REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS |
Wednesday May 18, 2011 |
HOUSE BILLS (Calendar Order) |
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS (Second Reading) |
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Meeting requirements of the United States Department of Education concerning federal student aid by naming private institutions of higher education in the State of Texas that are authorized to operate educational programs beyond secondary education, including programs leading to a degree or certificate. |
HOUSE BILLS (Third Reading) |
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Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the Texas House of Representatives. |
HOUSE BILLS (Second Reading) |
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Relating to storage of local government records by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
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Relating to the powers of a defense base development authority. |
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Relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations. |
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Relating to the repeal of the partial tax exemption for certain beer. |
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Relating to indigent health care services that may be provided by a county. |
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Relating to the foundation curriculum, the establishment of the instructional materials allotment, and the adoption, review, and purchase of instructional materials and technological equipment for public schools. |
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Relating to certain pretrial and post-trial procedures in a criminal case. |
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Relating to the required transfer of records to a new county chair of a political party; providing a penalty. |
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Relating to the regulation by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation of the application of eyelash extensions and private beauty culture schools; providing a criminal penalty. |
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Relating to certain violations of and offenses under The Securities Act; providing penalties. |
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Relating to electronic filing and rerecording of livestock marks and brands by county clerks. |
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Relating to the requirements for an application for a tax warrant authorizing the seizure of personal property for the payment of ad valorem taxes. |
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Relating to certification requirements for certain property tax professionals. |
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Relating to prohibiting school districts from requiring or coercing school district employees to make charitable contributions. |
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Relating to the Interstate Health Care Compact. |
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Relating to the protection of children by ensuring reports of abuse or neglect, protecting children from abuse and neglect, ensuring that births are reported, and prosecuting the offense of bigamy; providing criminal penalties. |
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Relating to an outreach campaign to promote fathers' involvement with their children before birth. |
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Relating to the expansion of faith- and community-based health and human services initiatives. |
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Relating to assisting a foster child in obtaining the child's credit report. |
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Relating to physician incentive programs to reduce hospital emergency room use for non-emergent conditions by Medicaid recipients. |
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Relating to the use and transferability of certain state property transferred from the state to Spindletop MHMR Services. |
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Relating to the requirement that certain food service establishments post a sign depicting the Heimlich maneuver. |
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Relating to the prioritization of requests to release certain case records maintained by the Department of Family and Protective Services. |
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Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of certain dealer's heavy equipment inventory; providing penalties. |
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Relating to requiring the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to adopt rules preventing access to on-site sewage disposal systems. |
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Relating to the creation of a Don't Mess with Texas Water program to prevent illegal dumping that affects the surface waters of this state. |
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Relating to the powers of the Central Harris County Regional Water Authority. |
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Relating to the idling of motor vehicles; providing a criminal penalty. |
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Relating to the authority of a gas corporation to use a public right-of-way along a railroad, a railroad right-of-way, an interurban railroad, or a street railroad. |
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Relating to the territory, board of directors, and powers of the North Harris County Regional Water Authority. |
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Relating to the creation of the Terrell County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds. |
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Relating to the reorganization of powers and duties among agencies in this state that provide representation to indigent defendants in criminal cases and to the reorganization of funding sources for indigent defense. |
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Relating to the determination of incompetency in criminal cases. |
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Relating to photograph and live lineup identification procedures in criminal cases. |
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Relating to the issuance and duration of certain protective orders for victims of sexual assault. |
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Relating to the issuance of a warrant or summons by a magistrate. |
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Relating to the creation of the offense of unauthorized acquisition or transfer of certain financial information. |
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Relating to the service of civil process on an inmate of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
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Relating to the offense of fraudulent use or possession of identifying information. |
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Relating to the prosecution of the offense of online impersonation. |
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Relating to the installation and use of a pen register, ESN reader, trap and trace device, mobile tracking device, or similar equipment in a correctional facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
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Relating to the DNA database at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. |
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Relating to the office of inspector general of the Texas Youth Commission. |
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Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for certain offenses involving theft. |
