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• We also represent Generation Park Management District, which is 4,200 acres on the northeast side of
• It’s 7.9 square miles—about 5,000 acres. So that’s on, right? Yeah.
• the improvements to people's houses with the water and sewer it's by the way that's 7.9 square of acre
• i mean square miles oh 5,000 acres okay 5,000 acres so that's on right yeah well we're just trying to

Bills: SB32, SB464, SB996, SB1163, SB1173, SB1277, SB1452, SB1453, SB1548, SB1882, SB1883, SB2016

Keywords: ad valorem taxation, tax exemption, franchise tax credit, income production, personal property, SB 464, school buffer zone, tobacco retailer, vape shop, e-cigarette, vaping, nicotine, tobacco products, retail permit, comptroller, Class A misdemeanor, school proximity, youth access, public school, private school

Summary: The Senate Local Government Committee heard several bills by Senator Bettencourt focused on property tax and local government accountability. SB 32 would provide about $700 million in business tax relief by raising the business personal property exemption from $2,500 to $25,000 and continuing a 20% franchise tax credit for inventory taxes paid. Witnesses from NFIB, the Texas Retailers Association, and Texas Realtors supported the bill, saying business personal property and inventory taxes are burdensome and especially hard on small businesses. After no opposition testimony, SB 32 was left pending. The committee also heard SB 1453, which would change how interest and sinking tax rates are calculated by using only the minimum debt service required under bond schedules, while still allowing a higher rate with a 60% governing body vote and a public explanation. A witness from the Texas Taxpayers and Research Association supported the bill as a way to keep debt rates from rising as property values increase and to preserve tax relief. The bill was left pending after testimony. SB 1883 would tighten rules on local impact fees by requiring 60 days of public availability for capital improvement plans and land use assumptions, raising the approval threshold for adopting impact fees from a simple majority to two-thirds, limiting how often fees can be increased, and expanding notice requirements. Builders and developers testified in support, arguing that impact fees are often poorly reviewed, lack accountability, and are passed on to homebuyers, worsening housing affordability. Committee members discussed adding audit provisions and questioned the lack of city testimony. The bill was left pending with subcommittee action. SB 1452 would require a voter election to decide whether a municipal management district continues to exist, with dissolution if voters reject it; supporters said it would add accountability, while others noted some districts provide essential services and infrastructure. The committee heard testimony from district representatives and builders, then left SB 1452 pending before recessing.

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• I stand in support of ACR 14 and applaud the member from Ontario.
• So I proudly support ACR 14 and ask for your support too.
• Years ago, the governor and the president announced a partnership to treat one million acres a year in
• one of California's, and at the time, California's largest single fire that burned almost 400,000 acres
• that same title—the August Fire, the Lightning Fire, and the Complex Fire that burned over a million acres

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• following resolutions to the first-day consent calendar to correct a committee report error: Item 74, ACR
• 204, Quirk-Silva, and Item 75, ACR 221, Garcia.
• Item 74, ACR 204, Quirk-Silva, and Item 75, ACR 221, Garcia.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• by Flora, with amendments; File Item 10, ACR 1 by Cork, Silva, and Mark Gonzalez; and File Item 11, ACR
• with amendments, ACR 1, and ACR 94. Do I have a motion? Do I have a motion on the consent calendar?

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• It repeals Section 35-1-8 of the Code, which concerns restrictions on the number of acres a church may
• , congregation, or branch of any religious sect, society, or denomination from owning more than 10 acres
• in any municipality in the state and no more than 60 acres outside of a municipality.
• Does this allow a church to own however many acres they want without being taxed?

