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• You put in what you're shopping for or the code that's associated with it and your zip code, and it spits
• They all have different rates for different CPT codes. ...DRG codes and other things related to that.
• This bill would require the Texas Department of Insurance, in consultation with the Texas Traumatic Brain
• Texas leads the states in billion-dollar weather events.
• In Texas, we're not allowed to do that.

Bills: HB345, HB721, HB2580, SB815, HB3057, HB4603, HB3233, SB495, HB3863, HB3914, HB4570, HB5099, HB5173, SB458

Keywords: insurance, appraisal process, disputed losses, residential property, policyholder rights, insurer obligations, natural disasters, appraisal expenses, umpire selection, policyholder, insurer, umpire, claims management, health care, cost disclosure, benefit plan, administrators, traumatic brain injury, health benefit plans, insurance coverage

Bills: HB293

Keywords: political contributions, legislature, quorum, transparency, election code

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• chair has Senate Bill 2943, Senator Hagenbuch's bill about discrimination against folks who have occupational
• that Senate bill 2943, Senator Hagenboo's bill about, uh, discrimination against folks who have occupational

Bills: SB82, SB1807, SB2254, HB119, HB130, HB581, HJR98, SB1988

Keywords: business liability, concealed carry, handgun policy, premises liability, criminal acts, civil liability, business premises, concealed handgun, property liability, property rights, gun regulations, criminal liability, protective order, confidentiality, personal information, court records, victim protection, charitable raffle, nonprofit, wildlife conservation

Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs met to consider several pending measures and adopted committee substitutes on multiple bills before voting them out. Senate Bill 2403, Senate Bill 1888 (jury wheel procedures in certain counties), Senate Bill 2417 (Attorney General actions under the Free Enterprise and Antitrust Act), Senate Bill 2459 (personal identifying information for judiciary employees), and Senate Bill 2943 (discrimination involving occupational licenses) were each reported favorably to the full Senate, with most passing unanimously and SB 2943 passing on a 10-1 vote. The committee also certified SB 1888, SB 2417, and SB 2459 for the local and uncontested calendars, and later did the same for SB 2943. The committee then considered House Joint Resolution 98, the Convention of States resolution, which was reported favorably to the full Senate on an 8-3 vote. House Bill 1393, dealing with daylight saving time and keeping the state on daylight saving time year-round, was also reported favorably, with the committee noting it heard the House bill rather than a Senate companion. House Bill 2884, concerning financial relationship disclosures for defense contractors, was likewise reported favorably, with the final tally announced as 11 ayes and 1 nay. No testimony was taken in the excerpt, and no substantive debate was recorded beyond brief clarifications about the bills and their companions. After completing the votes and calendar motions, the committee recessed.

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• Similar programs offered by Texas institutions of higher education would enable the Texas Higher Education
• Coordinating Board, in consultation with the Texas institutions, to adopt minimum standards for Texas
• Recent high-profile incidents, including those at Texas Tech University and the University of Texas at
• I am a third-year law student at Texas Law. Texas at Austin.
• I am a second-year law student at the University of Texas, and I'm a big fan of Texas football as well

Bills: SB2972, SB1909, SB2815, SB735, SB2233, SB800, SB1069, SB2683, SB2986, SB2058, SB2310, SB2055, SB1032

Keywords: expressive activities, freedom of speech, public forum, higher education, protests, student rights, antisemitism, public institutions, disciplinary policy, student organizations, compliance, institutional policy, disciplinary sanctions, diploma designation, institution merger, academic records, student options, Holocaust education, Holocaust Remembrance Week, genocide education

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• Texas students and the Texas economy, and it will further strengthen our leader. uh... leadership in
• Texas government code section 448.001, it defines anti-Semitism means. a certain perception of Jews that
• current Texas law.
• People will. choose not to either come to Texas, or in your case, stay in Texas.
• I'm from Texas, but I was. Desperate to escape Texas.

Bills: SB2972, SB1909, SB2815, SB735, SB2233, SB800, SB1069, SB2683, SB2986, SB2058, SB2310, SB2055, SB1032

Keywords: expressive activities, freedom of speech, public forum, higher education, protests, student rights, antisemitism, public institutions, disciplinary policy, student organizations, compliance, institutional policy, disciplinary sanctions, diploma designation, institution merger, academic records, student options, Holocaust education, Holocaust Remembrance Week, genocide education

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• of Agriculture, Texas Parks and Wildlife, and Texas Animal Health Commission.
• Department of Agriculture, Texas Parks of Wildlife, and Texas Animal Health Commission.
• The Texas Agricultural Finance Authority was created within the Texas Department of Agriculture to provide
• Trade Association in the state of Texas.
• Trade Association in the state of Texas.

