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• It's common sense to secure the border. You want property tax relief.
• security for example you're big you know supporter of our border security legislation.
• There's crime in our community, stop going to the border.
• We're just 30 miles from the border, so we are considered a border county.
• We don't know but We are pro-enforcement of the law on the border.

Bills: SB 18, SB 19, SB18, SB19, SB666, SB688, SB707, SB888

Keywords: Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water permit, water appropriation, dam permit exemption, reservoir, flood control, floodwater control, erosion control, sediment control, watershed protection, flood prevention, Natural Resources Conservation Service, NRCS, USDA, local sponsor, district, authority, water infrastructure

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• others that come, because we have other performances and other things that come from outside our borders
• <00:14:36.960> Thank borders. And so, this is good. Thank borders. And so, this is good.
• Living just across the border, I have seen untrained individuals come to Iowa and share stories, and
• The first: a pregnant woman sought massage for swelling and headaches. just across the border, I have
• seen just across the border, I have seen untrained<00:27:51.080> individuals<00:27:51.760>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• those who seek to enter the United States illegally, the Department can address the crisis at our border
• world, and conflicts in Europe and the Middle East, to flows of illegal migrants and drugs across our borders
• , our southern border, is done and that our trade relationship is balanced and even and made reciprocal
• had some discussions. discussions about how to protect infrastructure and shared interests on the border
• drugs and cartels, and it's become a very dangerous situation in the United States because of the border

Keywords: Senator Flinstone, HB22, SB4, amendments, public testimony, legislation, environmental impact, economic implications

Summary: The meeting featured a thorough examination of various bills, including substantial discussions on HB22 and SB4. Key points included amendments proposed by committee members, particularly from Senator Flinstone, who emphasized the need for clarifications on certain provisions. The committee actively engaged with several witnesses providing public testimony, some in favor of the proposed legislation while others highlighted concerns and potential implications. The discussions were vibrant, showcasing different perspectives, especially on the environmental and economic impacts of the bills in question. The meeting concluded with a consensus to reconvene after a recess to further address the outstanding issues related to the bills.

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• <01:02:50.720> public the issue regarding bordering public the issue regarding bordering public
• bordering public water. Senator Green. bordering public water. Senator Green.
• I mean, doesn't border public waters.
• <01:11:37.760> I far as the um on the Wisconsin border.
• I far as the um on the Wisconsin border.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Walls into that conversation. >> Yes.
• Walls into that conversation. Walls into that conversation.
• Walls to just explain wanted to ask Mr.
• Walls if the note has fiscal note has been amended yet? Mr. Walls.
• Um, we have our our committee Walls.

Bills: HF3874, HF962

Keywords: judicial funding, Chief Justice security, fiscal year 2028, court system, judicial branch

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• Walle. The quorum is present.
• Walle. There being 12 ayes, 0 nays, the motion prevails.
• Walle. There being 12 ayes, 0 nays, the motion prevails.
• Walle. There being 12 ayes, 0 nays, the motion prevails.
• Walle. There being 12 ayes, 0 nays, the motion prevails.

Bills: HB 1301, HB2278, HB2776, HB2820, HB3848, HB3920, HB4172, HB4215, HB4284, HB4285, HB4463, HB4517, HB4690, HB4765, HB4766, HB4767, HB4768, HB4769, HB4773, HB4830, HB5506

Keywords: alcohol, beverages, winery permit, restaurant, malt beverages, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, alcohol production, home brewing, family use, craft beverages, massage therapy, licensing, criminal offenses, sexually oriented businesses, public safety, bingo, charitable gaming, operating capital, regulation, funding

