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• County Election Department began a partial manual recount of the November 24th election without giving notice
• the election administrator. which is a violation of Texas Election Code 127.201(c), failure to post notice
• does it state that it is a moral failing to identify yourself as anything other than your gender assigned
• is deemed gender normative, if they believe that they know every person they encounter's gender assignments

Bills: SB38, SB287, SB291, SB292, SB508, SB618, SB901, SB1436, SB1494, SB1626, SB1719, SB1999, SB1333, SB 38

Keywords: evictions, property law, tenant rights, landlord responsibilities, justice court, court rules, SB 287, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, sexually oriented business, adult entertainment, strip club, nude entertainment, live nude performance, alcohol prohibition, alcohol consumption, possession of alcohol, criminal offense, Class A misdemeanor, state jail felony, third degree felony

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• And then I noticed on page five that same change was made. But Mr.
• So you just need to assign carriers. Okay. And carrier on the House? Yes. Representative Hendricks.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The conference committee on SB 2297 was called to order, and members from both chambers were present. House members explained the proposed amendments, including moving language about a guardian acting under a valid court order to a higher priority position in the bill and adding references to psychiatrist or psychologist in the provisions dealing with determinations of incapacity. A Department of Health and Human Services attorney testified that the added professions were intended to align the bill with other parts of the code and noted one remaining place on page 2, line 4, where the same language had been omitted and should be added for consistency. After discussion, a motion was made and seconded to accept the amendment adding psychiatrist or psychologist to the missing section. The committee took a roll call vote and the amendment passed. Members then discussed procedure for the bill as amended and noted that, based on a prior meeting, only one vote was needed. Representative Hendricks was designated as the House carrier. With no further business, the committee closed on SB 2297.

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• HB 1028 by Shaheen relating to the certain political subdivisions publishing required notices.
• It'd be 1080 by curry relating to the publication of a required notice By a political subdivision by
• Relating to the tenants provision of notice to the landlord for repair of a remedy through an online
• Hinojosa, relating to the landlord's notice to residential tenants regarding rent increase, refer to
• HB 1200 by manual relating to notice provided by Food Services Establishment serving shrimp imported

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• <00:11:47.839> of which the department files a notice of which the department files a notice
• to us and the legislature have assigned to us and the job<01:11:33.360> that<01:11:33.480>
• you<01:11:33.800> assigned<01:11:34.360> to<01:11:34.520> the<01:11:34.679>
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• support this amendment it'll it assigns support this amendment it'll it assigns a<06:01:29.878><

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We cannot assign them to census blocks or equalize population based on those estimates.
• So the first district that I'm going to talk about is District 21, which is a district that you'll notice
• It is simply one of the matters that because we had to assign people to different districts, it just
• It is simply one of the matters that because we had to assign people to different districts, it just
• And if you notice, the people in this room, I don't think one person has talked in favor of this map.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• public employees who have a constitutional right to continued employment with due process, meaning notice
• and an opportunity to respond and notice and an opportunity to respond and the<00:04:55.160> way<
• their offices to handle these Brady issues now, and that in fact one county has assigned a specific
• the<00:26:56.520> officer's notice written notice when the officer's notice written notice
• The internal investigations finding, and then providing written notice to the involved officer.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Commit's monitoring team successfully completed all 491 monitoring visits assigned during the three-year
• While DDD evaluates only specific quality of care allegations and assigns a severity rating from zero
• Drug Enforcement Administration is assigned the same schedule under Arizona law and may be prescribed
• Drug Enforcement Administration is assigned the same schedule under Arizona law and may be prescribed
• These evaluations, I just noticed, you can see my situation.

Bills: SB1051, SB1114, SB1115, SB1122, SB1132, SB1162, SB1169, SB1171, SB1172, SB1173, SB1174, SB1175, SB1179, SB1188, SB1233, SB1236, SB1242, SB1316, SB1368

Keywords: SB1051, Arizona hospitals, immigration status, patient intake, admission forms, registration forms, health care reporting, uncompensated care, emergency department, lawfully present, undocumented immigrants, noncitizen patients, hospital funding, Arizona Department of Health Services, ADHS, border security, health care institutions, patient privacy, medical access, immigration policy

