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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Texas supports SB 9 because it will draw attention to tax rates.
- Texas manufacturers directly employ...
- As Bexar County expands into our borders, we're feeling the pressure.
- You know, the Texas miracle is alive and well, and especially in north central Texas.
- oil and gas—and it's crucial to the state of Texas.
Bills:
SB9
Keywords:
property tax, ad valorem tax, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, tax rate calculation, Tax Code, local government finance, municipality, county, special taxing unit, sales and use tax, property tax cap, tax rollback, tax levy, maintenance and operations, debt rate, disaster relief rate, Texas Legislature, local taxing unit
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Local Government met to hear Senate Bill 9, which would lower the voter-approval tax rate for certain local taxing units from 3.5% to 2.5%. Sen. Bettencourt, the bill author, argued the change would continue the state’s property tax reforms begun in 2019, slow local levy growth, and give voters more say over larger tax increases. He and supporters cited data showing property tax levies have grown faster than population plus inflation, and said the bill would help protect taxpayers while preserving the state’s broader investments in school tax relief, water, rural law enforcement, and ambulance funding.
Supporters included the Texas Taxpayers and Research Association, the Texas Association of Business, the Texas Public Policy Foundation, and the Texas Association of Manufacturers. They said the bill would improve transparency, encourage more disciplined budgeting, and create certainty for homeowners and businesses. They argued that lower tax-rate growth would help attract and retain employers and investment, and that voters would still be able to approve higher rates when needed.
Local officials and other opponents said the bill would constrain cities and counties facing rapid growth, inflation, infrastructure needs, and public safety costs. Testimony from county judges, city finance officials, firefighters, and urban county representatives emphasized pressures from jail operations, roads, water, EMS, police and fire staffing, and unfunded mandates. Several witnesses asked for carve-outs or exemptions for public safety and disaster-related costs, warning that a one-size-fits-all cap could force service cuts or shift costs elsewhere. The committee heard extensive questioning but no final vote or disposition on the bill was taken in the portion provided.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- the Texas economy.
- Did Texas farm-raised oysters according to Texas Parks and Wildlife and the health department with tags
- Good morning again, Brad Lomax, owner of Texas, I, I mean, owner of Texas, owner of the Water Street
- Oyster Bar in Corpus Christi, Texas.
- And may be used against the Texas business franchise tax or the Texas insurance premium tax.
Bills:
HB104
Keywords:
property tax, ad valorem tax, tax rate election, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, de minimis rate, local government, special district, tax increase, tax notice, public hearing, tax code, Health and Safety Code, Texas property taxes, taxing unit, election threshold, two-thirds vote, majority vote, budget approval
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Last session, the Texas Legislature passed historic reforms to community college funding and education
- SB 2847 simply seeks to afford our Texas public four-year universities the same opportunity to seek a
- Moreover, this aligns Texas' education system with the evolving demands of the global economy, ensuring
- I request that you give this bill a favorable report for the benefit of Texas students.
- Good morning, Sarah Keaton with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Keywords:
higher education, bachelor's degree, core curriculum, general education, semester credit hours, credit hours, degree acceleration, time to degree, workforce-aligned credentials, workforce readiness, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, public universities, community colleges, transferability, curriculum reform, academic requirements, degree completion, transfer students, education transparency, academic credit
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health Apr 17th, 2025
S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health
Transcript Highlights:
- So, uh, ma'am, I have you as Jamie Olson with Feeding Texas for the bill. Is that correct?
- I'm Jamie Olson, the vice president of policy and advocacy with Feeding Texas.
- Um, and I do love the initiative to make Texas healthy again. I do.
- I thought this was, I thought Healthy Texas Women was mostly GR funds.
- women's health and preventative healthcare, um, in Texas.
Bills:
HB231
Keywords:
HB 231, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, permit exemption, dam, reservoir, erosion control, flood control, floodwater control, sediment control, watershed protection, Natural Resources Conservation Service, NRCS, Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, local sponsor, water appropriation, small dam, water diversion, maintenance, rehabilitation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Take UTIMCO, which manages endowments for the University of Texas and Texas A&M.
- for the people of Texas.
- in Texas, stay in Texas, and scale in Texas.
- We all know Texas is big, but in Texas, venture capital is small.
- Texas. OK.
