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TX
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- However, these services are affected when Galveston hosts over 9 million tourists a year.
- They're facing a budget shortfall of over $100 million.
- A total growth year over year of about $61 million.
- So we started this initiative, committing a hundred million dollars over five years.
- We believe those should be Localized, Fort Worth's population just surpassed 1 million residents.
Keywords:
HB26, law enforcement contracts, sheriff, constable, county commissioners court, commissioners court, private security, special law enforcement district, property owners association, POA, municipal utility district, school district, junior college district, local government, contract policing, supplemental police services, large counties, population over 3.3 million, Texas Local Government Code, Harris County
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
89th Legislative Session - Second Called Session Aug 27th, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
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- Schaffner: Used for over 50 years, that seems safe.
- We want it to be over the counter. And while Dr.
- Make it actually over the counter.
- I mean, we're giving this over to members of the Texas population. You're one of them.
- So why is this the only drug that should be over the counter?
Keywords:
ivermectin, pharmacist authority, prescription-free, healthcare regulation, patient access, 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
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- feedback will be within 48 hours to the students and the teachers, and the last test will be a test over
- Uh, I, I rushed over here, so I'm gonna try to pull up some notes that I had.
- Um, we testified in the House on the bill, um, same over here.
- So I wanted to, I won't repeat the exact testimony from over there, but I do want to just point out a
- House Bill 192 defines the conditions under which a county with a population of more than 3.3 million
Keywords:
HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround
TX
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- The last test will be a. ...test over Texas TEKS with the norm-referenced output from the Texas TEKS.
- Yeah, I rushed over here, so I'm going to try to pull up some notes that I had. Sure.
- I was notified in the House on the bill, so the exact testimony from over there is the same as here,
- House Bill 192 defines the condition under which Wichita County, for a population of more than 3.3 million
Keywords:
HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround
TX
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- Nearly half of kinship caregivers are over 60.
- and over and over again, and they wanted to set precedent.
- Over 20 years. This particular, okay, 20 years. 20 years.
- There's over 1,100 providers enrolled as CCPs.
- So you're saying y'all need a million dollars for the IT changes?
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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Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Banking and Insurance Committee Jan 14th, 2026
Banking and Insurance
Bills:
SB19
Keywords:
SB19, prostate cancer, prostate cancer screening, PSA test, digital rectal exam, preventive screening, health insurance mandate, no cost sharing, copay, deductible, coinsurance, high-risk men, African American men, men over 50, men over 40, family history, genetic marker, health benefit plan, insurer coverage, Alabama insurance code
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Transcript Highlights:
- Now, House Bill 1439 takes that success and expands it to counties with a population of over a million
- The bill raises the approval limit from $1 million to $5 million, giving governing bodies greater flexibility
- The bill simply raises that limit from $1 million or 25% to $5 million or 25%. for more flexible projects
- a $50 million revolving loan fund, so it's really perfect.
- 300,000 passengers. passengers over the age of 10, generating over $10.5 million in revenue.
Bills:
HB386, HB1449, HB1701, HB2142, HB2675, HB2857, HB3063, HB3171, HB3641, HB3732, HB4045, HB4370, HB4491, HB4505, HB4626, HB5267, HB5356
Keywords:
construction contracts, change orders, local government, budget limits, Texas legislation, HB 1449, mobile food vendors, food trucks, mobile food service establishments, permits, county health permit, municipal permitting, Health and Safety Code Chapter 437A, Chapter 437, inspection agreements, permit reciprocity, fee cap, preemption, large counties, population over one million
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- We are the proud smiling face of tourism, welcoming people from all over the world, from all over the
- That's going to be well over.
- It's going to surely outpace inflation plus population growth over the next few years.
- now $1.4 billion over 16 years.
- Those stations each cost about $15 million and about $2 million. per station to staff.
Bills:
HB386, HB1449, HB1701, HB2142, HB2675, HB2857, HB3063, HB3171, HB3641, HB3732, HB4045, HB4370, HB4491, HB4505, HB4626, HB5267, HB5356
Keywords:
construction contracts, change orders, local government, budget limits, Texas legislation, HB 1449, mobile food vendors, food trucks, mobile food service establishments, permits, county health permit, municipal permitting, Health and Safety Code Chapter 437A, Chapter 437, inspection agreements, permit reciprocity, fee cap, preemption, large counties, population over one million
AL
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- So, uh, HB515—we're going to carry over. We're going to have a public hearing on that.
- We're actually going to carry that bill over.
- We're actually going to carry that bill over at the sponsor's request.
- So, since we’ll carry that bill over, which I don’t think we need any formal action, I think I can just
Keywords:
SB190, prostate cancer, prostate screening, PSA test, digital rectal exam, preventive screening, health insurance mandate, cost-sharing, copay, deductible, coinsurance, high-risk men, African American men, family history, genetic marker, men over 50, men over 40, health benefit plan, insurance coverage, mandated benefits
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- person population. population is rapidly growing and requires an increasing need for infrastructure
- Over to Austin. Thank you, Ms. Jones and Dr. Boyd.
- It's hard to think we kicked off things a little over a year ago in 2020.
- approximately 616 million vehicles daily.
- So I'll turn it back over to Julie.
Keywords:
Texas, Infrastructure Report Card, ASCE, population growth, climate change, investment, public safety, engineering standards
Summary:
The meeting focused on the release of the 2025 Texas Infrastructure Report Card, highlighting key findings and recommendations for improving infrastructure across various sectors in the state. Julie Jones, Vice President of ASCE Texas, opened the session by introducing key speakers, including Dr. Art Wood and committee co-chairs Griselda Gonzalez and Austin Mazzarelli. Throughout the discussion, the report's grades were revealed, showing the state's infrastructure received an overall grade of 'C'—adequate but requiring significant attention and investment. Emphasis was placed on the rising challenges posed by climate change and increased population growth, underscoring the need for strategic investments in infrastructure to support Texas' economic growth and public safety.
HI
Keywords:
Waiakea peninsula, community development, economic revitalization, cultural preservation, infrastructure improvement, workers' compensation, vocational rehabilitation, injury recovery, employment services, return to work, nonprescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, healthcare providers, reimbursement rates, Hilo-Kona, transportation, pilot program, economic development, mobility, treatment plans
TX
Keywords:
occupational licenses, renewal, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, registration, license expiration, solid waste, landfill permits, environmental regulation, population density, municipal waste management, gas utilities, cost recovery, regulatory asset, rate making, Texas Railroad Commission
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on County & Regional Government May 12th, 2025
S/C on County & Regional Government
Transcript Highlights:
- All the big counties over a million already do this.
- How many more would be affected if we expand the requirement to counties with populations over a million
- In that bracket of over a million, just FYI. It looks like we have a witness. He might have.
- We're mandating a million and over, but all those counties are already complying.
- All of the counties over a million already have medical examiners, and as Mr.
Bills:
SB1370
Keywords:
medical examiner, forensic services, county coroner, autopsy, death investigation, forensic pathology, county government, commissioners court, medical examiners district, regional district, public health, criminal justice, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 49.25, county population threshold, interlocal agreement, 1184, house, all
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- Instead of a review of an individual precinct, the audit would instead look at the entire population
- Furthermore... ...entire population that cast a ballot at a voting location.
- And there was a 140% increase in 2024 over 2023.
- And this was reported over and over and over to the county elections administrator.
- A bill came over from the House, House Bill 5138, and the committee substitute makes some changes to
Bills:
HB223
Keywords:
municipal budget, county budget, local government finance, spending cap, expenditure limit, inflation plus population growth, taxpayer impact statement, budget transparency, property tax, fees, Legislative Budget Board, voter approval, disaster spending, fiscal restraint, Texas Local Government Code, city budget, county expenditures
Summary:
The Committee on State Affairs heard several House bills, with most measures left pending after testimony and later taken up in a batch of votes. Early in the meeting, HB 5624 on liability protections for motocross/off-road vehicle tracks, HB 223 on requiring competitive procurement for municipal lobbying contracts, HB 3709 on post-election audit procedures, and HB 5081 on protecting personal information of judicial officers and court staff were all discussed and left pending after testimony. Witnesses on HB 223 supported greater transparency in municipal lobbying contracts. HB 3709 drew sharp opposition from an election integrity advocate who argued the bill would reduce precinct-level granularity and make it harder to detect ballot errors, while a Secretary of State resource witness said the bill would simplify and standardize the audit process by location. HB 5081 received strong support from court administration and a district judge who described prior threats and an attack tied to publicly available personal information.
The committee also heard HB 3546 on allowing school districts to move elections to November, HB 493 on barring certain felony offenders from serving as poll watchers, HB 5115 on increasing penalties for election fraud and related conduct, HB 4081 on trade secret filing procedures, HB 3909 on limiting restrictions on wireless devices at polling places, HB 2702 on limiting gubernatorial closure authority for certain veterans organizations during pandemics, HB 119 on foreign adversary lobbying, and HB 5138 on the Attorney General’s authority to prosecute election crimes. Several of these bills were explained with committee substitutes and then left pending before final action. Testimony on HB 493 and HB 5115 came from an election integrity advocate who supported both bills, saying the poll watcher restriction was appropriately narrowed and that the election fraud bill would help address invalid votes and refusal to count valid votes.