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Relating to the disposition of a decedent's remains. |
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Relating to a fee collected by a district clerk for certain certified copies. |
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Relating to spousal maintenance. |
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Relating to an exemption for school districts from security for court costs and appeal bond. |
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Relating to rules regarding return of service. |
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Relating to the terms of the 102nd District Court in Red River County. |
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Relating to the collection of court costs, fees, fines, and other money by the commissioners courts of certain counties. |
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Relating to the retention, storage, and destruction of certain court documents. |
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Relating to fees for process server certification. |
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Relating to a person's ability to read and write in English as a qualification for service as a petit juror. |
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Relating to the stay of recognition or enforcement of a foreign country judgment to allow for de novo review of a contract or agreement for a sale, offer for sale, or sell under The Securities Act. |
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Relating to the notification of the release of certain inmates given to certain courts, law enforcement agencies, and the United States Social Security Administration. |
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Relating to discharging fines and costs assessed against certain juvenile defendants through community service or tutoring. |
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Relating to access to a child's medical records by the child's attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, or amicus attorney. |
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Relating to stationary tow trucks on a highway; providing a penalty. |
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Relating to the continuation and functions of the Department of Information Resources and the transfer of certain department functions to the comptroller of public accounts. |
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Relating to an analysis by the adjutant general of facility needs of state military forces before grants or conveyances of real property. |
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Relating to the issuance to veterans of specially marked driver's licenses. |
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Relating to the notification requirements regarding certain land use regulations in an area near military facilities. |
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Relating to procedures applicable in circumstances involving family violence or other criminal conduct and military personnel. |
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Relating to deferral of certain surcharge payments for military personnel deployed outside of the continental United States. |
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Relating to privileged parking for recipients of the Silver Star Medal. |
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Relating to contributions to the fund for veterans' assistance. |
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Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program. |
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Relating to access to the criminal history record information of certain individuals by public or private institutions of higher education and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. |
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Relating to providing graduate medical education positions for Texas medical school graduates. |
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Relating to priority consideration and eligibility for Texas Educational Opportunity Grants, TEXAS grants, and other state financial aid. |
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Relating to requiring general academic teaching institutions to offer personal financial literacy training. |
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Relating to the requirements for and procedures governing tuition equalization grants. |
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Relating to the provision of water and certain equipment by water supply or sewer service corporations for use in fire suppression and the liability of those corporations. |
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Relating to rainwater harvesting systems that are connected to public water supply systems. |
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Relating to eligibility for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of a person. |
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Relating to the exemption from sales and use taxes, including the motor vehicle sales and use tax, for timber and certain items used in or on a farm, ranch, timber operation, or agricultural aircraft operation. |
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Relating to the rendition of property for ad valorem tax purposes and to the protest of a penalty imposed for a failure to timely file a rendition statement or property report. |
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Relating to smoke alarms and fire extinguishers in residential rental units. |
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Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information in ad valorem tax appraisal records. |
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Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain providers of correctional health care. |
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Relating to business leave time for certain municipal firefighters and police officers. |
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Relating to condominiums in certain municipalities, including the exercise of eminent domain authority by those municipalities with respect to certain condominiums. |
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Relating to the election of directors of the board of the Ector County Hospital District. |
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Relating to the contracting authority of the Midland County Hospital District. |
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Relating to the purchasing and contracting authority of certain governmental entities. |
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Relating to payment by the Benbrook Water Authority for certain damages caused by the authority's operation of a sanitary sewer system. |
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Relating to the territory of the El Paso County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4. |
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Relating to the purchasing of a firearm from the county by an honorably retired law enforcement officer. |
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Relating to the Hopkins County Hospital District. |
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Relating to the power of the Cibolo Creek Municipal Authority to issue bonds. |
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Relating to fees charged for the management and preservation of the county clerk's records. |
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Relating to regulation of outdoor lighting in certain areas; providing a criminal penalty and for injunctive relief. |
