Bills: HB155, HB155

Keywords: homestead exemption, disabled veterans, tax relief, annual verification, property tax, state holidays, federal holidays, public holidays, legal holidays, office closures, state employees, personal leave, compensatory leave, bank closures, school closures, Mardi Gras, Mobile County, Baldwin County, Rosa Parks Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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• Day in and day out, and how hard these educators work.
• House Memorial 22. House Memorial 22. House Memorial 22.
• House Memorial 23.
• House Memorial 24.
• House Memorial 28. House Memorial 28.

Bills: HM3, HM11, HM14, HM15, HM21

Keywords: nurses, health care workers, healthcare workers, frontline workers, hospital staff, clinicians, allied health professionals, support staff, public health, workforce shortage, nursing shortage, safe staffing, patient safety, rural health care, frontier communities, behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder, substance abuse, health care memorial

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• A memorial declaring January 28, 2006, the 50th annual Grant County Day in the House of Representatives
• The gentleman to explain the memorial. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today is Grant County Day.
• Today is Grant County Day. It's a beautiful memorial.
• A memorial declaring January 28, 2006, the 50th annual Grant County Day in the House of Representatives
• By a vote of 70 in the affirmative and zero in the negative, House Memorial 27, Grand County Day, has

Bills: HM3, HM11, HM14, HM15, HM18, HM21, HB10, HB11, HB12, HB13, HB14, HB31, HB50

Keywords: nurses, health care workers, healthcare workers, frontline workers, hospital staff, clinicians, allied health professionals, support staff, public health, workforce shortage, nursing shortage, safe staffing, patient safety, rural health care, frontier communities, behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder, substance abuse, health care memorial

Bills: HB34, HM7, HM8, HM17, HM3, HM11, HM14, HM15, HM21, HM25

Keywords: HB34, school nurse, school nurses, nurse licensure, licensure, charter school, charter schools, school district, public education, Department of Health, Public Education Department, registered nurse, RN, mentorship, evaluation, competency, teacher salary parity, minimum salary, level one license, level two license

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• Not sure. 1.5 million a day. $150,000 a day. Right now, the 5,000 we have costs $3.1 million a day.
• It will not interfere with day-to-day activities.
• Will that be 10 days, 15 days, 3 months, 4 months? How long do we have to wait?
• It was such a proud day. It was a proud day for many of us as well.
• I follow ICE every day.

Bills: SJR36, SR8, SR14, SR15, SR17, HCR54

Keywords: accountants, Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, advocacy, legislation, business issues, memorial, law enforcement, sacrifice, tribute, community support, service, community, Holocaust, remembrance, antisemitism, human rights, education, Holocaust Remembrance Day, memorialization, sexual assault

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• So in living memory, the Holocaust still goes on, but that living memory is going to pass away.
• That living memory is going to pass away shortly.
• And in our own day, it's still sounding, isn't it?
• And in our own day, it's still sounding, isn't it?
• We have a memorial recognition upon adjournment.

Bills: SJR36, SR8, SR14, SR15, SR17, HCR54

Keywords: accountants, Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, advocacy, legislation, business issues, memorial, law enforcement, sacrifice, tribute, community support, service, community, Holocaust, remembrance, antisemitism, human rights, education, Holocaust Remembrance Day, memorialization, sexual assault

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• So it was in his memory that they achieved this amazing three-peat.
• He was family, and we miss him every single day.
• Today is New Mexico Dental Hygienist Day in the Capitol.
• I really appreciate it because I see it almost every day.
• House Memorial 17 has had it under consideration.

Bills: HM3, HM11, HM14, HM15, HM21, HM25, HB9, SB2, SB19

Keywords: nurses, health care workers, healthcare workers, frontline workers, hospital staff, clinicians, allied health professionals, support staff, public health, workforce shortage, nursing shortage, safe staffing, patient safety, rural health care, frontier communities, behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder, substance abuse, health care memorial

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• Patrick's Day to everybody Thank you to everyone for being here today as we convene the permanent standing
• You could leave Houston in those days. and drive and drive and drive and eventually see rice dryers and
• this bill for fear of point of order if you make it broader I didn't want it to get killed at the dais
• Please ask me anything, I'll brag all day about us. Thank you. Members, do you have any questions?
• They meet during the day.

Bills: HB336, HB554, HB849, HB 1033, HB1338, HB 1246

Keywords: law enforcement, sheriff, constable, contracts, county governance, HB 554, fireworks, Juneteenth, Juneteenth holiday, retail fireworks permit, Texas Occupations Code, Local Government Code, county commissioners court, drought conditions, Texas A&M Forest Service, fire safety, holiday sales, seasonal fireworks sales, Fourth of July, Independence Day

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• Hill, a memorial declaring January 27th, 2026, New Mexico Aviation and Aerospace Day, in the House of
• Happy Aviation Day. There's further debate on this memorial.
• House Memorial 1.
• House Memorial 15.
• Johnson, is a memorial proclaiming February 5, 2026, as Gallup-McKinley County Day in the House of Representatives