Summary: The Committee on Licensing and Administrative Procedures met with a quorum present, corrected the minutes from April 8, and then took up a long list of pending bills, most of which were reported favorably or left pending after hearing testimony. Early action included HB 1764 (accounting practice for certain out-of-state CPAs), HB 1788 (continuing education for barbers and cosmetologists on recognizing and assisting victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking), HB 2204 (land surveyor regulation), HB 2885 (local option elections on alcohol sales), HB 2996 (gambling offense definitions and prosecution), HB 3250 (real estate appraisals and appraisal management companies), HB 3352 (driver education on work zones), HB 3385 (farm winery permit), HB 3756 (powers of certain nonresident sellers’ permit holders who also hold a winery permit), HB 3816 (cruelty to livestock animals), HB 3913 (real estate licensing), and HB 3928 (electronic notice of towed vehicles), all of which were advanced with unanimous or near-unanimous votes. Several of these bills were reported with committee substitutes, and some were also sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars. The committee then heard testimony on HB 2278, which would legalize limited home distilling of spirits for personal or family use and add honey as an approved ingredient; supporters framed it as a consistency and freedom issue, and the bill was left pending. HB 3920, a TDLR workforce/CTE bill, and HB 1301, which would allow beer or malt beverages to be sold at certain wineries with on-site restaurants, were also laid out and left pending after discussion. HB 2776, aimed at tightening massage therapy licensing restrictions for people convicted of sexual and trafficking-related offenses and strengthening TDLR enforcement, and HB 3848, which would allow electronic filing of elevator and escalator inspection reports, were both heard and left pending as well. A major portion of the meeting focused on alcohol-related bills. HB 4215 would place delivery network companies under a statewide TDLR regulatory framework; Favor Delivery supported it, and it was left pending after the committee substitute was withdrawn. HB 4172 and HB 2820 would raise bingo reserve limits and update charitable bingo rules; supporters from veterans and nonprofit groups argued the changes would help charities, but both bills were left pending after the substitutes were withdrawn. HB 4463, a broadly supported bill allowing contract brewing and alternating brewery proprietorships, was also left pending. HB 4284 would remove the “excessive discount” prohibition in alcohol sales, HB 4285 would allow airlines to store alcohol within five miles of an airport in the same county, HB 4517 would create a complaint process for Texas distillers not paid by wholesalers, and HB 4773 would let breweries and brewpubs transport their own beer between facilities; HB 4773 drew the most debate, with supporters citing efficiency and opponents warning about unintended consequences and possible effects on the three-tier system, but it too was left pending. The committee also heard and left pending a series of TDLR cleanup bills and other measures, including HB 4765 through HB 4769, HB 4830 on service contracts for lease vehicles, HB 5506 giving civil immunity to ringside physicians at combative sports events, and HB 4690 on gasoline vapor pressure compliance. The meeting ended after all business was completed and the committee adjourned.

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• better care coordination, especially with telehealth and in person for those of us who represent border
• Represent border communities.
• But if it's not, um, the reason that we do this is because of the border community piece of it and the
• Chair. represent border communities. It's represent border communities.
• community piece of it and the border community piece of it and the challenges<00:02:14.400> that<

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 1925, which would have Minnesota join the nurse licensure compact. Rep. Schumacher described the bill as a way to improve workforce flexibility, telehealth, care coordination, and border-community access, while maintaining safeguards such as the same licensure exam and federal background checks. He also said the compact could help retain Minnesota-trained nurses who currently leave for neighboring compact states. Several members questioned whether the compact would weaken Minnesota’s standards or actually solve staffing problems, and some raised concerns about outside states’ differing practice rules and continuing education requirements. Supporters, including a nurse leader, a travel nurse, a business group representative, and a hospital nursing leader, testified that the compact would ease staffing shortages, speed hiring, support telehealth, and reduce administrative burdens. Opponents, including nurses and union representatives, argued it could lower standards, not address root causes like unsafe staffing and turnover, and could create risks for patients seeking reproductive or gender-affirming care. The committee also considered two related amendments tied to rural health transformation recommendations. The A1 amendment would have required two hours of continuing education on nutrition for physicians, physician assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses; members criticized it as government overreach, unrelated to many specialties, and an attempt to chase uncertain federal funding. The amendment failed on a voice vote. The A2 amendment would have reinstated the presidential fitness test in schools and allowed parents to opt out; it also failed. A3, which updated the compact bill’s effective date language from 2025 to 2026, was adopted. Members noted the bill also contained an appropriation and might need referral to other committees if it advanced. The committee then began hearing public testimony on HF 1925, with witnesses split between support and opposition.

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• Yes, and I have to agree with Representative Walls.
• <00:33:03.279> I've<00:33:03.360> been agree with represent walls.
• I've been agree with represent walls.
• Representative Wall, yes. Representative Py, yes. Representative Swordson, yes.
• Representative Wall, yes. Representative Py, yes. Representative Sorenson, yes.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Legislative Administration Committee met to consider SB 197, which concerns medical supervision for the licensed registered nurse employed by the Legislative Facilities Committee. The main discussion focused on an amendment, 2025188H, that adds language about the chief medical officer’s authority to issue standing orders and includes immunity language for civil or criminal liability when acting in good faith and with reasonable care. John Williams of Health and Human Services explained that the language was modeled on similar provisions used for standing orders such as Narcan and epinephrine, and that it was vetted with the Attorney General’s office. Members raised questions about whether the immunity could shield mistakes or apply beyond the State House nurse; the chair clarified that the provision applies to the chief medical officer’s issuance of standing orders under this section, while the nurse’s practice remains governed by RSA 326. Representative Wade moved the amendment, which was seconded and adopted on a roll call vote of 10-0. The committee then voted on SB 197 as amended and recommended it ought to pass as amended, again by a 10-0 roll call vote. The bill was placed on consent, and the chair noted that a written committee report would be prepared. After the vote, the chair briefly updated members on other upcoming matters, including a Senate message on the Gold Star flag bill, the status of an enroll bills issue, and a Senate amendment to HB 248 on ethics. The committee also discussed scheduling for a joint historic committee meeting and a proposed Wentworth Cheswell portrait item, and members offered closing thanks to the chair, clerk, and staff for their work.

