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• Fund, a fund which will enable enactment of the law in addition to providing grants to political subdivisions
• Natural Disaster revolving Loan Fund, which provides zero interest loans to qualifying political subdivisions

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• That might be manageable in a subdivision, but for farmers and ranchers, it is a substantial burden.
• Unlike homeowners in a subdivision, we can't actually use the land in the right-of-way, but we're still

Bills: HB43, HB519, HB 1275, HB1592, HB2842, HB3088, HB3479, HB4163, SB823, HB609

Keywords: agriculture, finance, young farmers, financial assistance, pest control, honey production, beekeeping, food safety, local regulation, bovine producers, dairy farms, permits, bovine tuberculosis, public health, wildlife management, disease prevention, alert system, Texas A&M, white-tailed deer, public safety

Summary: The Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs met with only four members initially present, so quorum was not established until later in the hearing. The committee heard several agriculture-, wildlife-, and food-labeling-related bills, including HB 3479 on expanding the Rio Grande vegetative management program beyond carrizo cane to other noxious vegetation, SB 823 on shrimp origin labeling and restrictions on misrepresenting imported shrimp as Texas or Gulf shrimp, HB 3088 on giving Texas Parks and Wildlife more flexibility to procure resale goods for park gift shops, HB 1275 on permits for non-bovine dairy farms in certain TB-affected areas, HB 519 on honey production and packaging rules, HB 609 on cleaning oyster cages in-bay with bay water only, HB 1592 on a voluntary AgriLife pest and disease alert system, HB 2842 on targeted urban deer depredation permits, and HB 4163 on limiting city requirements that agricultural operators maintain roadside rights-of-way. Testimony generally came from industry groups, agency resource witnesses, and affected producers, with most witnesses supporting the bills and several bills drawing questions about enforcement, labeling responsibility, and the scope of local authority. The most extensive discussion centered on SB 823, where Vice Chair Hancock and others questioned why wholesalers would be covered if they cannot relabel products. The bill author and restaurant association witness said the measure was intended to improve transparency and allow enforcement against intentional mislabeling, while preserving a good-faith defense and clarifying that the bill does not create a private cause of action. HB 519 also drew supportive testimony from beekeepers and a family farm, who argued that current rules treat honey extraction and bottling too much like food manufacturing and burden small operations. HB 609 was presented as a way to save time and resources for cultivated oyster mariculture by allowing cage cleaning in the bay without soaps or chemicals, and HB 1592 was described as a voluntary opt-in alert system for pests and diseases coordinated through AgriLife and other state agencies. HB 43 generated the most detailed policy debate. The bill would restructure and expand the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority, update grant and loan programs, and create a pest and disease control depredation program. The committee substitute reduced some funding caps, changed references from predators to depredating animals, and made the financial provisions contingent on appropriations. Supporters from Texas Farm Bureau, cotton growers, grain and feed interests, and young farmers described severe drought, inflation, land loss, rising input costs, and shrinking infrastructure as major threats to agriculture, while one witness urged preserving priority for young farmers. After testimony, the committee adopted the committee substitute and reported HB 43 favorably. The committee also voted HB 519, HB 609, HB 1275, HB 1592, HB 3088, HB 3479, HB 2842, and HB 4163 favorably, with several recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. SB 823 was reported from committee on a 6-2 vote after adoption of the committee substitute. The meeting ended with notice that the committee would tentatively reconvene Friday morning and then recessed subject to the chair's call.

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• Subdivision home, subdivision that's just outside of Dorchester that would be half a mile from the cement

Bills: SB1757, SB1758, SB1898, SB2050

Keywords: rock crushing, permits, air quality, environmental monitoring, aggregate production, seismicity, public meeting, land use, SB 1758, cement kiln, portland cement, aggregate production operation, aggregate quarry, semiconductor wafer manufacturing, chip fabrication, semiconductor plant, vibration, seismic disturbance, liability limitation, TCEQ

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• Rule six, section 14, subdivision three.
• relating to the overnight park and the commercial motor vehicle in or near. certain residential subdivision

