Bills: SJR 3 , SB 5 , SB 21 , SB 72 , SB 703 , SB 764 , SB 790 , SJR 36 , SJR 3 , SJR 34 , SJR 18 , SCR 9 , SB 616 , SB 565 , SB 384 , SB 5 , SB 21 , SB 72 , SB 140 , SB 262 , SB 370 , SB 372 , SB 495 , SB 627 , SB 703 , SB 764 , SB 842 , SB 971 , SB 790 , SB 767 , SB 480 , SB 1066 , SB 929 , SB 765 , SB 523 , SB 62 , SB 19 , SB 18 , SB 666 , SB 688 , SB 707 , SB 888 , SB 687 , SB 706 , SB 847 , SB 869 , SB 890 , SB 992 , SB 1145 , SB 494 , SB 290 , SB 766 , SB 11 , SB 10 , SB 13 , SB 263 , SJR 3 , SB 5 , SR 172 , SR 176 , SR 177 , SR 190 , SR 193 , SR 194 , SR 202 , SR 203 , SR 208

Keywords: dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, research institute, funding, grants, state health initiatives, cryptocurrency, bitcoin, investment reserve, economic resilience, financial security, vehicle rental, damage waiver

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• We met in Houston and had just a really delightful time getting to know each other.
• That is the promise to God that I made when I put my hand on the Sam Houston Bible.
• You don't want Houston to be too busy and Fort Worth not busy enough.
• I was born and raised in Houston. My mother is a native of the region.
• My wife is a graduate of Sam Houston State University. native of Columbus, Texas.

Committee: Senate Nominations

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• </c> appropriation act of 2026. appropriation act of 2026.
• </c> explanatory statement regarding this act explanatory statement regarding this act printed<00:17:
• And Houston has a unique as well as TSA.
• ,</c> particularly the folks in Houston, particularly the folks in Houston, Texas.<00:20:52.880><c> I'm
• </c><00:41:48.800><c> of</c> so they can keep committing acts of so they can keep committing acts of

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, March 27, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• of our universities and state colleges, addressing the Hazelwood shortfall, state funding for Sam Houston
• When President Lyndon Baines Johnson returned to his alma mater to sign the Higher Education Act, he
• The Chair calls Doctor Alisa White, president of Sam Houston State University and the College of Medicine
• I serve as president of Sam Houston State University, and along with our fabulous legislative interns
• Two-year school, went to Sam Houston State University, which I'm blessed to be part of our system.

Committee: House Appropriations - S/C on Article III

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• It has payroll and HR done by Sam Houston, as does Sol Ross.
• Wood shortfall, state funding for Sam Houston College of Medicine, and creation of the Texas University
• Nice to see you. a former colleague of mine but also the interns that you send us through Sam Houston
• When President Lyndon Baines Johnson returned to his alma mater to sign the Higher Education Act, he
• President of Sam Houston State University and the College of Medicine she will use her time to present

Committee: House Appropriations - S/C on Article III

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• passage of the committee substitute for Senate Bill 2330, the Government Accountability and Transparency Act
• expands on the civil enforcement mechanism first seen in Senate Bill 8, which some call the bounty hunter
• tort cases in the trucking industry, but yesterday we threw wide the gates to torts, even bounty hunter
• This is a bounty hunter bonanza. So what is going on here?
• So if one of these vigilante bounty hunters that are created and enabled by the statute comes after someone

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• At the same time, this bill threatens affordable housing efforts by punishing cities that act to make
• In Houston, a safety project made Houston Avenue much safer to walk, but then it was removed in a pro-car
• A friend of my niece's was killed riding her bike to her job at Starbucks in Houston.
• Last year alone in Houston, we saw 365 bike crashes, which is a 21% increase.
• Without any notice, a Greyhound bus station relocated. its bus terminal into the east end of Houston,

Bills: HB341 , HB469 , HB971 , HB1624 , HB2721 , HB2959 , HB3365 , HB3731 , HB3793 , HB3861 , HB3946 , HB3966 , HB4348 , HB4401 , HB4402 , HB4924 , HB4966 , HB5563

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: affordable housing, zoning, development, community support, local regulations, bicycle lanes, traffic collisions, Texas Department of Transportation, study, public safety, bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters, road safety, transportation study, commercial vehicle, safety standards, enforcement, Texas counties, transportation

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• are unconstitutional and act accordingly.
• But federal law under the Farm Act was for hemp plants.
• I'm a third-generation Texan born and raised in Houston.
• My name is Chase Rimes, I'm from Houston, Texas.
• As we're building out our store in Houston, Texas.

