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• Erica Mosca for the record, representing Assembly District 14 in East Las Vegas.
• Assembly District 14 in East Las Vegas. Yes, I'm going to be brief today.

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• It was spent on Las Vegas junkets, where one person involved in the case rented a Ferrari for the weekend
• It was spent on Las Vegas junkets, where one person involved in the case rented a Ferrari for the weekend
• It was spent on Las Vegas junkets, where one person involved in the case rented a Ferrari for the weekend
• It was spent on Las Vegas junkets, where one person involved in the case rented a Ferrari for the weekend
• It was spent on Las Vegas junkets, where one person involved in the case rented a Ferrari for the weekend

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• Chairman, if I could be brief: what has happened to the Mora area in Las Vegas?
• Vegas.
• I'm a little bit late; I apologize, but I was up in Las Vegas yesterday, Mr.
• Vegas.
• I bring up Las Vegas because they're creating the model, and if you don't know about it, maybe you want

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• Eric Holder, Attorney General appointed by Barack Obama, toured a fusion center in Las Vegas and watched
• Eric Holder, Attorney General appointed by Barack Obama toward a fusion center in Las Vegas and watched

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• Eric Holder, Attorney General appointed by Barack Obama, toured a fusion center in Las Vegas and watched
• Eric Holder, Attorney General appointed by Barack Obama, toured a fusion center in Las Vegas and watched

Summary: The Senate Emergency Management Committee heard several bills related to wildfire recovery, fire safety, and school threat response. SB 904 would codify emergency coordination procedures used after the L.A. County and Palisades fires, including identifying permitting and building code requirements that can slow rebuilding after wildfire disasters. The author said it would not eliminate protections but would streamline recovery; Climate Action California opposed the bill, while the chair noted concerns about balancing efficiency with safeguards. The bill was later advanced on a 9-0 vote to the Senate Appropriations Committee. The committee also heard SB 1299, which would create a clearer statutory framework for certifying and training fire sprinkler fitters. Supporters from the Sprinkler Fitters Association and State Pipe Trades Council said the measure would ensure only properly trained and certified workers install sprinkler systems, addressing safety risks and litigation that weakened existing regulations. There was no opposition, and the bill passed 9-0 to the Senate Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement Committee. SB 1181 proposed a voluntary pilot allowing schools to share credible safety concerns with regional threat assessment centers in several Central Valley counties, with privacy protections and a reporting requirement before expansion. The author tied the bill to youth violence, social media threats, and the need to connect warning signs before tragedies occur. Senators Rubio and the chair spoke in support, citing fusion center successes in preventing attacks; there was no opposition. The committee also approved a consent calendar, and all measures were reported out on unanimous votes.

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• And I know that we next have Rodrigo Rodriguez, who is here from La Placita Institute.
• And I know I got to meet many of the young folks from La Placita Institute.
• Cruces, and Las Vegas.
• But we also believe that we'd be able to add in both Silver City, Las Cruces, and Las Vegas as just three
• In regards to the rural areas, I think you mentioned Las Cruces, Silver City, and Las Vegas.

Bills: SB5, SB6, SB8

Keywords: physician residency, healthcare, rural communities, medical education, appropriation, education, medical school, New Mexico, construction, behavioral health, funding, mental health services, general fund transfer, 996, all

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• Next, P 2507 for Las Vegas their combined elementary and middle school.
• Las Vegas P 19 for Gallup that were corrected based on the amount looking at what was shown on the financial
• Las Vegas P 19 this is the third bullet point that has been removed.
• So again, you'll recall the items above on the first box, Las Vegas Springer, and then the two Española
• Las Cruces and Albuquerque Public Schools will present last.

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• Elaya Mancenares, who is 16 years old, is attending the 11th grade at West Las Vegas High School.
• We also understand that her uncle is the mayor, David Romero, there in Las Vegas.
• Elaya Mancenares, who is 16 years old, is attending the 11th grade at West Las Vegas High School.
• We also understand that her uncle is the mayor, David Romero, there in Las Vegas.
• The name for it back then was La Ruka, and I think that means the old lady or something like that.