Later, the committee took up pending business and voted out a large number of bills, generally along party lines or with broad support. HB 186 on minors’ social media use, HB 229, HB 2885, HB 3909 as substituted, HB 4285, HB 1661, HB 2820, HB 3181, HB 4157, HB 223, HB 521, HB 640, HB 1234, HB 2253, HB 2294, HB 3053, HB 3697 as substituted, HB 4281, HB 4463, HB 4995, HB 5081 as substituted, HB 5624 as substituted, HB 119 as substituted, HB 3225, HB 5138 as substituted, HB 5115, HB 481 as substituted, HB 3546, HB 493, and HB 4145 were reported favorably to the full Senate, with several also placed on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also adopted committee substitutes for multiple bills, including HB 3909, HB 5081, HB 5624, HB 119, HB 5138, and HB 481. At the end, the chair noted another committee meeting would likely be needed before deadlines, possibly on a weekend, and recessed the committee subject to the call of the chair.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It also does not apply to counties with a population of over 1.9 million people.
- Yeah, people that we don't have control over who moves into the neighborhood.
- The size of fire trucks have changed over the years.
- AWBD is a statewide advocacy group for over 750 Mud District members throughout the state.
- Currently, we have a population of 240,000 in Ellis County.
Bills:
HB23
Keywords:
property tax exemption, ad valorem tax, Texas Tax Code, nonprofit corporation, charitable organization, educational nonprofit, scientific nonprofit, agriculture support, youth programs, community education, county population threshold, large county, local government revenue, leasehold interest, possessory interest, county property tax, nonprofit-owned property
TX
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- In that time, I've started and developed over 33 wineries and been involved with planting over 1,000
- Most wineries, when they enter, face the exorbitant cost of equipment, with millions and millions of
- I see it all over social media all the time.
- Now we're up over 900 G permits, and that is directly related to the laws that y'all have passed over
- If there's a... so we still, we're about over.
Bills:
HB223
Keywords:
municipal budget, county budget, local government finance, spending cap, expenditure limit, inflation plus population growth, taxpayer impact statement, budget transparency, property tax, fees, Legislative Budget Board, voter approval, disaster spending, fiscal restraint, Texas Local Government Code, city budget, county expenditures, 1185, senate, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Instead of a review of an individual precinct, the audit would instead look at the entire population.
- There was a 140% increase in 2024 over 2023.
- And I have been a judge of the 390th District Court in Travis County, Texas, for over 25 years.
- Again, this committee has approved the companion measure, and this is a House bill that has come over
- and over to the County Elections Administrator.
Bills:
HB223
Keywords:
municipal budget, county budget, local government finance, spending cap, expenditure limit, inflation plus population growth, taxpayer impact statement, budget transparency, property tax, fees, Legislative Budget Board, voter approval, disaster spending, fiscal restraint, Texas Local Government Code, city budget, county expenditures, 1185, senate, all
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism Apr 7th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism
Bills:
HB3622
Keywords:
HB3622, 2030 Census, Decennial Census, U.S. Decennial Census Revolving Fund, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, Commerce Department, census preparation, federal census, state treasury fund, revolving fund, continuing fund, deemed appropriated, technology upgrades, census outreach, redistricting, population count, Title 74, OMES, State Treasurer, budgeting
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- of 3.3 million or more to promote agricultural, sport, youth and education support in the committee,
- Population 53,000, that's 90,000 notices.
- going to be more than those populations.
- Well, in Harris County we have 1.7 million parcels, so we actually have less parcels than population
- It's like over $25,000 per page. OK. Senator Paxton: OK, thank you.
Keywords:
property tax, school funding, enrollment changes, inflation adjustment, tax rate notice, property tax exemption, ad valorem tax, Texas Tax Code, nonprofit corporation, charitable organization, educational nonprofit, scientific nonprofit, agriculture support, youth programs, community education, county population threshold, large county, local government revenue, leasehold interest, possessory interest
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health Apr 3rd, 2025
S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health
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- A total of over 26 new patients, over 26,000 new patients.
- The American Cancer Society estimates there will be over 2 million new cancer diagnoses this year, which
- Over 45,000 of these deaths will be in Texas.
- I'm not gonna go over those again.
- Um, we're talking about people that are driving over an hour.
Bills:
HB46
Keywords:
local government spending cap, expenditure limit, political subdivision, property tax, ad valorem tax, budget cap, taxpayer protection, spending restraint, inflation adjustment, population growth, voter approval, supermajority vote, county budget, municipal budget, school district finance, junior college district, hospital district, special district, attorney general enforcement, local fiscal limits