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• Texas who practice in a variety of engineering disciplines.
• Chairman, uh, Christopher Lee with the North Texas Commission.
• and Texas Association of Clean Water Agencies.
• tomorrow's needs and preserves the Texas miracle.
• Yes, I'm Kenneth Flippen, and I do represent Chispa, Texas.

Bills: SB 7

Keywords: water infrastructure, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, water supply, environmental sustainability

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• House Bill 2, the first step of the Texas two-step, does that.
• Texas students deserve our best, and this bill delivers.
• In the years to come, the Texas House and the Texas Senate are going to have to revisit the issue constantly
• It is the Texas Tuesday. that we spoke about.
• This right here, the Texas two-step, is step one.

Keywords: public education, HB2, teacher salaries, special education, emergent bilingual programs, Texas legislature

Summary: The meeting primarily revolved around the discussion of HB2, which aims to increase funding for public education in Texas. Key points included enhancements to teacher salaries, special education funding, and initiatives to support emergent bilingual programs. Legislators highlighted the need for collaboration and leadership in addressing the challenges faced by public schools, noting the vital role that education plays in the state's future. Speaker Burroughs expressed confidence in achieving significant improvements for Texas students through this legislation, which has been deemed one of the most consequential bills of the session.

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• This is a good cleanup for Texas.
• The bundle of sticks that our property rights in Texas for small businesses remain unchanged with this
• House Bill 259 addresses this by removing it from the list of prohibited weapons in the Texas Penal Code
• So please help us here in Texas.
• code.

Bills: HB259

Keywords: redistricting, Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission, Texas Legislature, elections, district boundaries, voter representation

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• Education Code, is that right?
• I mean, everything is bigger in Texas. Everything should be better in Texas. And we are better.
• So, Texas Education Code, Chapter 49, 154B, the legislature essentially has already addressed this problem
• And so anything affecting district property value growth, and then obviously property tax relief.
• The education code as amended by House Bill 3 requires this new compression as property values grow over

Keywords: infrastructure, water supply, flood mitigation, Texas Water Fund, community projects, funding allocations

Summary: During this committee meeting, the focus was on discussing critical infrastructure funding, especially related to water supply and flood mitigation projects. Chairwoman Stepney and the Water Development Board presented extensive details regarding the Texas Water Fund, which included $1 billion appropriated to assist various financial programs and tackle pressing water and wastewater issues. Additionally, funding allocations aimed at compromising the state's flood risk and improving water conservation were hotly debated, emphasizing collaboration among committee members and the necessity of addressing community needs in such projects.

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• From West Texas to East Texas, our communities are in a crisis. Let me give you the numbers.
• It's for the future of Texas.
• Texas town of Post.
• It's for the future of Texas.
• , the Heal Texas Act.

Bills: SB2, SJR36, SB2, SB2, SR29, SB2

Keywords: Maverick County, recognition, economic development, Texas Senate, community celebration, 1185, senate, all

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• Texas public schools.
• Texas.
• and education code might almost have as many many pages in it in Texas as the Bible that's not a good
• Similarly, section 1.002 of the Texas Education Code states that equal educational services or opportunities
• This language is. already located in the Texas statutes and the civil practices and remedies code. as

Bills: SB2, SJR36, SB2, SB2, SR29, SB2

Keywords: Maverick County, recognition, economic development, Texas Senate, community celebration, 1185, senate, all

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• We're going to give Texas taxpayers... affluent families across the state of Texas and cities like Houston
• and our Texas teachers.
• take Texas tax money and up apply that Texas tax money to a public school student that is seeking a
• That's absolutely Texas.
• States want to follow Texas.

Bills: SB2, SJR36, SB2, SB2, SR29, SB2

Keywords: Maverick County, recognition, economic development, Texas Senate, community celebration, 1185, senate, all

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• establishes penalties for lawmakers who intentionally break quorum for the purpose of bringing the Texas
• While Article 3, Section 10 of the Texas Constitution has been interpreted to allow for quorum breaking
• Um, Section, Article 3, Section 10 of the Texas Constitution, Gives us the authority to to compel members
• have the jurisdiction sometimes to cross lines and, and, and, uh, compel them to come back here in Texas
• As well as the uh jurisprudence Committee serves the people of Texas in those roles, and this may be

Bills: HB18

Keywords: HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance

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• In Texas history, wouldn't you agree?
• that the Texas Constitution.
• You agree with that ruling by the Texas Supreme Court.
• So you do agree with the Texas Supreme Court.
• The the Texas legislature.

Bills: HB18

Keywords: HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance

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• Actually, there was one resource witness and one from Charles of the South Texas Property Rights Association
• of Agriculture, Texas Parks and Wildlife, and Texas Animal Health Commission.
• The Texas Agricultural Finance Authority was created within the Texas Department of Agriculture to provide
• Our state is enticing industry to Texas.
• The Agriculture Code effectively eliminates the only program for young farmers in Texas.