Bills: HB 118, HB388, HB 114, HB205, HB2789, HB2791, HB499, HB2960, HB3163, HB3135, HB2427, HB1618, HB1672, HB1722, HB1338, HB787, HB2618, HB879, HB 1126, HB4134, HB3513, HB718, HB1536, HB1445, HB1640, HB1893, HB1734, HB3229, HB3306, HB 1276, HB3272, HB3276, HB3516, HB4145, HB1585, HB4810, HB2989, HB2558, HB3014, HB2742, HB1695, HB29, HB 125, HB145, HB171, HB255, HB50, HB363, HB 116, HB491, HB1495, HB368, HB 1285, HB1905, HB2002, HB917, HB2723, HB2067, HB 1238, HB745, HB 1188, HB1606, HB2003, HB2147, HB2355, HB2546, HB2495, HB2818, HB2249, HB3228, HB3240, HB1507, HB658, HB1748, HB1851, HB1922, HB2798, HB 107, HB1587, HB3684, HB 118, HB388, HB 114, HB205, HB2789, HB2791, HB499, HB2960, HB3163, HB3135, HB2427, HB1618, HB1672, HB1722, HB1338, HB787, HB2618, HB879, HB 1126, HB4134, HB3513, HB718, HB1536, HB1445, HB1640, HB1893, HB1734, HB3229, HB3306, HB 1276, HB3272, HB3276, HB3516, HB4145, HB1585, HB4810, HB2989, HB2558, HB3014, HB2742, HB1695, HB609, HB630, HB420, HB767, HB1708, HB1404, HB2457, HB140, HB227, HB913, HB2198, HB2763, HB 1261, HB 1135, HB1318, HB2358, HB2765, HB2735, HB3307, HB 1242, HB2842, HB333, HB201, HB694, HB2415, HB155, HB272, HB405, HB519, HB 1136, HB 1275, HB1437, HB1532, HB1675, HB1868, HB1888, HB1990, HB2286, HB2523, HB3129, HB3251, HB3354, HB3479, HB3803, HB3804, HB3805, HB3806, HB3887, HB4163, HB4238, HB 1240, HB1842, HB2029, HB2622, HB3255, HB654, HB4643, HB4945, HB3611, HB3724, HB3623, HB3810, HB4127, HCR78, HCR12, SB767

Keywords: HB 388, HB388, coordination of benefits, COB questionnaire, health benefit plan, health insurance, insurance commissioner, Texas Department of Insurance, uniform form, primary payer, secondary payer, multiple coverage, dual coverage, Medicaid, CHIP, managed care, HMO, small employer health plan, school district health coverage, self-funded plan

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• You don't see that in the bill because it's only starting at subdivision 2, but subdivision 1A of section

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• title of the bill relates to employee benefits, requiring employees of the state and political subdivisions
• The substitute proposes changes to compensatory leave policies for state and political subdivision employees

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• The bill is relating to employee benefits, requiring employees of the state and political subdivisions
• The substitute proposes changes to compensatory leave policies for state and political subdivision employees

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• A lot of the drainage systems are interconnected with local subdivisions, local... ...of the drainage
• systems are interconnected with local subdivisions, local cities, and then also DOTs.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Transportation met to hear presentations from the Florida Department of Transportation on rural arterial roadways and transportation resiliency, followed by a panel discussion on metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs). FDOT’s Will Watts described the state’s growing population and travel demand, emphasizing that rural arterials are critical for connectivity, freight movement, evacuation routes, and congestion relief. He outlined FDOT’s project selection factors, noted thousands of identified rural arterial needs with billions in unfunded demand, and explained that the department uses community input and long-range planning to prioritize safety, capacity, and economic development. Watts then discussed resiliency planning for hurricanes and flooding, focusing on structural design, storm readiness, and drainage. He highlighted efforts such as elevated bridges, wave attenuators, coastal armoring, drainage upgrades, and materials testing at FDOT’s research facilities to extend service life and reduce storm damage. Committee members asked about local project selection, materials research, LiDAR use, and legislative support; Watts said local coordination drives project priorities and asked lawmakers to protect the Transportation Trust Fund. The MPO panel, led by FDOT’s Kim Holland, explained that MPOs are federally required in urban areas over 50,000 population and that Florida has 27, the most in the nation. Holland said MPOs identify and prioritize transportation needs through long-range plans and public engagement, and she noted that several regions are exploring consolidation after the 2020 Census, especially in Tampa Bay and Southwest Florida. Representatives from MetroPlan Orlando, Forward Pinellas, Pasco MPO, and Hillsborough discussed their structures and the potential benefits and challenges of merging, including representation, governance, funding, and maintaining local voice. Members generally supported regional collaboration, urged patience as studies continue, and emphasized the need for transparent public engagement, while the committee adjourned after no further business.

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• And then I just do want to highlight that there's a statutory reference, 16B.98, subdivision 12, which
• 12, which has very 16B.98 subdivision 12, which has very specific<00:25:57.440> reporting<00:
• So section 16B.98, subdivision 12, it requires a grantee that enters into a grant agreement over $25,000
• So<00:30:01.920> section<00:30:02.680> 16B.98<00:30:04.120> subdivision<00:30:04.800
• > 12<00:30:05.960> it So section 16B.98 subdivision 12 it So section 16B.98 subdivision

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They are political subdivisions of the state, granted with specific authority to manage and protect ground
• the new water supply for Texas fund, but it could be potentially. if it is an eligible political subdivision
• That may be available to political subdivisions for projects that meet specified criteria.
• cities who've been told, you've got to curtail your production at the same time that there are subdivisions
• We just approved a hundred home subdivision in North Anderson County that Frank... and rural water system

