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• The games that are being played, the business argument for it, even if it were true, is not a basis to
• That was your interaction. Right. What has been your experience?
• We don't get our messages returned, so what is your interaction? Have you met with staff?
• As the previous witness just said, it's a wordsmithing game. It's the... ...lobbyists.
• It was the Court of Criminal Appeals that abruptly changed the game.

Bills: SB5, SB11, SB12, SB 5, SB 11, SB 12

Keywords: hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes, election law enforcement, criminal prosecution, Election Code, Government Code Chapter 402, local prosecutors, county attorney, district attorney, grand jury, probable cause reports, state election offenses, voter fraud, election integrity

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• It's the soccer games. It's the kids.
• , donating goods to football games, donating goods to football games, baseball<02:42:42.080> games
• It's the soccer games. It's the kids. It's the soccer games. It's the kids.
• individuals in crisis 22 who interacted individuals in crisis 22 who interacted with<04:49:58.638
• individuals in crisis 22 who interacted individuals in crisis 22 who interacted with<04:55:55.840

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• Businesses interact with the university on research all the time.
• Businesses interact assists businesses.
• with students interact intersect with students interact intersect with research<00:35:25.920>
• So, they play the life cycle game.
• If they shorten the life cycle game.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• <02:10:29.599> between custody based on the interaction between custody based on the interaction
• Um, and I'm trying to look up paragraph one now to see how it interacts with paragraph 1-A.
• That's what I'm reading now to see how that would interact with that.
• team, her father had been convicted of pornographic information, and her father came to the soccer game
• and her father came to the soccer game and her father came to the soccer game and<02:36:05.760><

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We are a trade association a little bit different than most trade associations that you interact with
• with or hear that you you uh interact with or hear about.<00:23:49.760> We<00:23:50.080> are
• You watch a couple football games.
• You watch a couple<00:43:19.520> football<00:43:19.839> games.
• games. how much electricity<00:43:21.280> has<00:43:21.520> been<00:43:21.599> used

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Summary: The Intelligence Task Force met with a quorum present and approved the minutes from the August 14 meeting. The first presentation was from the National Retail Federation on artificial intelligence in the retail sector. NRF described AI use cases in three areas: consumer-facing tools such as chatbots, product descriptions, and marketing; employee-facing tools such as company-specific apps trained on employee manuals; and internal uses such as supply chain forecasting, inventory planning, fraud detection, cybersecurity, and coding support. The presenters said retail has been among the top deployers of AI and emphasized that the goal is to improve both customer and employee experience. NRF also outlined its principles for responsible AI use, organized around governance and risk management, customer engagement and trust, workforce applications, and business partner accountability. The group said retailers should maintain strong internal oversight, be transparent with customers, ensure compliance with existing laws, closely review workforce-related uses because they can be high-risk, and clearly define responsibilities between retailers and third-party developers. In policy discussion, NRF urged a tiered approach focused first on high-risk uses such as hiring, health care, financial, mortgage, and rental decisions, warned against fragmented rules that could favor only the largest firms, and encouraged voluntary standards and worker upskilling incentives. In response to a question about dynamic pricing, NRF said its members do not target consumers based on pricing and offered to follow up with more information. The committee then moved to a follow-up discussion on energy policy and data centers, hearing from Bartley Cleland of NetChoice. He explained that AI runs largely in data centers and that cloud computing shifts processing and storage away from individual devices, which he argued improves efficiency and can reduce costs. He said electricity demand has been rising over time and that AI will increase compute-related electricity use, but framed electricity as a normal input to economic growth. No votes or formal actions were taken after these presentations.