Bills: HB43, HB519, HB1275, HB1592, HB2842, HB3088, HB3479, HB4163, SB823, HB609

Keywords: agriculture, finance, young farmers, financial assistance, pest control, honey production, beekeeping, food safety, local regulation, bovine producers, dairy farms, permits, bovine tuberculosis, public health, wildlife management, disease prevention, alert system, Texas A&M, white-tailed deer, public safety

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• to go through the same process with the two approvals, or excuse me, the two appraisals, and the property
• So it's a long-term game, so to speak, of trying to get the right matches in there so that the property
• <00:02:12.879> value things are filled in the property value things are filled in the property
• <00:02:23.840> retains<00:02:24.239> its there so that the property retains its there
• so that the property retains its value,<00:02:25.280> which<00:02:25.599> benefits<00:

Keywords: Public Property - Room 210, 3 March, 2026; 1:15 PM, 925, all

Summary: The committee discussed a proposed bill involving the sale or development of university property in the Hattiesburg/Hazard area, with members focusing on how the process would work and whether it would improve the area overall. The sponsor explained that the property would still go through appraisals and be sold at fair market value, but the bill would streamline the process by allowing the Department of Finance and Administration to review the transaction first and then opt out of the usual procedure if appropriate. The goal, according to testimony, was to avoid delays, reduce uncertainty for buyers, and support a master-planned approach that would help preserve and increase property value for the university and the surrounding community. Senator Sidmore asked whether a newly added Section 2 involved student loan forgiveness or was only instructional in nature. The sponsor said the language had been added in committee shortly before the meeting and was believed to be the same language as a previously passed financial leadership bill, but he could not confirm its effect and said he would verify it later. Members also confirmed that both appraisers would be selected by DFA and that the process would still include the required approvals and appraisals. After questions ended, the committee moved to adopt an amendment and then voted on the bill as amended. The motion for a title sufficient do pass the strike passed, and bill 1488 was reported out. A final motion to report progress was also made.

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• was being sold to. property was being sold to.
• located at 1286 Gluckstadt real property located at 1286 Gluckstadt Road.
• I believe the specific property projects will be listed in the appropriations bill.
• <00:20:55.400> projects I believe the specific property projects I believe the specific property
• There may be a meeting next property.

Keywords: Public Property - Room 409, 26 February, 2026; 11:00 P.M., 925, all

Summary: The committee took up several public property bills and reported each one out after brief discussion. HB 1041, authorizing the Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation Commission to construct and maintain a levee system along the Yazoo River, was explained as a flood-control measure and passed without questions. HB 1520, which would allow the Department of Archives and History to convey about 23 acres associated with the Dancing Rabbit Creek Treaty back to the tribe, was also reported out. HB 1732, concerning sale of DPS property in the Lauderdale County/Meridian area, was amended so proceeds from any sale or lease would go to the state general fund, then passed as amended. HB 1731, the ABC warehouse bill in Gluckstadt, drew the most discussion. Members clarified that the bill concerns the old warehouse and not current ABC operations. Two amendments were adopted: one corrected a reference to the Department of Finance and Administration and directed proceeds from the sale to defray Department of Revenue costs tied to the new warehouse, and another specified the property recipient as the Madison County Economic Development Authority rather than a generic entity. After questions about whether sale proceeds should instead return to the general fund and whether the language properly covered warehouse debt, the committee voted to report the bill out as amended. The committee then discussed HB 1716, a Mississippi Main Street revitalization grant bill. Supporters said the bill expands eligible recipients to include Main Street network associate communities and business improvement districts, requires only local cash matches, bars state funds from being used for the match, shifts administration to MDA, and caps administrative costs at 2 percent. Members also reviewed how the bill was intended to address a backlog of grant applicants and the governor’s concerns about prior administration of the program. After questions about the grant list, funding process, and the 2 percent cap, the committee voted to report HB 1716 out, and the meeting adjourned.

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• Um, this is the second meeting of Public Property.
• created a master plan on the property created a master plan on the property right<00:02:33.760><
• <00:02:50.239> that you're trying to sell the property that you're trying to sell the property
• This would trying to sell the property.
• Uh, this bill is double referred to Public Property and Universities and Colleges.

Keywords: Public Property - Room 210, 30 January, 2026; 10:30 A.M., 925, all

Summary: The Public Property Committee met for its second meeting and considered one bill presented by Senator Dupre on behalf of the University of Southern Mississippi. The bill would streamline the sale of a USM-owned parcel in North Mississippi by allowing the Department of Finance and Administration to continue reviewing the transaction and ultimately approve it without having to open the property up through the usual process, while still requiring the standard due diligence and two appraisals. Senator Dupre said the change would speed development of the property, which has a master plan involving local governments and the city of Hattiesburg, and could help attract complementary industry for the existing innovation park. Committee members noted that the proposal was double-referred to Public Property and Universities and Colleges and that it was similar to a prior Mississippi State University arrangement, suggesting it was not new precedent. The chair emphasized that DFA would not be removed from the process, only allowed to review and then step back once the transaction could proceed. After no further questions, the committee adopted a motion for title sufficient and do pass, with no opposition recorded. The bill was then referred out, and the committee subsequently approved a motion to rise and report.

