Bills: HB148, HB148, HB334, HB554, HB762, HB1520, HB1593, HB3526, HB3810, HB5092, SB2215, HB2607

Keywords: HB 148, Texas Education Code, Texas Education Agency, TEA, artificial intelligence, AI, machine learning, automated scoring, constructed response, open-ended answers, student assessments, state testing, standardized tests, public schools, education policy, assessment instruments, school accountability, test scoring, 2026-2027 school year, family leave

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• But I wanted to talk to you about this because your packets include a letter from Generations United,
• caregivers to receive clear information on resources that they can access to support the child and family unit

Bills: HF1367, HF2732, HF1897, HF1424, HF1383, HF2728, HF2863, HF1685, HF2929

Keywords: child maltreatment, child abuse, neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, labor trafficking, human trafficking, child protection, local welfare agency, county social services, Minnesota Department of Human Services, judicial review, district court appeal, venue, out-of-state abuse, cross-border investigation, Minnesota child welfare, family assessment, maltreatment determination

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• But I wanted to talk to you about this because your packets include a letter from Generations United,
• caregivers to receive clear information on resources they can access to support the child and family unit
• c> can access to support the child and can access to support the child and family<01:35:59.159> unit
• gives<01:36:00.119> the<01:36:00.280> caregivers<01:36:00.800> the family unit
• and gives the caregivers the family unit and gives the caregivers the ability<01:36:01.239> to

Bills: HF1367, HF2732, HF1897, HF1424, HF1383, HF2728, HF2863, HF1685, HF2929

Keywords: child maltreatment, child abuse, neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, labor trafficking, human trafficking, child protection, local welfare agency, county social services, Minnesota Department of Human Services, judicial review, district court appeal, venue, out-of-state abuse, cross-border investigation, Minnesota child welfare, family assessment, maltreatment determination

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• <00:08:38.719> in united or let us stand united in united or let us stand united in protecting
• It shows that you trust city attorneys to charge and prosecute fairly.
• It shows that you trust city attorneys to charge and prosecute fairly.
• It shows that you trust city attorneys to charge and prosecute fairly.
• prosecute fairly. prosecute fairly.

Bills: HF3351

Keywords: firearms, guns, gun control, gun safety, local control, home rule, preemption, municipal regulation, county regulation, city ordinances, zoning, firearm dealers, gun dealers, ammunition, carry permits, permit to carry, pistols, Saturday night special, metal-penetrating bullets, public safety

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• United States and Texas flags. Good morning. Please join me in celebrating our nation.
• I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands
• Right here in Texas, he eventually went on to become the 39th President of the United States.
• House Bill 3073 by Howard relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.
• HB285 by Ordaz, relating to the prosecution of the offense of cruelty to non-livestock animals.

Bills: HB1520, HB1545, HJR110, HJR203, HB245, HB1465, HB1482, HB294, HB793, HB809, HB3928, HB334, HB2037, HB1973, HB285, HB4341, HB4264, HB 1043, HB837, HB 1234, HB 1193, HB 1194, HB1646, HB1729, HB2498, HB1314, HB2295, HB1353, HB1531, HB1988, HB5398, HB3960, HB3923, HB1407, HB1764, HB2221, HB2214, HB2517, HB2518, HB2213, HB5008, HB5092, HB3421, HB3663, HB3748, HB3800, HB3756, HB2613, HB3782, HB5246, HB4344, HB4044, HB4066, HB2702, HB2807, HB2869, HB2898, HB3181, HB3250, HB4153, HB2091, HB2115, HB2542, HB2768, HB3349, HB3352, HB4406, HB1593, HB1899, HB3133, HB4432, HB4960, HB3214, HB3915, HB3508, HB2145, SB304, SB608, SB2312, SB494, SB530, HB45, HB2520, HB35, HB47, HB318, HB349, HB554, HB1359, HB1373, HB2254, HB2259, HB2853, HB3073, HB3088, HB353, HB355, HB786, HB762, HB705, HB932, HB849, HB 1119, HB3041, HB713, HB3104, HB3970, HB4042, HB4490, HB1731, HB2607, HB3689, HB1788, HB1612, HB138, HB15, HB1971, HB1338, HB2989, HB267, HB 1201, HB2954, HB5265, HB1804, HB5061, HB1520, HB1545, HJR110, HJR203, HB1887, HB1914, HB2402, HB2306, HB1809, HB2350, HB3000, HB3237, HB3326, HB3211, HB 1056, HB2081, HB2187, HB3092, HB3308, HB3526, HB3750, HB3527, HB4219, HB4230, HB4290, HB5238, HB4804, HB4749, HB245, HB1465, HB1482, HB294, HB793, HB809, HB3928, HB334, HB2037, HB1973, HB285, HB4341, HB4264, HB 1043, HB837, HB 1234, HB 1193, HB 1194, HB1646, HB1729, HB2498, HB1314, HB2295, HB1353, HB1531, HB1988, HB5398, HB3960, HB3923, HB1407, HB1764, HB2221, HB2214, HB2517, HB2518, HB2213, HB5008, HB5092, HB3421, HB3663, HB3748, HB3800, HB3756, HB2613, HB3782, HB5246, HB4344, HB4044, HB4066, HB2702, HB2807, HB2869, HB2898, HB3181, HB3250, HB4153, HB2091, HB2115, HB2542, HB2768, HB3349, HB3352, HB4406, HB1593, HB1899, HB3133, HB4432, HB4960, HB3214, HB3915, HB3508, HB2145, HCR6, HCR12, HCR34, HCR50, HCR55, HCR58, HCR70, HCR71, HCR72, HCR74, HCR75, HCR78, HCR80, HCR93, HCR100, HCR107, HCR116, HCR117, HCR90