Bills: HB43, HB519, HB 1275, 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

Summary: The Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs met with only four members initially present, so quorum was not established until later in the hearing. The committee heard several agriculture-, wildlife-, and food-labeling-related bills, including HB 3479 on expanding the Rio Grande vegetative management program beyond carrizo cane to other noxious vegetation, SB 823 on shrimp origin labeling and restrictions on misrepresenting imported shrimp as Texas or Gulf shrimp, HB 3088 on giving Texas Parks and Wildlife more flexibility to procure resale goods for park gift shops, HB 1275 on permits for non-bovine dairy farms in certain TB-affected areas, HB 519 on honey production and packaging rules, HB 609 on cleaning oyster cages in-bay with bay water only, HB 1592 on a voluntary AgriLife pest and disease alert system, HB 2842 on targeted urban deer depredation permits, and HB 4163 on limiting city requirements that agricultural operators maintain roadside rights-of-way. Testimony generally came from industry groups, agency resource witnesses, and affected producers, with most witnesses supporting the bills and several bills drawing questions about enforcement, labeling responsibility, and the scope of local authority. The most extensive discussion centered on SB 823, where Vice Chair Hancock and others questioned why wholesalers would be covered if they cannot relabel products. The bill author and restaurant association witness said the measure was intended to improve transparency and allow enforcement against intentional mislabeling, while preserving a good-faith defense and clarifying that the bill does not create a private cause of action. HB 519 also drew supportive testimony from beekeepers and a family farm, who argued that current rules treat honey extraction and bottling too much like food manufacturing and burden small operations. HB 609 was presented as a way to save time and resources for cultivated oyster mariculture by allowing cage cleaning in the bay without soaps or chemicals, and HB 1592 was described as a voluntary opt-in alert system for pests and diseases coordinated through AgriLife and other state agencies. HB 43 generated the most detailed policy debate. The bill would restructure and expand the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority, update grant and loan programs, and create a pest and disease control depredation program. The committee substitute reduced some funding caps, changed references from predators to depredating animals, and made the financial provisions contingent on appropriations. Supporters from Texas Farm Bureau, cotton growers, grain and feed interests, and young farmers described severe drought, inflation, land loss, rising input costs, and shrinking infrastructure as major threats to agriculture, while one witness urged preserving priority for young farmers. After testimony, the committee adopted the committee substitute and reported HB 43 favorably. The committee also voted HB 519, HB 609, HB 1275, HB 1592, HB 3088, HB 3479, HB 2842, and HB 4163 favorably, with several recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. SB 823 was reported from committee on a 6-2 vote after adoption of the committee substitute. The meeting ended with notice that the committee would tentatively reconvene Friday morning and then recessed subject to the chair's call.

Bills: SB 8, SB 650, SB 667, SB 779, SB 1349, SB 1355, SB 1378, SB 1585, SB 1721, SB 2312

Keywords: immigration enforcement, ICE agreements, sheriff grants, law enforcement, county jail, federal immigration law, public nuisance, civil actions, legal claims, abatement, Texas law, transnational repression, foreign law enforcement, criminal offenses, law enforcement training, first amendment rights, public safety, liquor, distiller, wholesaler

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• On the Texas flag, I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas. One state, under God, one...
• Yes, that's in South Texas.
• Texas, our own Texas.
• The people of Texas spoke, and the leaders of Texas ignored them.
• I'm from Fort Worth, Texas.

Bills: HB4, HB 4

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, 997, house, all

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• Members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas to the Special Committee

Bills: HB4, HB4, HB4

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, 1185, senate, all

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• Honor the Texas flag.
• They are critical measures that would expand the powers of the Texas Legislature.
• Honor the Texas flag.
• They are critical measures that would expand the powers of the Texas Legislature.
• The Department of Public Safety has special agents deployed in every region of Texas.

