Transcript Highlights:

• For the Ojibwe people, wild rice, or manoomin, is a relative.
• her about figuring out what the problem is at hand or whether they are just passing legislation in search
• her about figuring out what the problem is at hand or whether they are just passing legislation in search
• her about figuring out what the problem is at hand or whether they are just passing legislation in search
• her about figuring out what the problem is at hand or whether they are just passing legislation in search

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And the reasons vary from education, employment, homeless, incapacitated parent, job search, not available
• It's basically an online portal that allows for the asking of search warrants, protective orders.
• It's basically an online portal that allows for the asking of search warrants, protective orders.
• So it's preventing faulty search warrants or things that weren't adequately documented.
• So it's preventing faulty search warrants or things that weren't adequately documented.

Committee: House Budget

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And the reasons vary from education, employment, homeless, incapacitated parent, job search, not available
• It's basically an online portal that allows for the asking of search warrants, protective orders... .
• ..the asking of search warrants, protective orders.
• because you can't go to the next step until you have the... ...was actually there for the search warrant
• So it's preventing faulty search warrants or things that weren't adequately documented.

Committee: House Budget

Summary: The committee first heard the Office of the Governor’s FY 2027 budget request from Adam Gresham. He explained the office’s staffing and noted a $500,000 core reduction, along with a reallocation of three positions and about $168,000 from the governor’s office to the mansion operating fund to better reflect where those employees work. Members asked about the National Guard emergency line, which Gresham said had already spent about $63,457 in FY 2026 and could be used again for disaster activations, though he did not expect to use the full $4 million. He also said the agricultural resiliency transfer fund had not been used and had no current transfer plans. Several members commented on the size of the governor’s cut and whether the judiciary and other offices were also being asked to reduce budgets. No votes were taken. The committee then moved to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Childhood and early childhood-related budget items. DESE staff described funding for the Office of Childhood, MoQPK child care provider grants, LEA pre-K grants, early childhood special education, Parents as Teachers, First Steps, preschool coordination, after-school programs, and child care subsidy. Members asked extensively about the MoQPK grants, including why Head Start providers were eligible, how curriculum approval works, and what safeguards exist against fraud or improper payments. DESE said it conducts physical inspections, desk reviews, payment-system checks, and investigations as needed, and that it had not had findings in this area. Some members questioned whether DESE or DSS was the right home for early childhood programs, while others defended the partnership and the role of early educators in identifying child needs. A major portion of the discussion focused on early childhood special education and the child care subsidy program. DESE explained that First Steps serves children birth to age three, while early childhood special education covers ages three to five and is driven by IEP eligibility; members asked for more data on diagnoses, trends, and how many children come off IEPs. The committee also discussed the child care subsidy budget and the governor’s proposed shift to paying providers based on authorization and at the beginning of the month. DESE said the change is being piloted, that a wait list is expected to begin around March 1, and that a May rollout is being considered, but only if software testing and fiscal projections show the system is sustainable. Members expressed frustration that promised changes had been delayed and that providers had been told different timelines, while DESE said the delay was driven by software issues, fiscal caution, and the need to avoid repeating prior payment problems. The hearing ended with the committee in recess before later resuming discussion of the subsidy program; no final votes or actions were taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• Researchers are also finding that betting activity becomes heavily concentrated among a relatively small
• there was a 2025 study that found that legalization alone was not the strongest predictor of people searching
• , we got the plumbing paid for, we got the electricity bills paid for, you know, we got, um, our relatives

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• One way we can do this is by searching out and reading good books.
• But I was down in Thomasville visiting some of her relatives with her, and this is a breathtaking tree
• It actually... ...relatives with her. And this is a breathtaking tree.

