Bills: SB 2, SB 5, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB4, HB1, HB3, HB20, HB22, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, HB4, SB2, SB5

Keywords: disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, school assessment, public education, accountability, transparency, education standards, STAAR, Texas Education Agency, TEA, public school accountability, school ratings, A-F ratings, assessment reform, student testing, benchmark tests, interim assessments

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• And as this second special...
• Last special.
• Prefers Democrats in elections?
• And then we have a special session.
• The map that elects more Republicans. Mr.

Bills: SB 2, SB 5, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB4, HB1, HB3, HB20, HB22, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, HB4, SB2, SB5

Keywords: disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, school assessment, public education, accountability, transparency, education standards, STAAR, Texas Education Agency, TEA, public school accountability, school ratings, A-F ratings, assessment reform, student testing, benchmark tests, interim assessments

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• And it will promote the election of more Republican Congressmen.
• During these special sessions, they have done so at my request.
• When we laid out the rules on the first special session, I mentioned Mr. Kincaid.
• It would be less likely that they would actually elect a Republican.
• Senate elections performance? I think primarily presidential.

Bills: SB 2, SB 5, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB4, HB1, HB3, HB20, HB22, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, HB4, SB2, SB5

Keywords: disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, school assessment, public education, accountability, transparency, education standards, STAAR, Texas Education Agency, TEA, public school accountability, school ratings, A-F ratings, assessment reform, student testing, benchmark tests, interim assessments

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• To the election process.
• At what cost to public faith in our institutions, in our elections?
• Not just our elections, but in their participation in the elections, in the outcome of the elections.
• And maybe that comes as a result of the 26th election wave, when the elect- After it rises up and says
• It came to a head this last election. I won my seat.

Bills: SB 2, SB 5, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB4, HB1, HB3, HB20, HB22, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, HB4, SB2, SB5

Keywords: disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, school assessment, public education, accountability, transparency, education standards, STAAR, Texas Education Agency, TEA, public school accountability, school ratings, A-F ratings, assessment reform, student testing, benchmark tests, interim assessments

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• election at the same time we have the presidential election, but we would have a special election for
• </c> governor are both vacant for a special governor are both vacant for a special election<00:22:21.120
• <00:22:52.640><c> election</c> special election special election at<00:22:54.400><c> the</c><00:22:54.559
• , but we would have presidential election, but we would have a<00:22:59.120><c> special</c><00:22:59.360
• :00.400><c> be</c> a special election for someone to be a special election for someone to be elected<

Bills: SB223, SB271, SB223, SB271

Keywords: expungement, nonviolent felony, criminal record, restoration of rights, human trafficking, SB271, Alabama, municipalities, city fees, town fees, franchise fees, utility franchise, natural gas, manufactured gas, gas utility, public streets, public places, right-of-way, municipal consent, gross receipts tax

Bills: SB 1065, SB 2117, SB 2217, SB 2363, SB 2533, SB 2742, SB 2743, SB 2881, SB 2964, SB 3013, SB 3014

Keywords: election procedures, voting systems, ballot counting, voter registration, electronic voting, electioneering, public funds, political advertising, civil penalties, school district, election offenses, prosecution, criminal procedure, district attorney, disqualification, voting by mail, election process, ballot correction, voter notification, electoral integrity

Bills: SJR 12, SCR 39, SB 27, SB 29, SB 241, SB 406, SB 414, SB 464, SB 568, SB 578, SB 609, SB 660, SB 689, SB 693, SB 785, SB 857, SB 879, SB 921, SB 922, SB 955, SB 985, SB 993, SB 996, SB 1008, SB 1035, SB 1036, SB 1059, SB 1098, SB 1120, SB 1122, SB 1147, SB 1188, SB 1197, SB 1209, SB 1227, SB 1245, SB 1267, SB 1307, SB 1321, SB 1332, SB 1386, SB 1396, SB 1453, SB 1484, SB 1494, SB 1536, SB 1537, SB 1596, SB 1610, SB 1664, SB 1741, SB 1814, SB 1822, SB 1841, SB 1948, SB 2065, SB 2155, SB 2188, SB 2230, SB 2406, SB 2407

Keywords: parental rights, education, constitutional amendment, school choice, child education, business organization, internal management, corporate governance, partnerships, liability reduction, public camping, homelessness, local governance, enforcement, state authority, local entity, complaints, housing, public safety, birth certificate

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• These analysis are made publicly available in an earthquake catalog, which is the primary source for
• Those products are also primary data for several of our research initiatives and as well data to other
• And we prefer to stick with our primary system as we have it today.
• And there's a reason why only about less than 10% of the water systems have elected to be a member of
• Steve, we show you registered as general manager of Brook Smith Special Utility District, and you're