Bills:
HB104
Keywords:
property tax, ad valorem tax, tax rate election, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, de minimis rate, local government, special district, tax increase, tax notice, public hearing, tax code, Health and Safety Code, Texas property taxes, taxing unit, election threshold, two-thirds vote, majority vote, budget approval
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- 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?
Keywords:
SB38, pet food, registered pet food, registration fee, fees, sunset repeal, repeal of repeal, revenue, state fee, business regulation, animal feed, pet food registration, New Mexico, gun control, firearm safety, dealer regulation, illegal trade, background checks, sexual crimes, statute of limitations
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 5/6/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Recently, Soul Apartments, located at 176 Robert Street on the city's west side neighborhood, secured
Keywords:
workers' compensation, insurance programs, employee protection, Minnesota statutes, safety regulations, prevailing wage, certified payroll, payroll reporting, construction contracts, public works, project registration, labor standards, contractor compliance, subcontractor reporting, state government, Department of Administration, Commissioner of Labor and Industry, Metropolitan Council, highway construction, public construction
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Task Force on School and Campus Safety (8-1-23)
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvacJHOB01s, 2026-06-21T07:17:04+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start- 00:00:00
Call to Order- 00:00:10
Approval of Minutes- 00:00:50
KCSS & State School Security Marshal- 00:01:06
Student Mental Health- 00:59:27
Adjournment- 01:20:07, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
AL
Keywords:
arts education, cultural heritage, Alabama Center for the Arts, public art, Alabama Arts Hall of Fame, community engagement, Cook Museum, natural science, STEM education, North Alabama, educational programs, student engagement, trade, economic relations, Montenegro, Port of Bar, international cooperation, investment, cargo operations, Alabama
TX
Texas 89th Regular
89th Legislative Session - First Called Session Aug 12th, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Great state capital of Texas, Father, this wonderful, beautiful House of Representatives, Father.
- We thank you for the commonness that we have, that we all love Texas, Father, and we all have constituents
- In the Pledges of Allegiance to the United States and Texas flags. Thank you, Mr.
- Honor the Texas flag.
- I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all
Bills:
HB1, HB2, HB18, HB19, HB20, HB4, HB1, HB2, HB18, HB19, HB20, HB 1, HB 2, HB 18, HB 19, HB 20, HB 4
Keywords:
disaster response, emergency management, mass fatality, justices of the peace, training programs, emergency manager license, volunteer management, justice of the peace training, criminal history checks, state health services, emergency communication, interoperability, grant program, first responders, state council, broadband, public safety, disaster preparedness, funding, flood disaster plan
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Texas has created.
- The Texas Chapter has approximately 1,200 members, and Texas music supports over 200,000 jobs across
- I represent the collective voice and needs of our music community here in Texas.
- I think this committee has done really important work for the state of Texas.
- The legislature changed the name of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission to the Texas Commission
Keywords:
digital rights, replication, Voice likeness, visual likeness, private causes of action, fee structure, online service providers, postmortem rights, self-defense, stand your ground, castle doctrine, use of force, deadly force, civil immunity, civil liability, tort claims, attorney fees, court costs, lost income, Chapter 9 Penal Code
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Bill, uh, the Lone Star card is the ID card for financial assistance programs in Texas.
- With the Feeding Texas against the bill, is that correct? That is correct. Thank you.
- Hi, members, um, Feeding Texas is not against fraud prevention measures.
- So it's a and that's just in Texas. Um, the national number is much, much larger.
- , goes from southeast Texas all the way up to Austin, even affects North Texas in Dallas.
Keywords:
DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child protective services, foster care, child welfare, Family Code, conservatorship, managing conservator, parental child safety placement, authorization agreement, temporary authorization order, child abuse, child neglect, placement reporting, court-ordered removal, investigation, family preservation, transparency, public reporting, data reporting
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm happy to come speak about Texas Family Care.
- State, Texas. So we're over in the Beaumont, Lufkin, Nacogdoches area.
- SJRC Texas? Yes. Wonderful.
- At SJRC Texas for 17 years, I have led the organization, which is Texas-based, nationally accredited,
- In Texas, TFI operates a child placement agency.