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• <00:13:42.320> potentially protections to properties potentially protections to properties
• We are talking just about public property. This can no way influence private property.
• trying to zero in on these properties. trying to zero in on these properties.
• the meats and bounds of the property. the meats and bounds of the property.
• If they're negotiating, property.

Keywords: Public Property - Room 409, 29 January, 2026; 2:30 P.M., 925, all

Summary: The Public Property Committee held its organizational meeting and elected Senator Ladner as secretary. It then took up Senate Bill 2203, which would centralize leasing authority for state agencies in privately owned space under DFA and, when cheaper, move certain agencies into the capital complex area to encourage consolidation and cost savings. Senator Seymour questioned specific references in the bill, including a corporation mentioned in current law and whether the measure could affect ports, the Gulf Coast Coliseum, universities, community colleges, or local offices outside Metro Jackson. Blunt said the bill was intended only for state agencies in the Metro Jackson area and not for local county offices or other institutions, and he later identified the corporation reference as the Mississippi Home Corporation. The committee adopted a title-sufficient do-pass motion and reported the bill out. The committee next considered a bill by Senator Hobson authorizing the Soil and Water Conservation Commission to construct a levee project in Yazoo County using federal funds, at an estimated cost of more than $100 million. Hobson said the project would address significant flooding and complete a portion of levee work near Carter and Satartia. With no questions, the committee again adopted a title-sufficient do-pass motion and reported the bill out. Senator Williams then presented Senate Bill 2594, the Mississippi Antiquities Law bill, which would streamline demolition of abandoned, vacant, or blighted buildings on public university and community college campuses while preserving historic properties. He said the measure would require coordination with the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, define blight, require engineering analysis in some cases, and give MDH 90 days to respond before demolition or further inspection proceeds. Several senators raised concerns that the bill’s language was too broad, especially the definitions of blight and other causes, and that it might let institutions tear down too much without sufficient oversight. Williams said the bill was meant to balance preservation with practical needs and agreed to work on a floor amendment to tighten the language. The committee then voted to report the bill out. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2340, authorizing DFA to sell, lease, or convey the former DPS property at 1900 East Woodrow Wilson Avenue in Jackson. The committee substitute would direct proceeds to the general fund rather than DPS, while preserving mineral rights, allowing repurchase under certain conditions, and requiring DFA review of proposals. Senators discussed possible redevelopment uses, including University Medical Center, and the bill’s restrictions on uses such as heavy industrial, adult entertainment, casinos, liquor stores, and solid waste facilities. No final vote on this bill was reflected in the portion of the transcript provided.

Keywords: Public Property - Room 409, 3 March, 2025; 3:00 P.M., 925, all

Keywords: Public Property - Room 210; 3 February, 2025: 3:00 PM, 925, all

Keywords: Public Property - Room 216, 29 January, 2025; 8:30 AM, 925, all

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• Bill 4311 is Seeking to increase the portion of the treasurer's office receives of the unclaimed property
• Comes Out of the money generated by the interest from the unclaimed property.
• If they have $100 of unclaimed property, this change or not, they'll receive the full $100.
• and the interest that will be generated off this unclaimed property that it will not have an impact
• And then the property taxes and sales taxes come in down the line.

Bills: HB3310, HB4311, HB3841, HB3024, HB3075

Keywords: purchasing, compliance, state employees, longevity pay, contract management, unclaimed property, service charges, property fund, accountability, government transparency, local development, economic impact, voter approval, tax increment financing, review committee, public finance, blight, salary increase, bonus limits, job performance

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• Chair Davids and committee members, my bill, HF 1126, seeks to establish a property tax exemption for
• The property is owned and staffed by the Leech Lake Band and offers a physical location that is much
• The property is owned and staffed by the Leech Lake Band and offers a physical location that is much
• what we would be paying without property what we would be paying without property taxes<00:13:56.199
• Does this have anything to do with some property in Hennepin County also? No, Mr.

Bills: HF1126, HF967, HF1066, HF1669, HF926

Keywords: property tax, Indian Tribe, tax exemption, Minnesota, public charity, property tax exemption, Minnesota statutes, unorganized territory, federally recognized, soil conservation, water conservation, local government aid, environmental funding, Minnesota legislation, tax credits, sustainable aviation fuel, environmental policy, corporate franchise, Minnesota taxation, tobacco

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• There are high gun violence rates in the state of Texas.
• Texas is home to the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame and the Tex Ritter Museum.
• Texas and the nation were changed when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce
• HCR 107 designates the Texas Almanac, which is published by the Texas State Historical Association. as
• the official state book of Texas.

Bills: SB2959, HB3096, HCR29, HCR56, HCR12, HCR55, HCR74, HCR78, HCR116, HCR117, HCR6, HCR50, HCR107, HCR80, HCR58, HCR70, HCR71, HCR72, HCR75, HCR93, HCR12, HCR6

Keywords: firearm safety, awareness month, public safety, responsible ownership, storage, recreational use, profound autism, awareness day, caregiver, disabilities, support, counseling, mental health, awareness, support services, community health, necrotizing enterocolitis, premature infants, breastfeeding, health awareness