Bills: HB205, HB464, HB1361, HB2546, HB3229, HB205

Keywords: alternative fueling, grants, environment, public accessibility, transit authorities, scrap tires, tire dumping, illegal dumping, waste tire cleanup, environmental remediation, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, county grants, public education, enforcement, prosecution, right-of-way, coastal waters, inland waters, solid waste

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• It says disperse 50% of the total grant award upon entering into the grant contract and then 50% grant
• award for for the and then 50% grant award for for the recipient<00:13:27.200><c> reporting</c><00:13
• into a grant contract—and then 50% of the total grant award for that household. >> Right.
• </c> grant award for that household. grant award for that household.
• </c> you get the remaining part of the grant. you get the remaining part of the grant.

Bills: HB517, HB520, HB233, HB354, HB517, HB520, HB233, HB354

Keywords: underground damage prevention, one-call notification system, utility locating, excavation safety, dig safe, call before you dig, 811, utility lines, underground utilities, pipeline safety, gas pipeline, electric utility, telecommunications, water utility, wastewater, cable television, locate request, premark, tolerance zone, positive response

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• . $3 or more to a grant program benefiting non-profit organizations that support the DPS employees.
• Just to be clear, all this bill does is authorize the creation of this grant program.
• grant recipients to secure matching funds based on county population size.
• . clarifying that the commission may not make a grant has appropriated the money for the grant.
• This grant program would be administered by the Governor's Public Safety Office.

Bills: HB2034, HB2436, HB3010, HB3033, HB3138, HB3177, HB3426, HB3686, HB3858, HB4176, HB4257, HB4264, HB4804, HCR98

Keywords: groundwater, foreign ownership, national security, water permits, environmental health, deadly conduct, firearm, recklessness, peace officer, prosecution, Penal Code, Texas laws, disaster recovery, infrastructure, rural communities, grants, state funding, emergency management, HB 3033, Texas Department of Public Safety

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• For historical context, the Las Vegas Land Grant is one of New Mexico's original community land grants
• voice in the future of their land grants.
• Other members, I had no idea that any of the land grants were managed by a court.
• So, Madam Chair, this is the only land grant that's managed by a district court.
• grants do, which is they would elect their own boards out of heirs.

Bills: SM13, SM14

Keywords: land grant, Las Vegas, governance, self-governance, judicial management, forced sterilization, coerced sterilization, Indigenous women, Native American women, women of color, reproductive justice, reproductive sovereignty, truth and reconciliation commission, memorial, trauma-informed care, reparative justice, human rights, bodily autonomy, Indian Health Service, Indian affairs

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• Lord, grant us clarity of mind, humility of heart, and courage to do what is right.

Bills: SB3, SB16

Keywords: flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program, backup power, weather siren, emergency management, flood-prone area, warning system, real property theft, real property fraud

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation by Senator Hagenbuch, who asked for wisdom, humility, courage, and guidance in serving Texas and conducting the chamber’s work with integrity and respect. After the prayer, the House messenger reported that the House had passed several congratulatory and commemorative resolutions, including HCR 2 honoring the victims of the July 2025 Hill Country floods, HCR 3 marking the dedication of the Children’s Emergency Relief International George M. Cowden Building in Austin, HCR 4 congratulating Ricky and Anne Lowe on their 47th wedding anniversary, and HCR 5 recognizing Don Sparks of Midland for receiving the 2025 Chief Roughneck Award. Following the House message, the Senate announced a brief recess while awaiting completion of the House calendar. Senator Zaffirini then moved that the Senate stand in recess until 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 27, and the motion was adopted without objection.

Bills: SB 2, SB 3, SB 10, SB 16

Keywords: flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program, backup power, weather siren, emergency management, flood-prone area, warning system, real property theft, real property fraud

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• Grants vary by budget levels and...
• These uplifts are stackable, but no grant can exceed 31%.
• At a 22.5% grant for each of them, that would have been a maximum. grant for each of $18 million, and
• The grant award is slightly higher with the uplifts.
• Of the grant calculation, correct? That is correct.

Bills: SB22, SB 22

Keywords: Texas, moving image industry, incentive program, film production, grant funding, job creation, economic development, youth camp, summer camp, camp safety, emergency operations plan, emergency preparedness, evacuation drill, camp staff training, volunteer training, camper safety, lost camper, natural disaster, fire safety, mass casualty

Bills: SB22, SB 22

Keywords: Texas, moving image industry, incentive program, film production, grant funding, job creation, economic development, youth camp, summer camp, camp safety, emergency operations plan, emergency preparedness, evacuation drill, camp staff training, volunteer training, camper safety, lost camper, natural disaster, fire safety, mass casualty