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• I think that's the main proposition in subdivision two.
• Um, so I'm also I've been chatting with counsel here a little bit about the language in subdivision 2
• Thank you, Senator Man. proposition in subdivision two. proposition in subdivision two.
• about the council here a little bit about the language<00:40:34.800> in<00:40:35.119> subdivision
• 2 about you know language in subdivision 2 about you know what<00:40:36.720> is<00:40:36.880>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• onsite septic and individual wells at this location, the community construction predates the 1967 subdivision
• the<00:50:10.559> 1967 construction predates the 1967 construction predates the 1967 subdivision
• requirements<00:50:13.359> such<00:50:13.559> that<00:50:13.799> those subdivision
• requirements such that those subdivision requirements such that those requirements<00:50:14.480>
• Essentially, those are called lots of record before the state really started having a subdivision process

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• But I think in here we flesh out a lot of what our existing political subdivisions can do and the authority

Bills: SB1530, SB1579, SB1778, SB1847, SB1990, SB1992, SB2060

Keywords: research funding, development rebate, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, tax incentives, higher education partnerships, property tax, valuation increase, taxpayer rights, homestead, protest process, reading instruction, literacy, educational equity, intervention services, third grade retention, Strong Readers Act, Medicaid, ADvantage Waiver, home-based services, eligibility criteria

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• The trailer parks and subdivisions down below them, so now they're high hazard dams, so now we have more

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• of governance and was not a subdivision of governance and was not a concept<03:29:37.439> we<
• to a 200 unit apartment subdivision to a 200 unit apartment complex,<07:07:41.600> from<07:07
• It's a bill that will affect development from a two-lot subdivision to a 200-unit apartment complex,
• Under current law, subdivision and site plan review can include a conceptual review, a design review,
• A major subdivision or site plan review is a collaborative process.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• 09.759> walk<00:02:09.920> us<00:02:10.080> through Chair members, the DE1 subdivision
• definitions of a child care center and employee judicial officer that are used in the following subdivisions
• Uh, subdivision two, the bill prohibits employees of child care centers from consenting to a federal,
• Uh, subdivision two, the bill Excuse me.
• Uh, subdivision two, the bill prohibits<00:02:35.440> employees<00:02:35.920> of<00:02:

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee took up House File 3415, a bill aimed at limiting immigration enforcement activity at child care centers. House Research explained the DE1 amendment, which defined key terms and barred child care employees from consenting to civil immigration enforcement entry without a judicial warrant, while requiring officials to identify themselves and state their purpose; the amendment also clarified that it would not block officials administering child care programs. After brief debate, members adopted the DE1 amendment. The bill author, Representative Sensor Mura, said the measure was intended to address fear and disruption in child care settings caused by recent immigration enforcement activity and to keep those spaces safe for children and families. Supporters, including a pastor, a Children’s Defense Fund representative, parents, child care workers, and an ACLU policy counsel, testified that immigration enforcement near daycares has caused fear, staff absences, lockdowns, and emotional harm to children. They argued the bill would not stop lawful enforcement but would require warrants and basic identification before entry, protecting children from witnessing raids or arrests and giving providers clear rules. Several witnesses described specific incidents involving ICE activity near Spanish immersion daycares in Minneapolis and St. Paul, including staff members being detained, parents organizing safety watches, and children showing distress. Testimony emphasized that many affected children are U.S. citizens in immigrant families and that visible enforcement can create toxic stress and separation anxiety. No final action on the bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided beyond adoption of the DE1 amendment and continuation of testimony.

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• of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by this state or any of its political subdivisions
• of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by this state or any of its political subdivisions
• :07:10.120> of<00:07:10.280> its<00:07:10.440> political<00:07:10.960> subdivisions
• <00:07:12.080> on or any of its political subdivisions on or any of its political subdivisions

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So if members have interest in it, they can look at section 124D.22, subdivision 1.
• experiencing family or related problems of a temporary nature, that exact phrase is already the law under subdivision
• Can look at section 124D.22, subdivision 1.
• experiencing family or related problems of a temporary nature, that exact phrase is already the law under subdivision
• experiencing family or related problems of a temporary nature, that exact phrase is already the law under subdivision

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Senate Bill 228 proposes to allow The use of public funds by a political subdivision with respect to

Bills: HR307, SB228

Keywords: expropriation, redevelopment, New Orleans East, blighted properties, task force, urban development, environmental remediation, property rights, community engagement, economic development, 965, house, all

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• So is it additional subdivision regulation or zoning power or something new that you don't even have
• the broadness of your statement there's already a lot of effort to try to address things like subdivisions
• and others but specific to already a lot of effort to try to address things like subdivisions and others
• or quasi-political subdivision to protect them in those cases?
• This particular one I'm talking about is right across the road from a huge subdivision.

Keywords: 1184, house, all