Bills: SB3 , SB810 , SB965 , SB1073 , SB1119 , SB1505 , SB 3

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: Texas Education Code, public schools, school district, open-enrollment charter school, teacher speech, employee speech, biological sex, pronouns, gender identity, retaliation, discipline, workplace protections, school personnel, education policy, LGBTQ, transgender, charter schools, SB 965, religious speech, prayer

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• Assembly Bill 1673 by Assembly Member Hadwick, an act relating to fish and wildlife.
• Assembly Bill 1908 by Assembly Member McKinnor and others, an act relating to civil actions.
• Assembly Bill 2052 by Assembly Member Stephanie, an act relating to criminal procedure.
• A proud member of the Bayview Hunters Point community, she was deeply engaged in traditions and culture
• She participated in the annual Bayview Hunters Point senior citizens' black cuisine, where her cooking

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We have Trip Hunter with the Farm Bureau. You're recognized to ask your question.
• We have a Trip Hunter with the Farm Bureau. You're recognized to ask your question.
• Trip Hunter continued: "...but I'm happy to be here and helping our membership.
• Trip Hunter continued: "...and ranchers.
• You're asking me how long it takes for the federal government to act?

Summary: The Health Care Facilities and Systems Subcommittee met with a quorum present and took up five bills. The first, CS/HB 1119 on pediatric readiness in hospital emergency departments, would require hospitals with ERs to adopt evidence-based pediatric care policies, train staff, designate a pediatric emergency care coordinator, complete the National Pediatric Readiness Assessment, and meet minimum equipment and planning standards. Members discussed transport to the closest appropriate facility and implementation concerns, but the bill passed 16-0. The committee then approved HB 677, which would add standard fertility preservation services to the state group insurance program for employees undergoing chemotherapy, and CSHB 497, which would authorize nonprofit agricultural organization medical benefit plans for Florida Farm Bureau members, aimed at improving affordable coverage for farmers and ranchers. HB 677 passed 16-0, and CSHB 497 passed 18-0 after questions about membership, regulation, disclosures, and how the plan would compare with ACA coverage. The subcommittee also approved PCS/HB 791 on surrendered newborn infants, allowing infant safety devices at hospitals, EMS stations, and fire stations as an alternative safe-haven option. Members discussed alarms, unmanned stations, and whether churches should be included; the bill passed 18-0. Finally, HB 1529 on home health aides for medically fragile children was amended and passed 18-0. The bill seeks a federal waiver so compensation for parents serving as home health aides does not count against Medicaid eligibility, and the amendments added reporting of adverse incidents, set work-hour limits, and protected certain other benefits. The chair closed by emphasizing the committee’s role in implementation oversight and fixing problems after enactment.

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• It requires a hospital district to invest to comply with the Public Funds Investment Act.
• This makes sure that the district funds are invested safely in response to statewide acts.
• acts.
• acts.
• The act made these veterans eligible for disability compensation through the VA.

Bills: HB103

Committee: Senate Local Government

Summary: The Senate Committee on Local Government heard a series of local and special-purpose bills, mostly with brief sponsor explanations and little or no public opposition. Topics included fireworks sales near the Texas-Mexico border for Cinco de Mayo (HB 1629), allowing larger counties to use their own inspectors for county buildings (HB 3234), updating governance and financial rules for the Wood County Central Hospital District (HB 5664), clarifying firefighter collective bargaining and impasse procedures (HB 3171), and exempting certain Fort Worth ETJ properties from release rules to protect infrastructure investments (HB 2512). The committee also heard bills on border subdivision rules in Cameron County (HB 3680), extending a property tax exemption to surviving spouses of certain veterans affected by the PACT Act (HB 2508/HJR 133), drainage district election timing and procedures (HB 5693, HB 2694), utility transparency for municipally owned systems (HB 1991), and management district and hospital district election or appointment changes (HB 5698, HB 2293). Another major bill, HB 1449, would expand a food truck permitting pilot program to counties over one million population; witnesses supported the concept but asked the committee to coordinate it with related fee and standards bills, and the bill was left pending for further work. The committee also heard HB 3732, which would let fire departments obtain extensions to comply with new NFPA protective equipment standards, and HB 5431, which would clarify that mayors and at-large council members do not need new elections after reapportionment; both were left pending after questions about their scope. Several transparency and tax-related bills were also discussed, including HB 103, creating a statewide database of local bond and tax election information, and HB 851, requiring reporting on homestead tax ceiling properties; both drew support and were later voted out. After testimony, the committee reported multiple bills favorably, often unanimously, and recommended many for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also used procedural swaps to substitute House companions for Senate bills on several measures, then recessed with plans to return later to process additional bills.

