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• The Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants is gathering at the Capitol today for Texas CPA Advocacy
• Thank you, guys, for what you do for Texas.
• So I'm very glad and happy he came back to Texas, his roots.
• , and certainly the Texas Senate.
• He'd served in the Texas House. He never stopped serving.

Bills: SJR36, SR8, SR14, SR15, SR17, HCR54

Keywords: accountants, Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, advocacy, legislation, business issues, memorial, law enforcement, sacrifice, tribute, community support, service, community, Holocaust, remembrance, antisemitism, human rights, education, Holocaust Remembrance Day, memorialization, sexual assault

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• Tax Code.
• Public school funding in Texas heavily relies on property taxes.
• Texas has it banned in the state constitution.
• Billion dollars in property tax cuts to Texas.
• Texas Association of Appraisal Districts' position on this bill is neutral.

Bills: HB329, HB361, HB546, HB1547, HB1745, HB2786, HB3235, HB3370, HB3575, HJR83

Keywords: appraisal, property value, residential real estate, tax code, appraisal review board, property owners, property tax, homeowners, property owner rights, property appraisal, taxation, Texas Tax Code, real estate, ad valorem tax, homestead exemption, market value, condemnation, tax appraisal, open-space land, land use

Bills: SB874, SB2098, SB2110, SB2126, SB2154, SB2160, HB818, SB2047, SB2116, SB2246, SB2250, SB2334, SB2505, SB2520, SB2561, SB2721, SB2820, SB2971, SB3019

Keywords: veterinary medicine, prescription, consumer rights, transparency, pet medication, agriculture, clean plant program, disease-free plants, Hawaii agriculture, plant propagation, conservation, soil health, climate change, food security, small farmers, technical assistance, Hawaii, grant program, small farms, midsize farms

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• The Transportation Code establishes the roads on which TxDOT may authorize the.
• Greyhound Lines, a Texas-based company, is part of Flix North America.
• House Bill 3986 amends the Transportation Code to designate a portion of U.S.
• Existing Texas law licenses and regulates automotive parts recyclers.
• I'm the legislative director for the Texas Automotive Recyclers Association.

Bills: HB2026, HB2427, HB2455, HB2560, HB3510, HB3966, HB3986, HB4429, HB5436, SB3062

Keywords: memorial highway, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, Archer County, highway designation, vehicle weight, ports of entry, Texas Transportation Code, truck regulations, load limits, Adopt-a-County Road, funding, road maintenance, county partnership, public recognition, memorial designation, highway, Sergeant Mark Butler, transportation, Brazos County

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• Part of my district is unincorporated, so the city doesn't have any regulatory codes.
• And they really have no other place to go but to the state of Texas.
• into West Texas as well.
• I'm testifying on behalf of the Texas Association of Manufacturers.
• A&M, the University of Texas, and Abilene Christian University.

Bills: HB573, HB1499, HB1768, HB3071, HB3249, HB3866, HB4112

Keywords: environmental enforcement, legislative oversight, inspection, concrete plants, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, environmental product declaration, grant program, ready-mixed concrete, manufacturers, sustainability, concrete plant, concrete batch plant, wet batching, dry batching, central mixing, standard permit, TCEQ, environmental regulation, air quality, construction permit

Bills: SB 34, SB 119, SB 261, SB 532, SB 1035, SB 1245, SB 1247, SB 1267, SB 1442, SB 1930, SB 1948, SB 2078, SB 2112, SB 2143, SB 2155

Keywords: mRNA vaccine, food labeling, health and safety, consumer rights, transparency, consumer information, mRNA, vaccine labeling, food safety, consumer protection, health regulations, vaccine, labeling, public health, cell-cultured protein, lab-grown meat, young farmers, grant program, agriculture, financial support

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• Texas already exceeds federal requirements and there's more.
• The chair calls Katrina Daniel with the Texas Retirement System of Texas.
• Excuse me just one second, it's the University of Texas. I'm sorry, University of Texas at Houston.
• Texas for Affordable Health Care is a grassroots run organization and we represent Texas families and
• I am speaking today on behalf of the Texas Medical Association.

Bills: HB138, HB335, HB388, HB138

Keywords: health impact analysis, cost analysis, coverage mandates, health insurance, legislative analysis, health care data, education, funding, classroom resources, teacher support, student outcomes, health benefits, provider dentists, payment reimbursement, insurance code, noncontracting, dental care, reimbursement, health benefit plans, noncontracting providers

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• On behalf of Texas 2036. Okay.
• I'm Banning, I'm the CEO of the Texas Academy of Family Physicians.
• Uh, Representative Wharton's district, the Texas Medical Association has a position on the AP.
• The form will be created by the Texas Department of Insurance with input from stakeholders.
• God bless Texas. Happy birthday. Yeah, thank you, sir.

