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• We've somehow continued to come together and come up with ways to add more power that is dispatchable
• that's because the parties involved need clarity and focus to drive timely implementation. two, Dispatchable
• lot of the last couple of years talking about market design and ways to incentivize new thermal dispatchable
• It's a price signal to the market to come here and build thermal dispatchable generation, and one that
• A price signal to the market to come here and build thermal dispatchable generation, and one that I think

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Power plants that run 24/7, 365, or almost, have what is called dispatchable capacity.
• Dispatchable capacity is what keeps the grid operating reliably.
• sources that people have learned how to build, we can't lose sight of the fact that we need enough dispatchable
• So the ability to dispatch or get power quickly is important to the stability of the grid and to what
• I also want to highlight the key words: dispatchable capacity.

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• I'm with Highway Patrol Dispatch.
• I'm with Highway<04:06:15.400> Patrol<04:06:15.720> Dispatch.
• I'm also the Highway Patrol Dispatch.
• Uh, whereas what was a change for the highway patrol and some of the agencies that we dispatched for
• and other dispatchers and other dispatchers um<04:11:09.640> and<04:11:09.800> we're

Keywords: 916, all

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• um, when doors are left ajar or for a certain period of time, there's alarms that go off in our dispatch
• go<00:12:21.360> off<00:12:21.519> in<00:12:21.680> our<00:12:21.839> dispatch
• alarms that go off in our dispatch alarms that go off in our dispatch center<00:12:22.560> to

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• measures than Chapter 312 because battery energy. storage facilities sometimes accompany firm, dispatchable
• Certainly, the construction time period for a solar farm is not as long... ...as the firm, dispatchable
• ion battery, battery structure in rural Texas that is not attached to a large natural gas firm dispatchable
• that a few days ago, but the primary purpose of why we're doing what we're doing with thermal and dispatchable