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Relating to a system for monitoring prescriptions of certain drugs under the Medicaid program for children in foster care. |
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Relating to certain homestead preservation reinvestment zones. |
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Relating to employment protection for members of the state military forces. |
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Relating to the repeal of the authorization to establish a super collider facility research authority. |
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Relating to the duration of a development agreement governing land in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain municipalities. |
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Relating to relief for certain employers from penalties and sanctions under the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act. |
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Relating to the authority of certain Type A economic development corporations to undertake certain categories of projects. |
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Relating to the period for which a school district's participation in certain tax increment financing reinvestment zones may be taken into account in determining the total taxable value of property in the school district. |
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Relating to tax increment financing. |
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Relating to disaster remediation contracts. |
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Relating to convictions barring employment at or by certain facilities serving the elderly or persons with disabilities. |
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Relating to creation of a study committee for the Interstate Health Care Compact. |
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Relating to the confidentiality of certain identifying information regarding students of career schools or colleges and other educational entities; providing a criminal penalty. |
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Relating to the applicability of open meetings requirements to certain meetings of the governing board of a county hospital or county hospital authority. |
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Relating to the regulation of certain benefit plans. |
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Relating to the list of candidates compiled by a state or county party chair for a primary election. |
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Relating to the employment of an elections administrator. |
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Relating to an application to run for political office. |
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Relating to an adult diabetes education program in certain county hospital systems and hospital districts. |
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Relating to the use of person first respectful language in reference to individuals with disabilities. |
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Relating to certain arrangements to provide care for a child during an investigation of abuse or neglect. |
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Relating to certain childbirths occurring before the 39th week of gestation. |
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Relating to the reporting of certain information to the director of the bureau of vital statistics. |
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Relating to the authority of a pharmacist to dispense up to a 90-day supply of dangerous drugs and accelerate refills. |
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Relating to the duties of a funeral director or an agent at the interment or entombment of a human body. |
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Relating to the creation of a sickle cell disease program. |
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Relating to certain notice to applicants to provide care under the permanency care assistance program. |
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Relating to the provision of child care by certain facilities exempt from child-care licensing requirements. |
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Relating to consent for treatment for chemical dependency in a treatment facility and required training for the facility's intake personnel. |
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Relating to information regarding pertussis for parents of newborn children. |
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Relating to enforcement by a local government of fire safety standards at certain child-care facilities. |
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Relating to notice of relief available to certain members of the military required to be provided in certain real property documentation. |
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Relating to retirement under public retirement systems for employees of certain municipalities. |
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Relating to the low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program. |
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Relating to eligibility to participate in the low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program. |
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Relating to the issuance of a certificate for a municipal setting designation. |
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Relating to a limitation on production fees on groundwater withdrawals assessed by the Northern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District. |
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Relating to the composition of the permanent advisory committee to advise the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding the implementation of the ad valorem tax exemption for pollution control property. |
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Relating to the powers of rural and urban transit districts. |
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Relating to reportable boating accidents and the penalties for certain boating accidents. |
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Relating to speed limits. |
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Relating to the designation of a segment of U.S. Highway 80 in the town of Sunnyvale as a Blue Star Memorial Highway. |
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Relating to an exemption for certain disabled veterans from the payment of a fee for the issuance of a personal identification certificate. |
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Relating to the powers and duties of certain master mixed-use property owners' associations. |
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Relating to the continuation and functions of the office of injured employee counsel under the workers' compensation program. |
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Relating to the application of the Information Resources Management Act to public junior colleges and public junior college districts. |
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Relating to the lease of space by or for a state agency. |
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Relating to a council to study neonatal intensive care units. |
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Relating to the validation of the creation of, and certain acts related to, a venue project, and the dissolution of certain venue districts. |
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Relating to claims for compensation for wrongful imprisonment. |