Summary: The Health and Human Services Committee approved the January 21 minutes and then heard a series of bills focused on developmental disabilities oversight, behavioral health fraud, AHCCCS operations, child safety, and state hospital capacity. SB 1179 would make the Developmental Disabilities Group Home Monitoring Program permanent and remove the appropriations contingency; Disability Rights Arizona and program managers testified that Commit had identified systemic care problems, while the sponsor said the work should continue. The bill received a 6-1 do-pass recommendation. SB 1114 would appropriate $1 million to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office for behavioral health patient brokering investigations; Native advocates described widespread recruitment and exploitation of vulnerable people, especially Native Americans, and the bill passed 8-0. SB 1115 would prohibit AHCCCS from allowing remote work for Access employees; the sponsor argued in-person oversight was needed, while AHCCCS warned of space and staffing problems. It passed 4-3. SB 1051 would require hospitals to collect and report patients’ citizenship or immigration status for cost accounting; supporters called it a data-collection measure, while nurses and physicians said it would create fear and deter care. It passed 4-3. SB 1122, as amended, would replace prior authorization with 100% prepayment review for certain behavioral health services under the American Indian Health Plan, and passed 7-0 after AHCCCS said it had worked on the amendment. SB 1132, to appropriate unspecified funds for a new Arizona State Hospital wing, drew testimony from families and advocates describing severe shortages of state hospital beds and the need for more long-term treatment capacity; it passed 7-0. SB 1169, to fund graduate medical education and a new residency program, passed 6-0. SB 1171, requiring AHCCCS to check for dual enrollment in exchange plans and AHCCCS, passed 4-2-1 after AHCCCS said implementation would require system changes and costs. SB 1172, requiring more experienced DCS investigators for repeated abuse/neglect reports and court notification of hotline calls in dependency cases, passed 7-0. SB 1173, requiring behavioral health facility applicants, owners, and licensees to be U.S. citizens or lawfully present permanent residents with fingerprint clearance cards, passed 4-3 after an amendment clarifying the lawful-presence requirement.

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• official capacity by confiscating his legal mail and case file, even though they have been put on notice
• Some residents have worked hard, progressed in their tier levels, and turned in assignments only to have
• That and not just handed the assignment books and say, "Here, do your assignments," and then I'll get

Bills: HB1826, HB1969, HB2708, HB2729, HB3618, HB4515, HB4764, SB1021, SB1610

Keywords: mental health, women's health, county jail, depression screening, criminal justice, inmate release, identification certificate, Texas Department of Corrections, personal identification, driver's license, state law, reentry services, nondisclosure, criminal history, criminal defendants, community supervision, misdemeanors, felonies, rehabilitation, hearsay

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• He then accepted a position for the Harris County Attorney's office as an investigator and was assigned
• And when we find a serious problem, We can put the judge on notice that his performance is unacceptable
• all the courts across the state and across the country that I'm familiar with, where each case is assigned
• How assigning a different judge for each hearing throughout the life of a case promotes the efficient

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• We assign complete applications to partner DPA lenders across the state to support those lenders.
• We assign complete applications to partner DPA lenders across the state to support those lenders.
• <00:08:35.839> complete served basis we assign complete served basis we assign complete applications
• <00:37:10.880> and received a pre-foreclosure notice and received a pre-foreclosure notice
• Our greatest demand at the firm for housing... you'll notice that it also expands you'll notice that

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• by the bill that he or she missed because of a health or notice that is required by the bill that he
• On December 10th, 2024, I received a notice from the constable-elect that I would not be coming to his
• These are deputies that are assigned to federal task forces.
• So the difference doesn't have anything to do with the assigned risk level.
• Difference doesn't have anything to do with the assigned risk level.

Bills: HB240, HB2097, HB2731, HB3087, HB3234, HB3319, HB3394, HB3687, HB4105, HB4205, HB4350, HB4462, HB4642, HB4801, HB5403

Keywords: quorum, tax levy, county governance, local government, population regulations, quorum requirement, Texas counties, population threshold, deputy sheriff, civil service, law enforcement, appeals process, sheriff's department, HB 2731, roadside vendors, solicitors, county regulation, border counties, Mexico border, Transportation Code

