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TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Apr 14th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • The regulation of wild animals in Texas is governed by Chapter 8 of the Health and Safety Code, which
  • I would direct your attention to Texas Local Government Code Section 51.002.
  • I represent the Surfrider Foundation Texas chapters.
  • This restricts choice for Texas. The code is updated every six years in Texas.
  • Texas for governing education, for the success of our students, and Texas is the Texas way.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Apr 14th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • in the Texas Constitution.
  • Texas UU? Yeah. You can leave it at that. Texas UU. Yes, UU. Just Texas UU? Yeah.
  • I live in Texas House District 42. I'm a retired landscape architect and graduate of Texas Tech.
  • Members, my name is Mary... and I serve as the Government Affairs Director for Equality Texas, the largest
  • and found in Penal Code 43.24.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence May 12th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

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  • Members, Section 22.002A of the Government Code is the codification of Article 5, Section 3 of the Texas
  • SB311 addresses that issue by amending that section of the Government Code to clarify that the Texas
  • I ran across... ...case of a handicapped ward in Texas.
  • This isn't a Texas problem.
  • I'm the judge of the State of Texas, representing myself and my court.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session May 20th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • He was also in student government at the University of Texas, where he was the deputy administrative
  • House Bill 132 will look at the government code to ensure the same confidentiality protection we apply
  • Under current law, the government code treats vehicle license plates captured on law enforcement... .
  • House Bill 1893 simply addresses this by amending the government code and the transportation code to
  • And so, members, what we did was we lifted what was in the Texas Administrative Code under Title III,
Bills: SJR60, SB203, SB317, SB397, SB511, SB524, SB731, SB781, SB801, SB867, SB1071, SB1232, SB1319, SB1444, SB1483, SB1633, SB1798, SB1944, SB1978, SB2082, SB2233, SB2363, SB2603, SB2607, SB2717, SB2797, SB2841, SB2919, SB2928, SB2969, SB3038, SB3063, HB102, HB107, HB130, HB132, HB148, HB647, HB668, HB677, HB694, HB748, HB754, HB923, HB1193, HB1240, HB1318, HB1397, HB1584, HB1639, HB1875, HB1893, HB1922, HB2071, HB2187, HB2254, HB2350, HB2510, HB2513, HB2516, HB2522, HB2559, HB2712, HB2713, HB2733, HB2775, HB2788, HB2789, HB2894, HB2960, HB3033, HB3126, HB3211, HB3370, HB3376, HB3751, HB3805, HB3810, HB4187, HB4219, HB4238, HB4273, HB4325, HB4344, HB4384, HB4506, HB4529, HB4643, HB4753, HB4783, HB4850, HB4885, HB5342, HB5424, HB5560, HCR90, HCR98, SJR5, SJR34, SB9, SB27, SB40, SB458, SB482, SB493, SB529, SB541, SB693, SB841, SB843, SB912, SB963, SB1173, SB1241, SB1350, SB1383, SB1388, SB1559, SB1646, SB1734, SB1789, SB1833, SB1883, SB1951, SB1968, SB2143, SB2544, SB1, SB17, SB260, SB509, SB1506, SB1637, SB1833, SB2308, HB2525, SJR36, SJR50, SJR63, SJR60, SCR12, SCR39, SB2023, SB511, SB62, SB666, SB847, SB284, SB854, SB810, SB1505, SB583, SB507, SB1434