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• It was not surprising that one of the lead plaintiffs, Kingsland ISD, had an F in that particular year
• And then as far as getting rid of the STAR test and replacing it, are you leaving that open for each ISD
• The A through F system is the only reason that we are seeing more kids in schools, in Houston ISD today
• This story of what's happening in Houston ISD should be getting national attention.
• I wanted to comment quickly, Commissioner, on Houston ISD and their performance.

Bills: SB8, SB 8

Keywords: education, accountability, public school assessment, state law, transparency, intervention, performance ratings, sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, 1185, senate, all

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• It spans five, ISDs, Fremont. Brooks County, Benavides, Agua Dulce, and, and Freer ISD.
• In Killeen ISD we have a strong JROTC program at all 5 of our comprehensive high schools serving 640
• for your service, consideration, and thank you for the opportunity to advocate on behalf of Killeen ISD
• Been in education 31 years and at Liberty Hill ISD for the last 6 as superintendent.
• I was able to visit the Opportunity Central in, uh, Uh, Kaufman 40 ISD with, with Superintendent Terry

Bills: HB20, HB120

Keywords: fraudulent solicitation, disaster relief, nonprofit organizations, criminal penalties, consumer protection, fraud prevention, charitable donations, higher education, LGBTQ studies, DEI studies, program prohibition, educational policy, HB120, Texas, Texas Education Code, public universities, public colleges, queer studies, gay studies, lesbian studies

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• In the gallery today, we have our Lumberton Superintendent of Lumberton ISD, Dr. John Matthews.
• And it has some truly excellent schools in Arlington and Mansfield ISD.
• We have a group from Belton ISD and Bell County.
• Please join me in welcoming Belton ISD to the House Chamber. Thank you. Thank you.
• Kenna ISD Board of Trustees.

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• This increase is due primarily to ISD.
• So that's for ISD. For program support, our current...
• I accredit the leadership at ISD for that, for really making improvements.
• Queue up the ISD budget. The first is the SNAP payment error rate.
• Reducing those ISD vacancy rates has been really critical to ensuring that we have staff.

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• It will reduce what we believe the average ISD tax rates from 97.66 cents to 90.86.
• That does provide a huge savings of $363 for the average homestead that is factored times the reduced ISD
• And I have served on the Bernie ISD Board of Trustees for the past 11 years.
• I've got Galveston ISD, and I've got, you know, Deer Park's a big Robin Hood district, and Angleton's
• Like I said, a key polar item, and this doesn't take away anything from our ISDs.

Bills: SB4, SJR2, SB 4, SJR 2

Keywords: property tax, homestead exemption, school funding, state aid, constitutional amendment, 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, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval

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• represent $210,000 to Brownsville ISD.
• Colleen ISD has over 6,000. employees.
• Lufkin ISD over 1,000, Wichita Falls 1,800, and Humble ISD employs over 6,000.
• Thank you. teacher in Austin ISD here to testify against House Bill 3.
• Nine of which have been in Austin ISD.

Bills: HB3, HB3

Keywords: education savings account, educational expenses, certified educational assistance organization, school choice, funding, special education, tuition reimbursement, emergency communication, public safety, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, grant program, emergency communications, public safety radio, first responders, radio system, dispatch, 911, emergency management, Texas Division of Emergency Management

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• On the dais I have coach Matt Webster, Plano ISD athletic director, coach Lonnie Jordan, and chief of
• staff for Plano ISD Danny Stockton.
• and Alito ISD.
• Everybody recognize the Waco ISD stand up here. We've got Superintendent Tiffany Spicer.
• We have Waco ISD school board secretary Trustee Jeremy Davis, the tall guy out there, Waco ISD school

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• I've taught in large districts, started my career at Mesquite ISD, I've taught in small districts and
• My name is Mallory Vinson, and I teach second grade in Austin. and ISD.
• I serve rural Parker County, so all the small districts outside of Weatherford ISD.
• Question is, if you're at 32, let's even say 30 kids a classroom, you're in Austin ISD.
• I had an uncle who's a football coach in Weatherford ISD.

Bills: HB2, HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• Members, today I am honored to welcome an exceptional delegation from Fort Bend ISD. who have traveled
• Today are the Fordman ISD trustees, Kristen Tussin, Rick Garcia, Angie.
• May I ask the Fort Bend ISD delegation in the gallery to stand up and get recognized?
• Welcome our great leaders from Fort Bend ISD.
• As a product of Fort Bend ISD schools, a parent of Fort Bend ISD. for being ISD students.

