number
• Commissioners registered against the bill earlier, as did the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas

Bills: HB8, HB26, HB192

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

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• So I'm almost positive there is a way we're going to compare statewide, or state to state.
• The data for the entire state of Texas shows that in 22 and 23, there are a total of over 26,000 new
• In the state of Texas, there's over 10,000 people who are waiting for a transplant right now.
• of Texas.
• of Texas, representing all of the communities in this state.

Bills: HB514, HB1652, HB2117, HB2298, HB3269, HB46, HB46

Keywords: maternal health, maternal care, pregnancy, labor and delivery, postpartum, doula, birth worker, midwife, obstetric care, women's health, rural health, health workforce, workforce development, trauma-informed care, public outreach campaign, health equity, minority health, underserved communities, Texas Department of State Health Services, HHSC

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• Texas exists right now in a very balanced state in the insurance world.
• If Texas were to pass this, it would be the fifth state to pass legislation like this.
• Texas is one of the five most expensive homeowners states in the country, and we have been for a very
• So competition really is the best regulator in the state of Texas.
• Texas is like just about every other state that I'm aware of generally for repair costs what's paid up

Bills: HB854, HB 1052, HB1642, HB2076, HB3042, HB3695, HB3787, HB4062, HB4092, SB213, SB493, SB896, HB5519, HB4635

Keywords: insurance, replacement cost, homeowner's policy, renter's policy, condominium insurance, property damage, claims process, telemedicine, teledentistry, telehealth, health benefit plan, insurance coverage, out-of-state services, anxiety, pain management, contraceptive devices, women's health, medical procedures, healthcare, laboratory

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• The Texas Department of Insurance requires an insurer to determine a provider's eligibility within 90
• Okay, I show registered Audrey Vanderwaal from the Texas Chiropractic Association.
• Interested is Corey Rose from the Texas Car Project Association.
• I'm here in support of House Bill 1642 on behalf of myself and the Texas Chiropractic Association.
• I am a chiropractor that practices in New Braunfels, Texas.

Bills: HB854, HB 1052, HB1642, HB2076, HB3042, HB3695, HB3787, HB4062, HB4092, SB213, SB493, SB896, HB5519, HB4635

Keywords: insurance, replacement cost, homeowner's policy, renter's policy, condominium insurance, property damage, claims process, telemedicine, teledentistry, telehealth, health benefit plan, insurance coverage, out-of-state services, anxiety, pain management, contraceptive devices, women's health, medical procedures, healthcare, laboratory

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• State your name. Thank you, sir. Christy Yesler. I'm here with Texas Realtors.
• I'm representing over 140,000 Texas Realtors and small business owners around the state.
• State your name and Position on the bills. Carl Walker, Texas Taxpayers and Research Association.
• We’re the Texas State Chamber, and I’m testifying in strong support of HB 9.
• Part of that effort, we pulled about 700 businesses from across the state of Texas.

Bills: SB1331, SB1375, SB1443, SB1578, SB2251, SB2519, SB2553, SB2655, SB2764, SB2907, SB3030, SB3033, SB3035, SB3036, SB3037, SB3043, SB3047, SB3050, SB3051, SB3056, SB3057, SB3063, HB9, HB467, HB331, HB1244, HB1399, HB2559, HB2730, HB3307, HJR1, HJR99, SB3048, SB3052, SB3053, SJR78, HB1327, HB2723

Keywords: civil service, firefighters, police officers, municipalities, local government, repeal, voter petition, health care, provider participation, continuation programs, population-based regulation, health care provider participation, Medicaid, hospital funding, voluntary compliance, mandatory payments, public health, healthcare program, county participation, nonpublic hospitals

Summary: The Senate Committee on Local Government heard several bills, most of them left pending after brief public testimony. House Bill 331, by Rep. Patterson and sponsored by Sen. Hinojosa, would create a presumption that firefighters, police officers, and EMTs who suffer a heart attack or stroke within eight hours after a strenuous shift were injured in the line of duty for workers’ compensation purposes; testimony from a firefighters’ association supported the bill, and it was left pending. Senate Bill 2655, by Sen. Flores, would authorize Burnet County to establish a local provider participation fund to help support local hospital services; a hospital administrator testified in support, and the committee substitute was left pending. Senate Bill 1443, by Sen. Hughes, would extend the Northeast Healthcare Provider Participation District in three counties, and House Bill 3307, by Rep. Noble, would allow property tax arbitrators to complete required continuing education online; both were left pending without opposition. Senate Bill 3048, by Sen. Birdwell, would create the Bluebonnet Hills Municipal Management District in Midlothian and was also left pending. The committee then took up House Bill 9 and HJR 1, sponsored by Sen. Bettencourt, which would raise the business personal property tax exemption from $2,500 to $125,000 and place the constitutional amendment on the November 4, 2025 ballot. Business groups, realtors, and taxpayers’ advocates testified in strong support, saying the change would provide meaningful relief to small businesses and help balance earlier homeowner tax relief. The City of Fort Worth testified in opposition, warning of a revenue shift to homeowners and budget impacts, but the committee adopted the committee substitutes and reported both measures to the full Senate on 6-0 votes. The committee also heard House Bill 1399 and HJR 99, by Sen. Nichols, to exempt animal feed from property tax when it is already sales-tax exempt; no one testified against them, and both were left pending. Senate Bill 2553, by Sen. West, would let owners of historic archaeological sites protest land and structure appraisals separately, and it was left pending after supportive testimony. Senate Bill 2907 and SJR 78, also by Sen. West, would exempt certain perishable inventory, including food and some prescription drugs, from property tax if approved by voters; pharmacists, business groups, a researcher, and a coalition of retailers and food/medicine advocates supported the bill, and it was left pending. Finally, Senate Bill 1331, by Sen. Hancock and explained by Sen. Middleton, would lower the population threshold for certain municipal civil-service-related petition restrictions from 950,000 to 70,000; law enforcement representatives and a San Marcos police association supported it, and it was left pending. The committee then recessed until 15 to 30 minutes after adjournment.