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• well, and I lead in with all of that just to emphasize to make sure that you understand that I have a deep
• We didn't ask for this; we're stewards of the land, and I ask that you look deep in your heart.
• really not a lot of use of groundwater in that area, and so we would be introducing the water very deep
• , about 1,200 feet deep, beyond where anybody is accustomed to accessing it. using water for drinking
• The wells are about 1,200 to 1,600 feet deep and produce slightly salty water, with a TDS of about 1,300

Bills: HB1523, HB2109, HB2694, HB3525, HB3898, HB4646, HB5188, HB5219, HB5320, HB5651, HB5655, HB5659, HB5662, HB5672

Keywords: aquifer conservation, Class V injection well, environmental regulation, groundwater protection, municipal water supply, temporary prohibition, water management, reservoir construction, state water plan, Texas Water Code, environmental impact, Brazoria Drainage District, commissioners, elections, vacancies, resignation, HB 3525, North Texas Groundwater Conservation District, groundwater permit, permit amendment

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• Deep in the heart of Texas, we still mourn the multiple souls of innocent Texans who were failed by police
• Throughout my time there, I have seen the deep impacts of immigration-related stress on those that I
• The divide grew really deep that some of the immigrant-owned restaurants unfortunately stopped serving
• ICE, agreements that have been repeatedly linked to racial profiling, human rights violations, and deep
• And they didn't just do that to study; they did that and showed up with compassion and drive and a deep

Bills: HB1320, HB2012, HB2293, HB2655, HB3174, HB4108, HB4661, HB4799, HB5534, HB5580

Keywords: transportation, infrastructure, funding, state budget, public safety, child welfare, county boards, membership, local governance, public welfare, government service, social services, Texas Family Code, regulation, vendors, solicitors, roadside sales, county authority, Sweeny Hospital District, board of directors

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• My late grandmother, Grammy, was a constant example of perseverance and a deep love for God.
• Bowman, will you immediately conduct a stress test of the big banks to probe whether they can endure a deep
• I'm not in the building yet, so I haven't had a chance to dig deep in the intelligence.
• intelligence, I have been able to have some conversations with friends at state and elsewhere who are who are deep
• John's deep knowledge and his expertise in these domains is exactly what our country needs in an age

Keywords: legislation, housing affordability, financial regulation, public testimony, accountability, oversight

Summary: The meeting involved significant discussions around key legislative proposals, primarily focusing on various bills such as HB2 and SB5. The committee examined the implications of these bills on issues like housing affordability and financial regulation. Notable members engaged in debates, providing differing perspectives on the potential economic impacts of the proposed bills. The meeting witnessed public testimony, which included a call for accountability in government actions and oversight of current financial policies. Members echoed concerns about following through on commitments to address critical issues affecting everyday Americans.

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• colleagues and I are also, with an eye on the future, thinking about the ways in which a slowed economy or deep
• by higher education leadership and Commissioner Olsen from the Office of Higher Education to do a deep
• education<00:21:13.840> to<00:21:14.080> do<00:21:14.159> a<00:21:14.320> deep
• office of higher education to do a deep office of higher education to do a deep dive<00:21:14.799

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Our work comes from a deep personal pain.
• disagreement." "...in dialogue, helping people listen and engage even amid deep disagreement, and expanding
• I do so from a deep commitment to building a more free, fair, and inclusive commonwealth and nation for
• Truah has a lot of experience working in deep and diverse coalitions, which has allowed us to really
• I took a deep dive into this.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Commission on Combating Anti-Semitism opened by approving the minutes from its November 5, 2025 meeting and outlining plans for its next meeting on November 20, when it expects to vote on the draft master report and recommendations. The chair explained that revised drafts would be circulated, changes would be handled by motion, and the final vote would be by roll call. The meeting then moved through several public panels focused on prevention, education, workplace support, and community safety. Parents for Peace testified that anti-Semitism and extremism should be treated as a public health crisis and urged state funding for training in K-12 schools, healthcare, and law enforcement. The panel described its intervention work with radicalized youth and families, argued for early-warning training for educators, and recommended diversion resources for courts and prosecutors so cases can be addressed before they escalate. Commissioners asked about the origins of radicalization, the need for school-based training, and how to connect courts and police to available resources. Project Shema’s Orrin Jacobson argued that effective anti-Semitism education must be nuanced, pluralistic, and grounded in a better understanding of Jewish identity and contemporary anti-Semitism, especially in conversations about Israel and Palestine. He said the group has run dozens of workshops in Massachusetts and emphasized that institutions should adopt content-neutral norms, train staff and administrators, and measure whether trainings lower tensions and increase willingness to intervene. Commissioners asked about handling activists who reject nuance, the role of faculty versus students, and whether classroom norms should limit teachers from advancing personal agendas. A workplace panel from Klaal and Combined Jewish Philanthropies presented survey data showing many Jewish employees feel unsafe being openly Jewish at work and that antisemitism training is the top requested support. They described rapid growth in Jewish employee resource groups, existing programming and stipends for ERG leaders, and recommended mandatory anti-Semitism training, support for Jewish affinity groups in public and private sectors, and broader convenings of major employers. The commission also heard from Truah rabbis and educators, who urged stronger interfaith solidarity, a state office of faith-based and neighborhood partnerships, and explicit attention to democracy and civil rights as part of anti-Semitism strategy. After a recess, the commission heard from Israeli-American, Russian Jewish, and Persian Jewish witnesses who described antisemitism as a lived, personal, and civic issue affecting immigrants and their families. They called for inclusion of diverse Jewish voices in state initiatives, stronger protections for Israeli-American businesses, and recognition that anti-Zionist rhetoric often becomes direct harassment of Jews. The chair said the testimony and suggested edits would be incorporated into the draft report, and the meeting ended with plans for further revisions before the final vote.