Bills: HB206

Keywords: HB206, school district bonds, bond election, voter approval, Education Code, Chapter 45, Section 45.003, Section 45.0034, Texas schools, school finance, local tax election, bond referendum, school construction, capital improvements, election frequency, five-year waiting period, district bonds, public school funding

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• Above or order the question of dissolution to be placed on the ballot during the general election at
• House Bill 467 permits the county judges to place a dissolution election on the ballot and if approved
• I've been in that office for almost 25 years since May of 2000, and I've been elected since 2018.
• I've been the elected district attorney for Galveston County for 14 years.
• Uh, the last term of my predecessor and, uh, elected in January.

Bills: HB318, HB198

Keywords: ERCOT, interconnection, electric utilities, power grid, transmission, election administration, school board elections, trustee terms, general election, Education Code

Bills: SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, SB1, HB4

Keywords: school assessment, public education, accountability, transparency, education standards, STAAR, Texas Education Agency, TEA, public school accountability, school ratings, A-F ratings, assessment reform, student testing, benchmark tests, interim assessments, through-year assessment, diagnostic reports, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plans

Summary: The Senate briefly convened and received a message from the House stating that the House was taking a vote. No bills, motions, or substantive policy matters were discussed in the exchange. Pursuant to a previously adopted motion, the Senate then adjourned until 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 21.

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• It is true that it's a special brain.
• Session, special session notwithstanding.
• I'm the one who elects you; my family members elect you, and that's what y'all are here for, not the
• To be clear, I believe that we should address election fraud, and I believe election fraud is a serious
• I am representing the SREC Election Integrity Committee and the SREC Security Committee, Texas Elections

Bills: SB5, SB11, SB12, SB 5, SB 11, SB 12

Keywords: hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes, election law enforcement, criminal prosecution, Election Code, Government Code Chapter 402, local prosecutors, county attorney, district attorney, grand jury, probable cause reports, state election offenses, voter fraud, election integrity

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• </c><00:35:45.359><c> indoor</c> our public has lost its primary indoor our public has lost its primary
• As a special district, our funding options are limited.
• They're us passing off our responsibility onto other elected officials.
• </c> our responsibility onto other elected our responsibility onto other elected officials.
• </c><01:39:47.560><c> funding</c> municipal bonding as the primary funding municipal bonding as the primary

Bills: HF4094, HF3390, HF3813, HF3583, HF3751, HF4324, HF4789, HF3596, HF4033, HF4424, HF4053

Keywords: Crosby, local sales tax, bonding authority, community projects, voter approval, Owatonna, use tax, special law, community center, municipal finance, capital project, sales and use tax, local option tax, city tax, public facility, general election, bond referendum, debt limit, levy limit, Minnesota local government

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• conducted on a consolidated election date in an even-numbered year.
• conducted on a consolidated election date in an even-numbered year.
• The bill outlines requirements for elections during the transition by requiring a special election to
• rather than the county for one year before the individual's election.
• Rather than the county for one year before the individual's election.

Bills: SB1433, SB1434, SB1435, SB1567, SB1571, SB1686, SB1745, SCR1024, SCR1025, HB2671, HB2676, HCR2044

Keywords: county boundaries, Maricopa, Gila, Pinal, Yavapai, Yuma, La Paz, local governance, Arizona Revised Statutes, Maricopa county, county division, new counties, intergovernmental agreements, special election, shared use agreements, education, explicit material, parental consent, student protection, library access

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• HB5014 by Isaac, relating to the rights of special...
• I want to thank the Special Forces veterans that met with...
• The Election Audit Improvement Bill from yesterday. I move passage. This is a record vote.
• One of my primary concerns is that it's going to have an impact on. Everybody else, right?
• It's repeated by elected officials.