Summary: The subcommittee on county and regional government heard a long agenda of county-related bills, with most measures left pending after testimony. HB 2097, by Rep. Martinez, would let counties that opt in use an independent hearing examiner instead of a civil service commission for certain deputy sheriff discipline appeals; the bill drew support from CLEET’s Robert Leonard, who said it would be fairer and faster, and it was left pending. HB 4642, by Rep. Gonzalez, would require counties that contract with out-of-state jail facilities to include Texas jail-standard protections and oversight; Gonzalez, detainee Jess Hampton, his wife, Texas Jail Project’s Krish Kundu, and TCJS director Brandon Wood all discussed deaths and poor conditions in Louisiana facilities, staffing shortages, and the need for guardrails and data collection. The bill was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4350, by Rep. Capriglione, allowing peace officers to request redaction of personal information from online real property records. Supporters said officers face targeted threats and should have protections similar to judges; a title industry witness warned about preserving the integrity of land records. The bill was left pending. HB 3687, by Rep. Harless, would require county fire marshals in counties over 100,000 to meet training and certification standards within set timeframes; Harris County Fire Marshal Laurie Christensen supported professionalization, and the bill was left pending. HB 4105 would let very large counties give a local-bid preference for construction and infrastructure contracts, and HB 4205 would require pay parity for similar law enforcement ranks within large counties; both were supported by Harris County officials and constables and left pending. Later, the committee heard HB 5403, which would repeal a special rule limiting Dallas and Tarrant county sheriffs’ control over commissary funds; the author said it would remove an outdated population bracket, and the bill was left pending. HB 4462 would require large counties to allow elected officials named in civil suits to seek outside counsel and have a role in settlement decisions; supporters argued county attorneys and commissioners court can have conflicts of interest, while questions focused on who qualifies and whether the bill could complicate settlements. The bill was left pending. Finally, HB 240, by Rep. Swanson, would restore a five-member quorum requirement for Harris County tax levies, effectively preventing tax action without all commissioners present and defaulting to the no-new-revenue rate if quorum is not met; urban counties opposed it as a potential budget obstruction, while supporters said it protects taxpayers and representation. That bill was also left pending. The transcript ends as the committee begins HB 3319, which would create a civil service system for constable department employees in large counties, but the discussion is cut off before testimony or action.

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• And over time, we noticed a very exciting trend.
• by explicitly stating the requirements moving forward, then in plain language the commission shall assign
• A through F ratings each year and that assigning not rated on a statewide basis is prohibited. pivoted
• And I would just say, if you're going to put out the notice.
• Maybe look at the federal regulation and have a 30-day notice as opposed to reasonable notice. or 60

Bills: SB451, SB762, SB1490, SB1262, SB1459, SB1750, SB1962, SB2252, SB2253, SB2365

Keywords: instructional materials, public schools, Education Code, adoption, rejected materials, local funds, open educational resources, Texas Education Code, school districts, open enrollment charter schools, funding restrictions, environmental regulation, business compliance, local authority, economic development, state preemption, local control, open education resources, SB 762, Texas public schools

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• Members, please note the 48 hour notice Members, please note the 48 hour notice for<00:42:51.520
• Members, please note the 48 hour notice Members, please note the 48 hour notice for<00:49:16.400
• Members, please note the 48 hour notice Members, please note the 48 hour notice for<00:50:39.119
• Members, please note the 48 hour notice Members, please note the 48 hour notice for<00:52:05.119
• and give notice of the intent to agree. and give notice of the intent to agree.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• So the CFS issued a notice of funding opportunity.
• For example, you'll notice that Grand Forks' amount was less than others.
• So, for example, in Fargo, they're really noticing that they could do The needs of their area.
• And then they assign the LSIR, which ...is whether the crime was violent or nonviolent.
• And then they assign the LSIR, which is a risk assessment.

Keywords: 908, all

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• > look<00:31:44.320> at Currently they're assigned to look at Currently they're assigned
• <00:31:50.880> recent assigned duties under uh recent assigned duties under uh recent legislation
• That's to place that not public notice.
• would be you know I don't want to assign would be you know I don't want to assign time<04:54:47.440
• I wouldn't want to assign interconnect.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We did provide 24-hour notice to each grantee.
• :08:59.560> did<00:08:59.800> provide<00:09:00.280> 24-hour<00:09:01.040> notice
• <00:09:01.440> to<00:09:01.600> each We did provide 24-hour notice to each We did provide
• 24-hour notice to each grantee. grantee. grantee.
• work of assigned grant managers. work of assigned grant managers.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It expands the definition of tactical medical professionals to include EMS personnel who are assigned
• The other thing is there's notice to the lien holder and the owner of the vehicle.
• The other thing is there's notice to the lien holder and the owner of the vehicle.
• We only have the radio that's on our hip assigned to a shift to shift.
• If you notice, I would like for you to look at me for a moment.