Keywords: legislation, testimonies, committee meeting, public interest, bills

Summary: The committee meeting was conducted with several discussions surrounding various proposed bills, addressing both public interests and legislative concerns. Specific bills were presented, and members debated the implications of each, emphasizing their potential impact on the community and state regulations. Notably, several testimonies were heard from stakeholders, which enriched the conversation and provided different perspectives on the bills being reviewed.

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• Douglas Killian. superintendent of schools, Soppers Fairbanks ISD, Matthew McCormick, policy analyst
• When my son was in first grade and I was on the humble ISD school board, I recognized he had the same
• Thank you. of the Conroe ISD School Board of Trustees.
• Conroe ISD, we have 10,000 special ed students.
• ISD with an additional $18.5 million making significant difference in the services.

Bills: SB568, SCR5, SB57, SB1447, SB27, SB24

Keywords: special education, funding, individualized education program, visual impairments, accessibility, support services, state education code, SCR 5, Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, Texas School for the Deaf, TSD, Robert Rives, gymnasium naming, building naming, honorary resolution, commemorative resolution, deaf education, hard of hearing, Gallaudet University, alumni hall of fame

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• Hood County, named Scott London, followed three librarians around the school for months in Granbury ISD
• Hood County, named Scott London, followed three librarians around the school for months in Granbury ISD
• Hood County, named Scott London, followed three librarians around the school for months in Granbury ISD
• Hood County, named Scott London, followed three librarians around the school for months in Granbury ISD
• You know, there was a book challenged in Plano ISD that had a group of demons gang raping a woman.

Bills: HJR138, HB42, HB 104, HB 129, HB677, HB426, HB668, HB1699, HB2017, HB2128, HB2038, HB3783, HB3717, HB2316, HB3686, HB2563, HB3883, HB4021, HB2788, HB2663, HB3305, HB3173, HB3474, HB 1105, HB3531, HB3490, HB3597, HB 1295, HB3512, HB3010, HB3112, HB4215, HB3223, HB3464, HB3120, HB4214, HB4511, HB3704, HB4081, HB4783, HB4063, HB2783, HB4937, HB5085, HB2510, HB3426, HB4361, HB 1169, HB2516, HB2347, HB4034, HB4700, HB3560, HB5150, HB3860, HB3146, HB3924, HCR98, HCR92, HB1520, HB1545, HB5265, HB1887, HB1914, HB2402, HB2306, HB2350, HB3000, HB3237, HB3326, HB3211, HB 1056, HB2081, HB2187, HB3092, HB3308, HB3526, HB3750, HB4219, HB4230, HB4290, HB5238, HB4804, HB4749, HB245, HB1465, HB294, HB793, HB809, HB3928, HB334, HB2037, HB1973, HB285, HB4341, HB 1043, HB 1234, HB 1193, HB1729, HB2498, HB1314, HB1353, HB3960, HB3923, HB2221, HB2517, HB2518, HB2213, HB5092, HB3748, HB5246, HB4344, HB1482, HB4044, HB2702, HB4264, HB2807, HB2898, HB3181, HB3250, HB2091, HB2115, HB2542, HB2768, HB3349, HB4406, HB1593, HB1899, HB3133, HB3133, HB4960, HB3214, HB2145, HB 1201, HB5061, SB29, SB879, SB65, SB1745, SB412, SB412, SB1746, SB1238, SB1341, SB522, SB1532, SB1378, SB1062, SB2066, SB1963, SB2204, SB1366, SB2077, SB1967, SB1151, HB1618, HB2156, HB2615, HB2615, HB2349, HB1926, HB569, HB1762, HB38, HJR138, HB42, HB 104, HB 104, HB 129, HB677, HB426, HB668, HB1699, HB2017, HB2128, HB2038, HB3783, HB3717, HB2316, HB3686, HB2563, HB3883, HB4021, HB2788, HB2663, HB2663, HB3305, HB3173, HB3474, HB 1105, HB3531, HB3531, HB3490, HB3490, HB3597, HB 1295, HB3512, HB3010, HB3112, HB4215, HB3223, HB3223, HB3464, HB3120, HB4214, HB4511, HB3704, HB4081, HB4783, HB4063, HB2783, HB4937, HB5085, HB2510, HB3426, HB4361, HB 1169, HB2516, HB2347, HB4034, HB4700, HB3560, HB5150, HB3860, HB3146, HB3924, HCR98, HCR92

Keywords: carbon tax, carbon emissions, greenhouse gas, climate policy, fuel tax, emissions tax, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, tax limitation, environmental tax, fossil fuels, energy policy, legislative taxing authority, ballot proposition, constitutional amendment, higher education, funding, financial allocation, state budget, Texas A&M University

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• ISD, they're passing by dozens and dozens of private schools on the way there.
• Austin ISD has signed up $350,000 to hire a marketing firm. Which is okay.
• I just want to give a different perspective that's not indicative of all ISDs.
• I did not say Austin ISD does not market.
• Funding is already an issue for low income districts such as Edgewood ISD.