Keywords: Angelina and Neches River Authority, river authority, Sunset Advisory Commission, Texas Sunset Act, Special District Local Laws Code, local government, natural resources, board of directors, director training, board governance, public testimony, open meetings, public information, conflict of interest, ethics, complaint system, general manager, board president, staggered terms, removal of director

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• It's a vast, diverse region stretching from El Paso all along the Texas-Mexico border, across through
• Congress, I am delighted that we now have a secure Texas border.
• This is a view of all the people in the United States years ago trying to.
• -Mexico border, such as those in my precinct.
• And this was an urgent matter, as he drives across the border to visit his wife.

Summary: The Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting met virtually for its West Texas regional hearing, established a quorum, and explained that the hearing was part of a series of statewide information-gathering sessions before any map was filed. The chair outlined the Zoom procedures, the two-minute testimony limit, and the availability of written comments through the committee’s public portal. Senators also discussed the logistics and transparency of the process, including the expectation that any proposed map or amendment would be made public once filed and that additional hearings would follow. Senator Blanco, whose district includes West Texas and the border region, said the area’s communities of interest should be kept together and warned against repeating the loss of representation that followed the last redistricting cycle. Senators Alvarado, Hinojosa, Miles, and others debated the value of virtual hearings versus in-person hearings, the number of people who had testified, and whether the committee could subpoena witnesses after the regional hearings ended. The chair said he was awaiting legal guidance and would consider a subpoena motion at a formal meeting the next day. A lengthy exchange also occurred over the tone of public testimony and the chair’s view that some comments directed at Republicans and the president had been offensive or historically inaccurate. Invited witnesses and public commenters largely opposed mid-decade redistricting and argued that any new map should reflect population growth, especially among Latino and other minority communities, and comply with the Voting Rights Act. Nina Perales of MALDEF said the hearings were not meaningful without a draft map and testified that Texas has a long history of discriminatory redistricting; senators questioned her about litigation, DOJ’s July 7 letter, and the 2021 congressional map. Tania Chavez Camacho, Luis Figueroa, and several El Paso residents emphasized that maps should preserve communities of interest, avoid cracking and packing, and be transparent and participatory. A smaller number of witnesses supported redistricting, including one El Paso resident who said the current districting leaves the area underrepresented and another who argued that some communities want to return to a map closer to the earlier District 16 configuration. Several witnesses also criticized the DOJ letter as inconsistent with the state’s position that the 2021 maps were drawn race-blind, while others said the current process was too rushed and lacked sufficient public input.

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• <01:09:49.759> States here because in the United States here because in the United States
• The United States doesn't can control.
• uh the rest of the system in the United uh the rest of the system in the United States<01:14:06.480
• It's called soft power invading the United States and the West.
• <04:33:38.879> and states driving it over the border and states driving it over the border

