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• We're just dumping good money to bad money.
• We're just dumping good money to bad money. all of that is is is uh really good but all of that is is
• > good<00:08:18.919> money<00:08:19.159> to<00:08:19.440> bad we're just dumping
• good money to bad we're just dumping good money to bad money<00:08:20.479> so<00:08:21.280>
• Senator Chang, I know you are tired of HAAI spending millions on affordable housing and getting little

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint Housing and Public Safety/Water and Land hearing first took up HB 1096, which would repeal statutory tenant-selection preferences for disabled veterans and spouses of deceased veterans in state low-income housing. HPHA testified in support, saying the change was a housekeeping measure because the same preferences already exist in administrative rules and could be adjusted later to align with other local preferences, while also noting the federal VASH program provides stronger veteran housing support. Several members questioned why the preference should be removed at all, emphasizing that veterans have long been underserved and asking for a stronger justification; the committees ultimately deferred HB 1096. The later Housing/Hawaiian Affairs agenda heard HB 606 HD1, a measure to extend Act 279 funding and related exemptions for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. Supporters argued the bill would give DHHL more time to use the $600 million appropriation to acquire land, work with developers, and address a wait list of about 29,000 applicants, while also helping restore Hawaiian communities and reduce the Hawaiian diaspora. Opponents focused on accountability and oversight, saying DHHL needs clearer plans, measurable goals, and stronger safeguards before receiving more money, and warning that prior spending and strategic-plan changes had reduced the number of applicants served. The committee also heard testimony that the bill would help DHHL fulfill long-standing obligations to Native Hawaiians and that the housing need affects the broader state, not only Hawaiian Home Lands beneficiaries.

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• When they try to get health care, Americans are justifiably angry, fed up, and tired of a system that
• Aren't you getting tired of this? I'm getting tired of this. So again, Mr.
• UnitedHealthcare people, when they did that, they overdiagnosed when the Person really got sick, they dumped
• They dumped them. Go to the nursing home on your own. That's a broken health care system.

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• So, for example, there is authority for public nuisance under statutory law for illegal dumping, for
• And maybe that's an illegal dumping situation where somebody's, you know, dumping chemicals, right?
• So for example, there are, there's authority for public nuisance under statutory law for illegal dumping
• And maybe that's an illegal dumping situation where somebody's, you know, dumping chemicals, right?
• So I'll be brief because we're all tired. I strongly oppose this bill.

Bills: HB2242, HB2446, HB2799, HB4502, HB2920, HB2790, HB5620, HB5060, HB5076, HB5080, HB5081, HB5128, HB5130, HB3847, HB5116, HB2969, HB4546, HB4202, HB5624, HB3964, HB4803, HB872, HB4775, HB4777, HB4961, HB5570, HB2988, HB4260, HB1375, HB5009, HB5411, HB5134, HB4388, HB3095, HB1387

Keywords: constables, civil rights, local government, law enforcement, policy-making authority, affidavit, medical bills, civil actions, reasonable charges, healthcare services, judicial statistics, court performance, family law, civil cases, efficiency reporting, court security, emergency management, harassment penalties, judicial safety, court committee