Bills: HJR144, HJR218, HB40, HB 101, HB 112, HB146, HB168, HB214, HB413, HB1523, HB493, HB521, HB594, HB557, HB305, HB549, HB854, HB 1057, HB 1052, HB842, HB3174, HB3311, HB2486, HB3196, HB824, HB 1039, HB2529, HB2713, HB4936, HB4995, HB4830, HB4864, HB5219, HB5263, HB5154, HB2674, HB5525, HB5623, HB2545, HB2587, HB2625, HB5520, HB5436, HB4926, HB1573, HB5165, HB4811, HB5081, HB4755, HB3179, HB4310, HB4611, HB2159, HB4626, HB3637, HB3153, HB3066, HB2786, HB2966, HB638, HB640, HB876, HB497, HB5539, HB4809, HB5308, HB4687, HB4070, HB4421, HB4412, HB3284, HB3369, HB3420, HB3449, HB4098, HB4281, HB4120, HB4504, HB4370, HB 1106, HB2370, HB2404, HB3863, HB2407, HB2253, HB2273, HB2040, HB1586, HB3788, HB3993, HB4690, HB4309, HB4696, HB2308, HB 1142, HB1533, HB1621, HB2242, HB2012, HB2193, HB2442, HB2464, HB2348, HB2313, HB2289, HB1942, HB2011, HB1629, HB2993, HB3592, HB3824, HB4076, HB4535, HB4623, HB4773, HB 1091, HB5115, HB5515, HB3372, HB5659, HCR118, HB 1233, HB2239, HB2379, HB2863, HB3368, HB3787, HB3815, HB3898, HB4023, HB4285, HB4329, HB4331, HB4429, HB4646, HB4904, HB5200, HB5320, HB5651, HB5662, HB5668, HB5670, HB5672, HB5674, HB5676, HB5679, HB5688, HCR108

Keywords: regional mobility, transportation authority, local law, constitutional amendment, public projects, Texas energy fund, energy efficiency, retail electric customers, electric generating facilities, business court, civil procedure, litigation, jurisdiction, arbitration, Texas State Guard, task force, professionalization, state missions, critical infrastructure, science park district

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• </c> counties and those other special counties and those other special districts<00:04:22.079><c> out
• It's the people that you elect at the county level and at those special districts to go in there and
• ,</c><00:09:25.680><c> but</c> contemplating the upcoming election, but contemplating the upcoming election
• year if the primary residence is sold year if the primary residence is sold and<01:01:40.799><c> another
• </c> residence, primary residence to live in. residence, primary residence to live in.

Bills: SF0110, SF0044, SF0046

Keywords: property tax, residential real estate, tax assessment, primary residence, tax revenue, gambling, lotteries, raffles, social relationships, charitable gaming, gaming, liquor establishments, skill based amusement games, regulations, age restrictions, 916, all

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• I’m CEO of the New Mexico Primary Care Association.
• There is a national gap in primary care.
• There is a national gap in primary care.
• There is a national gap in primary care.
• I'm CEO of the New Mexico Primary Care Association.

Bills: SB21, SB42, SB81, SB101, SB139

Keywords: SB 21, Medicare supplement, Medigap, open enrollment, guaranteed issue, birthday month enrollment, health insurance, insurance regulation, senior health coverage, elderly, retiree, Medicare beneficiaries, preexisting conditions, underwriting restrictions, premium discrimination, New Mexico insurance law, superintendent of insurance, health care coverage, policy portability, healthcare

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• Special situation.
• loss to local governments, we do estimate that there would be levy loss to cities, counties, and special
• We estimated a county levy loss of 65.6 million and a special purpose district levy loss of 118.9 million
• But over on the city, county, and special district side, tax rates can go up, um, as value comes off
• , they are the primary employer in every county.

Bills: HB8, HB9, HJR1, HB 22

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

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• a percentage of increase, propelling the majority of this population growth is over a dozen. and special-purpose
• I've sat on many boards, elected positions in the area. area, actually not far from where you are, but
• Trust me, we have a hard time finding Greg. candidates to run for elected office and in various different
• Or do they want the board of directors elected by the residents?
• Please let those elected board members know.

Bills: HB279, HB310, HB365, HB391, HB420, HB422, HB638, HB279, HB310

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing

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• This requirement would not apply to a work session or a special called meeting.
• Challenging mandating video and audio recordings for special purpose districts and water districts in
• So I would, again... defer to the elected officials that sit on these boards to determine whether or
• They're river authorities, they're special utility districts, but they don't have the access. access
• regional districts. uh... navigation districts of a couple of kinds self-liquidating navigation district Special

Bills: HB279, HB310, HB365, HB391, HB420, HB422, HB638, HB279, HB310

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing

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• Elections and when an emergency election can be called.
• Early voting, absentee, and election day votes are counted on election day.
• Early voting, absentee, and election day votes are counted on election day."
• These are election performance realities demonstrated repeatedly over multiple election cycles, right
• I vote in every election.

Bills: SB116, SB121, SB130, SB407

Keywords: redistricting, congressional districts, Louisiana, 2020 census, elections, precincts, voting, election, political representation, 2026 precincts, demographics, Louisiana congressional map, U.S. House, election districts, precinct shapefiles, Voting Districts, VTD, 2020 Census, 2026 Precinct Shapefiles, apportionment