Keywords:
DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child protective services, foster care, child welfare, Family Code, conservatorship, managing conservator, parental child safety placement, authorization agreement, temporary authorization order, child abuse, child neglect, placement reporting, court-ordered removal, investigation, family preservation, transparency, public reporting, data reporting
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The Lone Star Card is the ID card for financial assistance. assistance programs in Texas, such as SNAP
- With Feeding Texas against the bill, is that correct? That is correct.
- It goes from Southeast Texas all the way up to Austin, even affects North Texas and Dallas.
- We're going to mandate every grocery store in Texas. I love Senator Creighton. He's my senator.
- Texas Health and Human Services Commission work to ensure compliance with federal guidelines.
Keywords:
DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child protective services, foster care, child welfare, Family Code, conservatorship, managing conservator, parental child safety placement, authorization agreement, temporary authorization order, child abuse, child neglect, placement reporting, court-ordered removal, investigation, family preservation, transparency, public reporting, data reporting
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health Apr 3rd, 2025
S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health
Transcript Highlights:
- President of Texas Renal Coalition. Oh, there you go, I'm sorry, Texas Renal Coalition.
- I grew up in Fort Worth, Texas. My zip code of birth is 76104.
- Over 45,000 of these deaths will be in Texas.
- However, currently, Texas has CPRIT, the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas, which doles out
- I'm with the Texas Women's Health. Care Coalition.
Keywords:
maternal health, maternal care, pregnancy, labor and delivery, postpartum, doula, birth worker, midwife, obstetric care, women's health, rural health, health workforce, workforce development, trauma-informed care, public outreach campaign, health equity, minority health, underserved communities, Texas Department of State Health Services, HHSC
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health Mar 20th, 2025
S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health
Keywords:
HB 25, Texas nutrition, nutrition education, healthy living, public health, school physical activity, recess, physical education, nutrition and wellness course, health curriculum, State Board of Education, Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee, ultra-processed foods, artificial colors, food additives, chronic disease, metabolic health, culinary medicine, functional medicine, dietary guidelines
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health Mar 20th, 2025
S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health
Keywords:
HB 25, Texas nutrition, nutrition education, healthy living, public health, school physical activity, recess, physical education, nutrition and wellness course, health curriculum, State Board of Education, Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee, ultra-processed foods, artificial colors, food additives, chronic disease, metabolic health, culinary medicine, functional medicine, dietary guidelines
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Yeah, you got West Texas where you got 200 people, right, and you've got more landowners than that.
- I work government relations for the Texas Association of School Boards, respectfully testifying against
- to get a bulk permit is the right answer here, but for us to actually start running people to these Texas
Keywords:
property tax, school funding, enrollment changes, inflation adjustment, tax rate notice, property tax exemption, ad valorem tax, Texas Tax Code, nonprofit corporation, charitable organization, educational nonprofit, scientific nonprofit, agriculture support, youth programs, community education, county population threshold, large county, local government revenue, leasehold interest, possessory interest
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill provides much-needed clarity for Texas property owners by reinforcing their ability to challenge
- While current law under Chapter 211 of the Local Government Code and the Texas Constitution provides
- General Law City, subject to all the laws of the state of Texas. No home rule, no charter.
- I respectfully urge you to vote no on SB 2639 and stand up for Texas history for all Texans.
- Section 16 of the Texas Constitution prohibits this type of action.
Keywords:
zoning, municipality, municipal immunity, governmental immunity, local government, Chapter 211, Texas Local Government Code, land use, declaratory relief, injunctive relief, mandamus, attorney's fees, court costs, property rights, home rule city, code enforcement, planning and zoning, land development, municipal ordinance, historic landmark
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This isn't just about adding another. law school, it's about securing Texas' long-term prosperity.
- markets, bilingual communication, and cross-border trade. border issues.
- will lawyers uniquely equipped for border security challenges, international business, and emerging
- Bagwell, you represent the border, Texas against Fentanyl. Is that correct? Yes. Yes. Good morning.
- My name is Sandra Bagwell I'm the border area director for Texas against fentanyl.
Bills:
HB232
Keywords:
disaster recovery, natural disaster, weather disaster, emergency relief, flood relief, hurricane relief, storm damage, wildfire, tornado, hail, windstorm, extreme heat, ice storm, snowstorm, property damage, personal injury, temporary housing, relocation assistance, lost wages, state emergency management