Video & Transcript Research : 'community development'
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TX
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- I, I, I'm reading here on page 8, develop into course assessment instructions, instruments, uh, and provide
- Part of this is we're exchanging information from TEA for the first time as they develop these tests,
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
TX
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- The cumulative impact of these penalties, especially for military communities, would be devastating.
- And this would eliminate that process for my community, for the city of Port Arthur.
- We need due process and we need to... be able to enforce rules in order to support our community.
- We do have a growing community.
- Our community is known to be able to build it, ship it, and rail it.
Keywords:
municipal management district, bonds, assessments, property taxes, economic development, eminent domain, special district, SB 427, local government, political subdivision, state loan, state grant, financial reporting, annual financial statement, annual report, county report, municipal finance, water district, municipality, county auditor
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 30th, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- The Committee on Trade, Workforce, and Employment, and the Economic Development will now come to order
- Relating to the use of the Skills Development Fund by certain entities, this is the Senate companion
- It's the number one threat to our community banks in Texas.
- It extends the same protections to tenants in mobile home and manufactured home communities.
- A lot of these folks in rental communities... I mean, these are our most vulnerable folks.
Bills:
HB1958, HB2031, HB2879, HB3285, HB3995, HB4487, HB4558, HB4560, HB4876, HB4899, HB5212, HB5317, HB5543, HB5567, SB1333
Keywords:
firearm possession, tenant rights, landlord regulations, civil penalties, property code, justified use of force, deadly force, property rights, home defense, smart devices, data privacy, personal data collection, user consent, mobile application, data transparency, HOA, property owners association, property owners' association, Texas Property Code, Chapter 202
TX
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- Funds may be used only to pay expenditures for the development of infrastructure necessary or useful
- The largest single hurdle to developing additional Certified Insured Prescribed Burn Managers (CIPBMs
- The Market Development Plan provided an analysis of recycling in Texas based on 2019.
- . development linked to recycling projects.
- That bill led to a TCEQ report called the Recycling Market Development Plan.
Keywords:
Gulf Coast Protection District, navigation safety, special districts, state governance, Texas legislation, Gulf Coast, flood protection, storm risk management, coastal restoration, natural resources, prescribed burns, self-insurance, fire management, liability protection, rural land management, beverage container recycling, deposit return system, container deposit, bottle bill, recycling refund
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Sorry, what is the, the communication?
- Living communities, this bill also impacts the licensure process.
- I'm general counsel of Touchstone Communities Inc.
- So our community, as I mentioned, recently went through this.
- So being able to adapt and engage when training on understanding development.
Bills:
HB 2510, HB 3589, HB 4611, HB 4655, HB 4665, HB 4666, HB 4670, HB 4700, HB 4730, HB 4798, HB 4838, HB 5136, HB 5243, HB 5302, HB 5539
Keywords:
assisted living, healthcare, licensing, criminal offense, personal assistance, group home, regulation, health and safety, inspections, resident care, criminal background checks, adoption, parental rights, registry, vital statistics, disclosure, counseling, foster care, independent living, financial literacy
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- In my community last year, it came to light that a woman named Reg LaBateur was running five unlicensed
- community living homes throughout Arlington, Mansfield, and Grand Prairie.
- Texans who live in assisted living communities depend on others, usually strangers, for the most part
- So if you don't have a grocery store in your community, where can you get fresh fruits and vegetables
- Low-income communities face a massive need for healthier food, and so there's a huge push nationwide
Bills:
HB2510, HB3589, HB4611, HB4655, HB4665, HB4666, HB4670, HB4700, HB4730, HB4798, HB4838, HB5136, HB5243, HB5302, HB5539
Keywords:
assisted living, healthcare, licensing, criminal offense, personal assistance, group home, regulation, health and safety, inspections, resident care, criminal background checks, adoption, parental rights, registry, vital statistics, disclosure, counseling, foster care, independent living, financial literacy
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It's a plague that spreads and pillages our communities.
- Since then, we have worked with our legislators and our community members.
- , and who would like to build and open another assisted living community.
- I'm the General Counsel of Touchstone Communities, Inc.
- So our community, as I mentioned, recently went through this.
Bills:
HB2510, HB3589, HB4611, HB4655, HB4665, HB4666, HB4670, HB4700, HB4730, HB4798, HB4838, HB5136, HB5243, HB5302, HB5539
Keywords:
assisted living, healthcare, licensing, criminal offense, personal assistance, group home, regulation, health and safety, inspections, resident care, criminal background checks, adoption, parental rights, registry, vital statistics, disclosure, counseling, foster care, independent living, financial literacy
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Texas communities must draw upon all solutions available.
- Both of these sources of water are water that is already in our communities.
- A predictable long-term water supply is essential to economic development.
- Businesses cannot grow, communities cannot thrive, and Texas risks losing its competitive edge.
- Members, we do have resource witnesses for the bill from the PUC and the Water Development Board.
Keywords:
judicial administration, court reform, juvenile diversion, court security, mental health services, drug offenses, constitutional amendments, water infrastructure, Texas Water Development Board, financial assistance, water supply projects, rural municipalities, water access assessment, aquifer storage, Edwards Aquifer, water injection, environmental regulations, groundwater management, San Antonio River, pollution control
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And this will allow us to keep up with the growth and development.
- The Water Development Board is responsible for developing both the state water plan and the state flood
- I show you registered as Kendall Cowell on behalf of the Texas Water Development Board. ...on the bill
- In the event that a desired future plan is challenged, HB3609 allows the Texas Water Development Board
- I show you registered as Natalie Ballew on behalf of the Texas Water Development Board.
