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• Today I rise to congratulate Aoda Guzman from Macallen Memorial High School for being selected as a Texas
• Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mccuri Aviation on 80 years of exceptional service in South Texas.
• Speaker, I rise today to celebrate Enoch Horton, a rising senior at Wedina Enoch Horton, a rising senior
• Speaker, today I rise with a complaint. A few... Today I rise with a complaint.
• Speaker, I rise to recognize Ray B. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Ray B.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Texas parents, and you've been a huge promoter of Texas parents. deserve to know how their schools are
• And that's the key thing to the Texas TEA.
• SB 8 represents a major step forward for Texas students, families, and educators by repealing the STAR
• Texas and one in Southwest Texas.
• can go ahead and finish the program.

Bills: SB8, SB 8

Keywords: education, accountability, public school assessment, state law, transparency, intervention, performance ratings, sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, 1185, senate, all

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• I'm on the Texas side. I pledge allegiance to the state of Texas, one state under God.
• Cody Johnson a big Texas Welcome to the Texas House. Thank you. Thank you. Mr.
• Texas FFA.
• Members, I rise today to recognize the dentist and the dental students at the Texas Dental Association
• Star.

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• Cody Johnson a big Texas Welcome to the Texas House. Thank you. Thank you. Mr.
• Texas FFA.
• Texas Advocacy Day.
• Members, I rise today to recognize the dentist and the dental students at the Texas Dental Association
• Star.

Keywords: legislation, testimonies, committee meeting, public interest, bills

Summary: The committee meeting was conducted with several discussions surrounding various proposed bills, addressing both public interests and legislative concerns. Specific bills were presented, and members debated the implications of each, emphasizing their potential impact on the community and state regulations. Notably, several testimonies were heard from stakeholders, which enriched the conversation and provided different perspectives on the bills being reviewed.

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• president of the local Blue Stars president of the local Blue Stars Mothers<00:52:25.119> of<
• You have to restart this program.
• Speaker, I rise to a speaker. Mr.
• Amidst the rising cost of of time.
• I rise in strong support of H.J.

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• We have reduced It's the size of Texas government by abolishing 42 agencies and programs and consolidating
• For example, through the Texas Data Literacy Program, we provide guidance in terms of... training, and
• I mean, it's a new program, but Operation Lone Star.
• They do have a veterans program there, and the Texas Veterans Commission also. tries to help veterans
• It is the Texas Smart... by membership program.

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• The program was created as a financial tool to assist Texas municipalities with financing of headquarters
• for Texas.
• FC within Frisco, Texas.
• The QHP program has supported similar developments all across Texas.
• It aligns Garland with those other Texas cities that have successfully used the QHP program to develop

Bills: HB 1039, HB2289, HB2370, HB2404, HB3066, HB3076, HB3117, HB3118, HB3169, HB3178, HB3179, HB3182, HB3196, HB3241, HB3377, HB3500, HB3567, HB3715, HB3954, HB4098, HB4109, HB4222, HB4226, HB4412, HB4659, HB4682, HB4683, HB4755, HB4926, HB5165, HB5562, HB5596

Keywords: hotel occupancy tax, municipal revenue, tax authority, border counties, tax legislation, municipalities, hotel tax revenue, convention centers, economic development, local government authority, HB 2370, HOT tax, venue projects, convention center, municipal finance, local government code, Section 334.0082, tourism tax, debt financing, bond repayment

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• We have over 140,000 members at Texas Realtors.
• I have a 10-agent independent brokerage in Liberty Hill, Texas.
• We have over 140,000 members at Texas Realtors.
• I have a 10-agent independent brokerage in Liberty Hill, Texas.
• I'm a single-family real estate developer in North Texas. I headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.

Bills: SB32, SB464, SB996, SB1163, SB1173, SB1277, SB1452, SB1453, SB1548, SB1882, SB1883, SB2016

Keywords: ad valorem taxation, tax exemption, franchise tax credit, income production, personal property, SB 464, school buffer zone, tobacco retailer, vape shop, e-cigarette, vaping, nicotine, tobacco products, retail permit, comptroller, Class A misdemeanor, school proximity, youth access, public school, private school

Summary: The Senate Local Government Committee heard several bills by Senator Bettencourt focused on property tax and local government accountability. SB 32 would provide about $700 million in business tax relief by raising the business personal property exemption from $2,500 to $25,000 and continuing a 20% franchise tax credit for inventory taxes paid. Witnesses from NFIB, the Texas Retailers Association, and Texas Realtors supported the bill, saying business personal property and inventory taxes are burdensome and especially hard on small businesses. After no opposition testimony, SB 32 was left pending. The committee also heard SB 1453, which would change how interest and sinking tax rates are calculated by using only the minimum debt service required under bond schedules, while still allowing a higher rate with a 60% governing body vote and a public explanation. A witness from the Texas Taxpayers and Research Association supported the bill as a way to keep debt rates from rising as property values increase and to preserve tax relief. The bill was left pending after testimony. SB 1883 would tighten rules on local impact fees by requiring 60 days of public availability for capital improvement plans and land use assumptions, raising the approval threshold for adopting impact fees from a simple majority to two-thirds, limiting how often fees can be increased, and expanding notice requirements. Builders and developers testified in support, arguing that impact fees are often poorly reviewed, lack accountability, and are passed on to homebuyers, worsening housing affordability. Committee members discussed adding audit provisions and questioned the lack of city testimony. The bill was left pending with subcommittee action. SB 1452 would require a voter election to decide whether a municipal management district continues to exist, with dissolution if voters reject it; supporters said it would add accountability, while others noted some districts provide essential services and infrastructure. The committee heard testimony from district representatives and builders, then left SB 1452 pending before recessing.

