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• My entire district is... My entire district is encompassed by the UL campus. One second. Rep.
• We've got Amy Lance districts. We've got railroad districts.
• I mean, so many entities already have websites, but many of our smaller districts do not.
• I mean, so many entities already have websites, but many of our smaller districts do not.
• The problem is our smaller guys, our smaller drainage districts and super districts.

Bills: HB55 , HB608 , HB997 , HB1035 , HB1045 , HB1048 , HB1049 , HB1057 , HB1131 , HB1177 , HB1201

Committee: House House and Governmental Affairs

Keywords: juror confidentiality, public records, criminal procedure, privacy, court disclosure, official journal, public notices, government transparency, local government, municipal website, school board notices, parish council, police jury, special districts, levee district, drainage district, road district, navigation district, sewerage district, newspaper publication

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• I do a lot of DOTD work, so I see the local districts maintain a lot of the stuff within their district
• The Governor, Supreme Court, Conference of Court of Appeal Judges, District Court Judges, D.A.
• And then the LMA has also crafted districts within the association. Okay, so the answer's no.
• And then the LMA has also crafted districts within the association. Okay, so the answer's no.
• That is the... oh man, it's in our district.

Bills: HB248 , HB249 , HB997 , HB1052 , HB1193 , SB1 , SB161 , SB218 , SB220 , SB289 , SB435

Committee: House House and Governmental Affairs

Keywords: Compensation Commission, elected officials, salary evaluation, government accountability, Louisiana legislature, compensation, independent commission, salary adjustment, consumer price index, official journal, public notices, government transparency, local government, municipal website, school board notices, parish council, police jury, special districts, levee district, drainage district

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• heard from Representative Gerties relating to the criteria considered by groundwater conservation districts
• Our members include river authorities, municipalities, all types of water districts, including flood,
• The Harris County Flood Control District was created by the Legislature in 1937 with a clear mission.
• HB 2692 brings up Difficult for the public to navigate or understand.
• This House Bill, 2692, In the Special District Local Laws Code.

Bills: HB16 , HB1618 , HB2692 , HB2712 , HB2970 , HB3609 , HB3628 , HB16

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: water infrastructure, Texas Water Development Board, financial assistance, water supply projects, rural municipalities, water access assessment, aquifer storage, Edwards Aquifer, water injection, environmental regulations, groundwater management, San Antonio River, pollution control, flood management, water quality, conservation district, bonds, utility rates, ratemaking, water services

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• So I'm bringing it back, and this will allow two aquifer storage and recovery projects in my district
• In 2021, we created the Gulf Coast Protection District.
• project that disrupts navigation safety or two-way traffic in the Houston Ship Channel.
• Houston Pilots has a better idea with the help of the Gulf Coast Protection District.
• Districts' desire for future conditions are challenged.

Bills: HB16 , HB1618 , HB2692 , HB2712 , HB2970 , HB3609 , HB3628 , HB16

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: water infrastructure, Texas Water Development Board, financial assistance, water supply projects, rural municipalities, water access assessment, aquifer storage, Edwards Aquifer, water injection, environmental regulations, groundwater management, San Antonio River, pollution control, flood management, water quality, conservation district, bonds, utility rates, ratemaking, water services

Bills: SB35 , SB249 , SB546 , SB1353 , SB1493 , SB2246 , SB1902 , SB1029

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: transportation, TxDOT, Texas Department of Transportation, road projects, highways, infrastructure, bridge construction, interchanges, corridor improvements, road widening, railroad grade separation, sound barrier, unified transportation program, legislative notice, project prioritization, capital projects, state highway system, Farm-to-Market Roads, San Antonio, Harris County

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• We are increasingly hearing concerns from our cities and counties just like our school districts about
• Do you represent a district or a precinct? District 2. And how many residents do you represent?
• We want— At the trial court, it's been to district court, and it's pending now at the Court of Appeals
• Last session, a district judge declared that to be unconstitutional, and it's now up on appeal.
• might argue that select cities have sued over that law and successfully won in the Travis County District