Bills: HCR35, SJR59, SJR84, SCR30, SB127, SB317, SB324, SB457, SB506, SB511, SB529, SB547, SB584, SB619, SB636, SB646, SB659, SB715, SB732, SB735, SB771, SB784, SB800, SB801, SB904, SB1026, SB1049, SB1065, SB1181, SB1224, SB1250, SB1383, SB1467, SB1524, SB1528, SB1531, SB1568, SB1585, SB1640, SB1681, SB1754, SB1757, SB1777, SB1972, SB1980, SB2007, SB2041, SB2046, SB2050, SB2055, SB2069, SB2080, SB2119, SB2138, SB2139, SB2154, SB2201, SB2225, SB2268, SB2306, SB2308, SB2310, SB2330, SB2366, SB2375, SB2392, SB2401, SB2422, SB2480, SB2514, SB2530, SB2533, SB2543, SB2544, SB2589, SB2610, SB2615, SB2623, SB2660, SB2662, SB2693, SB2695, SB2707, SB2722, SB2742, SB2753, SB2807, SB2843, SB2844, SB2858, SB2880, SB2885, SB2891, SB2925, SB2938, SB2986, SJR3, SJR18, SB5, SB914, SB963, SB1197, SB1415, SB1437, SB1786, SB326, SB767, SB769, SB783, SB1035, SB1271, SB1619, SB1637, SB1806, SB1, SB260, HB135, HB1109, HCR35, HCR64, SJR36, SJR50, SJR63, SJR84, SJR59, SCR12, SCR39, SCR48, SCR19, SCR30, SCR3, SB2023, SB619, SB2742, SB646, SB1026, SB2880, SB62, SB666, SB847, SB284, SB854, SB1073, SB810, SB1505, SB583, SB1502, SB507, SB1434, SB1376, SB1585, SB1772, SB2016, SB1163, SB1122, SB731, SB397, SB508, SB1436, SB287, SB261, SB1882, SB393, SB1791, SB529, SB209, SB2429, SB1999, SB511, SB2309, SB510, SB584, SB1085, SB2046, SB1975, SB2717, SB1262, SB1524, SB636, SB2056, SB884, SB517, SB1200, SB1845, SB1863, SB2681, SB2200, SB2199, SB1757, SB2050, SB2458, SB2201, SB2660, SB2662, SB1065, SB801, SB2533, SB3014, SB3013, SB758, SB1721, SB2366, SB1013, SB2797, SB2383, SB1754, SB2119, SB2448, SB1777, SB1283, SB2392, SB2076, SB2786, SB2876, SB2284, SB2225, SB1540, SB2929, SB1972, SB2540, SB2595, SB2217, SB715, SB2330, SB1383, SB500, SB1640, SB2001, SB2080, SB506, SB2514, SB2753, SB2398, SB1241, SB2927, SB2173, SB2538, SB898, SB1449, SB2529, SB1531, SB2846, SB2476, SB986, SB1181, SB2075, SB2154, SB2864, SB1359, SB2386, SB771, SB2844, SB2550, SB1351, SB1423, SB1931, SB2245, SB2589, SB2707, SB2807, SB410, SB659, SB2776, SB2693, SB2580, SB1980, SB1886, SB1234, SB739, SB456, SB127, SB1666, SB2843, SB2801, SB800, SB2055, SB784, SB2986, SB735, SB1012, SB324, SB2926, SB2938, SB2007, SB2138, SB1242, SB2615, SB1049, SB2310, SB1224, SB2972, SB1568, SB2841, SB2885, SB3016, SB2858, SB2610, SB2139, SB1856, SB2035, SB2308, SB2306, SB2041, SB1528, SB1681, SB1141, SB2401, SB2530, SB2375, SB547, SB1266, SB1373, SB1467, SB2069, SB2269, SB2480, SB2544, SB672, SB904, SB2695, SB2891, SB2422, SB2543, SB1854, SB317, SB2539, SB2532, SB2925, SB1250, SB2082, SB2203, SB457, SB2357, SB2721, SB243, SB1285, SB2568, SB1959, SB1442, SB1454, SB2520, SB2541, SB1708, SB1237, SB1844, SB1586, HB1392, HB22, SB1551, SB3039, SB2819, SB66, SB629, SB1015, SB2342, SB2903, SB2933, SB1965, SB2477, SB3029, SB2605, SB2419, SB1957, SB375, SB250, SB777, SB628, SB2523, SB2367, SB2703, SB2608, SB2778, SB3044, SB2965, SB2521, SB865

Keywords: spaceports, tax-exempt bonds, aerospace investment, Texas space economy, Federal legislation, education funding, Texas State Technical College System, capital projects, infrastructure, higher education, tax exemption, property tax, homestead, fire damage, constitutional amendment, Birding Capital, Matagorda County, wildlife, conservation, Texas Legislature

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• intervention has been artificially raising electricity prices, attempting to make investment in dispatchable
• We also have three dispatchable generators. under construction and one dispatchable generation project
• So, I wouldn't want to dictate, for example, that replacement has to be thermal dispatchable.

Bills: SB 6, SB6, SB504, SB765, SB815, SB929

Keywords: hemp, consumable hemp, hemp-derived cannabinoids, CBD, cannabidiol, CBG, cannabigerol, delta-8, delta-9, intoxicating hemp, hemp gummies, hemp vape, edibles, cannabinoid regulation, hemp licensing, retailer registration, product registration, QR code labeling, child-resistant packaging, minor access

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• Senate Bill 715 addresses the primary concern with the existing language, which is that existing dispatchable
• substitute automatically exempts the generator from penalties if it can demonstrate the ability to dispatch
• These are all dispatchable gas units, and they are already subject to reliability requirements due to
• We have in Texas is that we don't have the level that many would like in terms of dispatchable—the balance
• what we’re talking about, though, and most of the time, if we... ...run our grid well and we have dispatchable

Bills: SB383, SB1012, SB1181, SB1705, SB2075, SB2221, SB2586, SB2864, SB2994

Keywords: SB 383, ERCOT, Texas Utilities Code, interconnection, wind power facility, offshore wind, coastal wind, nearshore wind, Gulf of America, Texas coast, three marine leagues, electric grid, transmission line, distribution facility, renewable energy, battery storage, energy storage, grid access, power grid, electric service