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• tsunami wall doesn't go up overnight. tsunami wall doesn't go up overnight.
• of safe compared to the single wall of safe compared to the single wall construction<01:25:54.880
• Don't stay in your single-walled home.
• island and you see these single walled island and you see these single walled homes,<01:33:39.280
• >> and if you're in a single wall >> and if you're in a single wall construction<01:

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Public Safety held an informational briefing with the City and County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management on its hazard mitigation plan and recent emergency events on Oahu. Chair Dela Botti opened the meeting by explaining that the briefing was intended to review the mitigation planning process, the city’s hazard mitigation plan, and lessons learned from recent tsunami and wildfire threats, building on earlier briefings with state emergency management and transportation officials. Director Collins and hazard mitigation staff officer Ian Kio presented the plan, describing it as a five-year FEMA-required document focused on reducing long-term risk to people and property, not an operations plan for active disasters. Kio outlined how the plan was developed over roughly 18 months with a core team, steering committee, consultant support, and public input, and said it was formally adopted by the mayor’s office and approved by FEMA in July 2025. He said the updated plan was aligned more closely with the state hazard mitigation plan, expanded to cover 15 hazards including climate change and sea level rise, and organized around hazard risk rankings and mitigation strategies. He identified the highest-risk hazards as climate change and sea level rise, floods, health risks, hurricanes, tsunamis, and wildfires, and said the plan includes short-, medium-, and long-term actions such as education, Firewise community planning, flood mapping, and major infrastructure projects like tsunami walls and street elevation work. He also emphasized that the plan will be maintained with yearly updates and ongoing public feedback. Collins then discussed after-action findings from the July 6 Meli fire and the recent tsunami response, noting that reviews are still ongoing. He said the fire response showed strong initiative and teamwork, including police officers helping with fire suppression support and door-to-door evacuation efforts before firefighters arrived, and a staff duty officer who initiated a wireless emergency alert without waiting for higher-level direction. He said these actions reflected a culture of rapid decision-making when lives are at stake. Collins also urged residents to prepare by making family plans, gathering supplies, checking flood and tsunami risk maps, retrofitting homes, and obtaining insurance before disasters occur. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the informational briefing.

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• AND SUBSEQUENTLY ENACTED SEVERAL EXECUTIVE ORDERS RELATING TO IMMIGRATION, INCLUDING SECURING OUR BORDERS
• ADDITIONAL SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SUPPORT POSITIONS TO ENHANCE INTERDICTION ACTIVITIES AND PROTECT THE BORDERS
• ADDITIONAL SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SUPPORT POSITIONS TO ENHANCE INTERDICTION ACTIVITIES AND PROTECT THE BORDERS
• IN TOTAL, THIS LEGISLATION RIGOROUSLY IMPLEMENTS PRESIDENT TRUMP'S PLAN TO SECURE OUR BORDER AND PROTECT

Bills: SJR36, SJR2, SB4, SR45, SR47, SR63, SR66, SR70, SR85, SCR14, SB10, SB11, SB10, SB11

Keywords: SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means

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• President, your Committee on Military Affairs and Border Security, having had under consideration SB
• President, your Committee on Military Affairs and Border Security, having had under consideration SB
• President, your Committee on Military Affairs and Border Security, having had under consideration SB
• Patrol official to then go and call ICE or Border Patrol and work with them.
• ICE and Border Patrol are going after everyone. criminal actors, ICE and Border Patrol are going after

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and several guest introductions, including recognition of Lutheran Day at the Capitol and the doctor of the day. The chamber also handled routine business such as journal approval, temporary committee substitutions, and multiple motions to move into Committee of the Whole for floor consideration of bills and resolutions. A series of election, campaign finance, immigration, and public safety measures were taken up. Bills and resolutions discussed included SB 1003 on election canvass certification, SB 1006 and SCR 1002 on campaign finance disclosure thresholds, SB 1037, SB 1040, SB 1057, SB 1060, SB 1141, SB 1168, SB 1237, SB 1289, SCR 1010, SCR 1013, and SCR 1014 on various election administration topics, plus SB 1055 and SB 1152 on immigration enforcement and benefits, SB 1058 on firearm transaction merchant codes, SB 1093 on rioting, SB 1308 on a foreign adversary fraud office appropriation, and SB 1160 on drones in entertainment districts. Most of these measures received do-pass recommendations, several with committee or floor amendments, and some were retained on the calendar. The most extensive debate centered on social policy bills affecting transgender people and minors, including SCR 1006, SB 1015, and SB 1095. Opponents argued these measures were discriminatory, harmful to trans youth and families, and an improper intrusion into medical and school decisions; supporters framed them as protecting parental rights, privacy, and children from irreversible medical decisions. SB 1049 on spousal maintenance also drew opposition over a proposed four-year cap. Later, the Senate took third-reading votes and passed SB 1049, SB 1053, SB 1415, SB 1015, SB 1095, and SCR 1006, with recorded roll-call tallies generally around 16-11 or 17-10 on the more contentious measures, and the bills were transmitted to the House.