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first discussed a budget-related issue involving liquor commission enforcement staff and tobacco enforcement funding. A member explained that proposed cuts to “group two” enforcement positions at the liquor commission could jeopardize the tobacco enforcement money that flows to Health and Human Services, and expressed confidence that the enforcement division would ultimately be preserved. The main hearing was on Senate Bill 19, which would modernize hotel and motel statutes by repealing outdated requirements. The sponsor and the New Hampshire Lodging and Restaurant Association said the bill would remove obsolete rules such as the old guest book/card system and antiquated posting requirements for room rates and motel signs. Members questioned whether the bill would eliminate the requirement to record guest departure dates or affect inspection rights, and the witnesses said the intent was only to remove the book-and-card reference while leaving the rest of the recordkeeping requirement in place. Supporters argued the rate-posting rules are widely ignored, hard to enforce, and outdated in an era of digital reservations and variable pricing; the committee also discussed whether any consumer-protection purpose remained. The public hearing on SB 19 was then closed. The committee then heard Senate Bill 280FN, which would require food delivery services to have an agreement with a restaurant or food retail store before offering delivery from that business. The sponsor said the bill restores a prior law that had sunset and was intended to prevent third-party platforms from listing restaurants without consent. Restaurant industry testimony strongly supported the bill, describing problems with unauthorized listings, delayed deliveries, and reimbursement disputes, and saying the agreement requirement protects restaurant brands and consumer expectations. Members shared examples of delivery problems and voiced support for reinstating the safeguard.

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• the right to work in the United States. the right to work in the United States.
• We watched them open it up to borders.
• <03:48:18.000> I units contain two or more bedrooms.
• I units contain two or more bedrooms.
• <04:24:47.279> States investigations by the United States investigations by the United States

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Dena Kinlath, stand up, Dena, is the manager of the Border Soil and Water Conservation District.
• If you go to Arizona, which is right on the border of New Mexico, and I go there quite a bit, you look
• school finance, making changes to the public school funding formula, increasing the basic program unit
• Defining the family income index rate, changing the at-risk program unit, calculating the at-risk index
• schools on their membership after the first year of operation, creating an English learner program unit

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• We do not authorize the use of our portal outside of state lines within, I believe, a 160-mile border
• intensive short-term residential, qualified residential treatment options, and a 24-hour mobile crisis unit
• And then my next question is, do we have a single mobile crisis unit in the state for this specific reason
• And so we made that added that Subsection so we could be able to actually prosecute them as a first degree
• I want to re-look at that bill, but in my experience Of prosecuting, it's a strict liability bill because

Keywords: 996, all

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• I did serve in the United States Army. I was a military police officer for many years.
• We've got people on the southern border right now that have been deployed that are Title 10.
• In prosecution, in support of the DA's office, will be solely through the district attorney's office.
• So for the entire Navajo Nation, And the entire United States, the Navajo Code Talker Museum belongs
• I receive letters from different people across the United States, state senators, governors, and others

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• We have specialized units that conduct investigations and execute arrest warrants, search warrants, assist
• To highlight some of these accomplishments since 2003, our Fugitive Apprehension unit has arrested over
• Galveston Island, 2008 for Hurricane Ike, seizure of the YFE ranch and prosecution of Warren Jess and
• Hurricane Harvey deployment, Rockport, Victoria and Chamber Counties in 2017, Operation Border Star in
• of these criminals committing these crimes are not US citizens and have no legal status within the United

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• I prosecuted violent crimes for five years at the Bernalillo County District Attorney's Office and did
• I represent about a fourth of Dona Ana County, which includes part of the border with El Paso, Texas,
• It allows new doctors to serve patients across borders, especially in underserved communities in our
• This is not some mom-and-pop operation running out of a storage unit; this is a huge organization with
• right across the border from Texas.

Bills: SB1, SB3

Keywords: interstate medical licensure compact, physician licensure, medical license reciprocity, expedited licensure, medical practice act, New Mexico medical board, compact commission, physician mobility, telemedicine, license portability, background check, disciplinary action, joint investigation, reproductive health care, gender-affirming care, scope of practice, medical board transparency, multistate compact, licensure renewal, health care workforce

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• I prosecuted violent crimes for five years at the Bernalillo County District Attorney's Office and did
• I represent about a fourth of Dona Ana County, which includes part of the border with El Paso, Texas,
• It allows new doctors to serve patients across borders, especially in underserved communities in our
• This is not some mom-and-pop operation running out of a storage unit.
• right across the border from Texas.

Bills: SB1, SB3

Keywords: interstate medical licensure compact, physician licensure, medical license reciprocity, expedited licensure, medical practice act, New Mexico medical board, compact commission, physician mobility, telemedicine, license portability, background check, disciplinary action, joint investigation, reproductive health care, gender-affirming care, scope of practice, medical board transparency, multistate compact, licensure renewal, health care workforce

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• Yes, units. So there this is the adjudicative units.
• investigator still prosecutes that investigator still prosecutes that process<00:38:05.359> is
• We would we would not integrity unit.
• unit, not this accounting<01:55:30.239> unit.
• <03:13:27.840> and of highway safety, the legal unit and of highway safety, the legal unit

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And so, you know, there's hemp people who manufacture hemp across the United States.
• Just like all the other 49 states will be able to sell it, just like all our border states will be able
• The infrastructure has never been built in the United States. Okay. And do you sell THCA products?
• We're going to tell the United States that Missouri is not open for small businesses.
• But when I am prosecuting someone, that could be a hang-up.’