Bills: HB138, HB335, HB388, HB138

Keywords: health impact analysis, cost analysis, coverage mandates, health insurance, legislative analysis, health care data, education, funding, classroom resources, teacher support, student outcomes, health benefits, provider dentists, payment reimbursement, insurance code, noncontracting, dental care, reimbursement, health benefit plans, noncontracting providers

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• Many of our members live and work along the Texas.
• For a number of years now, the state of Texas...
• HB 255 matters because Texas law Texas law currently provides property exemptions on farm products, livestock
• Undermining Texas economic competitiveness.
• and incorporate Texas it is vital to Texas not impose a tax on financial transactions as it would have

Bills: HB195, HB247, HB255, HJR2, HJR4, HJR6, HJR31, HJR34, HB195, HB247, HB255, HJR6, HJR31, HJR34

Keywords: school district, ad valorem tax, local revenue, tax collection, education funding, border security, tax exemption, ad valorem, real property, infrastructure, Texas-Mexico border, ad valorem taxation, farm products, livestock, timber, death tax, inheritance tax, estate tax, property transfer, constitutional amendment

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• HB2226 addresses an important issue within Chapter 162 of the Texas Property Code, namely the ability
• This is a Texas problem that harms a Texas industry and should have a Texas solution.
• E-4996 amends Section 32.49 of the Penal Code to deter this crime and make it a felony of the third degree
• Code.
• Amending the Penal Code isn't something this committee normally does, but as you can see, this would

Bills: HB2226, HB2269, HB2343, HB2760, HB3621, HB4079, HB4204, HB4518, HB4531, HB4555, HB4850, HB4876, HB4903, HB4996, HB5122

Keywords: construction trust funds, Property Code, Chapter 162, construction payments, mechanics lien, contractors, subcontractors, laborers, material suppliers, materialmen, real property improvement, assignment of payment rights, unpaid trust funds, trust fund beneficiaries, construction industry, payment protection, Texas construction law, property owners association, landscaping, grass maintenance

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• They enacted in '93, Texas did in '95. Same with LLCs.
• Texas Rising Star falls under the Texas Workforce Commission, and participation is a requirement to be
• I'm here with the Texas Ticket Sellers Association. I've lived in Texas now for 51 years.
• It can harm Texas companies, it can harm Texas investment firms.
• for Texas-based companies.

Bills: HB2226, HB2269, HB2343, HB2760, HB3621, HB4079, HB4204, HB4518, HB4531, HB4555, HB4850, HB4876, HB4903, HB4996, HB5122

Keywords: construction trust funds, Property Code, Chapter 162, construction payments, mechanics lien, contractors, subcontractors, laborers, material suppliers, materialmen, real property improvement, assignment of payment rights, unpaid trust funds, trust fund beneficiaries, construction industry, payment protection, Texas construction law, property owners association, landscaping, grass maintenance

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• it will be designed by those from rural Texas that understand rural Texas.
• You told me as someone who, who loves rural Texas.
• This is also a very practical focus for West Texas.
• And so Texas is divided into five regions.
• Our Texas data shows a concerning gap.

Bills: HB 451, HB 645, HB 1041, HB 1151, HB 1155, HB 1536, HCR 12

Keywords: commercial sexual exploitation, child sex trafficking, human trafficking, child welfare, foster care, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, juvenile probation, risk assessment, needs assessment, trauma screening, child abuse prevention, exploitation screening, validated screening tool, evidence-informed tool, conservatorship, juvenile justice, at-risk youth, trafficking prevention, Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit

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• I am the Texas flag.
• Texas Tech, A&M, and Texas with schools like Abilene Christian and Rice. Personally, I'm concerned.
• So please, support this bill so Texas and Texas student-athletes are not left behind. left behind.
• Texas it'd be Texas A&M. The University of Texas? Texas A&M University.
• The University of Texas at A&M. Well, first off, at Texas A&M University... At Texas.

Bills: HJR5, HB39, HB 102, HB 126, HB290, HB300, HB1330, HB2110, HB2143, HCR64, HCR101

Keywords: education funding, Texas State Technical College System, constitutional amendment, capital projects, workforce education, military education, early registration, ROTC, corps of cadets, higher education, military academy, student athletes, name image likeness, compensation, intercollegiate athletics, representation, tuition assistance, military, Texas State Guard, education

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• The Texas Administrative code uses the word between.
• I testified before Texas Transportation Commission.
• And while the bill cross-references Texas Transportation Code 201.991, which is the Unified Transportation
• In 2024, we hauled 300,000 bulk truckloads in Texas.
• I urge you on behalf of every trucker in the state of Texas to keep Texas moving.