Committee: Senate Education

Summary: The Senate Education Committee began by welcoming a new Senate Page, Caleb Williams of Shelley, who introduced himself and answered a few light questions about his plans after graduation. The committee then approved minutes from February 10, 12, 16, and 17, 2026, by voice vote. The main action item was Senate Bill 1317, which would create regional service centers to help school districts and charter schools share special education-related staff and services, especially in rural areas. The sponsor and department staff said the bill is intended to reduce duplication, improve compliance with IDEA, strengthen recruitment and retention of specialists, and preserve local control. Testimony from superintendents, teachers, parents, advocates, and others was overwhelmingly supportive, emphasizing high costs for contracted services, staffing shortages, and the benefits of shared regional models. Senator Zito raised concerns about the $1 million fiscal note, the use of real property, and the lack of clarity about how many centers would be created and where they would be located. After discussion, the committee voted to send SB 1317 to the Senate floor with a due pass recommendation; the motion passed with Senator Zito voting no. Following that, the committee received informational presentations on two Idaho education programs: District 91’s PASS program in Idaho Falls, a tiered behavior-support model for young students, and Kootenai Classical Academy’s classical education model, including its curriculum, character education, and strong literacy results. The meeting adjourned at the scheduled hard stop.

Transcript Highlights:

• If it's a relatively minor, self-reported correction, it will not incur a civil penalty and is also consistent
• Why is it that groups of very low consequence, like ours, with relatively insignificant political money
• I went home that night, did a search on the TEC website, and that's when I discovered... dealt with the

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• We do require that they have work search or they're going through training.
• And I'm not going to talk too much about the rates, because the rates that we pay are relative to the
• mentioned Texas as a top location for foreign direct investment, and this map shows where Texas ranks relative

Committee: House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• nature of off-label use from members of the public, go on to Amazon, Google, or go on to Amazon, search
• nature of off-label use from members of the public, go on to Amazon, Google, or go on to Amazon, search
• In closing, I just would like to say that, uh, relative to licensed applicators, and, um, I have been
• In closing, I just would like to say that, relative to licensed applicators, I have been through the
• In closing, I just would like to say that, relative to licensed applicators, I have been through the

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• One quick Google search: how do young people access pornography?
• One<00:37:27.119><c> quick</c><00:37:27.440><c> Google</c><00:37:27.839><c> search,</c><00:37:28.640>
• <c> how</c><00:37:28.880><c> do</c><00:37:29.040><c> young</c> One quick Google search, how do young
• But here's the good news: it's at least relatively easy to solve.
• </c> it's at least relatively easy to solve. it's at least relatively easy to solve.

Bills: HF357 , HF3389 , HF1434 , HF2500 , HF1606

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF357, hasenpfeffer, card games, social skill game, Minnesota gambling law, tournament, contest, prize limit, low-stakes gaming, card game exemption, gambling exemption, cribbage, bridge, euchre, pinochle, Texas hold'em, whist, skat, sheepshead, gin

Transcript Highlights:

• First, as we've—the legislation is relatively new, and as we have rolled it out, we have found that there
• newish and as we have rolled relatively newish and as we have rolled it<00:54:42.960><c> out</c><00:
• property</c> Statute to allow UAV use with property owner consent as one of the exceptions to the search
• </c><01:32:43.080><c> warrants</c><01:32:43.719><c> and</c> some data like the search warrants and some
• data like the search warrants and other<01:32:44.239><c> kinds</c><01:32:44.480><c> of</c><01:32:44.679

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Does, does your bill require the rideshare, uh, companies to search any type of database?
• That is relatively easy. Congratulations.
• Would you mind, because he's only got 2 witnesses, and I think, I think it'll go relatively fast.
• released and but he can go to the same internet and he can look up my name, he can find me, he can do a search
• enforcement mechanism is establishing the standard of care for these rideshare companies that they have to search

Bills: HB47

Committee: House Criminal Jurisprudence

Keywords: HB 47, Texas Tax Code, ad valorem taxes, property tax, voter-approval tax rate, tax rate election, taxing unit, injunction, taxpayer rights, property owner, local government finance, tax refund, attorney's fees, court costs, voter-approved tax increase, tax reform, municipal taxes, county taxes, school district taxes, bond election

Transcript Highlights:

• Lewis and to his other relatives and friends and be it further resolved that when the Texas Senate adjourned
• third parties, all within a matter of minutes. from disease predisposition to unknown biological relatives
• regarding the use of DNA and genetic information under special circumstances for the purposes of medical. search
• rules. create a new user-friendly web portal to give individuals and business owners the ability to search
• But beyond that, we didn't do an exhaustive search of other states. So the reality is this is a.