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills affecting civil practice, judicial conduct, and attorney regulation. HB 4961 and the similar HB 3095 would bar uninsured motorists from recovering non-economic damages after a collision, with HB 3095 also addressing certain exceptions and limiting economic damages in some cases. Supporters said the measures would encourage insurance coverage and fairness for insured drivers, while opponents argued they would unfairly punish injured people who were not responsible for the lack of insurance, including pedestrians, passengers, children, and others. HB 3095 drew constitutional concerns from witnesses, and the committee later withdrew the committee substitute and left the bill pending; HB 4961 was also left pending after questions about its scope, including passengers. HB 5570 would expand a continuing legal education exemption to attorneys appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate who serve on boards or commissions. The author and witness said the bill would free up time for public service while still requiring ethics training. A committee member raised a discrepancy in the number of attorneys covered, and the bill was left pending. HB 2969 would prohibit the State Bar from adopting rules or penalties that unreasonably burden attorneys’ religious exercise or free speech, especially in relation to sincerely held religious beliefs. Supporters framed it as a protection for lawyers of faith against an ABA-style speech code, while no one testified in opposition; the bill was left pending. HB 4260 would prohibit county judges and county commissioners from practicing law in courts over which they have jurisdiction. The author described it as an ethics measure to avoid conflicts of interest, but county officials and the County Judges and Commissioners Association opposed it, saying existing ethics rules already address conflicts and that the bill would impose hardships, especially in rural counties. The bill was left pending. HB 4388 would require all judges, including those who serve only in administrative roles, to remain subject to the Code of Judicial Conduct; supporters said some judges avoid discipline by relinquishing judicial functions, while opponents said the bill was unnecessary and could burden county judges who serve as administrators. It was also left pending. The committee also heard HB 5134, which would limit Rule 202 pre-suit depositions to people who have suffered or reasonably expect to suffer actual damages and allow attorney’s fees against abusive petitioners. The author said the bill would curb harassment and fishing expeditions, but members questioned how the standard would work in practice; the bill was left pending. Finally, HB 3964 would narrow common-law public nuisance claims by barring suits over lawful conduct, conduct already addressed by other remedies, and products, while preserving other causes of action. Supporters said the bill would prevent regulation through litigation and protect legislative authority; opponents said it would eliminate important remedies and that no Texas abuse had been shown. The author indicated he would revise the bill, and it was left pending.

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• Because the citizens of Arizona are sick and tired of their children not being able to play in their
• Her body was dumped into a bayou under a bridge.
• It's because I'm tired of this rhetoric.
• I am tired of the fear that both sides of the aisle are doing.
• I am tired of having my constituents live in fear. I am a proud public servant.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Across the country, people are tired.
• They're tired of feeling like every corner of the economy is designed to outsmart them.
• I got tired of it, so I stopped going to Lowe's. I don't go to Lowe's. I don't go to Lowe's.
• They are sick and tired of paying property taxes that never seem to go down.
• And she had that dumped on her, so I can understand that.

Keywords: 1146, all

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• know we put out in 2024 over 100 dump know we put out in 2024 over 100 dump truck<02:43:45.160><
• They have employed tire manufacturers to develop better off-highway vehicle tires, which are low-pressure
• explaining the off highway vehicle tires explaining the off highway vehicle tires versus<03:02:59.600
• <03:03:03.080> um versus a conventional Auto uh Tire um versus a conventional Auto uh Tire
• <03:42:16.720> it Hyundai also have much larger tires it Hyundai also have much larger tires

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The meeting was an orientation for the Resources, Recreation and Development Committee, led by Chair Bob Harb. He reviewed committee procedures, including pink cards for witnesses, blue sheets for counts, use of drawers in the committee room, scheduling practices, and how bills would be posted and distributed. Members briefly introduced themselves and explained why they wanted to serve on the committee, with several citing interests in conservation, water quality, outdoor recreation, land use, and related local issues. The committee then opened a hearing on HB 1113, relative to OHRV operation on certain highways within the town of Windsor. Representative Ré Colcombe, the sponsor, explained that the bill would allow local OHV/UTV access across a short section of state road in Windsor so residents on divided portions of town could travel legally between areas. He said the town selectmen were already allowing OHRV use on town roads, the route was paved, traffic impacts were expected to be minimal, and local police had no objections. He also said the town would hold public hearings and notify abutters as required, and that if the select board ultimately opposed the proposal he would recommend killing the bill. Members asked about the legal authority for the change, speed limits, traffic volume, winter maintenance, and whether the Department of Transportation or select board had to approve the route. Colcombe said the town must hold a public hearing and that the change would need to be incorporated into RSA 258:10, section 4. He said the road is maintained by the town in winter and by the state in summer. An opponent, Anne Davis, testified that she opposed the bill, saying ATV use should be treated as a tool for forest management rather than recreation, that law enforcement capacity in Windsor was a concern, and that she believed affected residents should be fully notified before any approval. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• dog Poncho, a two-year-old black lab rescue, was killed by a Dallas dog daycare, and his body was dumped
• Leia, a doodle in Round Rock, Texas, was killed by a dog daycare that dumped her body in the trash to
• around the vehicle, that if you fire at that vehicle and you strike property of the vehicle, such as a tire

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Jim McMillan: There's tires, service, maintenance, and it rises over time.
• It seems like cruelty is the point up here in Tallahassee and I'm frankly tired of it.
• about living in a community with crumbling infrastructure with potholes in your roads where we have to dump