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Uh, because I, you know, with all due respect to the United States Postal Service, the way I understand
• It doesn't just happen at the border. It happens right here in Mississippi.
• Felony prosecution on a first offense procuring if the victim in this case, if the crime is under the
• Felony prosecution on a first offense procuring if the victim in this case, if the crime is under the
• A lot of local district attorneys prosecute, and they have some prosecution issue going on in their county

Keywords: Judiciary, Division B - Room 409, 28 January, 2026; 9:00 A.M., 925, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 21104, a Gaming Commission criminal penalties bill presented by Commissioner Jay McDaniel. He said the measure is essentially the same as a bill passed by the Senate last year and would keep penalties low for people merely playing gaming, but make it a felony for operators of illegal online gaming platforms, with a $100,000 fine per conviction and forfeiture authority for funds tied to the crime. The committee substitute was described as clarifying that the penalties target the operator rather than the platform being used. After no questions, the committee moved and adopted the bill. The committee then heard three Department of Public Safety bills from Commissioner Tindle. Senate Bill 2232 would raise seat belt fines from $25 to $100 and direct the additional revenue into existing driver education-related funds, with the stated goal of supporting driver education programs and improving teen road safety. Members asked about the revenue impact and whether the money would be appropriated back to the department and schools; Tindle said the funds would still be subject to legislative appropriation. The bill was moved and adopted, though some members raised concerns about redirecting local fine revenue. Senate Bill 2314 was described as a cleanup bill for driver’s license statutes, updating outdated references, removing obsolete paperwork requirements, allowing first-class mail and optional digital notice through mobile ID, and reflecting the department’s move from Jackson to Pearl. Members questioned whether first-class mail could shorten response time for suspension notices and how mobile ID notices would work; Tindle said the change was intended to save money and allow electronic notice if users opt in. The committee also adopted this bill. Senate Bill 2817 would reorganize DPS by consolidating several divisions into a new Mississippi State Bureau of Investigations, combine equipment and software purchases, raise autopsy fees from $1,000 to $1,200, increase salvage title inspection fees from $75 to $125, and open a broader discussion about the Highway Patrol’s future role. It was also moved and adopted. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2230 from Senator Hill, which would extend electronic warrants to misdemeanors; members discussed efficiency, warrant databases, and Fourth Amendment concerns, but no final action on that bill was shown in the excerpt.

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• I think you could get prosecuted very easily for not having the permit.
• I think you could get prosecuted very easily for not having the permit.
• the history of the United the history of the United States<03:31:28.000> the<03:31:28.199
• States the Commerce Clause of the United States the Commerce Clause of the United States<03:31:30.080
• already wounded concept of the United already wounded concept of the United States<03:35:01.120>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Um, it could be one here in Honolulu, uh, um, border water supply, water rates, or even the counties
• <00:32:20.000> uh<00:32:20.640> um<00:32:20.880> border<00:32:21.279> water
• <00:32:21.519> supply, in Honolulu. uh um border water supply, in Honolulu. uh um border water
• We are involved in trying to prosecute these cases on a regular basis, and the delays are very frustrating
• still very much under investigation, but at least in most of the cases of these kinds of attacks prosecuted

Bills: HB1602, HB2246, HB1707, HB2216, HB2594, HB2595, HB2155, HB2113, HB2207, HB1832, HB2015, HB2152, HB2548

Keywords: agriculture, grant specialist, financial support, farmers, Hawaii, federal grants, grant administration, revolving fund, department of agriculture and biosecurity, grant compliance, transportation, reimbursement, food security, local production, sustainability, agricultural loans, financing, Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, Hawaii agriculture, loan portfolio

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• The fentanyl is before it ever reaches our border. Thank you.
• Tirelessly to make our southern border secure again.
• TIRELESSLY TO MAKE OUR SOUTHERN BORDER SECURE AGAIN.
• The United States Grains Standards Reauthorization Act of 2025 strengthens the United States Department
• The United States Grains Standards Reauthorization Act of 2025 strengthens the United States Department

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, September 8, 2025, 1012, house, all