Bills: HB5691 , SB427 , SB2623 , SB2858

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: municipal management district, bonds, assessments, property taxes, economic development, eminent domain, special district, SB 427, local government, political subdivision, state loan, state grant, financial reporting, annual financial statement, annual report, county report, municipal finance, water district, municipality, county auditor

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• I'm on the board of directors for Cedarport Navigation Improvement District, and I am for the bill.
• Cedarport Navigation District is working to partner with the Army Corps of Engineers, as typical port
• Currently, navigation districts in Texas are authorized under Chapter 60 of the Water Code to require
• Clayton Henderson again, Board of Directors, Cedarport Navigation District, in favor of the bill.
• This bill, what it does for port authorities and navigation districts, is catch up with what's being

Bills: HB341 , HB791 , HB1564 , HB1695 , HB1722 , HB1729 , HB1772 , HB2003 , HB2954 , HB2989 , HB3084 , HB3134 , HB3135 , HB3309 , HB3611 , HB3679 , HB3727 , HB3832

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: affordable housing, zoning, development, community support, local regulations, bicycle lanes, traffic collisions, Texas Department of Transportation, study, public safety, bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters, road safety, transportation study, HB 791, Central Catholic High School, San Antonio, specialty license plate, specialty plates

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• It's now flood control districts and flood control projects after Hurricane Harvey and Imelda.
• There was another heartbreaking death of a high school student in Representative Morales' district.
• In my own district, we tragically lost a child as he was trying to outrun a train.
• Our districts are impacted most in the nation, not just in our state.
• You've seen it in your district.

Bills: HB341 , HB791 , HB1564 , HB1695 , HB1722 , HB1729 , HB1772 , HB2003 , HB2954 , HB2989 , HB3084 , HB3134 , HB3135 , HB3309 , HB3611 , HB3679 , HB3727 , HB3832

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: affordable housing, zoning, development, community support, local regulations, bicycle lanes, traffic collisions, Texas Department of Transportation, study, public safety, bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters, road safety, transportation study, HB 791, Central Catholic High School, San Antonio, specialty license plate, specialty plates

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• The first time we did this, people were stunned in their areas and their districts. where there was oil
• and hundreds of wells that are not producing, all the way up into the Panhandle in the Carolinas district
• saying like in schools, they need additional dollars for schools, and a lot of these counties and districts
• The Odessa district represents about 1.5% of the state's population.
• colleagues, Vice Chairman Morales, and their leadership in providing cities and counties within the districts

Bills: HB188 , HB265 , HJR35 , HJR47 , SB1901 , HB188 , HB265 , HJR35

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: Texas STRONG defense fund, severance tax revenue, oil and gas revenue, constitutional transfers, rainy day fund, economic stabilization fund, state highway fund, oil and gas production, qualifying county, county grants, water infrastructure, first responders, public safety, DPS staffing, commercial motor vehicle safety, gang violence prevention, human trafficking prevention, economic development, TxDOT grants, school districts

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• Chairman, House Bill 3544 just seeks to address issues regarding flow and flooding in the districts.
• They do reside in my district. So I was trying to be an intermediary.
• District.
• Even though it says residence district, the residence district is defined in statute in section 541.102
• So maybe it's just changing the definition of a residence district.

Bills: HB535 , HB2120 , HB2822 , HB3243 , HB3457 , HB3544 , HB4089 , HB4192 , HB4669 , HB4868 , HB4955 , HB5253 , HB5669 , SB1371 , SB1919 , SB2001

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: motor vehicle, pedestrian, bicycle, traffic safety, municipality, criminal offense, pedestrian safety, traffic regulations, municipal law, bicycle regulations, motor vehicle passing, traffic law, municipalities, bicycle operation, traffic laws, municipal regulations, port commission, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, San Patricio County

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• This was an issue that we had experienced with some constituents and some facilities in my district and
• as well as in my neighboring district in Norman.
• I mean, all of my districts in the city, right?
• about this board might be reviewing something or looking at something over a local area, town, or a district