Bills: SJR57 , SCR8 , SB8 , SB14 , SB24 , SB108 , SB112 , SB125 , SB213 , SB251 , SB315 , SB318 , SB371 , SB378 , SB379 , SB472 , SB487 , SB502 , SB513 , SB565 , SB621 , SB650 , SB689 , SB707 , SB710 , SB761 , SB763 , SB815 , SB854 , SB875 , SB896 , SB916 , SB925 , SB958 , SB961 , SB965 , SB973 , SB987 , SB990 , SB995 , SB1006 , SB1018 , SB1019 , SB1024 , SB1026 , SB1146 , SB1194 , SB1198 , SB1253 , SB1330 , SB1343 , SB1362 , SB1379 , SB1497 , SB1498 , SB1527 , SB1532 , SB1547 , SB1596 , SJR36 , SJR12 , SJR57 , SCR22 , SCR12 , SCR8 , SB565 , SB765 , SB62 , SB666 , SB707 , SB888 , SB687 , SB847 , SB1248 , SB14 , SB1006 , SB504 , SB925 , SB995 , SB857 , SB305 , SB296 , SB284 , SB815 , SB1379 , SB1497 , SB1499 , SB1498 , SB241 , SB304 , SB621 , SB1023 , SB1024 , SB686 , SB112 , SB371 , SB204 , SB609 , SB670 , SB502 , SB850 , SB854 , SB413 , SB1362 , SB1346 , SB1033 , SB1220 , SB1073 , SB810 , SB987 , SB1539 , SB447 , SB875 , SB406 , SB985 , SB965 , SB1119 , SB1505 , SB24 , SB1194 , SB1253 , SB1215 , SB1532 , SB1302 , SB856 , SB650 , SB583 , SB673 , SB213 , SB681 , SB1172 , SB1252 , SB378 , SB1343 , SB608 , SB487 , SB955 , SB957 , SB988 , SB990 , SB1019 , SB1021 , SB1120 , SB251 , SB958 , SB761 , SB541 , SB315 , SB379 , SB1018 , SB1737 , SB266 , SB1415 , SB1527 , SB125 , SB599 , SB1330 , SB53 , SB916 , SB896 , SB1352 , SB973 , SB785 , SB710 , SB472 , SB1450 , SB1502 , SB1566 , SB414 , SB1062 , SB1547 , SB961 , SB1038 , SB513 , SB578 , SB711 , SB746 , SB942 , SB1404 , SB1448 , SB1738 , SB108 , SB8 , SB318 , SB507 , SB533 , SB689 , SB1026 , SB1349 , SB1355 , SB1433 , SB1434 , SB1596 , SB1403 , SB1198 , SB1146 , SB763 , SB667 , SB1059 , SB617 , SB1567 , SB503 , SJR37 , SB16 , SB310 , SB311 , SB396 , SB505 , SB1209 , SB1210 , SB1470 , SB264 , SB924 , SB1029 , SB1185 , SB1202 , SB1358 , SB1364 , SB1569 , SB1697 , SB1376 , SB1228 , SB519 , SB878 , SB1350 , SB462 , SB1535 , SB827 , SB1585 , SB207 , SB1207 , SB1619 , SB1396 , SB920 , SB1484 , SB1273 , SB1741