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• While recent one-time funding for after-school community learning grants through 2027 is a step forward
• While recent one-time funding for after-school community learning grants through 2027 is a step forward
• </c> our Hennepin Youth Sports grants. our Hennepin Youth Sports grants. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
• Some of our grantees in Minnesota have had five different folks in charge of their grants in the last
• in the last 4 months their grants in the last 4 months because<01:03:41.200><c> of</c><01:03:41.280>

Bills: HF1660, HF1824, HF1926, HF1002, HF994, HF1915, HF1336

Keywords: children, youth programming, needs assessment, community engagement, state funding, education, funding, school districts, state budget, rural schools, food support, Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches, food shelves, grant funding, Minnesota FoodShare, early childhood, Head Start, education funding, developmental programs, literacy

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• And we have while it's unfortunate that we're way last, one of the last states in granting parents the
• So under the private school setting they won't have necessarily any rights beyond those granted by the
• We have done the Texas Equalization Grant. We have funded chaplains in the military.
• If you request a waiver, you're granted a waiver, but looking into their finances comes later.
• Let's take for granted for a moment this comes into place.

Bills: HB 3

Keywords: emergency communication, public safety, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, grant program, emergency communications, public safety radio, first responders, radio system, dispatch, 911, emergency management, Texas Division of Emergency Management, public safety infrastructure, Project 25, P25, broadband emergency alerting, outdoor warning sirens, homeland security, disaster response

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• What we found is First Stop is used largely to steer grant and loan opportunities.
• , hey, I'm a business starting in Minnesota; you know, where can I get my foot in the door on some grant
• </c> steer grant grant and Loan opportunities steer grant grant and Loan opportunities it's<00:34:13.560
• </c><00:34:21.240><c> and</c><00:34:21.359><c> Loan</c> foot in the door on some Grant and Loan foot
• in the door on some Grant and Loan opportunities<00:34:22.639><c> um</c><00:34:22.760><c> we</c><00:34

Bills: HF8, HF1416

Keywords: wetlands, environmental review, permitting efficiency, Pollution Control Agency, construction permits, environmental impact statements, local government, business regulation, environmental assessments, HF1416, relocation grants, economic development, business relocation, site selection, business incentives, grant extension, appropriation extension, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, request for proposals

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• I guess we can grant you an exception. I guess we can grant you an exception.
• We greatly appreciate the mechanisms that the legislature has granted cities to help us fund our part
• You went past the minute I granted you more time. Yes, it is possible to take questions.
• House Bill 2727 concerns establishing the Educational Transit Access Grant Program.
• Under this bill, WSDOT is required to establish an educational transit access grant program to provide

Bills: HB2588, HB2722, HB2727

Keywords: county ferry district, ferry district, passenger-only ferry, passenger ferry, Puget Sound, Vashon, Seattle, Southworth, county transportation, local taxing authority, property tax levy, general obligation bonds, municipal corporation, public transportation benefit area, WTSC, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, ferry terminal, wharf, shuttle service, marine transportation

Summary: The committee first held a public hearing on Substitute House Bill 2251, which would restructure Climate Commitment Act accounts and change how cap-and-invest auction revenue is distributed. Staff explained that the bill would create new operating and capital accounts, repeal several existing accounts, and shift revenue to a percentage-based formula that caps funding for the carbon emissions reduction account at $359 million while directing set percentages to the new accounts and the air quality and health disparities account. Members asked about the fiscal note, the effect on transportation funding, and whether the bill would change allowable uses of the CERA account; staff said it would not. Testimony was largely supportive, with proponents saying the bill adds clarity and stability, while tribal testimony urged clearer protection and accounting for the 10% tribal set-aside and carryover of unused funds. The hearing then moved to House Bill 2588, which would allow county ferry districts to operate and finance vehicle ferries, not just passenger-only ferries. County officials, ferry users, and advocates supported the bill as a local funding tool for aging ferry systems in Whatcom, Pierce, Skagit, and Wahkiakum counties, and said it would not itself raise taxes. The committee then heard House Bill 2722, which would raise the maximum vehicle weight subject to transportation benefit district vehicle fees from 6,000 pounds to 10,000 pounds; staff estimated the change could raise about 3% more revenue statewide, and the sponsor and supporters argued it would better reflect modern vehicle weights and road wear, while trucking interests said they could support a 9,000-pound compromise threshold. The final public hearing was on House Bill 2727, creating an Educational Transit Access Grant Program for transit agencies and community and technical colleges to pilot free or reduced fares for students; supporters said it would improve affordability and access to education, and the sponsor said an amendment may add inclusive post-secondary programs. After the hearings, the committee took executive action on a second substitute for House Bill 1923, which expands who can form passenger-only ferry service districts and where they can be formed, adds intent language about southern resident orcas, and changes the effective date to July 1, 2026. The substitute passed 23-4 with two excused, receiving a do pass recommendation.

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• For some of the, we set up two grant programs: one is an AgriWorks grant program and one is Agri-Support
• These are smaller grants, almost mini-grants, to award those grants through the Department of Agriculture
• We have an application, we have a grant process, and the awarding of the grant, whether it's a smaller
• grant or whether it's a larger grant.
• So we would do that for any grant over $50,000.