Bills: HB1455, HB1777, HB2101, HB2136, HB2609, HB3142, HB3552, HB3846, HB4155, HB4514, HB4879, HB4995, HB5014, HB5139, HB5228, HB5436, HCR40

Keywords: mental health, jail diversion, law enforcement, reporting requirements, criminal justice, data collection, criminal justice reform, intellectual disability, mental illness, data reporting, public safety, reporting, substance abuse, sex offender, driver's license, identification, gunshot detection, unreported gunshots, municipal police, crime investigation

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and heard several bills, generally leaving them pending after testimony. HB 4995 would create a training/certification program allowing licensed physicians and certain EMS personnel assigned to tactical units to carry firearms during high-risk deployments, with supporters saying it would protect tactical medical staff and improve emergency care; the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill left pending. HB 2609 would repeal the OmniBase/failure-to-appear-or-pay license hold program; the author and supporters argued it unfairly compounds debt and traps drivers in noncompliance, while judges and municipal court representatives said it is an effective, voluntary tool that prompts court appearances and reduces warrants. HB 4879 would create a grant program to help local law enforcement pay for lab testing of suspected hemp/THC substances, and HB 5436 would allow licensed auto recyclers to purchase certain untitled vehicles for scrap or parts to curb illegal sales, VIN cloning, and chop shop activity; both bills drew supportive testimony and were left pending. The committee also heard HB 1777, which would place a discrete sex-offender designation on driver’s licenses and state IDs for registrants under Chapter 62. The author said the marker would help law enforcement and businesses quickly identify potentially dangerous offenders and cited other states and research in support, while opponents argued it would function as a scarlet letter, increase harassment, and punish people who are already complying with the law. HB 4155 would create a Family Violence Criminal Homicide Prevention Task Force in the Governor’s Office to study risk factors, coordinate agencies, and recommend policy changes; the author, HHSC, TCFV, and a survivor testified in support, emphasizing the number of family violence homicides and the need for coordinated, data-driven prevention, and the bill was left pending. Finally, HB 4514 would authorize DPS to use facial image verification, with consent and confidentiality protections, to help businesses verify identities and combat fraud. Supporters from the lumber and identity-verification industries said it would reduce losses from fake IDs and organized theft, while the author stressed privacy safeguards and limited, consent-based use. The committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending.

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• Your Committee on the Judiciary has had under consideration Engrossed House Bill 5166, to provide notice
• Committee on the Judiciary has had under consideration Engrossed House Bill 5166, to provide notice to
• Engrossed House Bill 5166, to provide notice to any political committees violating the filing requirements
• as a record of a student's previous academic performance for the purpose of placement and credit assignment
• The bill also extends the period for correcting deficient reports from 30 days to 60 days following notice

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the journal, and spent much of the day recognizing pages, guests, school groups, and civic organizations visiting the chamber. Several communications from the House and committee reports were received, and a petition on support for new electric transmission lines was referred to the Committee on Energy, Industry, and Mining. Senate Resolution 61, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse Obergefell, was referred to the Committee on Rules, while other resolutions and bills were held over or referred as required. The chamber then acted on a large number of measures, including concurrence in House amendments to Senate Bill 137 on parole eligibility for second-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter, and a conference committee was appointed on House Bill 4026 regarding integrated resource plans. Numerous House bills were advanced or passed after committee reports, covering topics such as industrial access roads, local airport hangar financing, college campus safety, youth and handicapped hunting, missing persons records, driver’s licenses, adjudicatory alternative dispositions, chronic absenteeism, party-switching deadlines for candidates, teacher/school personnel/state police pay raises, election official trainees, political committee filing notices, security personnel for the State Treasurer, post-secondary financial aid, legal practice rules, overseas voting, public officials’ residential information, homestead exemption, military juvenile jurisdiction, military interpersonal violence, kinship care subsidies, statewide prevention planning, contraband smuggling into federal prisons, forestry equipment taxation, microgrid and data center certification, transcript acceptance for students, emeritus medical licenses, higher education rule authorizations, board and commission reforms, managed care organization taxes, and deputy sheriff vacation carryover. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition, and several received title amendments. The Senate also passed a series of supplemental appropriations, many with immediate-effect motions adopted by the required two-thirds vote. These included funding for the Department of Commerce, Workforce West Virginia, Homeland Security divisions, Health Facilities, Administration, Human Services, the Governor’s Civil Contingent Fund, the Department of Agriculture, and the Bureau of Senior Services. Votes were overwhelmingly in favor, with only a few measures drawing one or more dissenting votes. One bill on tourism appropriations was referred to the Committee on Rules, and several second-reading bills were advanced, including measures on the West Virginia Collaboratory, business-ready sites, volunteer fire companies, religious organization eminent domain restrictions, electric load forecasting, and funeral service licensure.

