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Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Licensing & Administrative Procedures May 6th, 2025

Licensing & Administrative Procedures

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  • It would strengthen security measures by requiring couriers to partner with an existing Texas retailer
  • We got guidance from the Texas Lottery that courier services were legal in Texas.
  • So banning the practice is the best option for Texas.
  • facsimiles of Texas lottery tickets.
  • We've seen the addition of Michelin to Texas.
Bills: SB 28
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Mar 17th, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

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  • So Texas has taken the lead on tackling organized financial crimes.
  • I'm Captain Jeff Headley with the Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center.
  • And District 11 is the state of Texas. Thank you for that clarification.
  • We're the largest statewide organization in the state of Texas.
  • Oliverson laid out, um, Texas has made.
Bills: HB201, HB272
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education May 20th, 2025

Public Education

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  • with Texas students.
  • With Texas parents and educators in mind, Texas families deserve to have confidence that their local
  • TEKS are adequate for Texas school districts.
  • Chapter 28 of the Texas Education Code is adequate for Texas school districts.
  • Just as we banned Common Core in Texas, we should ban the harmful NSE standards to protect Texas children
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  • Yes, you're helping the expansion of the Texas economy. Congratulations.
  • I'm a policy analyst for the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
  • Texas is about 306,000 homes short of what's needed.
  • Hi, my name is Barbara MacArthur, and I live in Austin, Texas.
  • I'm also an attorney for state and local officials all over Texas.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Ways & Means Apr 21st, 2025

Ways & Means

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  • We will provide an incentive for Texas restaurants to purchase Texas farm-raised oysters.
  • I promise you, Texas State of Texas will get that back in a lot of ways.
  • It's good for energy security. It's good for energy leadership in Texas.
  • These whales will help Texas families and the state of Texas.
  • That makes Texas run.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Transportation Apr 17th, 2025

Transportation

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  • The response indicates as such, Texas Central does not have a current balance sheet, um.
  • Is that, is it on Texas Central's or? OK, um, but you don't have.
  • As it relates to the balance sheet, I believe it's on Texas Central's balance sheet.
  • We're really trying to work with the state of Texas. It's going to be important.
  • This is not going to get done without the help of Texas.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 17th, 2025

Transportation

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  • I represent Texas Central, and I'm neutral on what we're doing today. I'm not 100% sure.
  • is that Texas Central has what I'll call a controlling partner, is that...
  • As it relates to the balance sheet, I believe it's on Texas Central's balance sheet.
  • But your response is Texas Central doesn't have a balance sheet, right?
  • This is not going to get done without the help of Texas.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Feb 16th, 2026 at 11:18 pm

House Judiciary

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  • Right now, New Mexico has no state rules requiring gun stores to secure their inventory, suspicious sales
  • The state should also require gun dealers to secure their premises and inventory, conduct background
  • For school security in New Mexico, gun violence costs New Mexico $6.6 billion each year, of which $141.8
  • There's a lot of drugs coming through the border.
  • And guess how those drugs and how that whole enterprise south of the border is implemented?
Bills: SB38, SB17, SB41, SB264
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Texas 89th Regular

Press Conference: Senator Nathan Johnson Jul 30th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

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  • has an open and free market in the name of the Texas spirit, in the name of Texas entrepreneurship and
  • It's just not what we do here in Texas.
  • I want the state of Texas to help make people healthier.
  • SB5 is not a bill for the people of Texas.
  • The people of Texas smile.
Bills: SB5, SB11, SB12, SB9, SB42, SB15, SB5, SB11, SB12, SCR1
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II) Jul 30th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

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  • That includes border security. That includes school choice. That includes privacy.
  • And security for our daughters and children.
  • Did you talk to the Texas Association?
  • Well, you know, I've heard a... lot about border security as well and election integrity.
  • Texas Association of County Auditors. $3,365 a year, and Texas District and County Attorneys Association
Bills: SB5, SB11, SB12, SB9, SB42, SB15, SB5, SB11, SB12, SCR1
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I) Jul 30th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