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• I live on 14 acres—almost 14, 13.67 acres.
• My closest neighbor that's making noise is two and a half acres away, and I still get kept up and my
• dense residential areas, so it's important to realize this isn't out in the middle of nowhere. ...800 acres

Bills: HB1597, HB2364, HB2437, HB3205, HB3253, HB3310, HB3648, HB3906, HB4259, HB5645

Keywords: county jailer, jail training, veterans, Texas Veterans Commission, Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, TCOLE, criminal justice system, county jail, law enforcement training, mental health training, jail standards, correctional officers, veteran services, veteran interaction, occupations code, jailer licensing, parking, county courthouse, infrastructure, local government

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• Wyoming is a very rural state with the lowest population density of any of the 48 contiguous states.
• any<03:16:25.840> of<03:16:25.920> the<03:16:26.080> 48<03:16:26.560> contiguous
• <03:16:28.080> We of any of the 48 contiguous states.
• We of any of the 48 contiguous states.

Keywords: 916, all

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• The county is also on the pathway for numerous migratory species because there are over 26,000 acres
• These birds have acre upon acre of undisturbed nature to thrive.

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• Only 182 acres are being farmed in Texas for hemp out of 125 million farming acres.
• The net profit on cotton is roughly $565 per acre, and for hemp, it's around $3,000 an acre.
• hemp versus the total number of acres being farmed.
• The size of a general hemp field is hundreds to thousands of acres. ...of acres.
• We farm five to ten acres a year.

Bills: HB5

Keywords: hemp, cannabinoids, regulation, occupational licenses, consumable products, marketing, criminal offenses, labeling requirements, health and safety, 997, house, all

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• There's still nearly 40,000 acres of private inholdings within our state park system.
• Uh, but they still represented a loss of 1,900 acres to the system as a whole.
• 3,400 acres.
• This is a new 2.7-acre park in Fargo.
• This is a new 2.7-acre park in Fargo.

Bills: HF474, HF218, HF210, HF441, HF691, HF720, HF1068, HF1314, HF1465, HF1860, HF2046, HF1389, HF2404, HF2854, HF2985, HF3128, HF3103, HF778, HF3125

Keywords: HF474, Hubert H. Humphrey, Henry Mower Rice, Statuary Hall, United States Capitol, statue replacement, capital investment, general fund appropriation, Minnesota State Capitol, Minnesota State Historical Society, public art, commemorative statue, National Statuary Hall Collection, commissioner of administration, cultural heritage, monument, Washington D.C., HF218, Minnesota, Department of Public Safety

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• <04:12:32.479> of 17,500 Acres of 17,500 Acres of Timberland<04:12:34.119> um<04:12
• <04:13:09.640> is<04:13:09.960> under 1500 acres is under 1500 acres is under consideration
• <04:14:41.479> does<04:14:41.880> in<04:14:42.880> uh Acres does in uh Acres does
• <04:15:06.760> Woodland<04:15:07.479> is<04:15:07.640> a Acres Woodland is a Acres
• <04:16:48.680> a current use is about uh $2 an acre a current use is about uh $2 an acre a

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first discussed scheduling and notice for upcoming executive sessions on a larger slate of bills, including plans to take up eight bills in the morning and possibly the last three bills in the afternoon, with caucus time provided if needed. The chair emphasized advance notice, publication, and flexibility if more bills are added later. The hearing then opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and proceeded to HB 568, a bill allowing local planning boards to request water supply studies for subdivisions to ensure water adequacy as housing density increases. Representative Kat McGee, the prime sponsor, said HB 568 was developed after constituent concerns about private wells being affected by nearby development. She described the bill as narrowly tailored, non-mandatory, and intended to preserve local control while clarifying that planning boards may request studies under local regulations. She noted bipartisan support, an exclusion for community water systems and larger groundwater withdrawals regulated elsewhere, and said the bill would help prevent water shortages and related problems for new and existing homes. Questions from members focused on whether the bill should specify that it applies to subdivisions of four or more lots, since that language had been in an earlier version. Testimony on HB 568 was mixed. Bob Quinn of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors opposed the bill, arguing it lacked a definition of “water supply study,” could lead to expensive hydrology studies, and might raise housing costs; he suggested more work with DES or a study committee. DES administrator Brandon Kernin said the department had worked from a 2010 groundwater commission report, that such problems arise only intermittently in certain areas, and that the bill would make explicit local authority to adopt such ordinances. He also said DES data and homeowner surveys can help identify problem areas and that more robust wells could be considered in the long term. The committee noted 10 online submissions in favor and 3 opposed, plus blue-sheet testimony of 2 in favor and 1 neutral, and then closed the hearing on HB 568. The committee immediately opened HB 582, a bill on safety requirements for operation of personal watercraft. Representative Darby, the sponsor, said the bill responds to the speed and maneuverability of modern personal watercraft, which he described as more like motorcycles on water than traditional boats, and cited a fatal accident on Lake Monomonac as an example of the risks. He said the bill is not intended to restrict ordinary recreation or wake surfing, but to update safety standards for a newer class of larger, quieter three-person PWCs. The hearing began with Darby’s presentation, and no vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• /c><00:31:57.600> of<00:31:57.919> either<00:31:58.320> crop acres or over 1,600
• acres of either crop acres or over 1,600 acres of either crop projects,<00:31:59.279> livestock
• these businesses are focused on supporting existing businesses, being able to take value-added per acre
• these businesses are focused on supporting existing businesses, being able to take value-added per acre