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• One of them was at least eight hours, going deep into the night.
• 2022 market declines, which were mild by historical standards, could quickly push the budget into deep
• Deep deficits.
• Advocates really want to express our deep appreciation for all the hard work.
• We also thank you for all the work that you did on health care to delay many of the deep cuts that will

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee met to consider the 2026 Budget Act, which leaders said was the negotiated compromise with the Senate and was expected to move to the floor that evening. Opening remarks emphasized that the plan balances the budget over two years, reduces the structural deficit, and builds reserves, while also protecting core services in the face of federal cuts. Jason Sisney outlined the legislative budget framework and the likely floor bills, including AB 109, SB 110, SB 122, and SB 125. Department of Finance representative Eric Khali said the administration appreciated the two-year balanced approach and supported the modification in SB 122, while noting the package uses additional revenues and new spending to soften or reject some proposed cuts. Most of the discussion focused on major spending areas. Members and subcommittee chairs highlighted protections and additions for health care and human services, including rejecting the proposed Medi-Cal asset limit change, delaying premium increases, restoring clinic and dental funding, supporting distressed hospitals and county indigent care, and expanding county eligibility staffing to handle H.R. 1-related workload. Education members described record or expanded support for TK-12 schools, child care, special education, community colleges, teacher recruitment, and higher education, including a change to extend Cal Grant eligibility to age 30 for some community college students. Housing and homelessness funding was increased for HAP, multifamily housing, and the low-income housing tax credit, while public safety members pointed to investments in victims’ services, restorative justice, and prison closure savings. Several members also raised concerns or priorities tied to the budget deal. Some praised the package as a moral document that protects vulnerable Californians, immigrant communities, LGBTQ residents, seniors, and people with disabilities. Others noted unresolved issues, including the MCO tax’s impact on districts, the need for more support for local journalism, arts, biotech R&D incentives, transit and GGRF-related concerns, and the need for continued work on Prop. 98 and long-term fiscal resilience. The vice chair cautioned that despite the current progress, the state remains vulnerable to revenue volatility and warned that the budget should build more resilience against a possible downturn. No formal vote was taken in the portion provided, but the committee was preparing the budget package for floor action and final negotiations.