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• For example, you have a soccer game.
• soccer game if you have a soccer game soccer game if you have a soccer game you<02:00:19.920>
• They're interacting with them.
• They're interacting with them.
• You're interacting with them.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Coast Guard, Texas Game Wardens, TETM, and DPS, helped us coordinate a multi-agency rescue and recovery
• Additional support from the Texas Game Warden and Texas DPS began arriving soon thereafter.
• It's river conservation work is the name of the game.
• The viewer is the most common way to interact with the data.
• It interacts with infrastructure and how it puts people at risk.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Our tax levy report is due by January 1st also, and then our game and fish abstract.
• Is there any more public interaction at different times of the year?
• Later, is there any more public interaction at different times of the year, such as in December when
• Our biggest interaction is after they get their tax statement, when they come in to pay or they call.
• But when you look at the rate of digital adoption, how people interact, not just with government, but

Summary: The subcommittee of the Tax Reform and Relief Advisory Committee met to begin its study of whether the content of the real estate tax statement should be revised to improve transparency. Legislative Council staff reviewed the study directive from HB 1176 and the statutory requirements for tax statements, including required line items such as true and full value, mill levy, legislative tax relief, primary residence credit, legacy fund share, discounts for early payment, and special assessments. The Tax Department then explained how the current uniform statewide statement is prescribed and approved, and noted that changes are typically driven by statute and implemented collaboratively with counties and vendors. County officials from NDACO, including auditors from McKenzie and Richland counties, described the full annual property tax timeline from budgeting through mailing final statements. They explained how counties gather budgets, calculate levies, verify taxable values, handle centrally assessed property, and prepare required notices and statements. They also said public attendance at budget hearings is generally very low, though the notices and statements generate some calls, mostly about whether attendance is required or why taxes are changing. Several members questioned the usefulness of the legislative tax relief line and the complexity of the 5% discount calculation, and county officials said the current process can be confusing and depends on manual data entry and coordination among counties, vendors, and taxing districts. The committee also discussed assessment frequency, valuation equalization, the 3% cap, and whether more frequent reassessment would reduce large jumps in taxable value. County officials said they try to use rotating reassessments and sales-ratio reviews to keep values within statutory tolerance, but staffing, training, and local market changes make the work difficult. NDACO staff estimated, based on a small county survey, that tax statement preparation and mailing costs average about 74 cents per statement, with outsourcing generally cheaper than in-house printing, and said HB 1176 added some mailing and administrative costs even if the tax statement itself did not change dramatically. Software vendors from CPT and Tyler then began presentations showing how their systems handle budgeting, valuation notices, tax statement generation, primary residence credit processing, and levy worksheets, emphasizing that many of the required calculations and reports are still manually entered or verified by county staff.

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• engage all known meat processing entities in our state, develop grant program resources, and an interactive
• Unregulated game processing. Games are a big deal in New Mexico. We're a game facility.
• We're a game State. No standards for facility sanitation, waste, or disposal panelists. Page 4 1.
• We also do wild game processing. We have another modular unit coming that we will.
• And continue to do Custom Exempt and Wild Game. And the other.

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• We're talking about sextortion with gaming, where our children are preyed upon.
• People that I've interacted with in the field, you know, what I see a lot, what happens is these girls
• the Brady List similarly to the way a family member can be placed on the Central Registry by an interaction
• It’s a lights-out process; it doesn't require interaction with the jailer except for placing the sample

Bills: SB614, SB872, SB1199, SB1212, SB1278, SB1573, SB1588, SB1602, SB1660, SB1704, SB1723, SB1833, SB1858, SB1946, SB2009, SB2146, SB2177, SB2373, SB2460, SB2785

Keywords: forensic science, capital writs, criminal justice, case review, Texas Forensic Science Commission, SB 872, burglary of a vehicle, vehicle burglary, theft of a firearm, stolen gun, firearm theft, Penal Code Section 30.04, third-degree felony, Class A misdemeanor, criminal penalty enhancement, gun theft, vehicle break-in, property crime, sentencing enhancement, Texas criminal law