, SB1772, SB2016, SB1122, SB731, SB397, SB508, SB1436, SB287, SB1882, SB393, SB1791, SB209, SB2429, SB1085, SB1975, SB2717, SB1262, SB636, SB2056, SB884, SB1200, SB1845, SB2458, SB801, SB3014, SB3013, SB758, SB2797, SB2076, SB2876, SB1640, SB1449, SB1181, SB1234, SB2926, SB2841, SB1528, SB1854, SB317, SB1250, SB2082, SB1237, SB2819, SB629, SB2608, SB1602, SB2009, SB867, SB640, SB1698, SB2680, SB913, SB1071, SB1086, SB1087, SB1483, SB1444, SB1553, SB1556, SB1703, SB2133, SB2297, SB2298, SB2622, SB2955, SB2334, SB1367, SB2044, SB2363, SB2565, SB1888, SB3036, SB3057, SB3043, SB3063, SB3035, SB203, SB2688, SB2522, SB2459, SB2655, SB2251, SB1884, SB2928, SB2566, SB1749, SB2549, SB2553, SB2919, SB1944, SB1232, SB1798, SB2603, SB2607, SB2233, SB2683, SB1319, SB1978, SB3038, SB3045, SB1633, SB1538, SB719, SB3071, SB3065, HJR34, HB1393, HB26, HB3810, HB388, HB2712, HB1633, HB685, HB4753, HB762, HB2286, HB1606, HB132, HB1458, HB1240, HB2788, HB2791, HB3146, HB1893, HB4850, HB4187, HB1397, HB3751, HB2061, HB647, HB2522, HB4738, HB3033, HB2563, HB128, HB581, HB766, HB2259, HB2358, HB4384, HB748, HB793, HB1734, HB2340, HB2350, HB3104, HB5180, HB1584, HB4219, HB3806, HB3804, HB3803, HB1522, HB3597, HB1612, HB4224, HB1314, HB2254, HB4643, HB1237, HB3126, HB2856, HB3114, HB3505, HB4205, HB5652, HB3687, HB5424, HB4506, HB3370, HB2025, HB4273, HB3395, HB3376, HB2733, HB2495, HB4325, HB2071, HB2510, HB138, HB18, HB107, HB694, HB923, HB1639, HB1700, HB2187, HB3211, HB4529, HB4655, HB5342, HB2516, HB4783, HB1894, HB1965, HB102, HB300, HB1875, HB2513, HB2713, HB39, HB114, HB24, HB3088, HB4163, HB3479, HB2842, HB519, HB609, HB1275, HB1592, HB3348, HB120, HB6, HB247, HB1533, HB2421, HB2273, HB2464, HB2011, HB3575, HB3788, HB4370, HB4809, HB5057, HB5084, HB5534, HB5668, HB3424, HB2715, HB2564, HB2760, HB2765, HB2898, HB3260, HB3800, HB4396, HB5195, HB4341, HB43, HB5686, HCR90, HCR98, SJR60, SB1633, SB2233, HB102, HB107, HB132, HB694, HB923, HB1639, HB1875, HB1893, HB2071, HB2187, HB2510, HB2513, HB2522, HB2733, HB2788, HB3033, HB3211, HB3370, HB3376, HB3751, HB3810, HB4187, HB4219, HB4273, HB4325, HB4506, HB4529, HB4643, HB4753, HB4783, HB4850, HB5342, HB5424, SB511, SB1978, SR533, SR554, HCR90, HCR98, HCR144, SJR34, SB529, SB541, SB693, SB1173, SB1646, SB1734, SB1833, SB3074, HB1233, HB1285, HB1828, HB1876, HB2091, HB2301, HB2725, HB3063, HB3177, HB3483, HB4662, HB5606, HCR9, HCR10, HCR40, HCR76, HCR118, HCR127, HCR135, HCR141, SB3074, HB1233, HB1285, HB1828, HB1876, HB2091, HB2301, HB2725, HB3063, HB3177, HB3483, HB4662, HB5606, HCR9, HCR10, HCR40, HCR76, HCR118, HCR127, HCR135, HCR141
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 9th, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Current law in Texas government code requires all Texas police agencies to provide a retired peace officer
  • Fraud has... entire chapter. Chapter 32 of Texas Penal Code corruption has chapter 36.
  • items under Chapter 229. of the local government code.
  • So hospital 3138 amends chapter 3 42. local government code to conform to that 2021 law four years ago
  • police officers regarding what the Constitution and Chapter 9 of Texas Penal Code permits as reasonable
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs May 12th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • Although the bill purports to streamline government, bless you, to streamline government functions and
  • law, Texas law.