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  • No Texas farmer has one tip it will not hurt Texas farmer 1.25 million acres of farmland 182 acres was
  • product in the state of Texas currently today?
  • There was a raid done by a metropolitan area in Texas.
  • So Texas Department of Agriculture as well as Fed but Texas Department of Agriculture culture monitors
  • Texas. And they really need our support.
Bills: SB5, SB11, SB12, SB9, SB42, SB15, SB5, SB11, SB12, SCR1
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Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part II) May 25th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • This bill simply states that if a vaccine manufacturer chooses to advertise in the state of Texas, they
  • In Texas.
  • bill holds manufacturers accountable, not for making a vaccine, but for advertising in the state of Texas
  • I'm with Texas Constitutional Enforcement and we're in favor of this bill.
  • But, uh, so, but this is a fantastic way for the people of Texas to start reclaiming a little bit of
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part I) Apr 24th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • So if Texas had been a state that a future convention gets called, but we weren't one of the applicants
  • Roger Abshire. ...political member of the political science faculty at Texas University.
  • This has been a very common practice among states, including Texas.
  • Okay, hi, Cindy Castillo, Texas Eagle Forum. We're opposed to SJR54.
  • Oglesby both traveled here from northeast Texas. Beautiful Senate District 1.
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Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part II) Apr 24th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • And as this committee is aware, testimony before the Texas Senate is important. It matters.
  • I move that the State I move that the State Affairs Committee of the Senate of the State of Texas, under
  • It's not lightly used, but when the state But when the state of Texas needs testimony from entities,
  • and the state of Texas in this case is the client, those entities cannot lightly refuse testifying before
Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs was called to order and a roll call showed most members present, with one absent. The chair explained that the committee had arranged witnesses for a later meeting but had received responses from some parties declining to testify, prompting Senator Bettencourt to offer a written motion for subpoenas. The motion authorized the committee chair, under Senate Rule 11.20, to issue subpoenas to BlackRock, State Street, or other financial services companies affecting Texas public pension investments, along with their subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, employees, agents, or representatives. The subpoenas would require testimony and production of records concerning investment practices, the impact on Texas public pension funds, and any investments intended to further political or social causes. Members discussed the importance of obtaining testimony and the limited but necessary use of subpoena power. The committee then voted, with 10 ayes, no nays, and one absent, to adopt the motion. With no further business, the committee recessed until the call of the chair, planning to return after the local calendar.
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Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part III) Apr 24th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • The common-sense provisions in this bill would go far in protecting the Texas economy and Texas companies
  • Texas is that in Texas access to capital must be based on merit, not ideological conformity.
  • We have proof right here in Texas, in particular, the University of Texas, Texas A&M, companies from
  • We have proof right here in Texas. in particular, the University of Texas, Texas A&N, Right here in Texas
  • economy, to Texas energy, and the Texas retirees.
Summary: The committee heard Senate Bill 945, 946, 2044, 2819, 2403, 2337, and 312, with all bills left pending after testimony. SB 945 would restrict insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage based on oil and gas activity or ESG-related goals, and supporters argued it would protect Texas energy producers from politically motivated shareholder activism and insurance discrimination. SB 946 would bar creditors from using social credit, ESG, DEI, or religious/political affiliation as a basis for denying or limiting credit; witnesses said it would prevent viewpoint-based financial discrimination and protect access to capital for Texas businesses. SB 2337 would require proxy advisory firms to disclose when recommendations are based on non-financial factors or when they give conflicting advice to different clients; supporters said the measure would increase transparency and curb ESG-driven influence over shareholder voting. SB 312 would direct public retirement systems to focus on financial returns rather than social or political objectives, with the author saying the bill responds to activist pressure on pensions and would reinforce fiduciary duty. The committee also took up election and ethics measures. SB 2044 would strengthen electioneering restrictions for publicly funded education institutions and personnel, prohibiting use of official resources to promote political agendas; testimony focused on alleged school district electioneering in bond and tax elections. SB 2819 would prohibit county elections administrators from holding certain officer positions appointed by elected officials, addressing potential conflicts of interest. SB 2403, the Texas Ethics Commission sunset bill, would restructure complaint handling with a three-tier violation system, risk-based complaint prioritization, longer response times, bipartisan preliminary review panels, and expanded hearing options; members discussed amendments aimed at dismissing minor complaints, clarifying categories, and adjusting lobbying and penalty provisions, but the amendments were withdrawn during committee consideration. Across the ESG and finance bills, invited witnesses from the American Energy Institute, Heartland Impact, Consumers Research, ADF Action, Texas Civil Justice League, and related groups generally supported the measures, arguing that banks, insurers, proxy advisors, and asset managers have used ESG or reputational-risk standards to discriminate against energy, agriculture, firearms, and religious organizations. No opposition testimony was presented in the excerpt, and the committee closed public testimony on each bill and left them pending.