Transcript Highlights:

• , and this bill is solely dedicated to Houston.
• It's solely Houston. Okay. So it doesn't... All of Houston. Right. All right, only Houston.
• If it takes place in the cities, it's going to be the city council that acts as the governing body.
• In the case of Houston, for example, the ballot proposition that was under consideration by the Texas
• So the bill would be an act lost statewide, not just in San Antonio?

Bills: HB386 , HB1449 , HB1701 , HB2142 , HB2675 , HB2857 , HB3063 , HB3171 , HB3641 , HB3732 , HB4045 , HB4370 , HB4491 , HB4505 , HB4626 , HB5267 , HB5356

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: construction contracts, change orders, local government, budget limits, Texas legislation, HB 1449, mobile food vendors, food trucks, mobile food service establishments, permits, county health permit, municipal permitting, Health and Safety Code Chapter 437A, Chapter 437, inspection agreements, permit reciprocity, fee cap, preemption, large counties, population over one million

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• One, a rehab application in Houston was denied.
• We are still early enough to act. Senate Bill...
• That this organization is subject to the Open Records Act? Yes.
• Are PIDs subject to the Open Records Act?
• Ladies and gentlemen, our downtowns are in crisis, and we must act.

Bills: HB22 , SB250 , SB375 , SB536 , SB845 , SB1633 , SB1944 , SB1957 , SB2081 , SB2137 , SB2262 , SB2299 , SB2419 , SB2452 , SB2522 , SB2549 , SB2594 , SB2605 , SB2631 , SB2639 , SB2675 , SB3029 , SJR60 , HB22 , HB1392 , HB2525

Committee: Senate Local Government

Keywords: emergency communication, broadband, funding, natural disasters, technology, HB 22, Texas broadband development office, comptroller, emergency communications, early warning systems, disaster alerts, natural disaster notifications, interoperable communications, interoperable emergency radio, public safety communications, 9-1-1, next generation 9-1-1, NG911, broadband grants, low-interest loans

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• materials, is the City of Houston challenging the constitutionality of the act, which James also alluded
• Then the Tort Claims Act itself and our offices role. than the Tort Claims Act itself and our offices
• roll under the Tort Claims Act.
• the Act.
• I mean, ultra vires acts are not subject to the Texas Tort Claims Act, I would assume, right?

Committee: House Governmental Oversight, Select

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• I'm happy to lay out House Bill 1743, the Protect Texas Land Act.
• So the Protect Texas Land Act was drafted last fall.
• At the federal level, there's already an act called Foreign Investment Risk Review of Modernization Act
• I'm a resident of Houston.
• We are in large cities, Dallas, Houston, Austin.

Bills: HB 256 , HB 1308 , HB 1554 , HB 1743 , HB 2308 , HB 2351 , HB 2858 , HB 3676 , HB 3784 , HB 4312 , HB 4552 , HB 4823 , HB 4852 , HB 5007 , HB 5010 , HB 5520 , HB 5524 , HCR 19

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: E-verify, employment verification, illegal employment, state contracts, government entities, license suspension, immigration compliance, state grant funding, E-Verify, compliance, penalties, immigration, government contracts, employee status, state contractors, E-verify program, legally present, employment practices, legal services, public money

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• In November 2024, Houston ISD asked voters to approve one single measure worth $3.96 billion.
• Quintero, did the Houston bond issue pass? It did not. Thank you.
• OK, so it wasn't the Houston Independent School District Board of Trustees, was it?
• Well, I certainly wasn't because the Houston Independent School District is under the control of the
• And it's not just in the Houston ISD example, but all throughout the state of Texas.

Committee: House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

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• provide backup supplies to the Hualapai River Indian community pursuant to the Arizona Water Settlements Act
• So I think it's kind of, yes, we know that... ...also just changes the way that that river can act.
• Now, if you don't like duck hunters killing them, Cedars have taken them all except for a few ponds.
• Now, if you don't like duck hunters killing ducks, then maybe you're happy with that.
• I'm not a duck hunter myself, but there's a lot of duck hunters who would like to do it.