Bills: HB 3

Keywords: emergency communication, public safety, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, grant program, emergency communications, public safety radio, first responders, radio system, dispatch, 911, emergency management, Texas Division of Emergency Management, public safety infrastructure, Project 25, P25, broadband emergency alerting, outdoor warning sirens, homeland security, disaster response

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• I'm a former Dallas ISD trustee and represent Dallas among the different...
• The last question I have is from my ISD, Arlington ISD.
• Both of my kids, by the way, are Dallas ISD grads. I was a Dallas ISD school board member.
• Dallas ISD submitted roughly 453 third-grade scores for re-scoring this last go-around.
• In fact, five Dallas ISD schools got an improved A through F grade because of the re-score. Five.

Bills: HB8, HB12, SB 3, HJR1, SB 11, SB 16, SB 14, HB 8, HB 12, SB 3, HJR 1, SB 11, SB 16, SB 14

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

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• Representative Bhojani: And the last question I have is from my ISD, Arlington ISD.
• Representative Bhojani: Arlington ISD paid over $1.2 million for rescoring exams after they initially
• Both of my kids, by Representative Anchía: The way, are Dallas ISD grads.
• I was a Dallas ISD school board member.
• Dallas ISD submitted roughly 450 third grade tests for rescoring.

Bills: HB8, HB12, SB 3, HJR1, SB 11, SB 16, SB 14

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

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• I'm a seventh-grade student in Fort Worth ISD.
• I'm a seventh-grade student in Fort Worth ISD.
• As Casey Adams, testifying on behalf of Woodson ISD and TARS, the Texas Association of Rural Schools,
• I'm here representing Woodson ISD and the Texas Association of Rural Schools.
• What works in Woodson ISD is not the same as what works in Houston ISD.

Bills: HB8

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

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• resolution the clerk will read the Resolution HR 498 by Martinez recognizing March 12 2025 a South Texas ISD
• representatives from South Texas Independent School District to the Texas Capitol to celebrate South Texas ISD
• South Texas ISD has earned state national claim with its schools consistently ranked among the best by
• Join me, members, and welcome South Texas ISD to their Texas. House. And Mr.
• Miguel Solis, former Dallas ISD trustees and Olivia's father and we also have two medical professionals

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• They included Denton ISD, Frisco ISD, Denison ISD, and Casselberry ISD.
• Brazosport, Elgin, Galena, Holiday, and Louisville ISDs were also involved over electioneering concerns
• Independently of the AG's office, other ISDs found themselves in the media spotlight over alleged bad
• ISD busing employees to the polls, Midland ISD instructing teachers to send kids with pro-bond promotional
• materials, and Richardson ISD going door-to-door to deliver materials containing the phrase, "help get

Bills: SB312, SB945, SB946, SB1367, SB1861, SB2044, SB2337, SB2403, SB2819, SJR54

Keywords: public school funding, education, budget allocation, financial transparency, state law, local control, fiduciary responsibility, public retirement systems, investment management, proxy voting, financial factors, insurance, political shareholder proposals, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, environmental regulation, discrimination, credit extension, social credit, value-based standards

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• Today I'm proud to welcome the senior class of Hearn ISD to the Texas capital.
• Please join me in welcoming the seniors of Hern ISD to the Texas House of Representatives.
• McMullen ISD principal Joe Timms, McMullen ISD student Brandon Timms, McMullen MacMullin ISD student
• Kim Esquiel, MacMullin ISD student Harley.
• MacMullin ISD student Lawson McClarty, Emergency Management Coordinator Michael Padilla, Projects and