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• be discussed today, so I don't know how, you know, other panels, I'm just debating personally how deep
• be discussed today, so I don't know how, you know, other panels, I'm just debating personally how deep
• And when you get to conflagration, you're already in deep, deep trouble.
• And when you get to conflagration, you're already in deep, deep trouble.
• And so I think what in deep trouble.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Insurance held an informational hearing on how climate change, wildfire risk, and related catastrophes are affecting California’s insurance market, affordability, and availability. Chair and members framed the issue as a statewide challenge tied to resiliency, land use, utilities, legal liability, and the FAIR Plan. Senator Becker noted the hearing was connected to SB 254 and its recent report, while the Vice Chair emphasized that the state’s current regulatory framework limits flexibility and that industry testimony would also have been useful. Amy Bach of United Policyholders described worsening availability and affordability, driven by climate impacts, insurtech/risk scoring, inflation, and the growth of surplus lines coverage. She said the Sustainable Insurance Strategy is beginning to show progress, but the FAIR Plan remains too large and non-admitted carriers create concerns because they are less regulated and do not share FAIR Plan or guaranty fund obligations. She stressed that mitigation incentives, grants, and voluntary insurer rewards for wildfire-hardening are important, but that many households cannot afford the needed improvements. In response to questions, she said underinsurance remains a major problem, especially after recent fires, and suggested stronger insurer responsibility for replacement-cost estimates or broader replacement-cost endorsements. Actuary Nancy Watkins and Stanford’s Michael Wara argued that California must both reduce wildfire risk and allow actuarially sound pricing if it wants a healthier market. Watkins compared the market to a household with rising expenses and said the state needs a mitigation framework focused on the highest-risk communities, especially older neighborhoods and homes near the wildland-urban interface. Wara said premiums must roughly equal expected claims plus expenses, and that California is “burning down too many houses,” which drives both availability problems and higher rates. He highlighted the role of structure-to-structure spread, older housing stock, utility ignitions, and the need to focus on community hardening, not just vegetation management. Both speakers said mitigation should be targeted, science-based, and sustained rather than one-time or scattered. Frank Freebalt of Cal Poly and Michael Gullner of UC Berkeley continued the discussion on fire modeling and risk reduction. Freebalt said the problem is best understood as a structure ignition and urban conflagration problem, requiring integrated land-use, utility, and community mitigation, with evidence-based priorities and better analytics. He emphasized that the state should focus on the highest-risk intersections first and that targeted mitigation can multiply the effectiveness of suppression and evacuation resources. No votes or formal actions were taken; the hearing was informational and focused on testimony, questions, and policy discussion.

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• I think now you've asked me to go deep into legal analysis that's beyond my scope.
• I think now you've asked me to go deep into legal analysis that's beyond my scope.
• Or were we just given one map by the governor without the opportunity to really do a deep dive to show
• Fear so deep it changes the rules, bends the Constitution, and has the nerve to call it strategy.
• Fear so deep it changes the rules, bends the Constitution and has the nerve to call it strategy.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• I think now you've asked me to go deep into legal analysis that's beyond my scope.
• to go as deep into the legal nuances as your question would suggest.
• Or are we, we were just given one map by the governor without the opportunity to really do a deep dive
• Fear so deep it changes the rules, bends the Constitution, and has the nerve to call it strategy.
• Fear so deep it changes the rules, bends the Constitution and has the nerve to call it strategy.

Summary: The Senate convened in special session and took up Senate Bill 8D / House Bill 1D, which would establish Florida’s congressional districts. The sponsor, Sen. Gates, explained that the Governor had transmitted a redistricting plan two days earlier and argued that mid-decade redistricting is legally permissible, citing population growth and the Governor’s view that race-based districting is unconstitutional. Much of the floor time was spent in extended questioning about the process, the lack of public hearings compared with prior redistricting cycles, the use of population estimates from the Census/EDR/ACS, compactness scores, and whether the Governor’s office used partisan data or outside consultants. Gates repeatedly said he was relaying the Governor’s proposal and legal theory rather than offering his own legal opinion, and he said any constitutional challenge would be for the courts. A major portion of the debate focused on the U.S. Supreme Court’s newly issued Calais decision and its implications for the Fair Districts Amendment and the Voting Rights Act. Senators questioned whether the decision struck down Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, whether it affected Florida’s constitutional ban on partisan gerrymandering, and whether the Legislature should postpone action to review the ruling. A motion to temporarily postpone the bill failed by voice vote and then by recorded vote, 12 yeas to 23 nays. Senators also raised concerns that the proposed map cracked minority communities, including Latino and Black populations in Central Florida and Tampa Bay, and that it would produce a heavily Republican-leaning map despite the state’s voter registration mix. After debate on the Senate bill, the chamber substituted the identical House companion bill, read it a third time, and proceeded to final debate. Opponents argued the map was an illegal partisan gerrymander, was based on assumptions rather than verified data, and would likely lead to litigation. Supporters maintained that the Governor had authority to propose a congressional map, that the plan was race-neutral, and that the Legislature could accept, reject, or amend it. The transcript ends during continued debate on House Bill 1D, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

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• can be sometimes we may be at odds, but I think that's where the best results come from, is from a deep
• Um, again, it's a pretty exciting bill for us. is from a deep dive into an is from a deep dive into an
• looking for, and that's why I encourage the pause, the reset, whatever we're calling it, but this deep
• looking for, and that's why I encourage the pause, the reset, whatever we're calling it, but this deep
• dive analysis of, you know, what deep dive analysis of, you know, what are<00:54:19.520> the<

Bills: HB0150

Keywords: Wyoming business council, economic development, task force, evaluation, policy reform, 916, all

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• <00:09:36.640> commitment whose life reflected a deep commitment whose life reflected a deep
• He served four terms as a member of the ... deep regret that we record the passing deep regret that we
• Gibson Jr. is recorded with deep Gibson Jr. is recorded with deep sadness,<00:13:32.560> and<
• Have we done a deep dive public schools.
• Have we done a deep dive into<02:28:22.960> that<02:28:23.120> program?