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• the committee for their attention to the vaping epidemic still wreaking havoc across communities in Texas
• Within Texas, our most well-known communities are the Woodlands and Bridgeland, which are home to more
• than 150,000 Texas residents.
• I'm the CEO of the Texas Association of Builders. I appreciate all of you hearing this bill.
• We see in North Texas cities when they say you're only going to sprinkle on certain days.

Bills: SB 32, SB 464, SB 996, SB 1163, SB 1173, SB 1277, SB 1452, SB 1453, SB 1548, SB 1882, SB 1883, SB 2016

Keywords: ad valorem taxation, tax exemption, franchise tax credit, income production, personal property, SB 464, school buffer zone, tobacco retailer, vape shop, e-cigarette, vaping, nicotine, tobacco products, retail permit, comptroller, Class A misdemeanor, school proximity, youth access, public school, private school

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• If you go to slide 8 on our Lone Star revolving loan program, you'll see the location where all of the
• Uh, this, this Lone Star program, um, explain that in a little more detail because it appears to be a
• Everything but the Lone Star program.
• Uh, now the Lone Star program has some federal dollars intermixed with it, but it's predominantly oil
• OK, now with regard to the Lone Star program, explain how that works, the utility savings program because

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• If you go to slide 8 on our... star revolving loan program, you'll see the location where all of the
• The University of Texas, who administers this program on our behalf, has worked with KLRN, PBS, to also
• The Lone Star Program. Now the Lone Star Program has some federal dollars intermixed with it.
• Okay, now with regard to the Lone Star Program, explain how that works, the Utility Savings Program,
• This program falls under the TCEQ TURP Program.

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• the Texas Workforce Training Program, to Child Care Funding at the Texas Workforce Training Program.
• Not just the Texas Rising Star providers, which is what our providers are.
• I own a Fort Texas rising a star-rated and nationally accredited charter center in the Dallas-Fort Worth
• Texas Rising Star program in late 2023. to receive assessment so that we could complete our certification
• . waiting for over a year to receive that Texas Rising Star certification.

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• in Texas and across the country.
• Members, the, uh, committee substitute to House Bill 2689 establishes a pilot program under the Texas
• We are a Texas Rising Star program with the highest state rating possible.
• competitive Texas.
• Rising Star Four-star standards, um, we uphold.

Bills: HB117

Keywords: county regulation, impervious cover, land use, unincorporated areas, environmental management

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• and dozens to the Texas capital.
• Girls Club of Texas.
• Thank you for coming to the Texas Capitol, your Texas capital. Chair, recognize Ms. Bowers.
• HB 2627 by Garcia Hernandez relates to the development and implementation of the Live Well Texas program
• of a pilot program.

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• I'm from Texas. I'm a gun owner myself.
• Section 9 is a grant program.
• Section 9 is a grant program.
• On December 6th, 2023, RISE held a Rise University Civic Engagement Workshop, which the students here
• Again, press star 9. Again, press star 9.

Bills: SB156

Keywords: gun violence, firearm safety, special counsel, data collection, community initiatives, grants, Attorney General, public safety, suicide prevention, 909, all

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• Honor the Texas flag. I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.
• The House of Representatives of the state of Texas joins citizens of Texas in remembering the life and
• through hands-on experience, allowing them to work full time for Texas House and Texas Senate members
• On Texas Physicians Assistance Day we commend the Texas Academy of Physician Assistants and celebrate
• Wukashkhoot to the state of Texas and the Texas House with a big round of applause.

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• Allow the unity of this chamber to create bills that the governor will sign to make Texas and Texas citizens
• Honor the Texas flag.
• The House of Representatives of the state of Texas join citizens of Texas in remembering the life and
• through hands-on experience allowing them to work full-time for Texas House and Texas Senate members
• partnership programs and a high school advising program including funding of those programs under the

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• This signature program in Texas sends a clear message... to Texas families that higher education in our
• The general revenue received by the University of Texas System Administration supports specific programs
• . programs prioritized by the legislature, including the Lone Star Stroke Initiative, the Texas Heart
• We greatly appreciate the funds dedicated to formula funding and the Texas Research Incentive Program
• of its kind in the state of Texas and starting this fall a certified registered nurse anesthetist program

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• What's the annual contribution to the education program in Texas from the lottery?
• No longer has funds to support the demand. to support the Texas Veterans Leadership Program.
• Texas rising star seeds. Yes, sir My my personal opinion is that?
• My name is Aleida Narvaez and I am the owner and director of Kingdom Kids Daycare, a Texas Rising Star
• Any child I enroll with TWC Rising Star, I'm going to lose money. money.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• in Texas at the border, so many of them have been dispersed about Texas and there's a contingent of
• Regionally, in Texas.
• We have three ex-officio members that includes the Texas Adjutant General and the chairs of the Texas
• Texas.
• Rural Texas, that's not.

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