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• I want a Texas solution. I want to do this the Texas way. And so I'm excited about this discussion.
• There are 250,000 private school kids in Texas. There are, there are more homeschool kids in Texas.
• It shows Texas at one level.
• state of Texas.
• Are there any in Texas? Ms.

Bills: HB 3

Keywords: emergency communication, public safety, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, grant program, emergency communications, public safety radio, first responders, radio system, dispatch, 911, emergency management, Texas Division of Emergency Management, public safety infrastructure, Project 25, P25, broadband emergency alerting, outdoor warning sirens, homeland security, disaster response

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• As you know, Chairman, a majority of counties in the state of Texas...
• Again, every parent in Texas deserves the right.
• I want a Texas solution. I want to do this the Texas way. And so I'm excited about this discussion.
• . accredited private schools in Texas.
• The average private school tuition in Texas is $9,400. if you look at the, across the state of Texas.

Bills: HB3, HB3

Keywords: education savings account, educational expenses, certified educational assistance organization, school choice, funding, special education, tuition reimbursement, emergency communication, public safety, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, grant program, emergency communications, public safety radio, first responders, radio system, dispatch, 911, emergency management, Texas Division of Emergency Management

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• That's not what happens here in Texas. That might happen here in Texas, Mr. Chairman.
• , I have been in Texas.
• Since 1986, the state of Texas has had a Texas Dyslexia Association. dyslexia handbook.
• We have school choice in Texas.
• So what Texas. Texas will see is what I saw in Arizona, and I know it's hard.

Bills: HB3, HB3

Keywords: education savings account, educational expenses, certified educational assistance organization, school choice, funding, special education, tuition reimbursement, emergency communication, public safety, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, grant program, emergency communications, public safety radio, first responders, radio system, dispatch, 911, emergency management, Texas Division of Emergency Management

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• Whereas the Council of State Whereas the Council of State Whereas the Council of State Government's Southern
• And Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. And Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
• Legislature of Alabama that the Council Legislature of Alabama that the Council of State Government's
• Chair recognizes Alabama STEM Council. Chair recognizes Alabama STEM Council.
• executive order creating a STEM council executive order creating a STEM council to try to promote um

Bills: HJR 4, HJR 6, HB 195, HB 13, HB 143, HB 135

Keywords: occupation tax, securities, financial regulation, tax exemption, legislative amendment, capital gains tax, realized gains, unrealized gains, investment income, asset sale, capital assets, wealth tax, estate tax, trust tax, tax limitation, constitutional amendment, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, property tax, sales tax

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• Honor the Texas flag. I pledge allegiance to Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.
• House Bill 13 relates to creating the Texas Interpretability Council and a grant program administered
• by the council.
• The bill creates the Texas Interoperability Council, which will be charged with developing, coordinating
• Interoperability Council...

Bills: HJR4, HJR6, HB195, HB 13, HB143, HB135

Keywords: occupation tax, securities, financial regulation, tax exemption, legislative amendment, capital gains tax, realized gains, unrealized gains, investment income, asset sale, capital assets, wealth tax, estate tax, trust tax, tax limitation, constitutional amendment, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, property tax, sales tax

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• Honor the Texas.
• As you know, in Texas, we have a balanced budget.
• The clerk will read the bill HB number 13 by King relating to creating the Texas interoperable Council
• and a grant program administered by the council.
• Members, House Bill 13 creates the Texas Interoperability Council. Move passage.

Bills: HJR1, HJR2, HB9, HB22, HB908, HB1392, HB195, HB 13, HB143, HB135, HJR1, HJR2, HB9, HB22, HB908, HB1392

Keywords: constitutional amendment, property tax, ad valorem tax, tax exemption, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, equipment exemption, machinery, local government finance, school district revenue, county taxes, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, tax relief, commercial property, death tax, inheritance tax, estate tax, property transfer

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• We have you registered representing the Insurance Council of Texas and you are testifying. neutral on
• This bill creates a Texas. interoperability council that would be charged with developing and coordinating
• Council, the proposed council would be appointed by.
• HB 13 addresses this by creating the Texas Interoperability Council, which will develop and implement
• The Texas Interoperability Communications Coalition, by growing programs like TIRIS in Kansas.