Bills: HF2784, HF2785, HF2778, HF2281, HF2576, HF2280, HF2579

Keywords: beginning farmers, agriculture, loans, economic opportunity, farmers' equity, agriculture appropriations, farm to school, early care, child care food program, school lunch program, local food, Minnesota agriculture, food access, farm-to-institution, limited market access, county fairs, biofuels, E25, ethanol, meat processing

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• So smaller grants, almost mini grants, to award those grants through the Department of Agriculture rather
• </c> grant program and one is agri support. grant program and one is agri support.
• ><c> many</c><00:33:11.600><c> grants</c><00:33:12.720><c> uh</c> So smaller grants, almost many grants
• the other grant programs within agri. So the other grant programs within agri.
• And grant.

Bills: HF2784, HF2785, HF2778, HF2281, HF2576, HF2280, HF2579

Keywords: beginning farmers, agriculture, loans, economic opportunity, farmers' equity, agriculture appropriations, farm to school, early care, child care food program, school lunch program, local food, Minnesota agriculture, food access, farm-to-institution, limited market access, county fairs, biofuels, E25, ethanol, meat processing

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• we build and sustain PRTF. ...and the last part is right now we already have PRTF startup funds as grants
• um what we've asked to funds as grants um what we've asked to do<00:03:37.319><c> is</c><00:03:37.480
• House File 1166 establishes the Disability Services Technology and Advocacy Expansion Grant.
• However, funding for this work is running out as we near the end of our funded DHS grant.
• own every day, and we're also taking for granted the technology use that we...

Bills: HF1380, HF1166, HF487, HF1553, HF1472, HF258, HF1911

Keywords: psychiatric treatment, human services, mental health funding, per diem rate, Clay County, disability services, assistive technology, remote support, advocacy, training programs, HF487, Wellness in the Woods, Minnesota human services, grant funding, general fund appropriation, peer support, substance use recovery, addiction recovery, reentry services, reentry after incarceration

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• House Bill 78, Forest Health Grant Program.
• It basically sets up a grant you.
• Um, it's about the uses for this grant.
• </c> of what you would see um these grants of what you would see um these grants going<00:15:01.920><
• </c><00:18:09.760><c> shall</c><00:18:10.080><c> be</c> grants under the subsection shall be grants under

Bills: HB0078, SF0012, SF0013, SF0052, SF0069, SF0070

Keywords: forest health, grant program, state forester, wildfire prevention, environmental conservation, habitat improvement, military, national guard, reenlistment, extension bonus, funding, Wyoming, Wyoming National Guard, recruitment, referral bonus, military service, eligibility expansion, incentive program, wildlife management, environmental restoration

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• </c><00:26:50.000><c> for</c> infrastructure through MRG grants for infrastructure through MRG grants
• I'm the grant and is Beth Blackwell.
• </c> with awarding mineral royalty grant with awarding mineral royalty grant funding<00:42:07.760><c>
• </c> see that make sure those limited grant see that make sure those limited grant funds<00:42:25.040
• </c> You're making sure that those grant You're making sure that those grant funds<00:42:31.359><c> are

Bills: HB0078, SF0012, SF0013, SF0052, SF0069, SF0070

Keywords: forest health, grant program, state forester, wildfire prevention, environmental conservation, habitat improvement, military, national guard, reenlistment, extension bonus, funding, Wyoming, Wyoming National Guard, recruitment, referral bonus, military service, eligibility expansion, incentive program, wildlife management, environmental restoration

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• It would establish a Texas Veterans Commission grant program for community-based mental health services
• The military leave statute for Texas government employees grants 15 workdays of military leave.

Bills: HB39, HB114, HB1875, HB1894, HB1965, HB2513, HB39, HB114

Keywords: veterans, mental health, Texas Veterans Commission, peer support, suicide prevention, community mental health, grant program, cemetery, General Land Office, burial plot, remembrance, monthly designation, honoring military, Texas legislation, rural services, paid leave, fire protection personnel, military service, public employees, employment benefits

Bills: HB39, HB114, HB39, HB114, HB1875, HB1894, HB1965, HB2513

Keywords: public school finance, property values, homestead exemptions, funding allocation, education policy, public school bonds, school funding, guarantee prohibition, education finance, state law change, veterans, mental health, Texas Veterans Commission, peer support, suicide prevention, community mental health, grant program, cemetery, General Land Office, burial plot

Bills: HB1480, HB1781, HB1905, HB2018, HB2842

Keywords: library grants, construction, public libraries, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, community resources, livestock, rodeo, grant program, agricultural education, county fairs, funding, economic development, prescribed burn, Texas A&M Forest Service, Parks and Wildlife Department, fire safety, environmental management, agricultural conservation, land preservation, environmental protection