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• Land in the Las Cruces area also to start reaching out and do economic development outside of our reservation
• Vincent and I heard last week in Las Vegas about FAIR.
• And we were in Las Vegas. Good to see you again, Rep.
• We were in Las Vegas, and it almost made it look like the $70 million we brought. $100 million.
• Last week, we were up in Las Vegas, New Mexico, talking about these very same things.

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• about legalization of marijuana or any of this other stuff, but I was at a dispensary on a trip in Las
• Vegas, and it was a On a trip in Las Vegas, and it was a legislative tour with legislators from all

Bills: HB1

Keywords: DUI, driving under the influence, ignition interlock, interlock device, driver license suspension, restricted license, motor vehicle, alcohol offense, first offense, repeat offender, blood alcohol concentration, BAC, license revocation, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, ALEA, public safety, traffic safety, chemical dependency, substance abuse, court referral program

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• We advertise in the Las Vegas paper or the pay something at Maura or whatever.
• We have our Pecos River, what will soon be a hotshot crew based out of this Las Vegas area.
• Connor and Callie on a field trip up to Maura to the State Reafforestation Center and then over to Las
• Vegas, uh, to see the seed bank, and I even got to see a, um, soil mixing.
• Vegas area is right now, I think today interviewing an additional. 8 people to try and fill 6 other

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• Hi, this is Bo Bernhard from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
• tourism department and has taught courses at the University of courses at the University of Nevada, Las
• Vegas.
• Or are we thinking about full-scale casino, Las Vegas style?

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• Uh, LA is designed for jobs, uh, and, and so it's a completely different system with LA.
• LA is a PPE really.
• Las Vegas. The poor town of Las Vegas is hauling water. People are giving water away.
• Vegas Basin.
• We can dese it in Las Cruces, I mean Las Vegas. We, well, we can desell in Las Cruces too.

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• My name is Saida Vega. I'm a mother leader with Innovate Public Schools. Good afternoon.
• My name is Saida Vega.
• Hello, Lilianne de Monge with Unite-LA and strong support. Also Digital Equity LA.
• Hello, Liliana de Monge with Unite-LA in strong support, also Digital Equity LA.
• Luis Coronado, or LA County, in support.

Summary: The committee first heard AB 470, which would change California’s carrier-of-last-resort rules and allow a phased transition away from copper landlines in areas deemed well served by alternative phone options. The author and AT&T argued the bill would protect consumers, preserve 911 access, require public notice and CPUC review, and direct investment toward modern fiber and emergency communications. Supporters included a wide range of business, civic, tribal, and community groups, while opponents from TURN, rural counties, labor, digital equity organizations, and local governments warned the bill could let AT&T shed service obligations too quickly, weaken protections for rural and underserved households, and harm workers. After extensive member discussion about CPUC authority, rural carveouts, labor impacts, and reinvestment, AB 470 was passed do pass as amended to Appropriations, with one no vote and one not voting, and the roll left open. The committee then took up AB 1532, a committee omnibus bill extending funding and surcharge authority for the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program and the TNC Access for All program, while also adding CPUC accountability provisions. Chair Boerner Horvath explained the bill would not raise consumer costs and would require the CPUC to appear at hearings when requested and adopt rules for commissioner attendance. There was no opposition testimony, and the bill was moved do pass and re-refer to Utilities and Energy, though the roll was left open because it had not yet reached the threshold for immediate transmission. Finally, the committee heard AB 353, the Affordable Home Internet Act of 2025, which would establish an affordability floor for home broadband for low-income Californians after the expiration of the federal Affordable Connectivity Program. Supporters said broadband costs remain too high and that families, students, and vulnerable communities need a state solution now; opponents from the wireless industry and rural county representatives argued the bill would amount to an artificial price mandate and could complicate existing rural broadband buildouts. Members generally supported the goal but raised concerns about impacts on small ISPs and rural areas, and the bill was moved forward with a motion and second while discussion continued about possible exemptions and amendments.