Committee: House House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee began with a presentation from the Arizona Water Banking Authority on its role storing Colorado River water underground and holding long-term storage credits for CAP municipal and industrial subcontractors, on-river contractors, the Hualapai Tribe, Mojave County Water Authority, and Nevada. Members asked about future firming for CAP subcontractors, recovery constraints, funding sources, and whether the authority could use groundwater withdrawal fee credits for Indian firming and CAP users. The manager explained the authority has no post-2026 firming policy yet for CAP M&I subcontractors, relies mainly on withdrawal fees and ad valorem taxes, and distributes credits on paper through ADWR transfer forms rather than delivering wet water. No action was taken on the presentation. The committee then heard SB 1445, which would allow certain small municipalities to conduct bacteriological testing on site with EPA-approved equipment and originally limited ADEQ sampling requirements to no more than four times per month. The sponsor and the mayor of Kearny argued the bill would reduce costs and travel burdens for rural towns while allowing more frequent testing. Committee discussion focused on whether the change was already possible under existing law and whether the amendment would weaken testing requirements. The Griffin amendment removed the language restricting ADEQ’s sampling frequency. The bill passed as amended on a 6-4 vote. The committee also considered SB 1137, a modernization measure for Arizona’s 811 call-before-you-dig system that sets procedures for large project coordination meetings, positive response communication, and related enforcement. Supporters from Associated General Contractors and an underground utility contractor said the bill reflects stakeholder consensus and would improve safety and efficiency without adding state costs. The Taylor amendment shifted implementation procedures from the Corporation Commission to the One Call Notification Center and made other technical changes. The bill passed unanimously, 10-0. SB 1287, which extends to all active management areas the ability of holders of irrigation grandfathered rights to withdraw up to 10 acre-feet annually for stockwatering or domestic use, also passed 9-1. The committee next approved SB 1335, as amended by a strike-everything amendment tied to the Ag-to-Urban program, allowing a groundwater savings holder to continue irrigating for up to two years after issuance of groundwater savings credits. DWR and irrigation district representatives said the change would address timing problems between relinquishing irrigation rights and finalizing development, while some members objected that it could increase groundwater pumping. The bill passed 5-4. Finally, SB 1336, which continues the State Land Department for four years and adds reporting, planning, and oversight provisions including a new oversight board, passed 5-4 after debate over whether another board was necessary and whether the reauthorization period was long enough. The committee concluded with SB 1677, appropriating $3 million for salt cedar mitigation along the lower Gila River and the Gila-Colorado confluence. Supporters from Audubon Southwest, the City of Buckeye, and local landowners described flood, fire, habitat, and water-supply benefits, while members questioned herbicide use and the need for data. The bill passed 9-0, and the meeting adjourned after all votes were completed.

Transcript Highlights:

• I have a son, Hunter, who is 40 years old.
• She said they want the chance as a family to take care of Hunter in his home, that Hunter deserves to
• Hunter deserves to be taken care of in his home by his family.
• I thought the act was 0.78.
• I thought the Act was I thought the Act was 0.78<00:21:22.559><c> no</c><00:21:22.840><c> there</c><00

Keywords: 1183, house

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• That's why Hunter Nation supports lifting deer baiting.
• If it was harvested by a hunter, it was counted as hunter-harvested mortality.
• We're relying strictly on hunter-harvested data.
• process and results for our hunters.
• , with Hunter Nation, Keith Cox, Hunter Nation, Scott Prottie, yep, self, Hunter Nation, and all cards

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 706 by Representative Riser, which would set a more detailed process for commercial saltwater disposal wells, including site-specific modeling and pressure review. Riser and industry witnesses argued the bill would provide clearer, more predictable rules for operators who have faced long delays and changing requirements, while Department of Conservation and Energy officials said they are already developing guidance and that any pressure standard must remain site-specific to avoid fracturing confining layers, protecting drinking water, and staying within EPA primacy requirements. The department emphasized that geology varies widely across Louisiana and that a fixed pressure number in statute could be unsafe in some locations. Members also discussed the fiscal note, the need for additional staff, and whether the bill would tie the department’s hands or force approvals; witnesses said the bill’s modeling requirements were conservative, but opponents warned the statutory pressure ranges could conflict with site-specific safety determinations. After a technical amendment was adopted, the committee voted on the bill and it failed on a 6-6 tie. The committee then took up House Concurrent Resolution 4 by Representative McCormick, which would suspend Louisiana’s deer baiting ban for 18 months in areas affected by chronic wasting disease (CWD). McCormick and Hunter Nation representatives argued that baiting bans have not stopped CWD in other states, that deer feeders and food plots are part of hunting culture, and that Louisiana should rely on science and a more flexible approach. They cited Wisconsin as an example where CWD spread despite long-standing feed bans and said there has been no proven human transmission. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries officials said bait bans are one of the few tools available to reduce artificial congregation of deer and help limit disease spread, and they explained that the department is also working with a CWD task force and another proposal that would tie restrictions to a 1.5% prevalence threshold rather than an across-the-board suspension. The discussion ended with the department providing information on the impacts of both measures, but no final action on HCR 4 was recorded in the transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• He's still got deer... farmers and especially hunters.
• If it was harvested by a hunter, it was a hunter-harvested mortality.
• They're providing opportunities for hunters.
• One was to provide testing at no cost to hunters.
• , with Hunter Nation, Keith Cox, Hunter Nation, Scott Prottie, yep, no, self, Hunter Nation, and all

Committee: House Natural Resources & Environment

Keywords: 965, house, all