Video & Transcript Research : 'population growth'

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TX
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  • If, let me ask this: if the defining element of the bill, i.e., the county with a population of more
  • Texas natural gas utilities must make large investments to serve customer growth, such as extending gas
  • If adopted, growth plants should be reduced by accumulated depreciation. ...and retirements before the
  • The rapid growth— I mean, I don't know how much rural you've got.
  • I understand the point that growth is causing a backlog and costs.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Mar 11th, 2026

Ways and Means General Fund

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  • county, industrial development board, economic development board, or nonprofit based on economic growth
  • c><00:13:22.959><c> on</c><00:13:23.440><c> uh</c><00:13:23.600><c> economic</c><00:13:24.160><c> growth
  • </c> nonprofit based on uh economic growth. nonprofit based on uh economic growth.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Apr 14th, 2025

Public Health

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  • Texas' population of older adults is increasing dramatically.
  • Given the continued population growth and migration to Texas, this is important to attract more APRNs
  • We are population-centered, so for me, I have an adult and geriatric primary. ...care focus, but I'm
  • That is my population focus. We have nurse practitioners that do women's health, as Ms. Hicks does.
  • There's different specialties, but. ...population-focused.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Apr 14th, 2025

Public Health

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  • The highest rate of growth was in states that had restricted practice.
  • In serving underserved populations, supervisors can supervise how many then under the...
  • structure be changed to ensure that there are sufficient licenses and locations in relation to population
  • to, but all three licenses are centrally located in Texas today because that's where 80% of the population
  • Strategies across the state, and recommend improvements to address overdoses among high-risk populations
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on County & Regional Government Apr 21st, 2025 at 01:04 pm

S/C on County & Regional Government

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  • So in Harris County, actually, now that the new DA is in place, our jail population has gone down by
  • You're living within the means and the growth that you already have.
  • First, House Bill 2731 lowers the population thresholds of counties bordering Mexico from populations
  • lowering the population threshold to include rural counties.
  • This would give smaller counties, Lowering the population threshold to include rural counties.
Summary: The subcommittee on county and regional government heard a long agenda of county-related bills, with most measures left pending after testimony. HB 2097, by Rep. Martinez, would let counties that opt in use an independent hearing examiner instead of a civil service commission for certain deputy sheriff discipline appeals; the bill drew support from CLEET’s Robert Leonard, who said it would be fairer and faster, and it was left pending. HB 4642, by Rep. Gonzalez, would require counties that contract with out-of-state jail facilities to include Texas jail-standard protections and oversight; Gonzalez, detainee Jess Hampton, his wife, Texas Jail Project’s Krish Kundu, and TCJS director Brandon Wood all discussed deaths and poor conditions in Louisiana facilities, staffing shortages, and the need for guardrails and data collection. The bill was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4350, by Rep. Capriglione, allowing peace officers to request redaction of personal information from online real property records. Supporters said officers face targeted threats and should have protections similar to judges; a title industry witness warned about preserving the integrity of land records. The bill was left pending. HB 3687, by Rep. Harless, would require county fire marshals in counties over 100,000 to meet training and certification standards within set timeframes; Harris County Fire Marshal Laurie Christensen supported professionalization, and the bill was left pending. HB 4105 would let very large counties give a local-bid preference for construction and infrastructure contracts, and HB 4205 would require pay parity for similar law enforcement ranks within large counties; both were supported by Harris County officials and constables and left pending. Later, the committee heard HB 5403, which would repeal a special rule limiting Dallas and Tarrant county sheriffs’ control over commissary funds; the author said it would remove an outdated population bracket, and the bill was left pending. HB 4462 would require large counties to allow elected officials named in civil suits to seek outside counsel and have a role in settlement decisions; supporters argued county attorneys and commissioners court can have conflicts of interest, while questions focused on who qualifies and whether the bill could complicate settlements. The bill was left pending. Finally, HB 240, by Rep. Swanson, would restore a five-member quorum requirement for Harris County tax levies, effectively preventing tax action without all commissioners present and defaulting to the no-new-revenue rate if quorum is not met; urban counties opposed it as a potential budget obstruction, while supporters said it protects taxpayers and representation. That bill was also left pending. The transcript ends as the committee begins HB 3319, which would create a civil service system for constable department employees in large counties, but the discussion is cut off before testimony or action.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on County & Regional Government Apr 21st, 2025

S/C on County & Regional Government

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  • quality fire marshals before hitting the 250,000 population threshold.
  • Of the state's most populous county.
  • First, House Bill 2731 lowers the population threshold of counties bordering Mexico from populations
  • With a stray animal population in the...
  • Currently, the law applies only to counties with populations of 500,000 or more.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations May 26th, 2026

Appropriations

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  • forecasting model in reverse so that we open up eligibility for these drugs to the rest of the population
  • physically costly, it is financially costly, and I think it leads to worse outcomes in a cancer population
  • So I think that for my unique patient population, even though we may all say, oh, maybe it's obvious
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Mar 13th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

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  • And muds are the best way that we can prepare for growth in Texas.
  • The population.
  • The mud's growth pays for itself.
  • I think Their county is experiencing problems with growth and rapid rapid growth and a mud is a tool
  • Currently we have a population of 240,000 in Ellis County.
Bills: HB23, HB363, HB447, HB954, HB23
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Workforce Mar 25th, 2025

S/C on Workforce

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  • risk for a number of illnesses, diseases, and other health conditions when compared to the general population
  • ensure that local residents are first in line for the well-paying careers that drive our economic growth