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• According to the letter, these funds will support used tire program reimbursements and other costs associated
• with the used tire program.
• the letter has been updated to stipulate that funding will not be used to reimburse or remediate any tires
• would highlight that the last sentence of the item says this would not be used for Jefferson County's tire
• The sediment and all the gravel and everything gets dumped downstream because of the runoff and the washes

Summary: The committee met to consider a series of appropriation, reserve transfer, and grant requests. Early items included temporary appropriations for the Department of Education’s Educational Freedom Account program ($32 million), the State Crime Lab ($476,000), and DFA Assessment Coordination ($90,000), along with a $1 ARPA return from the Department of Health. The committee approved these items after brief questions, including a discussion about contract cost increases at Assessment Coordination and a clarification that the $1 ARPA item was simply an unused-funds return. The most extensive discussion centered on the Department of Education’s EFA funding. Members questioned the growth in participation, the use of one-time funds and restricted reserves, and safeguards against fraud or improper purchases. Agency officials said about 44,000 students were being funded, that purchases are reviewed and flagged for unusual activity, and that homeschool students are not required to buy a curriculum so long as purchases are eligible and approved. The committee approved the EFA appropriation and related reserve transfer, and officials said the governor’s proposed budget would include the program in the RSA going forward. The committee also approved a DHS reallocation request and reviewed a building authority loan for a data center power supply replacement. In the federal grant section, members discussed a Department of Agriculture request for Central Arkansas Water to acquire land in the Maumelle watershed. Debate focused on the environmental benefits versus local property-tax and development concerns in Perry County, with testimony from the agency, Central Arkansas Water, and Potlatch about watershed protection, public access, and potential development impacts. After extended discussion, the committee adopted a motion to defer the item to the full Legislative Council and asked the department to remove the Perry County portion from the request, limiting the grant-funded purchase to Pulaski County property. The committee then reviewed remaining items, including a Veterans Affairs pay-plan appropriation, and adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• According to the letter, these funds will support used tire program reimbursements and other costs associated
• with the used tire program.
• the letter has been updated to stipulate that funding will not be used to reimburse or remediate any tires
• would highlight that the last sentence of the item says this would not be used for Jefferson County's tire
• The sediment and all the gravel and everything gets dumped downstream because of the runoff and the washes

Summary: The committee met to consider a series of temporary appropriation requests, reserve fund transfers, federal grant appropriations, and review items. Early items included a $32 million appropriation and matching reserve transfer for the Department of Education’s educational freedom account program, a $476,000 request for the State Crime Lab, and a $90,000 assessment coordination request from DFA. Members asked questions about the assessment contract costs, and the item was approved. The committee also approved a $1 ARPA return to the CDC and a Department of Human Services reallocation package that moved general revenue and positions among divisions to meet client needs. The most extensive discussion centered on a $32 million restricted reserve transfer for the educational freedom account program. Members questioned the growing number of participating students, the program’s long-term funding needs, and safeguards against improper purchases. Agency representatives said about 44,000 students were being funded, that reimbursements and marketplace purchases are reviewed, and that reporting and audit controls are in place, though not every instance of fraud can be prevented. The committee approved the transfer after discussion. Members also approved smaller cash and federal grant items, including funding for a teacher shortage data dashboard, All Kids Bike grants, crime lab outsourcing, veterans cemetery operations, and a podiatric medicine licensing investigation fund. The most contentious item was a $7 million federal Forest Legacy grant request for Central Arkansas Water and the Department of Agriculture to acquire land in the Maumelle watershed, including acreage in Perry County and Pulaski County. Members debated water quality, development pressure, property tax impacts, local support, and whether Perry County had been adequately consulted. Agency and company representatives argued the acquisition would protect drinking water, preserve forested watershed land, and support recreation, while some legislators emphasized the county’s tax and development concerns. Senator Davis moved to defer the item to the full Legislative Council and to request removal of the Perry County portion; that motion passed. The committee then reviewed the remaining items, including a Veterans Affairs pay plan request, and adjourned.