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Relating to the establishment and use of a private family cemetery by certain organizations in certain counties. |
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Relating to ballot language for a proposition to approve the imposition, increase, or reduction of a tax or the issuance of bonds. |
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Relating to encouraging public participation by citizens by protecting a person's right to petition, right of free speech, and right of association from meritless lawsuits arising from actions taken in furtherance of those rights. |
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Relating to certain notice requirements for municipalities and counties under the open meetings law. |
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Relating to representation of and by the state and joinder of the state in certain mental health proceedings. |
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Relating to the temporary lowering of prima facie speed limits at a vehicular accident reconstruction site. |
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Relating to the environmental review process for transportation projects. |
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Relating to the posting of signs in school crossing zones regarding the prohibited use of a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle. |
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Relating to the regulation of the towing, booting, and storage of vehicles. |
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Relating to statutory references to the common electronic infrastructure project formerly known as TexasOnline. |
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Relating to the continuation and functions of the division of workers' compensation of the Texas Department of Insurance. |
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Relating to provision of bilingual election materials. |
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Relating to measuring, monitoring, and reporting emissions. |
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Relating to the operation, powers, and duties of certain water districts. |
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Relating to discharging fines and costs assessed against certain juvenile defendants through community service. |
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Relating to prohibiting certain private transfer fees and the preservation of private real property rights; providing penalties. |
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Relating to the administration of the Glenda Dawson Donate Life-Texas Registry. |
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Relating to the administering of medications to children in certain facilities; providing criminal penalties. |
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Relating to the creation of the Bureau for Economic Development of the Border Region. |
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Relating to the prosecution and punishment of unlawful transport of a person. |
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Relating to the refund of a cash bond to a defendant in a criminal case. |
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Relating to certain conduct indicating a need for supervision and the sealing of records related to that conduct. |
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Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue to enhance and upgrade coliseums and multiuse facilities in certain municipalities. |
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Relating to the prohibited use of discretionary clauses in certain health maintenance organization and insurance contracts. |
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Relating to the amendment of certain reports of political contributions and expenditures. |
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Relating to direct campaign expenditures. |
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Relating to the inclusion of a candidate's e-mail address on an official application for a place on the ballot. |
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Relating to the provision of pharmaceutical services through informal and voluntary networks in the workers' compensation system; providing an administrative violation. |
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Relating to the use of eminent domain authority by certain municipalities to take abandoned multi-family rental buildings. |
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Relating to designating April as Minority Cancer Awareness Month. |
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Relating to consent to certain medical treatments by a surrogate decision-maker on behalf of certain inmates. |
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Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of provisions of the Texas Probate Code relating to durable powers of attorney, guardianships, and other related proceedings and alternatives, and the redesignation of certain other provisions of the Texas Probate Code, including conforming amendments and repeals. |
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Relating to the processing fee charged for a dishonored payment device. |
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Relating to certain financial powers and duties of the Travis-Creedmoor Municipal Utility District. |
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Relating to certain conservation and reclamation districts exempted from filing a full audit. |
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Relating to the plugging of inactive oil and gas wells. |
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Relating to amended sales tax reports and the reallocation of sales tax revenue. |
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Relating to the taxability of Internet hosting. |
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Relating to the collection and enforcement of state and local hotel occupancy taxes. |
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Relating to the pilot program authorizing a property owner to appeal to the State Office of Administrative Hearings certain appraisal review board determinations. |
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Relating to the composition and appointment of the board of directors of a corporation to which the board of regents of The University of Texas System delegates investment authority for the permanent university fund or other funds under the control of the board of regents. |
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Relating to the imposition of state taxes, including the sales and use, motor vehicle sales and use, and hotel occupancy tax, on certain oilfield portable units. |
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Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of certain commercial aircraft that are temporarily located in this state for manufacturing or assembly purposes. |
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Relating to the requirement that certain impaired veterinarians participate in a peer assistance program. |
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Relating to disclaimers by certain entities promulgating lists of noxious or invasive terrestrial plant species. |
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Relating to fishing with certain archery equipment in certain counties. |
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Relating to the business of structural pest control. |
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Relating to the regulation of handfishing. |
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Relating to the municipal regulation of the discharge of firearms and certain other weapons in certain counties. |