Keywords:
water infrastructure, Texas Water Development Board, financial assistance, water supply projects, rural municipalities, water access assessment, aquifer storage, Edwards Aquifer, water injection, environmental regulations, groundwater management, San Antonio River, pollution control, flood management, water quality, conservation district, bonds, utility rates, ratemaking, water services
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It's not just important to our community, it's important to all the downstream residents and communities
- We'd already have these developments underway.
- They were meant to address certain discrete, um, development.
- OK, so right now Texas Water Development Board.
- Is that when we're talking about communities who have.
Keywords:
water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection, billing data accuracy, utility validation, water audit validation, water scarcity, water management, infrastructure, public utility, conservation plan, administrative penalty
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Many of these developments, especially master plan communities. ...take years and years and years to
- develop.
- For instance, The Woodlands began developing in 1974. That is a multi-decade development.
- Part of the area might develop very quickly and part of the area might develop a decade or more later
- the development.
Keywords:
water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection, billing data accuracy, utility validation, water audit validation, water scarcity, water management, infrastructure, public utility, conservation plan, administrative penalty
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It's not just important to our community; it's important to all the downstream residents and communities
- We'd already have these developments underway.
- That's under pressure had these developers come in.
- They were meant to address certain discrete developments.
- You know, you can use the word or mom-and-pop kind of development utilities.
Keywords:
water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection, billing data accuracy, utility validation, water audit validation, water scarcity, water management, infrastructure, public utility, conservation plan, administrative penalty
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- It directs KLEA to consult with the Department of Education to develop that curriculum.
- screening that is to identify convergence insufficiency disorders that is strongly linked to literacy development
Keywords:
firearm safety, public schools, education policy, student safety, gun control, opt-out option, grading system, student assessment, academic integrity, state funding, opinion conduct, open meetings, school boards, transparency, public access, education governance, HB2961, TSgt Marshal Dakota Roberts Gold Star Survivor Act, Gold Star family, Gold Star recipient
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/26
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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Keywords:
human services, background studies, NETStudy 2.0, licensing, license suspension, license revocation, provider enrollment, program integrity, fraud, medical assistance fraud, Medicaid, payment withholding, credible allegation of fraud, background check, disqualification, variance, set-aside, foster care, family foster setting, adult foster care
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Public Safety Committee Meeting - 2026-03-25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- He was an excellent firefighter and he was committed to his community.
- committed to his community. committed to his community.
- They do everything that they can for their communities, and they need to know that we have their backs
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Keywords:
HF4371, Minnesota background checks, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Office of the Legislative Auditor, Legislative Auditor, criminal history records, national criminal history record information, public safety, statutory amendment, section 299C.76, requesting agency, state audit, oversight, background screening, criminal records, county agencies, MNsure, Department of Revenue, Department of Human Services
TX
Keywords:
DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child protective services, foster care, child welfare, Family Code, conservatorship, managing conservator, parental child safety placement, authorization agreement, temporary authorization order, child abuse, child neglect, placement reporting, court-ordered removal, investigation, family preservation, transparency, public reporting, data reporting
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We took a look at that and really beefed it up so that we are communicating effectively. communicating
- I think what has happened, because it's a community-based system, it's a community-based system.
- Because that's the heart of community-based care: the community that's behind it.
- Throughout our transition into community-based care, we've held fast to one belief: local communities
- I think that's where community-based care can change that for our communities.
Keywords:
DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child protective services, foster care, child welfare, Family Code, conservatorship, managing conservator, parental child safety placement, authorization agreement, temporary authorization order, child abuse, child neglect, placement reporting, court-ordered removal, investigation, family preservation, transparency, public reporting, data reporting
TX
Keywords:
DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child protective services, foster care, child welfare, Family Code, conservatorship, managing conservator, parental child safety placement, authorization agreement, temporary authorization order, child abuse, child neglect, placement reporting, court-ordered removal, investigation, family preservation, transparency, public reporting, data reporting
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Apr 28th, 2025
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So essentially... ...the ponds out in front of new developments, and in new developments, we're just
- city and the time that sometimes the developers face.
- You know, we were a small agricultural community.
- As we've developed, pockets have not been annexed.
- And so, you know, I've got to give it to the development community.
Keywords:
migrant labor housing, migrant housing, farmworker housing, migrant agricultural worker, agricultural labor, farm labor contractor, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, TDHCA, civil penalty, housing code enforcement, sanitation, occupancy standards, retaliation, worker complaint, language access, Spanish-language outreach, H-2A visa, temporary agricultural workers, unlicensed housing, rural housing
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, and so many communities don't have a physical paper, newspaper anymore.
- Community newspapers are not just businesses.
- Thereby strengthening Texas families and economies and making our community safer.
- The fund is critical for the development and creation of dispatchable energy.
- It'll cost the builder or developer a few $100 to put in resistance heat.
Bills:
HB 1951, HB 2715, HB 3092, HB 3237, HB 3278, HB 3511, HB 3592, HB 3675, HB 3778, HB 3782, HB 3826, HB 3970, HB 4016, HB 4049, HB 4341, HB 4344, HB 4406, HB 4427
Keywords:
collective bargaining, public works, government contracts, labor agreements, state funding, removal from office, political subdivisions, local government, judicial proceedings, administrative judicial region, electric transmission, public convenience, landowner consent, utility regulation, energy infrastructure, energy consumption, higher education, governmental entities, sustainability, electricity reduction