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• my dog Poncho, a 2 year old black lab rescue, was killed by a Dallas dog daycare and his body was dumped
• Leah, a doodle in Round Rock, Texas, was killed by a dog daycare who dumped her body in the trash to
• bubble around the vehicle that if you fire at that vehicle and you strike property of the vehicle, a tire

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• This keeps it from basically dumping alcohol, which they probably technically don't do or are not supposed
• I'm sure some of y'all are tired of seeing me.

Bills: SB312, SB316, SB90

Keywords: alcoholic beverages, ABC Board, Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control, special event license, special events retail license, nonprofit special events retail license, special retail license, event storage license, government venue license, alcohol storage, alcohol transfer, beer, wine, liquor, on-premises consumption, public venue, government-owned property, municipal property, county property, state property

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• He added that it is not lawful to pollute, dump chemicals in a stream, or allow a tank battery to overrun
• It's not lawful to dump chemicals in a stream.
• But insurance companies, constituents, Democrats and Republicans alike, are tired of what's happening
• But insurance companies, constituents, Democrats and Republicans alike, are tired of what. companies,
• constituents, Democrats and Republicans alike, are tired of what's happening to them on the auto and

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, heard an invocation, recognized a Karnes County Day delegation and the Texas Association of Museums, received a governor’s message on Texas Diabetes Council appointments, and introduced the Doctor of the Day. The chamber then took up several resolutions, including SR 388 honoring the Texas Association of Museums, and adopted SRs 380, 382, and 387 by voice vote. Senator King was excused due to a family death, and the journal reading was dispensed with. The Senate then moved through a series of bills, most of them on expedited suspension of the regular order and three-day rule. Measures passed included SB 868 on Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program funding for high-wildfire-risk areas; SB 264 exempting certain family motor-vehicle transfers from tax; SB 2112 on oyster mariculture penalties; SB 1484 on catfish labeling and marketing; SB 660 on bollards near hospital emergency rooms; SB 1809 creating offenses for gift card fraud; SB 32 and SJR 81 providing business personal property tax relief and a related constitutional amendment; SB 1267 modernizing boat titling and adding disclosure for hidden hull damage; SB 1470 allowing DPS data sharing for voter list maintenance; SB 2406 and SB 2407 implementing Sunset recommendations for the Sabine River Authority and Lower Neches Valley River Authority; SB 609 on school district compliance with legally required policies; SB 921 on ex parte Medicaid eligibility renewals; SB 2320 increasing DWI penalties; SB 1822 requiring disclosure and oversight of AI-based utilization review algorithms; SB 693 on notaries public and deed theft prevention; and SB 664 setting statewide qualifications and oversight for magistrates and related judicial officers. One of the most contested items was SB 779 on common law public nuisance claims, which drew extended debate over whether the bill would limit lawsuits against lawful, regulated activities and whether it would preserve private nuisance and other existing remedies. Despite objections, the Senate suspended the rules and passed the bill to engrossment by a 17-12 vote, holding it there. Another debated measure was SB 1008 on state and local authority over the food service industry; after a perfecting amendment, it was passed to engrossment and then to final passage. Several bills were adopted or passed with near-unanimous support, while others, including SB 1267, SB 1470, SB 1822, and SB 2320, saw some opposition but still cleared the chamber.

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• Gap, we drove by a fire truck that was non-operable, sitting on the side of the road because all the tires
• much gone bald. ...retired, if you will, to the point where you could drive on hot pavement and the tires
• it appears that on the same day I signed my purchase documents, TCEQ had approved the applicant's dump
• For rural communities, we have a unique set of hazards with a slop dump in our neighborhood, including
• I hope you guys aren't getting tired of seeing my face.

Bills: SB34, SB119, SB261, SB532, SB1035, SB1245, SB1247, SB1267, SB1442, SB1930, SB1948, SB2078, SB2112, SB2143, SB2155

Keywords: wildfire, wildfire mitigation, wildfire prevention, volunteer fire department, Texas A&M Forest Service, West Texas A&M University, prescribed burning, fuel loading, fuel reduction, firefighting equipment database, emergency communications, disaster preparedness, rural fire protection, asset hardening, natural resource management, emergency management, large wildfire risk, fire grant funding, fire suppression, Texas Legislature

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• In the right time of the year, you can see tire tracks.
• Tire tracks coming onto the reservation, like from ATVs and so forth.
• Well, we had to find out where all that debris was going and getting contracts with the dump sites, the
• Is a 10-wheel dump truck full. So per acre, that much is coming off into the river.