Keywords: central bank digital currency, CBDC, Federal Reserve, digital dollar, digital currency, cashless payments, financial privacy, cybersecurity, government surveillance, financial surveillance, money laundering, terrorism financing, illicit finance, banking policy, monetary policy, payments system, commercial banks, Texas Legislature, concurrent resolution, federal reserve digital currency

Transcript Highlights:

• to requesting records and is relative to requesting records and citizens<00:44:44.800><c> are</c><00
• NHMA actually did a survey last year relative to this topic.
• NHMA actually did a survey last year relative to this topic. they have that to rely on.
• </c> actually did a survey last year relative actually did a survey last year relative to<00:46:58.960
• Until I actually did the search of all the email records.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Members, House Bill 407 by Representative Larvadane provides relative to initial eligibility requirements
• Provides relative to initial eligibility requirements for the M.J. Foster Promise Program. Rep.
• It provides relative to incidents of assault and battery on teachers and other school employees.
• And so I'm not an attorney, but I did a quick search, and I just wanted to read this for the record,
• 319, because that's a relatively simple one. Okay. Committee members, we're going to go to HB 319.

Committee: House Education

Summary: The House Education Committee met on March 31, 2026, and heard several bills focused largely on workforce training, student aid, and school safety. HB 325 by Rep. Brass would add successful completion of nine dual-enrollment credit hours as a third eligibility pathway for the TOPS Tech Award; after a clarifying amendment limiting the change to students graduating in the 2026-2027 school year, the bill drew broad support and was reported favorably. HB 407 by Rep. Larvadane would return the M.J. Foster Promise Program’s initial eligibility age to 21 for two years, grandfathering in current younger participants while the state addresses funding shortfalls; despite concerns about access for 18- to 20-year-olds, the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill as amended on a 12-2 vote. HB 482 by Rep. Turner would loosen TOPS Tech requirements, including lowering one academic threshold, raising the age window to 25, and increasing the award amount at community and technical colleges; after an amendment expanding the affected institutions beyond LCTCS, it was reported favorably. The committee also advanced HB 283 by Rep. Newell, which strengthens penalties and school responses for assault and battery on teachers and other school employees and expands sick-leave coverage for related medical, psychological, and rehabilitation treatment. Testimony from educators and union representatives described serious incidents of violence and fear of retaliation, while a school district attorney warned about unintended consequences for rural districts, transportation, and students with disabilities; the bill was amended to include students as protected victims and then reported with amendments. HB 448 by Rep. Adams would allow scholarships for firefighters injured or killed in the line of duty, and their spouses, to be used for graduate study rather than only a bachelor’s degree; after an amendment clarifying the scholarship could be used for bachelor’s or advanced degrees, it was reported as amended. HB 319 by Rep. Beham, a cleanup measure for the Louisiana Commission on Civic Education to improve quorum and update organizational references, was reported favorably. HB 195 by Rep. Beham, which would bar public postsecondary institutions from prohibiting students from carrying self-defense chemical spray on campus, was amended to add exceptions and then reported with amendments. The committee also heard testimony on HCR 10 by Rep. Wilder, which asks the Louisiana High School Athletic Association to recognize dance and cheer as sanctioned sports; the sponsor said the resolution was prompted by a parent request and safety concerns, and an amendment was expected to broaden the measure. Throughout the meeting, members repeatedly emphasized workforce development, dual enrollment, and the need to align education programs with labor-market demand, while also debating how to balance student access, funding limits, and school safety.