  • It's about responsible governance.
  • Right, to the economy, to government, etc.
  • So, this is just an amendment to the government code that would, uh, make clear that the, uh, a trial
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs May 12th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • Members, Jonathan Covey, Texas Values, testifying in favor of SB 965.
  • Our rhetoric is about responsible governance.
  • For example, the impact on businesses in Texas, right?
  • Because there would be a correlation between that. and government.
  • This bill is an amendment to the Government Code that would make clear that a trial court...
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government May 12th, 2025

Local Government

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  • Under the Government Code, type C cities are governed by a mayor and two commissioners, as determined
  • by local government code.
  • House Bill 303 is a cleanup bill that amends Section 8.02, 88021A of the Local Government Code to remove
  • I think it should be in line with the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552
  • Code 552, as opposed to what it is... ...more in line with the Public Information Act, Texas Government
Summary: The Committee on Local Government heard and discussed a series of House bills dealing with municipal structure, tax payment timing, local provider participation funds, firefighter cancer screenings, sunset review of the Trinity River Authority, replacement certificates of occupancy, and open meetings enforcement. HB 303 would remove the 501-resident floor so very small type A and B municipalities can convert to type C cities; HB 2742 would give property owners a later first split-payment deadline when tax bills are mailed after November 30; HB 3305 and HB 3348 were local provider participation fund measures with committee substitutes; HB 198 would require political subdivisions to offer occupational cancer screenings for firefighters; HB 1535 was a sunset bill for the Trinity River Authority; HB 4753 would allow a municipality-issued proof of a certificate of occupancy to substitute for a lost original; and HB 3711 would treat certain Open Meetings Act violations as offenses against public administration and require public explanation when prosecutors decline to act. Testimony was generally supportive or limited, with several witnesses and senators emphasizing practical fixes, firefighter health and cost savings, local government transparency, and administrative cleanup. For HB 198, firefighter representatives gave emotional testimony about cancer deaths and the value of early screening. On HB 3711, a witness supported the bill but urged stronger enforcement and broader application. Several senators raised policy concerns on HB 2715 about routing removal proceedings through a regional presiding judge rather than the local county, arguing it could politicize the process. The committee took no public testimony on most bills and repeatedly left them pending subject to call of the chair before later voting them out. HB 21, HB 30, HB 1535, HB 1520, HB 198, HB 303, HB 2742, and HB 4753 were reported to the full Senate, generally by unanimous or near-unanimous votes, and several were also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. HB 30 passed on a 5-1 vote, while the other reported bills were approved unanimously or with no recorded opposition. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.
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  • And the shield of being a Texas state government agency is probably the most serious breach of trust
  • government.
  • Corruption is foundational to government, especially the Texas state government.
  • The corruption of the organized crime syndicate embedded in the Texas government can only be addressed
  • The Texas lottery game is the antithesis of Texas values.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Border Security May 15th, 2025

Border Security

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  • and track federal border agents, find weaknesses in the border, and even smuggle illegal items into Texas
  • Texas is on the front lines.
  • Texas has the constitutional duty to protect its citizens and maintain sovereignty over our borders.
  • HB 160 seeks to codify this authority and enable Texas to coordinate directly with Mexican officials.
Bills: HCR98, HB180
Summary: The Senate Committee on Border Security met with a quorum present and first took up HCR 98, a resolution urging Congress to improve coordination among federal, state, and local authorities on counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) technology for border security. The author and sponsor described increasing drone activity along the border, saying unauthorized drones are used to track agents, identify weaknesses, and smuggle contraband, and argued for clearer procedures to detect, identify, and neutralize such aircraft. There was no public testimony, and the committee voted 4-0 to report HCR 98 favorably to the full Senate; the resolution was also ordered for local and uncontested calendar placement without objection. The committee then heard HB 180, sponsored by Chairman Birdwell, which would authorize the governor to coordinate directly with Mexican officials and individual Mexican states on border security agreements and appoint representatives to implement them. Birdwell said the bill would codify prior border-security cooperation efforts, improve responses to cross-border challenges such as drug and human trafficking, and include a finding that entrants from foreign countries must use a legal port of entry. No questions were asked, and there was no invited or public testimony. After the hearing, the committee left HB 180 pending. The meeting concluded with no further business and the committee standing in recess subject to the call of the chair.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • And it's good for the state of Texas, and it was also good for the state of Wisconsin.
  • When it was implemented, the same could happen here in Texas.
  • It would clarify the exact court fees pursuant to the local government code which the comptroller uses
  • I'm also the president of the Texas Association of Family Defense Attorneys.
  • We also have attorneys appointed under Chapter 264 of the Family Code. ...which are in court-ordered
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Jan 29th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

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  • Texas.
  • Thank you for your service to Texas.
  • Senator Miles: ...state of Texas.
  • The Texas chapter of APWA consists of over 2,100 members across the state of Texas with nine branches
  • By supporting the fields of public works, the Texas chapter of APWA has contributed to the vitality and
Bills: SJR36, SB2, SR9, SR10, SR16
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  • Today, we're going to talk about a very serious topic that is facing Texas.
  • Today we're going to talk about a very serious topic that is facing Texas.
  • And so, I just want to implore Texas...
  • This campaign with the Texas Trucking Association is another example of Texas leading, you know, with
  • And we've got the Texas Packaging Association here.
Bills: SJR36, SB2, SR9, SR10, SR16
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  • 232 of the Local Government Code relating to improvements in private communities intended for the use
  • Contained in another part of the Local Government Code beyond their intended scopes.
  • the University of Texas Law School, where I teach Texas Property Tax Law.
  • and the Texas Property Tax Code.
  • treatment under the tax code.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs Aug 15th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • I stand by the fact that this is another way for the Texas state government to make trans and gender
  • I'm Director of Government Relations for Texas Values, testifying in favor of Senate Bill 8.
  • I'm Director of Government Relations for Texas Values, testifying in favor of Senate Bill 8.
  • I'm the government relations and political coordinator at Planned Parenthood Texas Votes, and I'm here
  • I'm the government relations and political coordinator at Planned Parenthood Texas Votes, and I'm here
Bills: SB6, SB7, SB8, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB15, SB17
Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 8, the Texas Women's Privacy Act, and heard extensive public testimony both for and against the measure. Supporters, including representatives of Texas Values and Texas Values Action, argued the bill was needed to protect women’s privacy and safety in restrooms, locker rooms, showers, prisons, domestic violence shelters, and other government-controlled spaces, and said it would provide clear, sex-based rules. Opponents, including many transgender Texans, civil rights advocates, clergy, business and public safety voices, and others, argued the bill would invite harassment, gender policing, lawsuits, and invasive inspections, while harming trans, intersex, and gender-nonconforming people as well as cisgender women who do not fit stereotypes. Several witnesses said the bill would conflict with federal law or prison standards, worsen safety in shelters and prisons, and hurt Texas’s reputation and economy. The chair repeatedly noted the compressed special-session schedule and said flood relief remained the session’s top priority. Public testimony on SB 8 was eventually closed, and the bill was left pending. The committee then moved to Senate Bill 6, dealing with consumable hemp product restrictions. Testimony on SB 6 focused on whether the bill went too far in restricting hemp-derived THC products. Opponents argued hemp and THC have medical and economic value, that the bill would criminalize conduct and burden courts, and that regulation—not prohibition—was the better approach. Some witnesses supported tighter rules such as testing, child-resistant packaging, and limits on marketing to children, but still opposed the bill’s broad THC ban, higher fees, and age restrictions. Several speakers emphasized benefits for veterans, chronic pain patients, and small businesses, and warned that prohibition would push consumers toward the illicit market. The committee heard the testimony and then continued with additional witnesses, with no final vote or disposition reported in the excerpt.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Mar 11th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I want to say to all of our students that are here today, welcome to your Texas Senate, your Texas
  • It is not the government, it is your government. We're so pleased to have y'all here.