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met and approved the August 21, 2025 minutes. The main presentation came from Brandon Reid of the Kentucky Office of Agriculture Policy, who reported that implementation of the Kentucky Agriculture Economic Development Board created by Senate Bill 28 and House Joint Resolution 31 is ahead of schedule. He said the board has been appointed and has met several times, has adopted guidelines and an application process, and has launched its application on the KDA website. He also noted new staffing, including a project manager, and said the office is already working on projects, though some are confidential because of coordination with the Economic Development Cabinet and nondisclosure agreements. Members praised the effort and emphasized the importance of having agriculture represented in economic development work. Reid also described ongoing outreach by Commissioner Jonathan Shell, including farmer appreciation and classroom visits across the state. The committee then heard from Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton and Bluegrass Ag Tech Development Corp. executive director Jacob Ball about the Bluegrass Ag Tech Development Corp., a public-private partnership involving Lexington-Fayette, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, the University of Kentucky, and Altech. They said the organization aims to make Kentucky a national and international hub for ag tech, and that it has already awarded challenge grants to startups. Ball explained that the program focuses on animal protein, nutrition, sustainability, mid-size farm solutions, and Kentucky traditions such as distilling and equine. He reported that two rounds of grants have totaled $925,000, with the first round’s seven companies leveraging that into nearly $7 million in follow-on investment, supporting 56.5 Kentucky jobs and creating more than a dozen new jobs. The presentation also highlighted statewide outreach, including applications and engagement from counties across Kentucky, and the goal of expanding participation in eastern Kentucky. Members expressed support for both initiatives and discussed the value of agriculture-specific expertise in economic development. Reid said the Department of Agriculture and the Economic Development Cabinet maintain regular communication and that the new board gives agriculture a seat at the table for future site and industry recruitment efforts. No additional votes or formal actions were taken beyond approval of the minutes.

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• If I have 10 acres, which actually this is, I won't get into some real situations that I could give you
• that they have 10 acres in a certain town right now for what they will be offered.
• Will they be able to buy that same 10 acres, continue with the same business they now have, or are they

Keywords: 914, all

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• <02:39:42.319> of administration rule, 4 million acres of administration rule, 4 million acres
• Under this rule, which affects 13.3 million acres of federal land in Alaska, millions of acres would
• millions of acres millions of acres in<04:36:33.439> Montana, in Montana, in Montana, in<
• Alaska, governing over 13 million acres Alaska, governing over 13 million acres of<05:23:07.200>
• acres acres of<05:35:10.400> lands<05:35:10.798> at<05:35:10.958> issue.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• That's ACR 167 by Assembly Member Hadwick. The clerk will read.
• Members, I rise today to present ACR 167 recognizing World Agritourism Day and celebrating the farms
• That's ACR 190 by Assembly Member Ortega. The clerk will read.
• Colleagues, please join me in celebrating this Day of the Teacher by supporting ACR 190.
• And with that, I respectfully ask for an aye vote on ACR 190.