Bills: HM19

Keywords: New Mexico Aviation and Aerospace Day, aviation, aerospace, space industry, missile programs, Spaceport America, White Sands Missile Range, White Sands Test Facility, Kirtland Air Force Base, drone, unmanned aircraft systems, commercial space transportation, NASA, aircraft, STEM education, research laboratories, Sandia National Laboratories, Los Alamos National Laboratory, flight testing, medical evacuation

Bills: HB34, HM7, HM8, HM17, HM3, HM11, HM14, HM15, HM21, HM25, HM34, HB95, HB111, SB1, HJR1, HM4, HM22

Keywords: HB34, school nurse, school nurses, nurse licensure, licensure, charter school, charter schools, school district, public education, Department of Health, Public Education Department, registered nurse, RN, mentorship, evaluation, competency, teacher salary parity, minimum salary, level one license, level two license

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• As the doctor of the day, members join me in welcoming our doctor of the day. 479 480 481 482 483 484
• We have a memorial resolution. 502 Thank you for watching. Thank you for watching. I don't know.
• We have a memorial resolution. Chair recognizes Ms. Thompson for a motion. Mr.
• Following resolution, the clerk will read the resolution. number 525 by Thompson in memory of U.S.
• Behind me on the dais we have General Joe E.

Bills: HR34, HR36, HR38, HR39, HR41, HR42, HR43, HR67, HR68, HR73, HR77, HR81, HR104, HR166, HR201, HR202, HR223, HR226, HR233, HR234, HR246, HR264, HR266, HR268, HR271, HR280, HR282, HR286, HR291, HR292, HR296, HR298, HR319, HR326, HR329, HR348, HR354, HR373, HR376, HR381, HR385, HR386, HR387, HR391, HR394, HR395, HR396, HR399, HR400, HR402, HR403, HR404, HR408, HR409, HR410, HR413, HR414, HR417, HR418, HR419, HR422, HR424, HR429, HR435, HR439, HR440, HR22, HR88, HR94, HR136, HR194, HR231, HR302, HR397, HR416, HR420, HR421, HR423, HR430, HR431

Keywords: Ramadan, Islam, Muslim community, spiritual observance, cultural recognition, Eid al-Fitr, celebration, Texas legislation, Mother's Day, family, women, honor, Father's Day, gratefulness, recognition, Diwali, festival of lights, Hinduism, unity, Veterans Day

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• A lot of times, these memorial signs are paid for by family members if they serve the state.
• But, at the end of the day, there are various different software programs out there.
• Not only Is he a veteran that meets the requirements for a memorial highway?
• What is the length of this road that will be memorialized?
• This is the dedication of the Arleranzelrancishetzel Memorial Bridge.

Bills: SB1312, SB1323, SB1599, SB1863, SB1932, SB1950, SB1956, SB1958, SB1966, SB1970, SB2052

Keywords: vehicle registration, automatic payments, Service Oklahoma, taxes, motor vehicle, prepayment program, memorial designation, highway, Sheriff Marty Grisham, transportation, Oklahoma Statutes, memorial bridge, dedication, Oklahoma, commemoration, memorial highway, road designation, John Skelley, motor carrier, administrative hearing

Bills: HB95, HB111, HJR1, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM3, HM11, HM14, HM15, HM21, HM34, HB2, HB32, HB33, HB61, HJM2, HM23, HM24, HM26

Keywords: HB95, additional judgeship, district court, judicial district, First Judicial District, Second Judicial District, district judges, court administration, judicial staffing, caseload, access to justice, New Mexico courts, judiciary, judge vacancy, court backlog, state courts, water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order

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• And then, uh, so when we get it, as you know, that will be day 27, I think 26 in the committee, maybe
• Stallworth says it's close to a billion now, uh, in the state, and that's the rainy day fund.
• So we have the budget stabilization fund, and that's, you know, that's the rainy day fund.
• um you know that's the rainy day fund. um you know that's the rainy day fund.
• So this is couple days, couple weeks.

Bills: SB344, SB344

Keywords: Alabama Memorial Preservation Act, monuments, historic preservation, memorial buildings, memorial schools, memorial streets, architecturally significant buildings, public property, waiver process, Committee on Alabama Monument Protection, Attorney General, civil penalty, historic marker, renaming, relocation, removal, public memorials, heritage preservation, state historic preservation fund, governmental entity

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• Like if you smoking all day, that's what we was talking about before.
• Like if you smoking all day, that's what we was talking about before.

Bills: SB176, HB155, HB247, HB311, HB312, HB317, HB466, SB176, HB155, HB247, HB311, HB312, HB317, HB466

Keywords: controlled substances, unlawful distribution, marijuana, violent offense, sentencing guidelines, criminal justice, state holidays, federal holidays, public holidays, legal holidays, office closures, state employees, personal leave, compensatory leave, bank closures, school closures, Mardi Gras, Mobile County, Baldwin County, Rosa Parks Day

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• Johnson Memorial Highways.
• So you don't think 90 days is enough time?
• I couldn't make it in 90 days. No, but they can give us notice.
• Same with our side; we can give 30 days.
• Highway 83 in Mission as Corporal Espericueta Memorial Highway.