Bills: HB3131 , HB3380 , HB3502 , HB3552 , HB3849 , HB3886 , HB3907 , HB4201 , HB4302 , HB3448 , HB3409 , HB4095 , HB3637

Committee: House Children, Youth and Family Services

Keywords: homelessness, shelter standards, safety, accountability, state funding, local governance, regulation, Oklahoma Homeless Shelter Safety and Accountability Act, foster care, child welfare, Department of Human Services, educational opportunities, employment support, technology in child welfare, faith-based organizations, self-sufficiency, financial literacy, HB3502, Oklahoma, children's code

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• House Bill 3981 by Caldwell of the House and Galahar of the Senate, an act relating to the District Attorney's
• House Bill 3981 is a locality incentive program for district attorney assistant district attorneys in
• think I understand what you're trying to do, but right now, when people go to work as attorneys in district
• bill House Bill 3981 by Caldwell of the House and Galahar of the Senate and act relating to the District

Bills: HB1411 , HB3143 , HB3144 , HB3901 , HCR1019 , HB3981 , HB4248 , HB3194 , HB3849 , HB4095 , HB4302 , HB3342 , HB3344 , HB3287 , HB3645 , HB3647 , HB3930 , HB3931 , HB1818 , HB4454 , HB4336

Keywords: True Grit Trail, Oklahoma, tourism, signage, Department of Transportation, state parks, historical sites, economic development, medical marijuana, license transfer, Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, moratorium, business regulation, commercial grower licenses, licensing restrictions, agriculture, psychological autopsy, mental health, suicide prevention, state health department

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• And it's open to all three schools in the Putnam City School District.
• Recently, he launched an educational consulting business to help schools and districts understand the
• Recently, he launched an educational consulting business to help schools and districts understand the

Bills: HB1411 , HB3143 , HB3144 , HB3901 , HCR1019 , HB3981 , HB4248 , HB3194 , HB3849 , HB4095 , HB4302 , HB3342 , HB3344 , HB3287 , HB3645 , HB3647 , HB3930 , HB3931 , HB1818 , HB4454 , HB4336

Keywords: True Grit Trail, Oklahoma, tourism, signage, Department of Transportation, state parks, historical sites, economic development, medical marijuana, license transfer, Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, moratorium, business regulation, commercial grower licenses, licensing restrictions, agriculture, psychological autopsy, mental health, suicide prevention, state health department

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• You know, I mean, if you think about a very, very small school district The smallest district in my district
• They're big districts. They're comparable districts in many ways.
• districts.
• I have a total of four school districts in my district, three of, in fact. our reCAPTCHA districts.
• district must...

Bills: SB2 , HB2 , HB2000 , HB2196 , HB213 , HB222 , HB645 , HB1458 , HB 1022 , HB141 , HB502 , HB643 , HB3093 , HB1700 , HB 117 , SB503 , SB2 , HB 120 , HB20 , HB150 , HB6 , HB 100 , HB210 , HB215 , HB1393 , HB 1151 , HB 1268 , HB142 , HB451 , HB 124 , HB2 , HB2000 , HB2196 , HB213 , HB222 , HB645 , HB1458 , HB 1022 , HB141 , HB502 , HB643 , HB3093 , HB1700 , HB 117

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, child grooming, sex offender registration, criminal justice, reportable conviction, law enforcement, virtual education, hybrid learning, school funding, average daily attendance

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• But we have a lot of people in my district that do this, that travel to Mississippi, that travel to Arkansas
• We have a lot of people in my district that do this, that travel to Mississippi, that travel to Arkansas
• Chairman, that's what it does, and I think that would be a good thing for us to kind of help them navigate
• That's what it does, and I think that would be a good thing for us to kind of help them navigate safety
• my capital outlay cash dollars this year went to spraying Lake Vistina, and it's nowhere near my district

Bills: HCR54 , HCR79 , HCR87 , HCR94 , HCR104 , HB1209

Committee: Senate Natural Resources

Keywords: migratory waterfowl, hunting regulations, flooded crops, wildlife management, environmental impact, Senator Kennedy, wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, legislative support, environment, protective measures, boating safety, recreational boating, boat stops, vessel registration, boating fatalities, boating incidents, citations, LDWF, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