Summary: The Assembly convened after initially lacking a quorum, then completed the prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, journal motions, and a long series of procedural actions, including suspending rules to move bills and approve a large Appropriations Committee hearing list. Members also made several guest introductions, including Shannon Lee, district staff from Assemblymember Jeff Gonzalez’s office, and later guests tied to agritourism and education recognitions. The floor debate centered heavily on AJR 31, a resolution urging Congress to restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Supporters argued that recent Supreme Court decisions and redistricting efforts in other states were weakening Black and other minority representation and that California should take a clear stand for voting rights. Opponents argued the measure promoted racial division, conflicted with equal protection principles, and that districts should be drawn based on place or communities of interest rather than race. After a contentious debate with repeated parliamentary warnings over decorum, the Assembly suspended the rules to take up the resolution, added coauthors, and passed AJR 31 by a vote of 58-8. The Assembly then moved through a series of bills and resolutions, generally approving them with little or no opposition. These included AB 2341 clarifying emergency language translation rules for local agencies; AB 1816 extending court supervision for certain sex-offender rehabilitation programs; AB 2561 protecting consumer privacy settings on phones and digital devices; ACR 167 recognizing World Agritourism Day; ACR 190 recognizing California Day of the Teacher; AB 1581 improving identification of Native American students in public schools; AB 1586 requiring opioid overdose prevention training for school resource officers and safety planning; AB 1665 requiring mental health training for school coaches; AB 1693 streamlining retail tenant-improvement permitting; AB 1768 authorizing a local tax measure related to health funding; AB 1712 facilitating a water-system sale for Santa Fe Springs; AB 1792 addressing sexually exploitive AI imagery in health education; and AB 1822 prioritizing school projects that address extreme heat. Most measures passed overwhelmingly, several unanimously, and the resolution on agritourism and the teacher day were adopted by voice vote.

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• I mean, practically speaking right, there's 100,000 ish acres of this land in Florida.
• I highly doubt that they're going to be sold in quarter acre increments, right?
• waterfall effect of a property transaction, especially when you're talking about hundreds or thousands of acres

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• The county is also on the pathway for numerous migratory species because there are over 26,000 acres.
• of Protected Lands, the Big Boggy Refuge, and Mad Island have acre upon acre of undisturbed nature to

Bills: SCR3, SCR30, SB2375, HCR35

Keywords: cowboy culture, Bandera, cultural heritage, historical significance, Texas identity, Birding Capital, Matagorda County, wildlife, conservation, Texas Legislature, statutory revision, code corrections, laws omitted, legislative updates, spaceports, tax-exempt bonds, aerospace investment, Texas space economy, Federal legislation, 1185

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• of minerals and a little over 700,000 surface acres throughout the state of North Dakota.
• This is only like if we own eight acres of mineral rights, you might have 500 other owners, you know,
• less acres are incredibly valuable.
• And sometimes, you know, when you have a smaller tract, say, you know, five acres as opposed to...
• nobody wants to lease five acres at a time.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee first approved the December 3 minutes, then heard a request from the Board of Clinical Laboratory Practice to amend its proposed rule on exempt test methods to add certain closed-system DNA/RNA tests, including rhinovirus. After testimony explaining that the board had considered late comments from BioMérieux and wanted the rule record to reflect that review, the committee agreed to a limited amendment and passed the motion unanimously. The Department of Agriculture then outlined broad rule updates affecting dairy, eggs, poultry, pesticides, animal health, environmental mitigation, and the Egg Product Utilization Commission. The commissioner said the changes mostly clarified existing requirements, updated references, and reduced some burdens, such as easing dairy hauler training/licensing timing and clarifying out-of-state grade A milk language. Members asked about dairy industry decline, the APUC scoring system, and the rationale for the milk-hauler and out-of-state milk provisions. The State Board of Dental Examiners presented extensive rule changes tied to recent legislation and workforce issues, including a new professional health program for dentists, expanded duties for assistants and hygienists, broader local anesthetic authority for hygienists, and fee increases to fund the program and cover administrative costs. Testimony from Dr. Edward May strongly supported the professional health program based on his own recovery experience. The committee also heard from Game and Fish on rules easing some guide/outfitter experience requirements, allowing electronic exams, and modifying boating safety equipment rules, with no public comment and no fiscal impact. Later, Health and Human Services received approval for an extension to update tattoo/body art rules and a separate motion to repeal an obsolete nurse aide training chapter. HHS also described nursing facility rule updates, lodging sanitation revisions, and related clarifications on licensing, safety, pest control, and fire requirements. The Department of Environmental Quality received an extension for septic-system installer rules, and also presented rules for above-ground storage tanks and water/wastewater operator certification, including new fees and third-party testing options. The Industrial Commission’s oil and gas division described multiple rule changes, some withdrawn after comments, including drilling unit flexibility, site stability, wildfire authority, and streamlined transport/reporting procedures. Finally, DPI began presenting several rule packages, including school construction loan limits, school bus standards, cooperative agreements, special education rules for public charter schools, and new math curriculum and intervention requirements.