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• And it's been that way when you get a city the size of Winnipeg that dumps their sewage, and you know
• , full of phosphates, all the washing machines they dumped that in for years.
• their sewage and you know full of phosphates all the washing machines they dumped that in for years
• A lot of them are still trying to fight the battle, but some of them are just tired of it, too.
• A lot of them are still trying to fight the battle, but some of them are just tired of it, too.

Keywords: 908, all

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• You're timing is impeccable, and they got tired of hearing me talk and tell stories about chickens that
• same time it would hold the hunters accountable for where those dogs started instead of just being dumped

Bills: SB1550, SB2065, SB2110, SB2111, SB2114, SB2152, SB2159, SB2172

Keywords: burn ban, drought, emergency powers, county commissioners, fire safety, wildfire prevention, pollinator, state symbols, agriculture, insects, environment, hunting regulations, orange clothing, commercial hunting, game and fish, wildlife management, wildlife, trespass, dogs, hunting

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• off<00:31:53.840> of<00:31:53.919> the<00:31:54.159> ACA,<00:31:55.120> dump
• <00:31:55.360> them 200,000 people off of the ACA, dump them 200,000 people off of the ACA
• , dump them in<00:31:55.840> to<00:31:56.000> the<00:31:56.159> uninsured<00:31:
• If they've got good tires and they're cranked and they've got somebody to drive them, they will pump
• If they've got good tires and they're cranked and they've got somebody to drive them, they will pump

Keywords: Government Structure - Room 409, 12 January, 2026; 2:00 P.M., 925, all

Summary: The committee held its first meeting under its new Government Structure Committee name and began by electing Senator Chris Johnson as secretary. The chair explained the committee’s purpose as improving efficiency, effectiveness, and stewardship of taxpayer dollars, and said members had asked statewide officials and agencies for ideas on streamlining government and reducing costs. Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gibson testified at length about ways his agency has found efficiencies, especially after the COVID-era consolidation of three agencies into one. He said state procurement and construction rules can add major time and cost to projects, citing a proposed $300,000 building that grew to about $1 million through the state process. He recommended raising repair and quote thresholds, streamlining construction procedures, reconsidering restrictions on payments between state agencies, and allowing more flexibility for agencies to help one another when authorized. Members questioned Gibson about the repair caps, the construction cost increase, Ticketmaster and other technology/vendor arrangements, and whether agencies should have more decentralized control over contracts. The chair and several senators agreed the committee should examine red tape, vendor relationships, and procurement rules, and Gibson said he would provide more information and work with the committee. No formal legislation was acted on in the portion provided. The transcript then shifted to testimony from the Insurance Commissioner, who said his department is heavily affected by IT and board structure issues and oversees 17 boards. He urged consolidation of some boards, criticized the effects of SB 2362 on special-fund agencies, and said the State Fire Academy and other operations have been constrained by general-fund treatment and limited authority. He also discussed insurance-rate pressures, including projected premium increases, wind pool rate concerns on the Gulf Coast, and the need for mitigation to stabilize costs.

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• I'm just so tired of this, Mr. Speaker. They are stealing from the American people.
• I'm just so tired of this, Mr. Speaker. They are stealing from the American people.
• I'm just so tired of this, Mr. Speaker. They are stealing from the American people.
• I'm just so tired of this, Mr. Speaker. They are stealing from the American people.
• I know I'm being a bit of a jerk, and I'm just tired of dealing with lunacy.

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

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• Because if your car travels on jacked-up roads, it's going to cost you money in repairs, not just your tires
• So a nominal increase in the gas tax is far less than brand-new tires every couple of years.
• Because if your car travels on jacked up roads, it's going to cost you money in repairs, not just your tires
• So a nominal increase in the gas tax is far less than brand new tires every couple of years.
• were, and they had a way to hide it with fencing, all kinds of nasty things that were going, just dumping

Bills: SB251, SB150, SB154, SB73, SB111, SB172, SB76, SB181, SB235

Keywords: horse racing, program training, program owning, state licensing, racehorses, regulation, local news, newspaper printing, journalism, media tax credit, print media, digital news, news publisher, newsprint, press operator, printing industry, local journalism, tax credit, income tax, corporate income tax