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• Members of the New York State Gaming Commission: Martin Mack, Brian O'Dwyer.
• Martin Mack; members of the New York State Gaming Commission. Mark J.F.
• As members of the New York State Gaming Commission: Martin Mack; Brian O'Dwyer.
• AS MEMBERS OF NEW YORK STATE GAMING COMMISSION MARTIN MACK BRIAN O'DWYER.
• I always appreciate our interaction.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate met on June 3, 2026, approved the prior day’s journal, and then moved through a long list of discharge motions and substitutions to place many bills on the third reading calendar. The chamber also adopted Resolution J.2314 honoring the New York chapter of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, with remarks emphasizing domestic workers’ role in care work, labor organizing, and protections such as paid sick leave and family leave. Another adopted resolution, J.2298, mourned labor and social justice advocate Minerva Solla, with senators highlighting her work with 1199, the Young Lords, Puerto Rican solidarity efforts, and women’s organizing. A third resolution recognized Olympic curler Daniel Casper for representing the United States at the 2026 Winter Games. The Senate then confirmed a large slate of judicial and executive nominations. It accepted the Judiciary Committee report and confirmed four interim Supreme Court justices, seven Court of Claims judges, and 21 reappointments/extensions by a vote of 44-12. The Finance Committee report was also accepted, and the Senate confirmed a broad set of appointments to state boards and authorities, including the MTA, State Commission of Correction, Power Authority, NYSERDA, Financial Control Board, public health councils, SUNY and Cornell boards, gaming and bridge authorities, and others. One notable confirmation was Alexander Dockery to the State Commission of Correction; supporters called it the first time a formerly incarcerated person had been confirmed to that commission, while Senator Murray criticized the practice of voting on large nomination blocks rather than individually. The chamber then took up and passed many bills, mostly by wide margins, covering labor, health, education, transportation, public service, criminal justice, municipal, tax, insurance, and environmental topics. Several members explained their votes on major measures: Senator Ramos supported a bill modernizing temporary disability benefits and another protecting construction workers from lost pay when jobs are canceled; Senator Baskin spoke about a correction bill tied to the death of India Cummings; Senator Skoufis described a family-court custody bill intended to prioritize child safety; Senator Mayer backed a proposal to reimburse parents of medically fragile children for providing care; and Senator Hinchey defended a bill requiring employers to report AI-related job impacts, while Senator Borrello opposed it as burdensome. Most bills were passed, some were laid aside, and the session concluded with multiple roll-call votes and confirmations before adjournment-related business.

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• Series against the defending World Series champions the Houston Astros resulted in a thrilling seven game
• They came back to win game one with a walk-off home run in the 11th inning. followed by a loss at home
• and three consecutive wins in Arizona. with a decisive 5-0 victory in Game 5 at the Diamondbacks home
• can't imagine a more exciting and fun World Series where literally... you're not supposed to win 11 games
• you as a little boy that played for me was six years old He was 17 years old playing this amazing game

Bills: SJR18, SCR5, SCR13, SCR25, SB3, SB6, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB15, SB17, SB18, SB35, SB388, SB412, SB441, SB495, SB666, SB687, SB706, SB740, SB815, SB842, SB917, SB925, SB995, SB1006, SB1281, SB1300, SB1379, SB1451, SB1902, SJR36, SJR18, SJR12, SCR13, SCR25, SCR5, SCR22, SB565, SB372, SB495, SB842, SB765, SB62, SB19, SB18, SB666, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB706, SB847, SB290, SB11, SB10, SB13, SB412, SB441, SB1248, SB740, SB14, SB1006, SB504, SB917, SB925, SB388, SB1902, SB1121, SB995, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB35, SB6, SB815, SB3, SB1281, SB1379, SB1300, SB1497, SB1499, SB1498, SB1451, SB1061, SB15, SB65, SB241, SB304, SB402, SB499, SB621, SB974, SB1023, SB1024, SB1025, SB1106, SB686, SB112, SB371, SB204, SB400, SB609, SB1447, SB670, SB502, SB427, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1555, SB1362, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB987, SB1539, SB893, SB447, SB875, SB406, SB509, SB985, SB965, SB17, SB1119, SB1505, SB12, SB24, SB57, SB1194, SB1253, SB1215, SB1532, SB1268, SCR12, SCR24, SB1302, SB856, SB650, SB583, SB673, SB840

Keywords: capital gains, taxation, constitutional amendment, state revenue, individual investment, 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, football coach, school facility naming

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• So I don't think we would call it playing games just because of the timing of when we got this.
• So I don't think we would call it playing games just because of the timing of when we got this.
• So I don't think we would call it playing games just because of the timing of when we got this.
• So I don't think we would call it playing games just because of the timing of when we got this.
• think we would call it playing games think we would call it playing games just<00:42:10.080>