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• After more than a million acres burned in the Texas Panhandle, we took a lot of testimony.
• For a reservoir, it's now taking 160,000 acres because of the reservoir and because of the mitigation
• Flood over 70,000 acres of good family land.
• There's anywhere from another 70,000 acres to 210,000 additional acres for the mitigation that will be
• And the 77,000 acres does not include the mitigation.

Bills: SB4, SB23, SB3, SJR2, SJR85, SB34, SB60, SB75, SB706, SB1814, SB1220, SB523, SB565, SB1253, SB840, SB764, SB2383, SB2155, SB1535, SB1405, SB1423, SB1566, SB1804, SB1728, SB1816, SB1952, SB1948, SB2037, SB2068, SB1455, SB213, SB243, SB627, SB646, SB670, SB896, SB917, SB1184, SB971, SB1255, SB1261, SB1283, SB1358, SB991, SB1733, SB21, SB231, SB739, SB1252, SB1371, SB664, SB40, SB9, SJR1, SB687, SB1332, SB458, SB482, SB927, SB984, SB651, SB1620, SB2124, SB2448, SB841, SB843, SB402, SB2662, SB2053, SB2332, SB2112, SB745, SB1247, SB1789, SB27, SB207, SB2938, SB1901, SB1227, SB1248, SB912, SB1321, SB2143, SB2145, SB1497, SB1239, SB2180, SB1388, SB1662, SB1951, SB1537, SB493, SB378, SB1020, SB1018, SB992, SB958, SB920, SB1350, SB1762, SB552, HCR109, SB2185, SB4, SB23, SB3, SJR2, SJR85, SB34, SB60, SB75, SB706, SB1814, SB1220, SB523, SB565, SB1253, SB840, SB764, SB2383, SB2155, SB1535, SB1405, SB1423, SB1566, SB1804, SB1728, SB1816, SB1952, SB1948, SB2037, SB2068, SB1455, SB213, SB243, SB627, SB646, SB670, SB896, SB917, SB1184, SB971, SB1255, SB1261, SB1283, SB1358, SB991, SB1733, SB21, SB231, SB739, SB1252, SB1371, HB2970, HB 109, SB2308

Keywords: property tax, homestead exemption, school funding, state aid, constitutional amendment, elderly, disabled, ad valorem taxation, school district funding, SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption

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• I lost about 20,000 acres of grass and over 10 miles of fence that will have to be repaired.
• The amount of acres that will burn. So, yes sir, thank you. Yes, ma'am, sorry, thank you.
• the majority in the Permian Basin, with oil and gas royalty on excess of 450,000 of those acres.
• We'll be testing that later this year on a 15-acre plot to show what's possible there.
• That is 130,000 acre-feet of water. And these volumes.

Bills: HB48, HB49, HB 1169, HB1971, HB2584, HB2663, HB2890, HB48, HB49

Keywords: HB 48, oilfield theft, organized theft, petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, DPS, Department of Public Safety, Texas, Railroad Commission, criminal justice, energy resources, theft prevention, organized crime, border region, El Paso, law enforcement task force, asset recovery, pipeline theft, drilling equipment, equipment theft