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• are now under the directorship of the Commissioner’s Court, but we'll report to Joe Gonzales, the District

Bills: HB4458 , SB651 , SB1227 , SB1931

Committee: House S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Keywords: veterans, service members, military transition, Texas Veterans Commission, pilot program, self-reliance, employment assistance, housing assistance, mental health services, career training, veterans service organizations, spouses and dependents, military families, Texas military forces, post-separation support, reentry services, workforce development, benefits navigation, transition assistance, SB 651

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• She's a three-time district teacher of the year.
• Over in my friend's district, over in the Stillwell area, we live in that area.
• This is precisely one of the reasons one of the concerns my district certainly had.
• Also, there are book challenge procedures in place at districts across the state.
• Bill 436 allows not-for-profit water systems to convert to rural water districts.

Bills: HR1036 , HB2975 , HB3026 , HB3297 , HB2981 , HB2978 , HB4144 , HB1322 , HB1818 , HB3194 , HB3767 , HB3342 , HB3344 , HB4170 , HB3287 , HB3288 , HB4454 , HB3264 , HB3266 , HB3268 , HB4095 , HB4115 , HB4316 , HB3530 , HB3428 , HB4272 , HB4273 , HB4274 , HB3405 , HB3406 , HB3467 , HB3469 , HB3931

Keywords: Bob Wills, Western Swing, Cain's Ballroom, Oklahoma music history, country music, rock and roll, folk jazz blues, Oklahoma Arts Council, Oklahoma Film and Music Office, Oklahoma Historical Society, OKPOP Museum, commemorative resolution, day at the Capitol, musician recognition, heritage celebration, Tulsa, poultry waste, nutrient management, environmental regulations, agriculture

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• We navigate these shifts in fog.
• The districts have a budget.
• It updates definitions and procedures to improve how navigation districts and port authorities manage
• House Bill 4148 addresses these gaps in the current law by allowing navigation districts to set their
• This bill gives navigation districts the discretion to increase the signing authority for routine purchases

Bills: HB2007 , HB2863 , HB2921 , HB3331 , HB3332 , HJR144 , HB3514 , HB3528 , HB3720 , HB3751 , HB3859 , HB3947 , HB4148 , HB4346 , HB4880 , HB5603 , HB4337

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: commercial signs, county approval, transportation code, regulations, road signage, vehicle title, revocation, hearing process, Transportation Code, county assessor-collector, confidentiality, personal information, local government, airport data, public records, vehicle regulation, transportation, steel industry, state fees, safety standards

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• not being able to go to medical school. appointments, not being able to go grocery shopping, co-navigators
• help our DeafBlind community. navigate daily life.
• this bill does pass. past this time, because it's critical for people who are deaf and blind to navigate
• the world, for them to have co-navigators.
• And we have witnesses who will describe how co-navigating- or support our DeafBlind community.

Bills: HB451 , HB645 , HB 1041 , HB 1151 , HB 1155 , HB1536 , HCR12 , HCR12

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: commercial sexual exploitation, child sex trafficking, human trafficking, child welfare, foster care, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, juvenile probation, risk assessment, needs assessment, trauma screening, child abuse prevention, exploitation screening, validated screening tool, evidence-informed tool, conservatorship, juvenile justice, at-risk youth, trafficking prevention, Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit

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• any given population would be in the state of Texas. deaf or hard of hearing, so if you take your districts
• I urge you to go back to your districts when you do get in touch with the deaf. community in there and
• Well over 20 years ago, I was dealing with a family in a a school district north of here who the teacher

Bills: HB451 , HB645 , HB 1041 , HB 1151 , HB 1155 , HB1536 , HCR12 , HCR12

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: commercial sexual exploitation, child sex trafficking, human trafficking, child welfare, foster care, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, juvenile probation, risk assessment, needs assessment, trauma screening, child abuse prevention, exploitation screening, validated screening tool, evidence-informed tool, conservatorship, juvenile justice, at-risk youth, trafficking prevention, Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit