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• finances and the relationship between Access to healthy and nutritious food and an individual's age,
• And we're ready to act on their behalf. We know that food deserts exist.
• be a mediator between these programs and HHSC and providers.
• For adults and for folks in, uh, in managed care and out and out there in the insurance world, uh, there
• Similarly, if you're a child and you're in a mental hospital and.

Bills: HB231

Keywords: HB 231, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, permit exemption, dam, reservoir, erosion control, flood control, floodwater control, sediment control, watershed protection, Natural Resources Conservation Service, NRCS, Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, local sponsor, water appropriation, small dam, water diversion, maintenance, rehabilitation

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• therefore preventing not only diabetes, but preventing the sequelae of overweight and diabetes that
• And building strong, loving parent-child relationships can protect a child's health and their brain from
• Prevention is the key to reducing system involvement and poor outcomes for both children and families
• The Family First Prevention and Services Act laid out the groundwork for real meaningful change.
• The benefits, I'm sure we all know, include nutrition, preventing disease, and preventing obesity.

Bills: HB231, HB231, HB475, HB488, HB632, HB821, HB1786, HB1955, HB2036, HB2060, HB2659, HB2677

Keywords: HB 231, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, permit exemption, dam, reservoir, erosion control, flood control, floodwater control, sediment control, watershed protection, Natural Resources Conservation Service, NRCS, Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, local sponsor, water appropriation, small dam, water diversion, maintenance, rehabilitation

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• . and the relationship between access to healthy and nutritious food and an individual's age, socioeconomic
• And we're ready to act on their behalf. We know that food deserts exist.
• Oliverson go and sign on to my bill, and let's make people healthy.
• ...and the right to health and the chance for a better future.
• preventative health care: Healthy Texas Women, the Family Planning Program, and the Breast and Cervical

Bills: HB231, HB475, HB488, HB632, HB821, HB1786, HB1955, HB2036, HB2060, HB2659, HB2677, HB231

Keywords: food access, food deserts, communities of color, health disparities, socioeconomic impact, nutritious food, health effects, socioeconomic disparities, legislative recommendations, nutrition, access to food, Medicaid, multisystemic therapy, healthcare, reimbursement, mental health services, education, funding, local control, school system

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• Little, Senate Bill 367 creates the Watershed Restoration and Conservation Fund. Thank you, Mr.
• And before he was elected, we chatted about this opportunity to create the Watershed Restoration and
• And I'd love to see, you know, that Amy River Basin and um, And I'd love to see, you know, the Amite
• And then we're moving the... Good morning, Mr. Chairman and committee members.
• That's recreational vehicles and used and new car dealers.

Bills: SB143, SB367, SB388, SB398

Keywords: bulletproof vests, body armor, peace officers, law enforcement funding, police equipment, officer safety, local police, sheriff's office, municipal police, parish law enforcement, grant fund, special fund, Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, criminal justice, protective gear, NIJ standards, USMCA, small agencies, public safety, Act 739

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• The public and the state agencies should participate in protecting them.
• I'm really glad you brought that up because that is a very big step in protecting insects, and that should
• I'm really glad you brought that up because that is a very big step in protecting insects, and that should
• Every year, sexual assault providers had to go and beg and plead and ask for appropriations.
• , Madam Chair, and then we go back and try and fix it.

Bills: HM26, HB243, HB109

Keywords: insects, ecosystem, education, public awareness, wildlife conservation, state agency involvement, New Mexico, equine welfare, animal rescue, shelter funding, trust fund, veterinary care, water project fund, water project finance act, New Mexico Finance Authority, water infrastructure, water grants, water loans, regional water planning, water rights adjudication

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• Chairman and members.
• Plum Creek and Hayes and Caldwell counties.
• In this instance, it's dam and it's public health and safety flood control.
• And create a problem when we do have a big flood event. But that water is available.
• In a floods, and fail.

Bills: SB 612, SB 1855, SB 2568, SB 3058

Keywords: SB 612, Texas Water Code, Section 49.2127, conservation and reclamation district, water district, reclamation district, developer fees, pipeline construction, water pipeline, sewer pipeline, associated infrastructure, subdivision infrastructure, cost recovery, fee cap, actual reasonable documented costs, engineering fees, legal fees, inspection fees, infrastructure relocation, utility connections

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• build and upgrade critical infrastructure for preventing floods and storing water on land.
• build and upgrade critical infrastructure for preventing floods and storing water on land.
• We've also helped assist many cities with city flood protection, including flood walls and flood levees
• We've also helped assist many cities with city flood protection, including flood walls and flood levees
• We've also helped assist many cities with city flood protection, including flood walls and flood levees

Bills: HF2080, HF356, HF1968, HF228, HF569, HF603, HF692, HF1455, HF2224, HF1361

Keywords: contamination, water supply, municipal bonds, environmental mitigation, city funding, Sauk Rapids, PFAS contamination, drinking water, pollution control, bond issuance, Cokato, capital investment, school infrastructure, state bonds, HF228, Lakes Area Police Commission, Lindstrom, Chisago City, regional training facility, public safety facility

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• The flood control structures... ...catch and store floodwaters during normal and extreme rain events,
• Texas has long engaged in flood prevention strategies, including the construction of flood control ponds
• timely, efficiently, and cost-effectively to preclude erosion and flooding.
• And if these ponds and impoundments... are not maintained properly, we could have serious flooding problems
• for our families and protect them.

Bills: SB243, SB1586, SB1891, SB1959, SB2159, SB2568

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

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• And this is prevention for the state also, because we're putting a lot of money into the flooding areas
• Establishing minimum building standards for youth camps to minimize and prevent flooding of camp buildings
• For landowners, these measures can be beneficial by reducing flood risk on their properties and protecting
• pollution, and now we flooded, and we really can't sell.
• And that flood mitigation, again, those techniques do more than just prevent flood mitigation.

Bills: HB48, HB66, HB68, HB71, HB75, HB164, HB171, HB254, SB3, SB18, HB123, HB149, HB117

Keywords: HB 48, Texas alert notification systems, emergency alerts, public warning systems, alert fatigue, notification fatigue, Texas Division of Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety, DPS alerts, emergency management, State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry, STEAR, disaster notifications, weather alerts, Amber Alert, Silver Alert, Blue Alert, missing persons alerts, accessible alerts, hearing impaired

Summary: The committee met in special session to hear a series of flood, preparedness, and youth-camp safety bills, with members repeatedly noting that many of the measures were intended as planning, warning, or authority-clarifying bills rather than direct spending bills. House Bill 254 would expand eligibility for the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program to include Kerr County and 18 other flood-affected counties by raising the GDP cap and lowering the poverty threshold; it drew no opposition and was left pending. House Bill 68 would direct a study of flood mitigation in flatland areas, especially in the Rio Grande Valley, to develop cost-effective drainage and infrastructure recommendations; local officials and advocates supported it, and it was also left pending. The committee then heard several youth camp bills tied to the recent Hill Country flooding. House Bill 75 would impose flood-aware building and site standards for youth camps near floodplains, and House Bill 71 would require camps and youth activity entities to submit emergency preparedness plans to TDEM, coordinate with local responders, and maintain readiness protocols; both bills were supported by safety advocates and camp representatives, and both were left pending. House Bill 171 would require campgrounds near flood-prone waters to give written flood-risk notice to campers and obtain signed acknowledgment; it was presented as informed consent and left pending. Testimony on these bills emphasized Camp Mystic and other recent flood tragedies, with some witnesses urging broader building-code and floodplain reforms. The committee also heard House Bill 117, which would let counties regulate impervious cover for flood mitigation in unincorporated areas. Supporters, including county officials, environmental groups, and residents, argued that rapid development in the Hill Country and other growing areas is worsening runoff and downstream flooding; opponents from the builders’ association said counties already have substantial authority and warned about overreach into rural property use. After extensive testimony, the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 18 would streamline permitting for certain flood control districts to repair dams and reservoirs and build small holding areas, and it was left pending after supportive testimony from Plum Creek Conservation District. Senate Bill 3 would create a state-backed outdoor flood warning siren program for identified flood-prone areas, funded through a grant program; witnesses generally supported it, though some cautioned that sirens are not sufficient by themselves and may not be heard indoors or in overnight storms. It too was left pending. The committee also began hearing House Bill 149 on public-safety radio interoperability, but the transcript cuts off before the bill’s full testimony or action is shown.

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• It protects the commissioners from liability and keeps farmers in the field with a clear prescribed burn
• and other aspects.
• House Bill 3263 is the David Ber Act and what it does is designate the morale mushroom as the state mushroom
• Additionally, expanding the Terry North Canadian Watershed Restoration Act to a statewide program.
• go ahead and run the bill and get the study moving forward.

Bills: HB3406, HB2975, HB3977, HB3263, HB2988, HB3404, HB1770

Keywords: agriculture, burn bans, fire danger, drought conditions, emergency declaration, poultry waste, nutrient management, environmental regulations, water quality, pollution prevention, best management practices, HB3977, State Veterinarian, Oklahoma veterinary license, food animal veterinary practice, livestock, animal health, State Board of Agriculture, veterinary qualifications, appointed office

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• And with that, I love this bill, and I appreciate the author for bringing it, and I urge a yes vote.
• House Bill 3263 is the David Beyer Act, and what it does is...
• House Bill 3263 is the David Beyer Act, and what it does is designate the morel mushroom as the state
• honey mesquite, additionally expanding the Terry Peach's North Canadian Watershed Restoration Act to
• honey mesquite, additionally expanding the Terry Peacht's North Canadian Watershed Restoration Act to

Bills: HB3406, HB2975, HB3977, HB3263, HB2988, HB3404, HB1770

Keywords: agriculture, burn bans, fire danger, drought conditions, emergency declaration, poultry waste, nutrient management, environmental regulations, water quality, pollution prevention, best management practices, HB3977, State Veterinarian, Oklahoma veterinary license, food animal veterinary practice, livestock, animal health, State Board of Agriculture, veterinary qualifications, appointed office

Summary: The Agriculture Committee heard and advanced a series of bills focused on burn bans, poultry waste regulation, veterinary qualifications, wildlife, and land management. House Bill 3406, presented by Senator Hines, would make burn bans easier to declare when conditions warrant, require earlier review so bans do not linger unnecessarily, remove certain local fire departments from the decision process, and preserve a prescribed-burn exemption for farmers. After questions about the shortened ban period and the removal of local fire departments, the bill passed 12-0. House Bill 2975, presented by Senator Woods, was amended to restore contact information for poultry litter haulers and to streamline nutrient management plan amendments for poultry waste that is moved off-site and land-applied. Department of Agriculture testimony said the change would reduce duplication for producers who both export and land-apply litter while maintaining tracking of waste management. The bill passed 11-2. House Bill 3977, also by Senator Woods, would add food-animal and veterinary practice experience to the qualifications for the state veterinarian; members discussed whether wildlife experience should also be considered, but the bill passed unanimously 13-0. The committee also passed House Bill 3263, designating the morel mushroom as the state mushroom in honor of David Beyer, and House Bill 2988, which expands harmful woody species to include redberry juniper, ash juniper, and honey mesquite and broadens the Terry Peach North Canadian Watershed Restoration Act statewide. Members emphasized the impact of red cedars on water use and wildfire risk. House Bill 3404, a follow-up measure on prescribed burns, passed 12-0, and House Bill 1770, directing OSU and its veterinary college to conduct elk population studies in northwest Oklahoma, passed 10-2 after questions about cost and the role of Wildlife Department studies. The chair then adjourned the meeting.

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• For over a decade, our community's energy And funding were focused on a single essential priority: protecting
• development and Minnesota PFA WIF funds and loans.
• protection, and ensuring That we can continue to thrive for our residents, our businesses, and for generations
• As some of you may not know, the Red River flows north, and this is why we have other big flood events
• Those funds are matched locally by the Boyd a Sioux Watershed District and the Red River Management Board

Bills: HF568, HF433, HF1689, HF3135, HF3137, HF3145, HF2887, HF2819, HF2802, HF2664, HF2267, HF799, HF800, HF3049, HF296, HF580, HF1438, HF1237

Keywords: special education, education funding, construction, Minnesota, regional educational programs, HF433, Cloquet Area Fire District, fire station, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, general obligation bonds, public safety, emergency services, fire protection, local infrastructure, Minnesota capital budget, DEED grant, municipal facilities, station construction

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• Hendram really has done a beautiful job, as he said, with flood control, and now if they could turn their
• They're about environmental protection, and they're about ensuring Fula can continue to thrive for our
• They're about environmental protection They're about environmental protection and<00:52:42.240><c> they're
• I'm the administrator at the Boyd Sue Watershed District. And Chair Lee and committee members.
• Those funds are matched locally by the BuDesu Watershed District and the Red River Management Board.

Bills: HF568, HF433, HF1689, HF3135, HF3137, HF3145, HF2887, HF2819, HF2802, HF2664, HF2267, HF799, HF800, HF3049, HF296, HF580, HF1438, HF1237

Keywords: special education, education funding, construction, Minnesota, regional educational programs, HF433, Cloquet Area Fire District, fire station, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, general obligation bonds, public safety, emergency services, fire protection, local infrastructure, Minnesota capital budget, DEED grant, municipal facilities, station construction

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• The following bills and resolutions on first reading and referral: the clerk will read the bills and
• Preparedness and Flooding.
• : HCR 2 and HR 22 through HR 24.
• 33 and HR 35 through HR 40, and HR 42 through HR 44.
• : HR 59, HR 63, and HR 71.

Bills: HB17, HB16, SB10, HB27, HB23, SB15, SB18

Keywords: property tax, school funding, enrollment changes, inflation adjustment, tax rate notice, judicial administration, court reform, juvenile diversion, court security, mental health services, drug offenses, constitutional amendments, property tax exemption, ad valorem tax, Texas Tax Code, nonprofit corporation, charitable organization, educational nonprofit, scientific nonprofit, agriculture support

Summary: The House convened, received a message from the Senate, and the chair announced the signing of HB 4 in the presence of the House. The clerk then read a large number of first-reading measures and referred them to committees. Among the notable bills, SB 1 by Senator Perry on campground and youth camp safety was referred to the Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding. Several House resolutions dealing with House rules, quorum, attendance, and penalties for members who missed sessions or broke quorum were referred to the Committee on House Administration, including HR 5, HR 17, HR 18, HR 34, HR 41, and HR 58. The House also referred a broad slate of resolutions to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars, including measures by Riddell, Craddick, Toth, Leo Wilson, Schofield, Gehan, Bella Montgomery, Hinojosa, Schoolcraft, Little, Meyer, Luhan, Orr, Johnson, Harris Davila, Lopez, Cameron, Gonzalez of El Paso, Wharton, Flores, Dyson, and Harless. These referrals covered many individual House resolutions and concurrent resolutions, but no debate or votes were recorded in the transcript. At the end of the proceedings, the House recessed until noon pursuant to a previously adopted motion.

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• Our forests and watersheds protect our water supplies, support agriculture, drive outdoor recreation,
• And the health of our watersheds and the health of our forests are exactly the same thing.
• across prevention, suppression, and recovery.
• and work on wildfire protections.
• land use planning, adoption of building codes, supporting protection of critical watersheds and water

Bills: HB471

Keywords: forest management, wildfire prevention, public lands, Tribal jurisdiction, Fix Our Forests Act, wildfire, forest health, hazardous fuels reduction, fuels treatment, prescribed burning, mechanical thinning, mastication, fuel breaks, fire breaks, wildland-urban interface, WUI, fireshed, fireshed management area, fireshed registry, Fireshed Center

Summary: The meeting primarily focused on H.R. 471, the Fix Our Forests Act, which aims to address the ongoing crisis of wildfires exacerbated by climate change and the need for updated forest management practices. Various committee members voiced concerns about past federal management failures and emphasized the necessity for collaborative approaches involving local communities and stakeholders in forest management. As discussions unfolded, there were varying perspectives on the implications of certain provisions in the bill, particularly around regulatory changes and their likely impacts on public participation and environmental reviews.

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• .and this would help to prevent as well.
• Establishing minimum building standards for youth camps to minimize and prevent flooding of their buildings
• For landowners, these measures can be beneficial by reducing flood risk on their properties and protecting
• They take our water and replace it with wastewater, flash floods, and fire.
• And that flood mitigation, again, those techniques do more than just prevent flooding.

Bills: HB48, HB 66, HB 68, HB71, HB75, HB164, HB171, HB254, SB 3, SB 18, HB123, HB149, HB117

Keywords: HB 48, Texas alert notification systems, emergency alerts, public warning systems, alert fatigue, notification fatigue, Texas Division of Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety, DPS alerts, emergency management, State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry, STEAR, disaster notifications, weather alerts, Amber Alert, Silver Alert, Blue Alert, missing persons alerts, accessible alerts, hearing impaired

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• And that sunset bill goes to the floor. Okay, very well.
• actions brought by the Attorney General under the Free Enterprise and Antitrust Act of 1983.
• Hearing none, the substitute is adopted and is now before us.
• We've heard Senator Birdwell's SJR 54, and so HJR 98 is in lieu of that.
• I'm sorry. 11 ayes and one nay. And so House Bill 1393 will be recommended.

Bills: SB 18, SB 34, SB82, SB1807, SB2254, HB119, HB130, HB581, HJR98, SB1988

Keywords: Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water permit, water appropriation, dam permit exemption, reservoir, flood control, floodwater control, erosion control, sediment control, watershed protection, flood prevention, Natural Resources Conservation Service, NRCS, USDA, local sponsor, district, authority, water infrastructure

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• habitat restoration, wildlife protection, and other related initiatives.
• Because I'm trying to make sure you protect both rights: property and individual rights. ...and the right
• But this protects those businesses and it protects the patrons who really don't have a choice about where
• intelligible principles to protect the public from fraud and abuse.
• children and protecting...

Bills: SB82, SB1807, SB2254, HB119, HB130, HB581, HJR98, SB1988, SB 18, SB 34

Keywords: business liability, concealed carry, handgun policy, premises liability, criminal acts, civil liability, business premises, concealed handgun, property liability, property rights, gun regulations, criminal liability, protective order, confidentiality, personal information, court records, victim protection, charitable raffle, nonprofit, wildlife conservation

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• To allow us to better protect and represent our residents who are very concerned about running out of
• to protect downstream landowners, their cattle, and their property, but also to assist. ...us in getting
• In this instance, it's dam and public health and safety flood control.
• these structures so they wouldn't erode or be caught in a flood and fail.
• Cameron and Willacy counties.

Bills: SB612, SB1855, SB2568, SB3058, HB49

Keywords: SB 612, Texas Water Code, Section 49.2127, conservation and reclamation district, water district, reclamation district, developer fees, pipeline construction, water pipeline, sewer pipeline, associated infrastructure, subdivision infrastructure, cost recovery, fee cap, actual reasonable documented costs, engineering fees, legal fees, inspection fees, infrastructure relocation, utility connections

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• We want them to expand their minds, learn, and grow, all while being safe and protected from harmful
• It targeted protected expression based on content and viewpoint.
• You are registered for yourself and on behalf of Protect the Texas Grid, and you are in support of this
• are aware of this danger, and simply want the grid protected.
• Senate Bill 34 aims to help. protect Texans and their property and our economy from future wildfires

Bills: SB34, SB75, SB330, SB1535, SB18, SB 18, SB 34

Keywords: wildfire, wildfire mitigation, wildfire prevention, volunteer fire department, Texas A&M Forest Service, West Texas A&M University, prescribed burning, fuel loading, fuel reduction, firefighting equipment database, emergency communications, disaster preparedness, rural fire protection, asset hardening, natural resource management, emergency management, large wildfire risk, fire grant funding, fire suppression, Texas Legislature