Bills: HCR 114, HB 137, HB 283, HB 1398, HB 1960, HB 2153, HB 2431, HB 2638, HB 2699, HB 2999, HB 3208, HB 3389, HB 3413, HB 3510, HB 3642, HB 3859, HB 3974, HB 3986, HB 4142, HB 4173, HB 4174, HB 4542, HB 4605, HB 4663, HB 4731, HB 5064, HB 5216, HB 5218, HB 5332, HB 5453, HB 5577

Keywords: memorial, pedestrian bridge, Houston, Sergio Ivan Rodriguez, city council, oversize vehicles, transportation permits, Hidalgo County, port authority, highway routes, healthcare, insurance, mental health, treatment access, state funding, transportation, axle weight, aggregates, regulations, Texas law

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• So, You want to amend the Galveston Code, and I think 66.002 amends the Houston code.
• Now the Texas chicken pretty much went away with the, the Texas chicken I heard in my head.
• the Texas chicken?
• So yes, they have done the Texas chicken. We have not done the Texas.
• I'm from Dallas, Texas.

Bills: HB 2065, HB 2462, HB 2621, HB 3187, HB 3539, HB 3563, HB 3726, HB 4164, HB 4207, HB 4368, HB 4706, HB 4916, HB 4950, HB 4967, HB 5177, HB 4429, HB 5597

Keywords: commercial vehicles, parking regulations, residential areas, local governance, land use, traffic safety, high occupancy vehicle lane, pregnant operators, transportation, parental rights, motor vehicle regulations, live video feed, state agency, transparency, public safety, regional transportation, mobility program, sales tax, public infrastructure, local government

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• Code, section 471.007.
• in Texas.
• Texas contractor.
• What this does is amend the transportation code to eliminate the requirement for a Texas licensed motor
• Texas history.

Bills: HB2065, HB2462, HB2621, HB3187, HB3539, HB3563, HB3726, HB4164, HB4207, HB4368, HB4706, HB4916, HB4950, HB4967, HB5177, HB4429, HB5597

Keywords: commercial vehicles, parking regulations, residential areas, local governance, land use, traffic safety, high occupancy vehicle lane, pregnant operators, transportation, parental rights, motor vehicle regulations, live video feed, state agency, transparency, public safety, regional transportation, mobility program, sales tax, public infrastructure, local government

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• So you want to amend the Galveston code, and I think 6.6.002 amends the Houston code.
• The Texas Chicken... The Texas Chicken...
• the Texas Chicken?
• Okay, the Texas Chicken is no longer that wide.
• So yes, they have done the Texas Chicken.

Bills: HB2065, HB2462, HB2621, HB3187, HB3539, HB3563, HB3726, HB4164, HB4207, HB4368, HB4706, HB4916, HB4950, HB4967, HB5177, HB4429, HB5597

Keywords: commercial vehicles, parking regulations, residential areas, local governance, land use, traffic safety, high occupancy vehicle lane, pregnant operators, transportation, parental rights, motor vehicle regulations, live video feed, state agency, transparency, public safety, regional transportation, mobility program, sales tax, public infrastructure, local government

Bills: HB25, HB38, HB997, HB 1119, HB25, HB38

Keywords: HB 25, Texas nutrition, nutrition education, healthy living, public health, school physical activity, recess, physical education, nutrition and wellness course, health curriculum, State Board of Education, Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee, ultra-processed foods, artificial colors, food additives, chronic disease, metabolic health, culinary medicine, functional medicine, dietary guidelines

Bills: HB25, HB38, HB997, HB 1119, HB25, HB38

Keywords: HB 25, Texas nutrition, nutrition education, healthy living, public health, school physical activity, recess, physical education, nutrition and wellness course, health curriculum, State Board of Education, Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee, ultra-processed foods, artificial colors, food additives, chronic disease, metabolic health, culinary medicine, functional medicine, dietary guidelines

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• You've got Texas Women Anglers.
• Port Aransas, Texas.
• This resolution seeks to reaffirm Poteet, Texas, as the official strawberry capital of Texas.
• the Government Code.
• work in Texas history.

Bills: HB1397, HB1886, HB3088, HB4187, HB4229, HB4230, HB5032, HCR6, HCR34, HCR50, HCR55, HCR58, HCR70, HCR71, HCR72, HCR74, HCR75, HCR80, HCR86, HCR93, HCR100, HCR107, HCR116, HCR117, HCR6

Keywords: Texas Constitution, Declaration of Independence, victory or death letter, display, historic preservation, lifeguard requirements, public beaches, municipalities, county regulations, exemptions, Parks and Wildlife, procurement, goods and services, revenue generation, Texas legislature, historical preservation, Texas Historical Commission, fees, nonprofit organizations, fundraising