Bills: HB14, HJR31, HB43, HB18, HB 106, HB36, HB26, HB149, HB 121, HB206, HB136, HB3114, HB2733, HB1732, HB3700, HB467, HB 1130, HB1846, HB1442, HB 1147, HB2176, HB2701, HB805, HB2890, HB 1154, HB1644, HB2118, HB1718, HB2488, HB2596, HB1971, HB2468, HB484, HB2578, HB3204, HB 1041, HB307, HB685, HB1710, HB538, HB2525, HB3125, HB2027, HB2894, HB3077, HB3684, HJR99, HB1399, HJR5, HB1330, HB2110, HJR2, HJR6, HB1587, HB14, HJR31, HB43, HB18, HB 106, HB36, HB26, HB149, HB 121, HB206, HB136, HB3114, HB2733, HB1732, HB3700, HB467, HB 1130, HB1846, HB1442, HB 1147, HB2176, HB2701, HB805, HB2890, HB 1154, HB1644, HB2118, HB1718, HB2488, HB2596, HB1971, HB2468, HB484, HB2578, HB3204, HB 1041, HB307, HB685, HB1710, HB538, HB2525, HB3125, HB2027, HB2894, HB3077, HB3684

Keywords: nuclear energy, advanced reactors, energy security, grant programs, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, farm products, tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, agriculture, Texas Constitution, livestock, producer, finance, young farmers, financial assistance, pest control, rural health, hospital funding, healthcare access, mental health services

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• Today I'm here to lay out SB 2742, which addresses electioneering by independent school districts, ISDs
• election, the Office of the Attorney General was made aware of multiple cases of electioneering by ISDs
• election, the Office of the Attorney General was made aware of multiple cases of electioneering by ISDs
• permanently stop or dissuade the behavior, and it's not the intent of the current statute to allow ISDs
• Senate Bill 2742 would create a means to deter ISDs from electioneering by establishing a civil penalty

Bills: SB1065, SB2117, SB2217, SB2363, SB2533, SB2742, SB2743, SB2881, SB2964, SB3013, SB3014

Keywords: SB 1065, handgun carry, license holder, concealed carry, open carry, government contracts, governmental entity, property lease, state agencies, local government, higher education, university, Texas Government Code, Penal Code 30.06, Penal Code 30.07, Penal Code 46.03, Second Amendment, gun rights, firearms, civil penalty

Summary: The Senate State Affairs Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 1065, which would require government property contracts to prohibit contractors from barring licensed handgun holders from carrying firearms on leased or owned public property, with civil penalties and attorney general enforcement for violations. Senator Hall and invited witnesses from the Texas State Rifle Association, NRA, and Texas Gun Rights argued the bill would close a loophole exposed by the State Fair of Texas gun ban and protect law-abiding Texans’ self-defense rights. Opponents, including Moms Demand Action/Everytown, said the bill would undermine event organizers’ ability to set site-specific safety rules and could increase liability and insurance costs. Public testimony was then closed and the bill was left pending. The committee next took up Senate Bill 2742, which would create civil penalties for independent school districts and officials who use public resources for electioneering, waive immunity defenses, and expand attorney general enforcement. Senator Hagan-Bood said current law bans the conduct but lacks meaningful penalties, making injunctions the only remedy. No public testimony was heard, and the bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2743, also by Senator Hagan-Bood, which would allow a court to disqualify local prosecutors who refuse to prosecute election offenses and appoint the attorney general to handle the case, with a committee substitute adjusting the removal process through an adjacent-county judge. Opponents from the Texas Civil Rights Project argued the bill would undermine prosecutorial discretion and was vague and open to abuse, while a Harris County election official described past instances where alleged voter fraud cases were not pursued. After testimony, public comment was closed and SB 2743 was left pending.

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• So the District of Innovation. is a process that any ISD can go through and when they go through it,
• So 5.5 of those are in either ISDs or charters. And so you can see the remainder would not be.
• So I live in Dallas, and I'm attending Grand Prairie ISD. There are 422,000 kids in charter school.
• superintendents, ISD CFOs, briefed the board.
• That 2% is applied differently to charter schools. schools than it is to traditional ISDs.

Keywords: infrastructure, water supply, flood mitigation, Texas Water Fund, community projects, funding allocations

Summary: During this committee meeting, the focus was on discussing critical infrastructure funding, especially related to water supply and flood mitigation projects. Chairwoman Stepney and the Water Development Board presented extensive details regarding the Texas Water Fund, which included $1 billion appropriated to assist various financial programs and tackle pressing water and wastewater issues. Additionally, funding allocations aimed at compromising the state's flood risk and improving water conservation were hotly debated, emphasizing collaboration among committee members and the necessity of addressing community needs in such projects.