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• At the center of the county lies the charming and historic city of La Grange, the county seat, known
• La Grange sets the tone for the county that truly values community, tradition, and progress.
• Visiting the Capitol today are teachers and students from La Vega High School in Waco, who are involved
• La Vega High School has been involved with these programs for five years, and these students and teachers
• Members, please welcome future IRS agents and current students from La Vega High School, and program

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation, messages from the House, and several recognitions, including county day delegations from Fayette, LaSalle, Jim Hogg, Austin, and others, as well as a recognition of Rob Keppel for his career with the Texas District and County Attorneys Association. The chamber also adopted several resolutions, including SR 429 designating October 2025 as RET Syndrome Awareness Month and SR 432 honoring Rob Keppel. A doctor-of-the-day introduction and a public announcement about free skin checks were also made. The Senate then took up and passed several bills. SB 1152, creating the offense of continuous manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance, passed after suspension of the rules. SB 1868, regulating kratom and related substances, was amended to prohibit smokeable kratom products and kratom pills and to clarify THC variants such as Delta-8 and Delta-10, then passed. SB 1349, creating offenses for transnational repression and unauthorized enforcement of foreign law, drew debate over a failed amendment that would have added election misinformation and foreign meddling; the bill ultimately passed unanimously. SB 2037, expediting review of LNG environmental permits, passed after amendments clarifying fees and deadlines, with opposition focused on its energy-policy implications. SB 1164, addressing emergency detention and court-ordered inpatient mental health treatment, passed after a drafting-error correction and discussion of the bill’s basis in recommendations from the Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health. The Senate also advanced SB 2743 on prosecution of certain election offenses, which would allow a court process to disqualify a local prosecutor who repeatedly refuses to prosecute election cases and appoint the Attorney General; it passed to engrossment amid questions about evidence and local discretion. SB 1299, protecting nonprofit members, supporters, volunteers, and donors from disclosure by public agencies, passed unanimously. SB 2349, exempting certain short-term leases and temporary tenancies from floodplain notice requirements, passed unanimously. SB 2788, adding PSAT and pre-ACT scores for Texas Success Initiative exemptions and clarifying dual-credit eligibility, passed unanimously after amendment. SB 843, creating a TEA database of school district bonds, taxes, and bond-related projects and adding charter schools, passed after amendments on funding and scope. Finally, SB 1832, allowing parents to transfer a student who was victimized by a public school employee to another campus, passed to engrossment after extended debate over whether the bill should also cover private schools and how it would interact with school choice and ESA policy. SB 39, revising the admission rule in commercial motor vehicle collision cases, was laid out and debated over its effect on negligent entrustment and related evidence, with the author emphasizing that the bill preserves the bifurcated trial structure and does not alter other admissibility rules.

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• George, Utah, or you might see that monthly trip into Las Vegas, or even that monthly trip into Barstow
• ... ...trip into Las Vegas or even that monthly trip into Barstow.
• To give an example, where I live, it's much quicker for me to drive to Las Vegas, a 45-minute drive to
• Las Vegas, than it is to drive to...
• Las Vegas, a 45-minute drive to Las Vegas, than it is to drive to Phoenix in a four-hour drive.

Summary: The House convened, approved the journal, and spent much of the opening portion recognizing guests and interns from both parties, along with former lawmakers and a newly seated member, Representative Sylvia Allen. The chamber then took up House Concurrent Resolution 2065 honoring the late Alfredo Gutierrez. Members from both parties gave extended remarks about his life as a civil rights advocate, student activist, legislator, and mentor, and the resolution was unanimously adopted and transmitted to the Senate. Family members of Gutierrez were recognized in the gallery during the memorial tribute. The House then moved into Committee of the Whole on the first budget-related measures. On House Bill 4138, the “feed bill”/budget operations measure, Democrats argued the budget favored corporations and data centers over seniors, health care, housing, universities, and vulnerable families, while Republicans defended it as a continuation of prior policy and said it preserved tax conformity and modest agency cuts. After debate and questions, the committee recommended the bill do pass and the House adopted that report, sending HB 4138 to engrossing. The chamber next considered House Bill 4139, the amusement/gaming-related budget bill. Members debated whether it was essentially unchanged from last year’s budget language, with Republicans saying it was a continuation bill and that gaming-related provisions would support rural economies and tourism, while Democrats questioned the broader budget context and its effects on working families. The committee recommended HB 4139 do pass, and the House adopted that recommendation. The House then began debate on House Bill 4140, the state budget implementation bill, focusing on the budget stabilization fund and a proposed government efficiency initiative; discussion was still underway at the end of the transcript.