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• We were assigned to a provider relations representative three months into the seven-month process, who
• some cases, in the educational setting, students were receiving instruction on how to complete assignments
• , an SSCC that decides to prematurely terminate a contract with DFPS may do so with only 60 days' notice
• Similarly, DFPS may opt to terminate a contract with an SSCC with a third... a 30-day notice.
• This increases the required notice period for contract termination between DFPS and SSCCs to 180 days

Bills: SB623, SB1266, SB1310, SB1373, SB1580, SB1952, SB2032, SB2269, SB2544, SB2653, SB2796

Keywords: pharmacist, vaccine administration, COVID-19, exclusive authority, healthcare, Medicaid, provider enrollment, credentialing, administrative burden, Texas Health and Human Services, senior retirement communities, emergency response, residential safety, contract provisions, health and safety regulations, medical staff privileges, hospital administration, healthcare regulation, Texas Health and Safety Code, consistency in privileges

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• SB 1241 improves the top 10% criteria by removing the fixed numbers assigned by SAT and ACT and instead
• Senator Perry, I noticed in Section 4 of the committee substitute, and I'm not sure if it's still in
• who have been convicted of or placed on deferred education for a school offense must finish any assigned
• SB 1409 ensures students are fully informed by requiring a disclosure notice that clearly states these
• The student must acknowledge and sign this notice before enrollment. It limits...

Bills: SB530, SB757, SB769, SB1085, SB1241, SB1242, SB1409, SB1878, SB2138, SB2314, SB2231, SB2361, SB2431, SJR59

Keywords: accreditation, postsecondary education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, baccalaureate degrees, junior colleges, program delivery, faculty recruitment, higher education, performance standards, student loan debt, degree programs, funding, students with disabilities, accessibility, enrollment, report, SB 1085, Sul Ross State University, Rio Grande College, Del Rio

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 met with a large agenda and repeatedly recessed for floor activity and other committee conflicts. The committee heard and left pending several higher education bills, including SB 2361 to transfer University of Houston-Victoria from the University of Houston System to the Texas A&M System and rename it Texas A&M University Victoria; testimony from university officials, local leaders, and industry representatives strongly supported the move as a way to better align degree programs with regional workforce needs in engineering, agriculture, and STEM. SB 530, which would align Texas accreditation statutes with federal rules allowing institutions to choose among nationally recognized accreditors, also received supportive testimony and was left pending. SB 1085, allowing Sul Ross satellite campuses to offer lower-division coursework toward bachelor’s degrees, was laid out and left pending as well. The committee also took up a series of education policy bills. SB 1241 would expand the standardized tests Texas public universities may accept for admission beyond the SAT and ACT, with supporters from the Classic Learning Test, homeschool advocates, and student-choice groups arguing it would increase access and competition; it was left pending. SB 769 would require a TEA/Higher Education Coordinating Board report on barriers faced by students with disabilities in higher education, and testimony from The Arc of Texas and others emphasized the need for better data and accessibility; the bill was left pending. SB 2231 would designate the second week of October as Free College Application Week, and SB 1878 would modernize terminology and support workforce-oriented programs at the Josie School; both were laid out and left pending. The committee reported several bills favorably after adopting committee substitutes. SB 605, concerning charter school expansion applications while under conservatorship or a management team, passed on a 9-0 vote. SB 1871, SB 1873, and SB 1874, all related to school discipline and teacher immunity/placement review provisions, were adopted and reported favorably, with members noting the need for further discussion on some language. SB 762, dealing with flag displays in public schools, passed on a 7-1 vote. SB 1962, relating to public school accountability and challenges to school system operations, passed 7-1 after a corrected vote. SB 1750, replacing a $60 million statewide charter facilities cap with an attendance-growth-based allotment, passed 7-1 with one member voting present not voting. SB 2252, supporting kindergarten readiness and early literacy/numeracy, SB 2253, concerning educator preparation and certification, SB 2365, on student use of wireless devices during instructional time, and SB 1924, restoring local peace officer citation authority for school offenses and adding reporting and parent-notification requirements, were also reported favorably. The committee additionally heard SB 37 on higher education governance and compliance oversight, which passed 7-1 after a substitute that refined curriculum review, governing board authority, faculty senate rules, and a new compliance office within the Higher Education Coordinating Board.