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• House Bill 519 by Representative Mike Johnson provides relative to the appointment of a special master
• House Bill 324 by Representative Villio provides relative to judicial salaries.
• House Bill 324 by Representative Villio provides relative to judicial salaries. Ms. Villiers.
• House Bill 562 by Representative LaFleur provides relative to transcript fee provisions for the 19th
• House Bill 1018 by Representative Jackson provides relative to limitations on the issuance of certain

Bills: HB29 , HB39 , HB77 , HB153 , HB183 , HB211 , HB263 , HB299 , HB324 , HB519 , HB520 , HB533 , HB538 , HB559 , HB562 , HB805 , HB823 , HB1004 , HB1011 , HB1018

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: insurance fund, retired employees, Ascension Parish, court clerks, premium costs, investment advisory board, HB 39, Act 283, peace officer, law enforcement officer, police certification, citizenship requirement, U.S. citizen, United States citizen, naturalization, lawful permanent resident, green card holder, immigration, public safety, law enforcement hiring

Transcript Highlights:

• We spent a lot of money and a lot of time thinking about those relatively few number of youth and not
• We spent a lot of money and a lot of time thinking about those relatively few number of youth and not
• </c><00:27:44.840><c> few</c> thinking about those relatively few thinking about those relatively few
• machine similar to costly uh searching machine similar to what<01:17:24.199><c> you</c><01:17:24.320
• </c> been really helpful it's relatively been really helpful it's relatively small<01:33:40.400><c> numbers

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: House Finance Division III held an informational hearing with the Department of Health and Human Services focused on child and family services, children’s behavioral health, DCF, juvenile justice, and adult mental health. Before the presentation, members discussed scheduling a future site visit to Waypoint, including possible dates, mileage reimbursement logistics, and whether to reschedule the department’s developmental disabilities and healthy aging presentation because the associate commissioner was out sick. The department then outlined that it would concentrate on children’s behavioral health, DCF residential care and the Sununu Youth Services Center/YDC new build, and adult mental health, while noting the broader DHHS structure and the value of keeping related services under one leadership. The department emphasized an integrated “system of care” approach and said it was trying to shift resources toward earlier, lower-intensity interventions rather than relying mainly on high-cost residential and acute services. It cited youth risk data showing roughly four in ten New Hampshire high school students feeling sad or hopeless and about one in five considering suicide in the past year, and said these trends worsened during the pandemic, peaking in 2021 and easing somewhat by 2023. Members asked how New Hampshire compared with neighboring states and about pre-COVID trends; the department said it would follow up with more exact data. The presentation also described a long-term policy effort beginning with federal funding in 2012, the state’s 10-year mental health plan, and later legislation aimed at strengthening children’s behavioral health and transforming juvenile justice so that youth with behavioral health needs are not routed into punitive systems first. Members raised questions about out-of-state residential placement oversight and the statutory basis for inspections and follow-up. The department said the General Court had funded more “boots on the ground” oversight, in coordination with the Office of the Child Advocate, and agreed to provide a longer follow-up presentation on that topic after the governor’s budget is released. The department also described evidence-based prevention efforts, including home visiting programs such as Healthy Families America and a DCF-connected home visiting cohort for families already touching the child welfare system, as examples of trying to keep children out of deeper system involvement.

Transcript Highlights:

• The bill updates work search activity requirements to qualify for unemployment benefits, prohibits job
• So, for instance, we narrowly define the work search requirements.
• We increase the number of work search requirements that are available, and we require claimants to work
• And then you also mentioned that you want people to have a minimum of five work search activities per
• Because I'm just thinking that five work search in some parts of our state, they may be a little hard