Bills: HF4446, HF4066, HF1082

Keywords: public safety officer, survivor benefits, line of duty death, occupational cancer, firefighter, police officer, paramedic, EMT, correctional officer, first responder, workers' compensation, death benefits, occupational exposure, carcinogen, cancer presumption, mesothelioma, leukemia, lung cancer, post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD

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• other sources, that tell us if there is consistency in that application in terms of how they may interact
• And I honestly wouldn't even, I wouldn't say it's because people are trying to game the system, I think
• Honestly, I wouldn't even, I wouldn't say it's because people are trying to game the system.
• school districts, they were, and you did receive some information on it, but looking at that the interaction

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• other sources, that tell us if there is consistency in that application in terms of how they may interact
• And I honestly wouldn't even, I wouldn't say it's because people are trying to game the system, I think
• Honestly, I wouldn't even say it's because people are trying to game the system.
• school districts, they were, and you did receive some information on it, but looking at that the interaction

Summary: The committee met to receive updates from the Tax Commissioner’s office on property tax relief programs and related compliance work. Commissioner Brian Croshys reviewed the Homestead Property Tax Credit, Disabled Veteran Credit, and Primary Residence Credit, noting that the Homestead program expanded significantly after HB 1158, that some households are “adjusting out” of eligibility as incomes rise, and that the committee may want to consider indexing income thresholds. Members asked for additional data on bracket breakdowns, possible costs of eliminating income limits for seniors, and how many households are zeroed out by the combined programs. Croshys also discussed the simpler administration of the disabled veteran credit, the growth in participation, and the heavy workload and auditing safeguards built into the new primary residence credit system. He said the department found no material compliance findings and that the program is designed to be digital-first, with county auditors and the Tax Commissioner’s office both involved in review and notification. The committee recessed for lunch and later reconvened, with the chair noting that more detailed PRC information would likely be available at a September meeting. Shelly Myers then presented the statewide property tax increase, or “zero growth,” report and the 2025 statistical report. She explained how county auditors report levy and valuation data, how increases and decreases are counted, and which jurisdictions showed the largest percentage changes in countywide, citywide, school district, and park district levies. In the statistical report, she summarized recent trends in assessed values: agricultural values remained relatively flat, while residential, commercial, and centrally assessed property values increased over the past five years. She also reviewed statewide tax levies by property class and clarified that centrally assessed growth figures were annual averages. Members discussed how shifts in land use and annexation can make it appear that tax burdens are moving from ag to residential/commercial property. Myers then summarized the interim study on the 3% levy limitation under HB 1176, saying most counties complied without budget changes, while some used hiring freezes, deferred purchases, or reserve funds; 23% of counties had to reduce levies, and the affected funds were mainly general, road and bridge, and weed control. She said 12 counties reported zero new growth in the data and that 35 counties reported not using all of their cap. The committee also received an oil tax presentation from Croshys on the stripper well extraction tax exemption. He outlined the number of active stripper wells, the production and revenue implications of the exemption, and projections for future biennia under different tax scenarios. He said the exemption represents substantial savings to operators but also corresponds to production tax revenue that would otherwise be collected, and he emphasized that future outcomes depend on oil prices, well counts, and technology such as CO2 enhanced oil recovery. Nathan Anderson of the Department of Mineral Resources briefly answered a question about why Red River wells have a different production threshold than Bakken wells, explaining it was tied to completion costs and lateral length. The committee then heard from Charlie Gorecki of the EERC, who presented an analysis of typical Bakken well decline curves and argued that most oil is produced before a well reaches stripper status, but that keeping wells open and investing in refracturing or other interventions can recover additional production. No votes were taken during this portion of the meeting; the main actions were receiving reports, asking for follow-up data, and scheduling further discussion for a later meeting.