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• Early ranches like Randado, Las Animas, and others were built by skilled horsemen. whose techniques,
• Speaker and members today I am honored to recognize the outstanding students and staff of La Vega High
• La Vega High School in its is now in its fifth year of offering these services under the leadership of
• La Vega High School students have prepared over 2,000. tax returns for members of the Waco community.
• I am of our students at La Vega High School and all the work that they do.

Bills: HB29, HB 125, HB145, HB171, HB255, HB50, HB796, HB363, HB 116, HB491, HB589, HB1495, HB368, HB 1285, HB1905, HB1360, HB2002, HB917, HB2723, HB2067, HB 1238, HB2337, HB745, HB 1188, HB1606, HB2003, HB2147, HB2391, HB2355, HB2546, HB2495, HB2818, HB2249, HB1749, HB3109, HB3228, HB3240, HB1507, HB658, HB1748, HB1851, HB1922, HB2001, HB2798, HB 107, HCR29, SB5, SB262, HB 11, HJR72, HB 106, HB18, HB48, HB27, HB37, HB1481, HB581, HB1696, HB2216, HB 1035, HB1633, HB742, HB754, HB1689, HB1690, HB2669, HB391, HB517, HB 1024, HB1607, HB252, HB1716, HB1562, HB4116, HB1866, HB1741, HB2103, HB2637, HB2884, HB503, HB 1089, HB2986, HB972, HB502, HB29, HB 125, HB145, HB171, HB255, HB50, HB796, HB363, HB 116, HB491, HB589, HB1495, HB368, HB 1285, HB1905, HB1360, HB2002, HB917, HB2723, HB2067, HB 1238, HB2337, HB745, HB 1188, HB1606, HB2003, HB2147, HB2391, HB2355, HB2546, HB2495, HB2818, HB2249, HB1749, HB3109, HB3228, HB3240, HB1507, HB658, HB1748, HB1851, HB1922, HB2001, HB2798, HB 107, HCR29

Keywords: water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection, billing data accuracy, utility validation, water audit validation, water scarcity, water management, infrastructure, public utility, conservation plan, administrative penalty

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• This included APS, Clovis, Deming, Digital Arts Technology Academy, Las Vegas City, and Sandoval Academy
• Vegas on Highway 84, about 5-6 miles west.
• For those of you who don't know who Anto Chico is, it's between Santa Rosa and Las Vegas on Highway 84
• I was up in Las Cruces on Monday and went to visit Colombia on Tuesday. Tuesday.
• So, even in Las Vegas, there are issues regarding delays, and all of that is kind of troublesome.

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• Art De La Cruz—yes. I do pass 6-0. Thank you. You have passed the bill. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• Representative Armstrong, Representative Romero, Vice Chair Wadham, Mayor De La Cruz.
• Yes, De La Cruz. Yes. You've passed by one, and we have one comment.
• Lisa Boyd Vega. Proceed when you're ready. Thank you, Mr. Chair, members of the committee.
• To present today, my name's Lisa Boyd Vega.

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• Liliana De Monge, Director of Digital Equity for Unite LA in strong opposition.
• Amy Cortina with Unite LA and Digital Equity LA in strong opposition.
• Hello, Liliana Edemonje with Unite LA in strong support, also Digital Equity LA.
• Luis Coronado, LA County, in support.
• Aida Vega, Madre Líder de Innovate Public Schools y de la Coalición Equity.

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