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Relating to limiting the civil liability of certain persons who obtain or provide medical care and treatment for certain animals. |
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Relating to the conducting of licensing examinations by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners. |
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Relating to the requirement that certain water service providers ensure emergency operations during an extended power outage. |
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Relating to an alert for a missing person with an intellectual disability. |
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Relating to prohibiting the sale and use of certain radar interference devices; creating an offense. |
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Relating to repeal of authority for the establishment and operation of the Trans-Texas Corridor. |
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Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Transportation to the Parks and Wildlife Department. |
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Relating to the issuance of oversize or overweight vehicle permits by certain port authorities. |
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Relating to the authority to set maximum weights for state highways, roads, and bridges. |
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Relating to the regulation of certain motor vehicle auctions. |
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Relating to a memorial sign program for victims of motorcycle accidents. |
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Relating to the competitive bidding and notice requirements for contracts of certain mass transportation authorities. |
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Relating to the contracts of certain regional transportation authorities that are required to be competitively bid. |
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Relating to requirements for certain arrangements or agreements of certain regional transportation authorities. |
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Relating to tax administration of and procedures for property tax protests and appeals; changing the elements of an offense. |
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Relating to critical incident stress management and crisis response services. |
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Relating to the offense of transporting household goods without registration; providing a penalty. |
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Relating to the designation of the Scenic Loop Road--Boerne Stage Road--Toutant Beauregard Road Historic Corridor. |
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Relating to signs posted under the memorial sign program for victims of certain vehicle accidents. |
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Relating to the requirements to operate personal watercraft and certain boats. |
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Relating to the definition of a junked vehicle for purposes of abatement of a public nuisance. |
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Relating to abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, discarded, and inoperable aircraft and vessels. |
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Relating to offenses involving operating a motorboat in a circular course. |
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Relating to surcharges under the Driver Responsibility Program. |
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Relating to the fees for certain commercial vehicles. |
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Relating to the reporting and recording of a motor vehicle accident involving an official vehicle driven by a peace officer, firefighter, or an emergency medical services employee in the course of official duties. |
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Relating to life preserving devices on recreational vessels. |
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Relating to a report regarding the municipality or county of origin of certain tax revenue collected by the comptroller. |
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Relating to the designation of State Highway 20 as a historic highway. |
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Relating to limited purpose subsidiary life insurance companies. |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain children under group life insurance policies. |
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Relating to the continuation and operation of the Texas Department of Insurance and the operation of certain insurance programs; imposing administrative penalties. |
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Relating to emergency prehospital care provided by emergency services personnel. |
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Relating to the recruitment and retention of certain caseworkers employed by the Department of Family and Protective Services. |
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Relating to improving health care provider accountability and efficiency under the child health plan and Medicaid programs. |
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Relating to a person's eligibility to obtain a license in social work. |
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Relating to prevention, treatment, and oversight of concussions affecting public school students participating in interscholastic athletics. |
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Relating to agency action concerning assisted living facilities, including regulation of inappropriate placement of residents at facilities; providing a penalty. |
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Relating to facilitating access to certain public assistance benefits programs and health care providers and services through a community-based navigator program and through promotoras and community health workers. |
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Relating to the regulation of orthotists and prosthetists. |
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Relating to the form of death certificates and fetal death certificates. |
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Relating to the period of a license for a freestanding medical emergency care facility. |
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Relating to the regulation of chemical dependency counselors. |
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Relating to the establishment and operation of perpetual care cemeteries by certain organized religious societies and sects in certain populous municipalities. |
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Relating to the registration of certain physical therapy facilities by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners. |
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Relating to certain unclaimed property that is presumed abandoned. |
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Relating to the procedure for providing a copy of the final decree of dissolution of a marriage to a party who waived service of process. |
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Relating to the establishment of the Specialty Courts Advisory Council. |
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Relating to the method of delivery of certain notices sent by statutory probate court associate judges. |
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Relating to the creation of magistrates in certain counties. |
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Relating to the duty of an attorney ad litem appointed for a child to meet with the child or individual with whom the child resides before each court hearing. |