Summary: The committee took up a long list of pending bills before moving to several bills on the day’s posting. It reported favorably SB 438, SB 512, SB 647, SB 648, SB 715, SB 758, SB 1964, SB 2121, SB 2145, SB 2167, SB 2330, SB 2349, SB 2443, SB 2629, SB 2702, SB 1495, and SB 2268, with several of those adopted from committee substitutes. Some measures were sent to the local and uncontested calendar, while others were reported to the full Senate. Votes on the pending-business bills were generally strong, though SB 715 and SB 2330 drew recorded opposition; SB 647 and SB 648 had one member present not voting because of confusion over the deed-related bills. A major discussion centered on SB 715, which would establish a reliability standard and penalties/incentives for generation resources. Senator Sparks said the committee substitute would avoid unfairly penalizing existing dispatchable generation, allow wind and solar to qualify through storage or backup power, give the PUC flexibility to set standards and phase in the program, and exempt switchable units. Critics raised concerns that it could raise consumer costs and destabilize the market, while supporters argued it would improve reliability. The committee substitute was adopted and the bill was reported out 6-4. The committee also heard testimony on SB 2330, dealing with payroll deduction for association dues, where the author said the bill would end state involvement in dues collection except for first responders covered by meet-and-confer agreements. Members questioned why teachers and other employees were treated differently, and the bill was reported out 6-5. Other notable bills included SB 2864 on building-integrated photovoltaics, SB 1012 on sale of surplus state property, SB 2221 on fraudulent UCC filings, SB 1705 regulating cryptocurrency kiosks with licensing, transaction limits, fee caps, and a 72-hour hold, SB 1181 on combative sports licensing, SB 2586 on HOA transparency, SB 2075 as a TDLR cleanup bill, and SB 383 restricting offshore wind interconnection based on impacts to shipping, wildlife, and coastal interests. Several of these were left pending after testimony, with SB 1705 drawing both law enforcement support and industry concerns over the fee caps and limits.

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• And the Wind River Police Department dispatch is aware of that agent and their cell phone number.
• And so dispatch, as they are dispatching their tribal officer, may immediately call our on-call agent
• <02:16:38.880> is River Police Department dispatch is River Police Department dispatch is
• And so dispatch as they deadly weapon.
• And so dispatch as they are<02:16:59.599> dispatching<02:17:00.160> their<02:17:00.399>

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• Geothermal power has many advantages, including resiliency, redundancy, and dispatchability, as well
• It's a renewable resource that is also dispatchable, so it's kind of the best of both worlds.
• Texas is already a leader in this emerging geothermal energy revolution, providing dispatchable, resilient

Bills: HB1647, HB2612, HB3125, HB3158, HB3240, HB3506, HB3516, HB3707

Keywords: carbon sequestration, environmental policy, Texas, energy, climate change, regulatory council, geothermal energy, workforce development, education and training, energy industry, apprenticeship, energy production, energy policy, renewable energy, state council, administrative law, public information, transparency, government accountability, judicial process

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• First, we recommend the Legislature direct OES to allocate funding to dispatch centers for call-handling
• heard of problems with dated and failing call-handling equipment that has not been updated because dispatch
• First, we recommend the legislature direct OES to allocate funding to dispatch centers for call handling
• heard of problems with dated and failing call handling equipment that has not been updated because dispatch
• So all of those technological questions should not be at the front of mind for a dispatcher who's dealing

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee met to review May Revision proposals for several departments and emphasized that no votes would be taken that day. The Legislative Analyst’s Office opened with a warning that the state budget is balanced only through one-time resources and still has structural deficits, recommending that the Legislature avoid new ongoing spending and instead preserve reserves and other solutions. The Judicial Council then presented proposals for language access and interpreter services, appellate court security, a backfill to the state court facilities construction fund, and an extension of the lactation-room mandate; Finance supported the language access item with reporting language and supported keeping the court facilities backfill. Members raised concerns about judicial pay freezes, judge vacancies, and uneven judge allocations across counties, and also asked about the cost and completion of courthouse lactation rooms and remote-hearing infrastructure. The Board of State and Community Corrections items focused on $10 million one-time grants for missing and murdered Indigenous people and for a human trafficking vertical prosecution program. The LAO suggested the Legislature consider whether the Tribal Nations Grant Fund could support the MMIP work, while Finance said it preferred General Fund support and wanted more review before any fund swap. On the human trafficking grant, Finance said the need was clear based on reported cases and California’s share of hotline reports. Members strongly supported MMIP funding and discussed whether ongoing funding would be needed beyond the one-time proposal, while also debating whether BSEC or OES should administer the prosecution grants. The Department of Justice presented antitrust litigation funding, Medi-Cal fraud and elder abuse staffing, organized retail criminal enterprise case completion, and a continuous appropriation for the Victims of Consumer Fraud Restitution Fund. The LAO raised concerns about the Unfair Competition Law Fund’s solvency and recommended rejecting that portion unless DOJ could show the fund could support it without General Fund repayment, and it opposed the continuous appropriation in favor of more legislative oversight. Finance said the fund would remain solvent under current projections and defended the continuous appropriation as necessary to pay victims promptly. Members also clarified that the Medi-Cal fraud unit targets providers, not beneficiaries, and asked about delays in restitution payments. A lengthy portion of the hearing covered CDCR’s May Revision package and the Boston Consulting Group cost-savings effort. CDCR described revised savings from workforce optimization, workers’ compensation, and procurement, but members repeatedly expressed frustration that the promised savings had fallen far short of earlier estimates. The LAO recommended deeper cuts to some parole positions, more detail on proposed eliminations and contract changes, and caution about counting unallocated future savings. CDCR also presented population projections showing continued declines and the LAO again urged the administration to close a prison to reduce ongoing costs. The committee also heard proposals on workers’ compensation, Corcoran honor housing, incarcerated firefighter pay, agricultural food purchasing requirements, menopause care, mental health receiver staffing, resource teams, crisis intervention teams, medical classification staffing, and AI note-taking in electronic health records, with the LAO generally recommending limited-term approvals and reporting requirements while Finance defended ongoing funding and said it was open to additional reporting language.

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• you're expanding this program because I've had many constituents in my district that work for 911 and dispatch
• you're expanding this program because I've had many constituents in my district that work for 911 and dispatch
• you're expanding this program because I've had many constituents in my district that work for 911 and dispatch
• Because I've had many constituents in my district that work for 911 and dispatch that have been asking

Keywords: 1183, house

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• someone is in need of life-saving care or if there's a fire or if there is a disturbance, instead of dispatching
• physical manned assets, you could dispatch this drone.
• That would dictate whether we need to dispatch an actual person to this incident or accident or can we

Keywords: 914, all

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• Geothermal power has many advantages including resiliency, uh, resilience, redundancy, and dispatchability
• It's a renewable resource that is also dispatchable, so kind of best of both worlds, so we're very supportive
• Uh Texas is already a leader in this emerging geothermal energy revolution, providing dispatchable, resilient

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• It pretty much allows them to have built-in energy storage and dispatch at will when needed.
• It pretty much allows them to have built-in energy storage and dispatch at will when needed.
• It pretty much allows them to have built-in energy storage and dispatch at will when needed.
• They can go down on clear dispatch instructions from the ISO, and they can ramp back up.
• they can go down uh on clear dispatch they can go down uh on clear dispatch instructions<04:17:21.880

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I've been with Kittson County for over 34 years, starting as a 911 dispatcher since the beginning of
• I've been with Kittson County for over 34 years, starting as a 911 dispatcher since the beginning of
• , and then dispatch would call police.
• I just showed up, called dispatch on the radio. So this is the stuff that we're talking about.
• consoles there are support our dispatch consoles there are based<00:49:10.040> on<00:49:10.240

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Um, I think that the problem is in our town, uh, we use multiple dispatchers.
• <01:11:14.719> those<01:11:14.960> dispatchers<01:11:15.520> are uh 911 dispatch
• those dispatchers are uh 911 dispatch those dispatchers are aware<01:11:15.840> of<01:11:16.080
• <01:14:17.600> and themselves of that dispatchers and themselves of that dispatchers and emergency
• Dispatch. We get a call standby. They tell us on the phone what is needed.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We should be dispatching of these bills immediately with inexpedient to legislate.
• We should be dispatching of these bills immediately with inexpedient to legislate.
• We<00:40:11.280> should<00:40:11.520> be<00:40:11.680> dispatching<00:40:12.520>
• of<00:40:12.720> these<00:40:13.000> bills We should be dispatching of these bills
• We should be dispatching of these bills immediately<00:40:15.520> with immediately with immediately

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• that, uh, there are, uh, other bills in the Senate, uh, that Senate Bill 388 that might create a dispatchable
• Uh, there seems to be a limitation to dispatchable electric generation, which would, of course, exclude
• Where the Texas Energy Fund had a clear objective of increasing dispatchable generation to benefit Texas
• So you remember last session, we passed the Texas Energy Fund for dispatchable generation.
• Beyond dispatchable electric generation to include other critical applications such as desalination of

Bills: HB 14, HB 106, HB 146, HB 267, HB 274, HB 1127, HB 1359, HB 1393, HB 1584, HB 1640, HB 1710, HB 2152, HCR 101, HJR 8, HR 51

Keywords: nuclear energy, advanced reactors, energy security, grant programs, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, HB 106, oil and gas, Railroad Commission of Texas, overhead electrical lines, electrical distribution system, power line maintenance, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas lease, well operator, energy safety, utility infrastructure, regulatory compliance, cleanup fund, oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund

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• SB 1682 recognizes the role of our 911 dispatchers when providing the critical first responder response
• services to those calling 911 for help by including 911 dispatchers in the definition of a first responder
• Calling 911 for help by including 911 dispatchers in the definition of a first responder within the Florida

Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries heard and advanced several bills, with the most extensive discussion centered on condominium issues, gambling enforcement, and public safety. CS/SB 592 on the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program was amended to clarify the three-story eligibility threshold and to add sliding glass door wind-driven rain mitigation devices as an eligible improvement. A late-filed amendment to appropriate $500 million for the program failed on a 3-4 roll call vote, and the bill was then reported favorably. Members also took up CS/SB 1742, a broad condominium and cooperative association reform bill, which would give associations more flexibility on reserves after milestone inspections, require substitute budgets over certain spending increases, improve disclosure and conflict-of-interest rules, expand data collection, and extend some disclosure rescission periods; the committee adopted an amendment and reported the bill favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 622 on pari-mutuel permit leasing, as amended to allow leasing to same-class permit holders or Hialeah permit holders and to make related wagering licenses discretionary rather than automatic. SB 1404 on illegal gambling was reported favorably after amendments allowing veterans organizations to seek declaratory rulings on machine compliance and adding ethics/revolving-door restrictions for Gaming Commission personnel; a late amendment concerning a Miami casino property was withdrawn. Testimony on that bill came from prosecutors, the Gaming Control Commission, veterans groups, and amusement machine operators, with supporters emphasizing organized crime enforcement and opponents seeking clearer definitions and compliance guidance. On public safety and infrastructure, SB 1682 to include 911 dispatchers in the definition of first responder was reported favorably with strong support from dispatchers and committee members. SB 818 on utility relocation and SB 1228 on spring restoration were also reported favorably, with counties opposing the utility bill as a taxpayer cost shift. SB 948 on flood disclosures for rental properties and condominium sales/rentals was reported favorably after support from environmental and flood advocacy groups. The committee also heard SB 604 on residential pool safety requirements, but the chair temporarily postponed it after concerns were raised about how the inspection requirement would work in cash transactions and whether it would require permits or delay closings.

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• So with that real time, traffic will time monitoring of the vehicles and dynamic dispatching dynamic
• dispatching is something that really is changing the way they deliver the service.
• as later or they're going to abandon that trip and try to read reassigned someone, the dynamic dispatching

Keywords: 999, senate, all