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• So, not only are we gaining the border.
• The Tax Foundation annually does a study of tobacco tax rates and cross-border sales.
• The Tax Foundation annually does a study of tobacco tax rates and cross-border sales.
• sales. ...on cross-border sales.
• I'm happy to take questions. ...advantageous to drive across the border.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The US saw this as the southern border.
• Chair, Representative, I can speak to overall migration to and from border states.
• Chair, Representative, I can speak to overall migration to and from border states.
• That's where most people border states.
• , um the incidents at the southern border, um the incidents at the southern border, you<00:42:11.760

Bills: HF3004, HF3663

Keywords: workforce development, youth employment, internships, mentoring, job opportunities, digital platform, online portal, career pathways, youth workforce, employment and economic development, DEED, general fund appropriation, nonprofit grant, social media outreach, digital outreach, workforce opportunities, teen jobs, young adults, career exploration, Minnesota youth

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• I did not build this wall. What happened to the previous owner?
• Obviously, I got pretty upset, and they said you have to tear down this wall.
• and build up a wall.
• So, for example, my wall, it's a concrete wall. It's not falling apart or anything like that.
• You still had to tear down your wall. I'm sure that was not cheap to tear down a seven-foot wall.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• authorized works of fine art and does not waive any safety regulations that would apply to painted wall
• communities; it's important to the character traits that each of our communities is able to display on the walls
• My work includes creating original art on walls, murals that are not Only a vital source of income, but
• Artists and fewer perspectives on walls.
• My first mural was commissioned by my mom on the hallway wall between our washer and dryer when I was

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• cities that join the in in the border cities that join the National<00:47:00.560> Guard<00:47
• On the border cities one, I know Senator Rest probably was going to say this next, or I know it's in
• Modernizing the uses of what the activities can be that are supported by the border cities legislation
• Um, this bill is a border cities modernizing bill, and that's a theme through a number of our bills,
• Modernizing the uses of what the activities can be that are supported by the border cities legislation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, um there's also the issue that clouds don't know borders.
• there's also the issue that clouds don't there's also the issue that clouds don't know<00:13:09.200> borders
• know borders. know borders.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Chairman and committee, the border is one of the key components of national sovereignty.
• The people of Florida and the United States have made it clear they want our borders enforced and dangerous
• the Trump Act commands everyone in the state to enforce federal immigration law and to protect our borders
• Representative McClure: Clearly seen a heightened effort at the federal level to secure our borders.

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• Walle. Wu. A quorum is present.
• Walle. Wu. With 17 ayes and 1 nay, the motion is granted.
• Walle. Wu. With 16 ayes and 2 nays, the motion is granted.
• Walle. Wu. All right, with 17 ayes and 1 nay, the motion is granted.
• Walle. Wu. With 19 ayes and 0 nays, the motion is granted. That concludes our business.

Summary: The House Appropriations Committee met with a quorum present and took up several measures for final committee action. On House Bill 188, the committee adopted a substitute that expanded eligibility for grants to municipal utility districts, added water infrastructure to the list of prioritized grants for several public entities, and gave municipal utility districts priority for water infrastructure grants in qualifying counties under the governor’s grant program. The bill, as substituted, was then reported favorably to the full House by a vote of 17 ayes and 1 nay. The committee also voted to report House Bill 265 favorably, with 16 ayes and 2 nays, and House Joint Resolution 35 favorably, also by 16 ayes and 2 nays. House Joint Resolution 47 was reported favorably by a vote of 17 ayes and 1 nay. Finally, Senate Bill 1901 was reported favorably to the full House unanimously, 19 ayes and 0 nays. No testimony or extended debate was included in the transcript. After completing action on the pending bills and resolutions, the committee adjourned.

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• of our border and making sure<00:37:05.000> that<00:37:05.160> we<00:37:05.360> are
• ,<00:40:21.040> violent drugs pouring across our border, violent drugs pouring across our
• border, violent offenders,<00:40:22.160> and<00:40:22.280> making<00:40:22.560> sure
• Um, I'll just say that undocumented folks include people who come to the border and claim asylum.
• So, those are people who came, went to the border, claimed asylum, and then because our federal system

Keywords: 1183, house