  • Koch to the Advisory Committee on the Texas- Texas Board of Criminal Justice on Offenders with Medical
  • Both chapters 302 and 304 of Business Commerce Code to address telephone solicitations.
  • Research and authorized by Texas Water Code.
Bills: SJR36, SJR34, SJR18, SCR9, SB616, SB565, SB384, SB140, SB262, SB370, SB372, SB495, SB627, SB764, SB842, SB971, SB767, SB480, SB1066, SB929, SB765, SB523, SB62, SB19, SB18, SB666, SB688, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB706, SB847, SB869, SB890, SB992, SB1145, SB494, SB290, SB766, SB11, SB10, SB13, SB263, SB412, SB20, SB441, SB442, SB1621, SCR13, SB569, SB314, SB25, SB293, SB914, SB260, SB1248, SB740, SB14, SJR34, SCR9, SB10, SB11, SB19, SB20, SB25, SB62, SB140, SB260, SB262, SB290, SB293, SB314, SB370, SB384, SB412, SB441, SB442, SB480, SB494, SB495, SB616, SB627, SB706, SB707, SB764, SB767, SB869, SB890, SB929, SB992, SB1145, SB1621, SJR34, SB140, SB262, SB370, SB480, SB627, SB764, SB767, SR224, SB1626, SB1627, SB1628, SB1629, SB1630, SB1631, SB1632, SB1633, SB1634, SB1635, SB1636, SB1637, SB1638, SB1639, SB1640, SB1641, SB1642, SB1643, SB1644, SB1645, SB1646, SB1647, SB1648, SB1649, SB1650, SB1651, SB1652, SB1653, SB1654, SB1656, SB1657, SB1658, SB1659, SB1660, SB1661, SB1662, SB1663, SB1664, SB1665, SB1666, SB1667, SB1668, SB1669, SB1670, SB1671, SB1672, SB1673, SB1674, SB1675, SB1676, SB1677, SB1678, SB1679, SB1680, SB1681, SB1682, SB1683, SB1684, SB1685, SB1686, SB1687, SB1688, SB1689, SB1690, SB1691, SB1692, SB1693, SB1694, SB1695, SB1696, SB1697, SB1698, SB1699, SB1700, SB1626, SB1627, SB1628, SB1629, SB1630, SB1631, SB1632, SB1633, SB1634, SB1635, SB1636, SB1637, SB1638, SB1639, SB1640, SB1641, SB1642, SB1643, SB1644, SB1645, SB1646, SB1647, SB1648, SB1649, SB1650, SB1651, SB1652, SB1653, SB1654, SB1656, SB1657, SB1658, SB1659, SB1660, SB1661, SB1662, SB1663, SB1664, SB1665, SB1666, SB1667, SB1668, SB1669, SB1670, SB1671, SB1672, SB1673, SB1674, SB1675, SB1676, SB1677, SB1678, SB1679, SB1680, SB1681, SB1682, SB1683, SB1684, SB1685, SB1686, SB1687, SB1688, SB1689, SB1690, SB1691, SB1692, SB1693, SB1694, SB1695, SB1696, SB1697, SB1698, SB1699, SB1700
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Delivery of Government Efficiency Mar 19th, 2025

Delivery of Government Efficiency

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  • The purpose of this bill HB 876 is to amend Texas Government Code Section 2054. 0594, enabling DIR to
  • There was an attack here in Texas several years ago where we had 20 different entities, government entities
  • You get Texas government, critical infrastructure operators, industry, academia, and citizens experience
  • Texas Cyber Command in collaboration with partners from our government, industry, academia will drive
  • San Antonio. will be a proud home to Texas Cyber Command and our city. government stands ready and willing
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  • I'm a veteran from Texas. I'm in Senate District 25, New Braunfels, Texas.
  • By the state of Texas, by the state government. The technology is there. It's legally sound.
  • stay in Texas.
  • I live here in Texas, Lago Vista, Texas.
  • One government controlling dollars and another government controlling precious metals.