Bills: HB2026, HB2427, HB2455, HB2560, HB3510, HB3966, HB3986, HB4429, HB5436, SB3062

Keywords: memorial highway, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, Archer County, highway designation, vehicle weight, ports of entry, Texas Transportation Code, truck regulations, load limits, Adopt-a-County Road, funding, road maintenance, county partnership, public recognition, memorial designation, highway, Sergeant Mark Butler, transportation, Brazos County

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• HCR 7 seeks to designate September 29th as Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Day for a 10
• -day period ending in 2035.
• Day for a 10-day period ending in 2035. With that, Mr. Chairman, I have to take any questions.
• The 2nd Saturday in October would be Hospice and Palliative Care Day.
• Mississippi, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania have also declared Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day.

Bills: HCR7

Keywords: memorial, tribute, military service, community contribution, Texas legislature

Summary: The Senate Committee on Administration met with six members present and took up several commemorative and code-revision measures, along with one hospice/palliative care resolution. Senator Hall presented HB 2703, designating July as American Patriotism Month, and HCR 7, designating September 29 as Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Day; both drew no public testimony and were reported favorably. Senator Kolkhorst presented HB 1615, a non-substantive Texas Legislative Council recodification bill relating to water and wastewater special districts, which was also reported favorably. Senator Parker presented HCR 86 recognizing Denton’s “31 Days of Denton Halloween,” and Senator Johnson presented HB 1620, another non-substantive code update; both were left pending at first and later reported favorably. Senator Johnson also presented SB 644, creating Hospice and Palliative Care Day on the second Saturday in October, which was left pending and later reported favorably. The committee also heard HCR 75, HCR 93, HCR 126, and HCR 92. HCR 75 concerned a local designation tied to marina/guide services and was left pending initially, then later reported favorably. HCR 93 would renew Nacogdoches as the Garden Capital of Texas, HCR 126 would designate Corrigan as the Timber Products Capital of Texas, and HCR 92 would designate the fourth Thursday in March as Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day; all were heard without public opposition and later reported favorably. Several members emphasized the historical, cultural, or economic significance of the local designations, while the code-update bills were described as non-substantive recodifications prepared by the Texas Legislative Council. After taking up pending business, the committee voted to report the measures favorably, with most also recommended for the May 14, 2025 local and uncontested calendar. The committee certified the local and uncontested calendar list for that date, with some items removed because they had already passed earlier in the day or had other issues. The meeting concluded with a motion to recess.

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• Of course Our Wednesdays and Saturdays afternoons were the best of our days.
• I vividly remember the days when I was 5 and he was 10 years old, days where we would get picked up from
• day period, for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
• A matter of 45 days.
• Castle Memorial Highway. Mr.

Bills: HCR7

Keywords: memorial, tribute, military service, community contribution, Texas legislature

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• HCR 65 Dean in memory of Tracy Lee Vincent of Longview, HCR 19 Vestute in memory of...
• on three several days.
• a day.
• Instead of saying, by the sixth day, it uses the language. not later than the sixth day.
• Constitutional three-day rule. I move to suspend the three-day rule.

Keywords: HCR65, HCR19, Senate resolutions, memorial, community impact, legislative proceedings

Summary: The recent Senate meeting primarily covered two resolutions, HCR65 and HCR19, both of which were passed unanimously with little to no opposition. HCR65 was introduced in memory of Tracy Lee Vincent of Longview, while HCR19 was presented to honor the late Terrell Lynn Roberts of Angleton. The meeting included brief addresses from several senators, who shared personal reflections on the impacts of the individuals being honored and expressed gratitude for their contributions to the community. This collaborative atmosphere showcased the members' capacity for camaraderie and respect, emphasizing the importance of human connection in legislative proceedings.

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• Memorial Commission meeting in House Committee Room C, Room 206, in the General Assembly Building.
• Memorial Commission is here by adjourned. Thank you.

Keywords: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Commission, 976, house, all

Summary: The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Commission met on June 16, 2026, with members present in person and Senator Bill Stanley joining virtually. The main item was the Yvonne Miller tribute work group’s recommendation to commission a portrait of Senator Yvonne Miller and place it on the first floor of the Capitol rotunda, on a wall between the House and Senate chambers. The work group reported that the family had provided a preferred photograph for the portrait, and members noted the location’s visibility and symbolic significance, especially given Senator Miller’s service in both chambers. The commission discussed procurement and funding questions for the portrait project. Staff explained that a request had been made to exempt the artist contract, custom framing, and mounting from the usual rigid VPPA process, and that a response was expected by the end of the week. A member also asked about a fiscal sponsor, and staff responded that the commission has a $50,000 appropriation plus carry-forward funds that should likely cover the project, making additional donations unnecessary at this stage. A motion was made and seconded to adopt the work group’s recommendations on both the portrait and its location, and the commission approved the motion unanimously. Members described the project as historic, noting that Senator Miller would be the first African-American woman honored in that space. The chair also invited attendees to a separate Uprooting Commission listening session later that day, and the meeting then adjourned.