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• other sources, that tell us if there is consistency in that application in terms of how they may interact
• And I honestly wouldn't even say it's because people are trying to game the system; I think...
• Honestly, I wouldn't even say it's because people are trying to game the system.
• The school districts, they were, and you did receive some information on it, but looking at the interaction

Summary: The Tax Reform and Relief Advisory Committee met with a quorum, approved the March 17, 2026 minutes, and heard a lengthy update from Tax Commissioner Brian Croshys on property tax relief programs. He reviewed the Homestead Property Tax Credit, Disabled Veteran Credit, and Primary Residence Credit, noting increased relief after House Bill 1158 and House Bill 1176, but also discussing how some households “income adjust out” of eligibility over time. Members asked about indexing income thresholds, expanding eligibility by age alone, simplifying administration, county-level notices, and whether the county and state systems could be streamlined. Croshys said the programs are heavily used, largely administered at the county level, and that the department is still refining compliance and reporting; he also said there were no material findings or overarching concerns in the latest review. The committee agreed more detailed PRC information would likely come back in a September meeting, and the chair announced an afternoon recess for lunch before later reconvening. Shelly Myers then presented the statewide property tax increase report, the zero-growth report, and a statistical report on property values and tax levies by class. She explained how county auditors report levy and valuation data, how increases and decreases are counted, and identified counties and cities with the largest percentage changes in growth or decline. She also summarized recent trends: agricultural values remain relatively flat, while residential, commercial, and centrally assessed values have risen over the last five years; in 2025, residential property accounted for the largest share of statewide property tax levies, followed by commercial, agriculture, and centrally assessed property. Committee members asked about unusual zero-growth figures, the effect of annexation and land-use changes, and whether the 3% levy cap was forcing political subdivisions to use reserves or defer spending. Myers said many counties complied by using reserves, delaying capital projects, or limiting increases, and that some counties had not used their full cap. The committee then moved to the stripper oil extraction tax exemption. Commissioner Croshys reviewed the state’s oil tax structure and estimated the revenue impact of keeping stripper wells exempt from extraction tax while still paying production tax. He said the exemption saves operators hundreds of millions of dollars over a biennium, while the state still collects production tax on those wells. He also discussed projected impacts if the exemption were changed for future wells and noted that future outcomes depend on oil prices, production declines, and technology such as CO2 enhanced oil recovery. Nathan Anderson of the Department of Mineral Resources briefly explained the historical difference between the 35-barrel and 30-barrel thresholds for certain wells, citing differences in completion costs and lateral lengths. The committee then heard from EERC CEO Charles Gorecki, who presented an analysis of oil well life cycles and said most oil is produced before wells reach stripper status, but that refracturing or other reinvestment can significantly extend production and keep wells above the threshold for years.

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• be used to arrest somebody and charge them with a felony for simply recording a law enforcement interaction
• being applied broadly, capturing teens and young adults who encounter illegal material online through gaming
• peer-to-peer sharing, or by clicking on links without fully understanding what the link contains. ...through gaming
• These are difficult decisions that judges review hundreds of pages of records and interact directly with

Bills: HB2109, HB2168, HB2198, HB2226, HB2415, HB2440, HB2665, HB2805, HB2811, HB2825, HB2857, HB2874, HB2966, HB4067, HB4117, HCR2001, HCR2016, HCR2051

Keywords: distracted driving, portable wireless communication devices, motorcycles, traffic safety, civil penalties, public nuisance, nuisance abatement, abatement action, injunction, superior court, attorney general, county attorney, city attorney, board of supervisors, obscenity, obscene materials, adult materials, pornography, schools, parks

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• One: One is for the interaction that they might have with law enforcement, who might see them sent back
• offender is identified, as we all know watching those things nine times out of ten, that person has interacted
• Yeah, but don’t play games with me, please. I mean, thank you.
• Don’t, don’t play games with me, please.

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• And I think they wanted to get into that game and no longer support just one custom system and have one
• different in how they want to consume services, when they want to consume services, and how they want to interact
• new system will consolidate driver's license and vehicle registration transactions into a single interaction
• The Specialized Division has 10 staff who are tasked by statute to audit horse racing, gaming, minerals

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• Look upon all those with whom we interact this day with Your eyes, seeing in them what You see—those
• LOOK UPON ALL THOSE WITH WHOM WE INTERACT THIS DAY WITH YOUR EYES, SEEING IN THEM WHAT YOU SEE.
• Sixty years ago this week, the Bessemer boys basketball team ended a 42-game losing streak, at the time
• PENINSULA AND MIDDLE AMERICA. 60 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK, THE BESSEMER BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM ENDED A 42 GAME

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 1012, house, all