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation by Pastor Tedrick Woods, followed by routine chamber actions including excusing Senator Gutierrez and receiving House messages that the House had passed HB 21 and HB 49. Senators also recognized advocates visiting the gallery on focal segmental glomerulosclerosis awareness and introduced the Doctor of the Day. The chamber adopted several resolutions, including HCR 66, by voice vote. The Senate then took up and passed a series of measures, often by suspending the regular order and the constitutional three-day rule. Among the bills finally passed were HJR 2, which would prohibit state death taxes; HB 206, limiting counties from requiring cash bonds for pipeline construction; HB 517, barring property owners associations from fining homeowners for discolored vegetation during watering restrictions; HB 2756, requiring TDCJ correctional officers to receive de-escalation and behavioral health training; HB 451, expanding screening for commercial sexual exploitation risk among children in DFPS and TJJD custody; SB 705, cleaning up the air conditioning and refrigeration contractors advisory board; SB 2017, creating an offense for burnouts and wheelies; SB 1858, expanding body armor grant eligibility to ISDs; SB 1400, directing a study on transfer-student outcomes for community college funding; SB 2764, requiring notice to manufactured home buyers about converting homes to real property; SB 748, a licensing cleanup bill on laser hair removal; SB 2519, restricting certain ad valorem tax uses and bonds after amendment; SB 2878, the courts bill with amendments on Brazoria County courts and youth diversion provisions; SB 466, allowing families to request fetal death certificates at any gestational age; SB 1608, requiring timely physical exams for inpatient mental health admissions; SB 1730, limiting civil damages claims arising from certain uses of force or deadly force; SB 2417, clarifying Attorney General antitrust investigation work product and discovery rules; and SB 1946, creating a family violence, criminal homicide prevention task force. The Senate also passed HB 3204, renaming and updating the Polytechnic College at Sam Houston State University, and SB 1986, requiring opioid warning labels. Several bills drew brief debate or amendments. Senators discussed broader HOA reform while considering HB 517, and SB 2203 on TCEQ discovery procedures was amended to require party motions, set a 15-day expiration for certified issues, and limit hearing abatement. SB 2017 was amended to change the mens rea language from knowingly to intentional. SB 2519 was narrowed by amendment to a forward-looking policy statement separating maintenance-and-operation taxes from debt-service taxes. SB 2878 also received amendments to reduce the number of new Brazoria County courts and add youth diversion and crisis-response provisions. SB 466 prompted a floor debate over whether fetal death certificates are appropriate for pre-20-week losses, with supporters emphasizing family closure and opponents arguing the document has no estate-related purpose. SB 1730 also prompted questions about the relationship between criminal findings and civil liability in self-defense cases. The session concluded with additional House and Senate measures being signed in the presence of the Senate and continued consideration of SB 2177, a grant program to help local law enforcement solve violent and sexual offenses.

Transcript Highlights:

• So the cost impact is really unknown relative to the benefit versus not, between Texas Mutual benefiting
• That is still relatively low compared to other collision rates and threats.
• I would say that, number one, the growth of solar in Texas is relatively new.
• I knew nothing about solar, so I started searching.
• They have a database that can be searched for that, but when you look for technical data, it's almost

Bills: SB458 , SB819 , SB1238 , SB1642 , SB1643 , SB1644 , SB1791 , SB1810 , SB1824 , SB1825 , SB758 , SB1455 , SB1706

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: insurance appraisal, property insurance, auto insurance, homeowners insurance, residential property, disputed loss, loss valuation, appraisal clause, appraiser, umpire, Texas Department of Insurance, TDI, insurance dispute resolution, claims adjustment, total loss, windstorm insurance, FAIR Plan, surplus lines insurance, policyholder, insurer

Transcript Highlights:

• to protection of persons from relative to protection of persons from domestic<01:02:41.119><c> violence
• a new resident of this state and learned about a crisis center in my area through a simple Google search
• a new resident of this state and learned about a crisis center in my area through a simple Google search
• Um, and a pattern of conduct which involves isolating people from their friends, relatives, or other
• or an animal child, a child, a relative or an animal belonging<02:16:30.400><c> to</c><02:16:30.560>

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• A Care, Foster Care, Adoption Subsidies, Permanency Care Assistance Payments. and Relative Caregiver.
• I have a couple of grants that are relatively small, I want to say each of them around $300,000.
• I'm relatively new in this position, and one of my primary goals is to return value for taxpayers.
• And some states do not have that access and have to rely on word of mouth or informal searches like.
• searching the sex offender registry.

Committee: House Appropriations - S/C on Article II

Keywords: 1184, house, all