Bills: HB 13, HB143, HB144, HB145, HB366, HB470, HB805, HB912, HB13, HB143, HB144, HB145

Keywords: emergency communication, infrastructure, first responders, grant program, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, local governments, HB 143, Texas Railroad Commission, Public Utility Commission of Texas, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas, well site, surface facility, electrical power line, National Electrical Code, NEC, electrical safety, utility disconnect, service disconnection

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• You know, in terms of a heat map, Texas is like dark, dark red or whatever.
• I believe I have. of input into the entire state of Texas. Yes, sir.
• I'm from the North Texas area.
• If you will, the city council won't like it, but if we pass the bill.
• City Council did back in 2020. That was terrible.

Bills: HB 13, HB143, HB144, HB145, HB366, HB470, HB805, HB912, HB13, HB143, HB144, HB145

Keywords: emergency communication, infrastructure, first responders, grant program, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, local governments, HB 143, Texas Railroad Commission, Public Utility Commission of Texas, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas, well site, surface facility, electrical power line, National Electrical Code, NEC, electrical safety, utility disconnect, service disconnection

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• in this state, including the creation and operation of the Texas Interoperability Council, a grant program
• The bill creates the Texas Interoperability Council, which would be charged with developing and coordinating
• The goal of this council is to solve interoperability for counties, but it's also we have military is
• This amendment would encourage the interoperability council... making the condition of a grant program
• It just adds the governor's Texas non-profit. ...Council to the list of entities the attorney general

Bills: HB1, HB 2, HB 3, HB 5, HB20, HB 22

Keywords: youth camps, emergency preparedness, safety standards, health regulations, camp licensing, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace, medical examiner, county judge, sheriff, mayor, emergency coordinator, emergency manager license

Summary: The committee meeting primarily focused on the discussion and passage of several key bills, including SB5, which pertains to supplemental appropriations for disaster relief. This bill was passed unanimously, highlighting the committee's commitment to addressing disaster preparedness. HB20, aimed at reducing fraudulent charitable solicitations during disasters, also saw significant debate, with positive sentiments expressed by its sponsor, Mr. Darby. Additionally, HB22, which expands the authority of the comptroller to fund emergency communication systems, was passed with overwhelming support, indicating a consensus on improving emergency response capabilities within the state. The session concluded with discussions about future legislative measures aimed at strengthening infrastructure against disasters.

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• in this state, including the creation and operation of the Texas Interoperability Council, a grant program
• The bill creates the Texas Interoperability Council and would be charged with developing and coordinating
• The council would administer... A statewide plan for interoperability emergency communications.
• in this state, including the creation and operation of the Texas Interoperability Council, a grant program
• House Bill 3 creates the Interoperability Council. Move passage.

Bills: HB1, HB2, HB3, HB5, HB20, HB22

Keywords: youth camps, emergency preparedness, safety standards, health regulations, camp licensing, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace, medical examiner, county judge, sheriff, mayor, emergency coordinator, emergency manager license

Summary: The House convened in special session with a gubernatorial proclamation adding subjects related to penalties for legislators who absent themselves, ivermectin access, and groundwater study authority. The chamber also handled routine motions, committee scheduling, and first-reading referrals before moving to the main floor calendar focused largely on disaster response and public safety legislation. The central theme throughout the day was the July 4 flooding and related tragedies, with repeated references to families of victims and the need for stronger preparedness and prevention measures. House Bill 1, on youth camp emergency plans and preparedness, was the most emotional and heavily amended measure. Members adopted changes requiring annual emergency plans for resident youth camps, staff training, parent notification, evacuation maps, floodplain-related disclosures, restrictions on sleeping quarters in flood-prone areas, and funding for enforcement. One proposed amendment to require air conditioning or heat in sleeping quarters failed, while another amendment on floodplain restrictions passed after debate over floodplain versus floodway language. HB 1 ultimately passed the House 136-1 on second reading and later 135-1 on final passage. Senate Bill 2 / House Bill 2 on disaster preparedness, response, and recovery also advanced after extensive discussion. The bill creates training for justices of the peace in mass-fatality events, establishes an emergency manager licensing system, sets local succession procedures, creates a statewide volunteer management system, authorizes drone interdiction in disaster zones, expands disaster loan eligibility, and adds review and planning provisions for certain infrastructure and weather-related issues. Members debated the scope of the training, drone impacts on press coverage, volunteer registration, and infrastructure-related amendments; some proposals were adopted and others tabled or withdrawn. SB 2 passed the House 130-4 on third reading and later 132-4 on final passage. The House also passed House Bill 3 creating the Texas Interoperability Council and a grant program for emergency communications equipment, House Bill 20 addressing disaster-related scams and fraudulent charitable solicitations, House Bill 22 expanding allowable uses of the broadband infrastructure fund for emergency communications, and Senate Bill 5 providing supplemental appropriations for disaster relief, including funds for local warning systems and weather monitoring. Each of these bills passed overwhelmingly, with only one or a few dissenting votes, and members repeatedly emphasized the need to improve coordination, communications, funding, and fraud prevention in the wake of recent disasters.

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• And Texas has many sites around Texas that are doing this.
• And we have lots of talents in Texas. I'm the past president of the Texas Academy of Sciences.
• Texas has a platform.
• Texas, outside of Texas, the credentials, that kind of stuff.
• Texas Tech system, University of Houston system, Texas State University system, University of North Texas

Bills: HB5, HJR3, HB155, HB513, HB5, HB155

Keywords: dementia, research, health care, Texas Institute, grants, medical breakthroughs, oversight, prevention, funding, healthcare, Texas, autopsy, confidentiality, public records, medical examiner, law enforcement, HB 513, surgical smoke, surgical plume, smoke evacuation

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• in this state, including the creation and operation of the Texas Interoperability Council. ...a grant
• The bill creates the Texas Interoperability Council to oversee this initiative and ensure that our emergency
• The responsibility will be transferred to the Interoperability Council.
• The goal of this council is to solve interoperability issues.
• It just adds the Governor's Texas Non-Profit Council to the list of entities the attorney general shall

Bills: HB1, HB 2, HB 3, HB 5, HB20, HB 22, HB 1, HB 2, HB 3, HB 5, HB 20, HB 22

Keywords: youth camps, emergency preparedness, safety standards, health regulations, camp licensing, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace, medical examiner, county judge, sheriff, mayor, emergency coordinator, emergency manager license

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• It could be implied that the Texas Emergency Management Council, of which all public institutions of
• Again, Ken Flippen, Texas Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council. Just a few suggestions.
• This bill creates a Texas Center for Operability Council, which will be charged with developing and coordinating
• But this particular bill is strictly about the interoperability council, so...
• The Texas Interoperability Council and the grant program for local governments will improve their emergency

Bills: HB2, HB1, HB18, HB19, HB20, HB1, HB 2, HB18, HB19, HB20

Keywords: emergency communication, interoperability, grant program, first responders, state council, disaster response, emergency management, mass fatality, justices of the peace, training programs, emergency manager license, volunteer management, justice of the peace training, criminal history checks, state health services, broadband, public safety, disaster preparedness, funding, flood disaster plan

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• This simple bill directs the Texas Workforce Commission, in consultation with the Texas Higher Education
• In Texas, the ripe areas are the Gulf Coast, Far East Texas, and Far West Texas in the Rio Grande Valley
• Council within the Texas Railroad Commission.
• But we are really, in South Texas, during summertime, 105.
• There were many power outages in South Texas.

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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• Great state capital of Texas, Father, this wonderful, beautiful House of Representatives, Father.
• We thank you for the commonness that we have, that we all love Texas, Father, and we all have constituents
• In the Pledges of Allegiance to the United States and Texas flags. Thank you, Mr.
• Honor the Texas flag.
• I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all

Bills: HB1, HB2, HB18, HB19, HB20, HB4, HB1, HB2, HB18, HB19, HB20, HB 1, HB 2, HB 18, HB 19, HB 20, HB 4

Keywords: disaster response, emergency management, mass fatality, justices of the peace, training programs, emergency manager license, volunteer management, justice of the peace training, criminal history checks, state health services, emergency communication, interoperability, grant program, first responders, state council, broadband, public safety, disaster preparedness, funding, flood disaster plan

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• interoperability we all depend on. interoperability we all depend on.
• to be included in the interoperability to be included in the 2019-2021<00:16:27.160> statewide
• This is the future of 911 interoperability, and it is achievable.
• interoperability, and it is achievable. interoperability, and it is achievable.
• So, now is the time our council decided we really needed to ask for some help from the legislature.

Bills: HF4810, HF4597, HF1082, HF3230

Keywords: public safety, radio communications, infrastructure funding, county funding, interoperability, ARMER network, local jurisdictions, HF4597, Minnesota public safety, 911, emergency dispatch, emergency communications, public safety appropriation, Metropolitan Emergency Services Board, PSAP, dispatch interoperability, real-time coordination, emergency response coordination, cross-jurisdictional response, 911 center awareness platform

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• Article 1273 is the next step in securing Texas' academic research. as Texas continues to lead the nation
• I've got Ray Bonilla, the Texas A&M University System Council, as invited. testimony, I'd be happy to
• The faculty council at the University of Texas explored the, in outrage, exploded in outrage.
• And yet, we've got the Texas vaccine, value the Texas culture of everybody says what they think.
• Texas Constitution and Statute.

Bills: SB37, SB1489, SB452, SB724, SB1067, SB1741, SB1273

Keywords: higher education, curriculum review, governing board, faculty council, ombudsman, faculty governance, decision-making, transparency, public meetings, department head, employment approval, public institutions, institutional oversight, education, funding, accountability, state budget, school performance, employment, Texas legislation

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• the governor are out of the state our president pro tempore is the acting governor for the state of Texas
• As in a council version of the final draft.
• Three, by mandating espionage and intellectual property... for all researchers at Texas Institutions
• Granting rulemaking authority... to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to adopt rules necessary
• substitute, ultimately, we can help protect the intellectual property of our universities, maintain Texas

Bills: SB37, SB1489, SB452, SB724, SB1067, SB1741, SB1273

Keywords: higher education, curriculum review, governing board, faculty council, ombudsman, faculty governance, decision-making, transparency, public meetings, department head, employment approval, public institutions, institutional oversight, education, funding, accountability, state budget, school performance, employment, Texas legislation

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• of the custody of Texas?
• We're trying to make sure that Texas is in the room stating what's best for Texas.
• Texas does not conduct home studies on non-custodial parents who live in Texas, so why would we adopt
• So, um, they're looking to Texas, and I think Texas can lead the reform on this.
• the state of Texas.

Bills: HB 26, HB 140, HB 141, HB 142, HB 215

Keywords: Medicaid, nutrition support, maternal health, chronic conditions, pilot program, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child protective services, child abuse investigations, child neglect, child exploitation, advisory committee, Family and Protective Services Council, council abolition, foster care, due process, investigative procedures, child welfare, parental rights, family preservation services

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• Segura, a 1995 Texas Supreme Court case, relied on the provision in the Texas Free Enterprise and Antitrust
• So currently, Texas is a direct purchaser state.
• That's current jurisprudence in Texas, I believe.
• You are placing the state of Texas into the boardrooms, to the extent that the state of Texas already
• the Texas General Arbitration Act.

Bills: HB4922, HB4713, HB4256, HB872, HB1571, HB4266, HB4559, SB251, SB441, SB1719

Keywords: healthcare liability, emergency medical care, standard of proof, negligence, legal reforms, Texas General Arbitration Act, arbitration, binding arbitration, statute of limitations, limitations period, tolling, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Section 16.073, alternative dispute resolution, ADR, civil procedure, lawsuit filing, court jurisdiction, Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence, procedural law