Bills: HB4, HB 4

Keywords: redistricting, congressional districts, Texas Legislature, elections, 2020 Census, 997, house, all

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• recognizes the Honorable Pat Curry to lead us in the Pledges of Allegiance to the United States and Texas
• domesticate the civil arrest warrants in the state of Illinois, seeking to make them enforceable beyond Texas

Bills: HB4, HB 4

Keywords: redistricting, congressional districts, Texas Legislature, elections, 2020 Census, 997, house, all

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• In this great state of Texas, Father, we thank you for the blessings that come with it, for the joy of
• Texas, Father. Thank you, Father, for this great special session.
• The Pledges of Allegiance to the United States and Texas flags.
• Colleagues and friends of Texas, please join me in the Pledges to our flags.
• Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state, under God, indivisible, for the

Bills: HB4, HB 4

Keywords: redistricting, congressional districts, Texas Legislature, elections, 2020 Census, 997, house, all

Bills: HB4, HB 4

Keywords: redistricting, congressional districts, Texas Legislature, elections, 2020 Census, 997, house, all

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• Those who answered the call honored their oath and came here ready to work for the people of Texas.
• pressure of out-of-state politicians and activists who don't know the first thing about what's right for Texas
• The people of Texas are watching, and so is the nation. And if you...
• And the pledges of allegiance to the United States and Texas flags.
• Texas flag. I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state, under God, one and indivisible.

Bills: HB4, HB 4

Keywords: redistricting, congressional districts, Texas Legislature, elections, 2020 Census, 997, house, all

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• Southeast Texas is different from West Texas and East Texas.
• Well, no, only people in Texas. Only people in Texas.
• in Texas?"
• Morton, you referenced the Texas Freedom Network I saw in your occupation. of your registration, you
• Not the Texas that stands up. Not the Texas that leads. ...the Texas that we were raised in.

Bills: HB4

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, 997, house, all

Bills: SB 2, SJR 36, SB 2, SB 2, SR 29, SB 2

Keywords: Maverick County, recognition, economic development, Texas Senate, community celebration, 920, all

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• I think there have been less than 5,000 people in the history of Texas elected to the Texas Senate.
• for the third highest post in Texas.
• At his heart, he has Texas common sense, Texas leadership, and Texas values.
• Together, we've made Texas stronger.
• A strong Texas is good for America.

Bills: SCR7

Keywords: legislature, adjournment, permissions, Texas Constitution, session, legislative authority, 1185, senate, all

Bills: SB 410, SB 795, SB 2510, SB 728, SB 2689, HB 143

Keywords: Gulf Coast Protection District, navigation safety, special districts, state governance, Texas legislation, Gulf Coast, flood protection, storm risk management, coastal restoration, natural resources, prescribed burns, self-insurance, fire management, liability protection, rural land management, recycling, environment, sustainability, economic development, Texas Recycling Fund

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• Thank you so much, Father, for the state of Texas, and Father, thank you that we all have the privilege
• We thank you for their Families, Father, for what they do, for their great love for the state of Texas
• Father, and we ask you to continue to be with them and bless them as they represent them and represent Texas
• recognize the Honorable Ryan Gighan to lead us in the pledges of allegiance to the United States and Texas
• Please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States flag and the Texas flag.

Bills: HB4, HB1, HB2, HB20, HB19, HB18

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, youth camps, emergency preparedness, safety standards, health regulations, camp licensing, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace, medical examiner

Summary: The House convened with a strict roll-call enforcement request, but only 95 members were present, so a quorum was not present. The chamber heard an invocation from Furman Carpenter, DPS chaplain, followed by the pledges to the U.S. and Texas flags. A member raised a parliamentary inquiry asking whether members must be present to make a motion and whether all members who requested strict enforcement were present; the Speaker said he would need to check the journal. The Speaker then announced that the House was about to receive a motion to adjourn sine die and noted that the governor might call another special session soon. Representative Garin moved that the House of Representatives of the First Called Session of the Eighty-Ninth Legislature adjourn sine die. There was no objection, and the motion carried, ending the session.

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• occupations by an inmate at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
• Texas. Our citizens, these are Texas citizens, you know, and so this is not tough on them.
• Texas 2036 ran a poll on this question to Texas voters, and we asked Texas voters a very simple question
• If you look at Section 91.102A of the Texas Administrative Code, it regulates shelters for dogs and cats
• The bill would amend Chapter 19 of the Texas Education Code by adding sections 012-013.

Bills: HB1826, HB2854, HB3006, HB4614, HB5261, HB5639

Keywords: mental health, women's health, county jail, depression screening, criminal justice, HB 2854, Pokuaa-Flowers Act, parole, mandatory supervision, electronic monitoring, releasee, parole officer, hospital visit approval, general hospital, law enforcement notification, DSHS, Department of State Health Services, corrections, public safety, liability immunity