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Angola before he immigrated to the United States in 1976, carrying with him resilience, faith, and a deep
• Patrick's Church, a place that held deep meaning for him and his family.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and adopted a resolution offered by Senator Comerford recognizing Russell Russ Carrier’s 44 years of service to the Forbes Library. The chamber then took up several local bills, including an act amending the charter of the town of Provincetown and an act amending the charter of the city of Greenfield; both advanced on voice votes, with Provincetown passed to be engrossed and Greenfield ordered to a third reading and then passed to be engrossed. The Senate also acted on committee reports and rule suspensions. A report from the Committee on Rules recommended suspending Joint Rule 12 for a bill filed by Senator Crighton to update Massachusetts student transportation; the Senate suspended the rules and referred the matter to the Committees on Public Safety and Homeland Security. A House petition concerning access to applied behavior analysis services in schools was likewise taken under Joint Rule 12 and referred to the Committee on Education. On final passage, the Senate enacted a bill increasing the age limit for retired police officers serving as special police officers in Weston and a bill dissolving a special fund in Athol. The chamber also adopted an order extending the Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries’ reporting deadline on Senate Document No. 58 concerning oyster shell recycling until January 23, 2026. The Senate concluded by adjourning in memory of Manuel B. Barros after a brief memorial tribute and moment of silence, and set its next meeting for Thursday at 1:00 p.m. in formal session with the calendar.

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• One North Carolina man showed a woman a fake badge and told her that he would deport her if she didn't
• One North Carolina man showed a woman a fake badge and told her that he would deport her if she didn't

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, February 13, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• It happened under the deep cover of night.
• It happened under the deep cover of night.
• It happened under the deep cover of night.
• It happened under the deep cover of night.
• It happened under the deep cover of night.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I want to thank the attorney general's office and Lois Quam for their deep efforts over many months to
• c><00:09:17.760> efforts<00:09:18.080> over<00:09:18.320> many Quam for their deep
• efforts over many Quam for their deep efforts over many months<00:09:18.800> to<00:09:19.040>
• <00:30:39.600> for<00:30:40.080> Attorney extend my deep appreciation for Attorney
• I do not have that data point, and I trust your deep research has looked at that more closely than I

Keywords: 1183, house

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• are changing, and addressing these changing needs and solving the challenges I mentioned requires deep
• <01:14:44.760> Community mentioned requires deep Community mentioned requires deep Community
• certain words and phrases carry deep certain words and phrases carry deep cultural<01:23:24.560>
• The last time deep community engagement around interpreter services was conducted and reported to the
• <01:26:34.239> Community roster the last time deep Community roster the last time deep Community

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• ><00:34:09.760> approach<00:34:10.000> we've We were able to bring to light just how deep
• uh and widespread light just how deep uh and widespread the<00:36:19.200> far<00:36:19.520>
• If you have this deep and burning desire to tell us why this is a bad committee or somehow say these
• If you have this deep minority report.
• If you have this deep and<00:42:42.240> burning<00:42:42.720> desire<00:42:43.520> to

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• done just some very preliminary work, just investigative at the system level, because we haven't had deep
• done just some very preliminary work, just investigative at the system level, because we haven't had deep
• you saw in all the models, where they were low-producing over a period of time, as opposed to just a deep
• Simply landing on this list is sort of what triggers that deep dive on the cost, unit cost analysis.
• What you're looking at is the deep dive campuses are doing with some continuity that the board kind of

Keywords: 908, all

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• Um this is needed even in deep rural settings and deep rural context.
• /c><00:59:23.360> needed<00:59:23.760> even<00:59:24.160> in<00:59:24.560> deep
• <00:59:24.960> rural this is needed even in deep rural this is needed even in deep rural settings
• <00:59:25.840> and<00:59:25.960> deep<00:59:26.160> rural<00:59:26.320> context
• <00:59:26.920> So, settings and deep rural context. So, settings and deep rural context.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• shoreline, you know, is that what I want to do if it's, you know, a lot of shoreline but it's not deep
• <01:34:18.320> it's<01:34:18.840> it's<01:34:19.119> not<01:34:19.480> deep
• <01:34:20.360> you<01:34:20.480> know line but it's it's not deep you know line but
• it's it's not deep you know should<01:34:20.800> that<01:34:20.960> be<01:34:21.119>
• with a short the long and deep with a short the Restriction<01:34:30.199> may<01:34:30.400>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all