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Relating to a requirement that an attorney ad litem appointed for a child file a statement with the court regarding the attorney ad litem's meeting with the child or other specified person. |
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Relating to the composition of certain judicial districts. |
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Relating to the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly. |
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Relating to the establishment of an Adopt-A-Library program and state employee charitable contributions to the program. |
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Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Board of Criminal Justice to the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System for the use and benefit of the Texas Forest Service. |
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Relating to access to the criminal history record information of certain persons by the Texas Facilities Commission. |
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Relating to the authority of the Texas Facilities Commission regarding gifts, grants, and donations. |
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Relating to establishing a child care advisory committee to advise the Texas Facilities Commission. |
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Relating to rainwater harvesting and other water conservation initiatives. |
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Relating to the Public Utility Commission of Texas' authority to disgorge revenue obtained as a result of certain violations; providing an administrative penalty. |
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Relating to the requirements for grant programs funded through the Texas emissions reduction plan. |
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Relating to the de-annexation of land in Bastrop County by the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District. |
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Relating to exempting the intrastate manufacture of certain incandescent light bulbs from federal regulation. |
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Relating to a pilot program under the loanstar revolving loan program to promote the use of energy efficiency measures and renewable energy technology by certain nonprofit organizations. |
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Relating to the statutory county courts in Wise County. |
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Relating to the authority of the Texas Animal Health Commission to set and collect fees. |
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Relating to exempting certain fraternal and veterans organizations from certain bond requirements to obtain an alcoholic beverage permit or license. |
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Relating to title insurance coverage for minerals and surface damage resulting from mineral extraction and development. |
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Relating to the administration of the universal service fund. |
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Relating to notice required upon nonrenewal of property and casualty insurance policies. |
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Relating to a daily temporary private club permit for a nonprofit corporation. |
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Relating to limiting the disclosure of certain information regarding certain charitable organizations, trusts, private foundations, and grant-making organizations. |
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Relating to the managing underwriters for surplus lines insurance transactions and to the collection of surplus lines insurance premium taxes for those transactions. |
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Relating to the training and certification of state agency employees or contractors performing service work on pressure vessels. |
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Relating to the abolishment of the state regulation of talent agencies and personnel services. |
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Relating to appeal of the certification of an area's wet or dry status. |
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Relating to the consideration of a letter of credit issued by a federal home loan bank as an eligible security for collateral to secure public funds. |
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Relating to the cancellation of the voter registration and to the eligibility to vote of persons who are deceased or not citizens of the United States. |
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Relating to authorizing certain brewers and manufacturers to conduct tours of their premises after which beer or ale is provided to ultimate consumers for off-premises consumption. |
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Relating to the waiver and release of a mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's lien or payment bond claim and to the creation of a mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's lien for certain landscaping. |
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Relating to emergency preparedness information about water facilities. |
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Relating to the holding of an interest in certain alcoholic beverage licenses, permits, or premises by certain persons whose alcoholic beverage license or permit has been revoked. |
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS (Second Reading) |
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Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to create a joint interim committee to study human trafficking in Texas. |
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Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states an amendment to the United States Constitution providing for a federal balanced budget. |
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Authorizing the lieutenant governor and speaker to appoint interim joint committees. |
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Urging Congress to provide a comprehensive public alert warning system. |
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Designating the red drum as the official State Saltwater Fish of Texas. |
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Designating Nymphaea Texas Dawn as the official State Waterlily of Texas. |
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SENATE BILLS (Calendar Order) |
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS (Second Reading) |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to appropriations for the preservation and perpetuation of certain items of historical value; allowing the legislature and state agencies to accept on behalf of the state gifts of items of historical value and contributions to purchase such items. |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring certain tax bills to be approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house of the legislature. |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a county to regulate land development if approved by a majority vote in a countywide election. |
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS (Second Reading) |
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Urging the United States Congress to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases for stationary sources. |
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Designating the red drum as the official State Saltwater Fish of Texas. |
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Expressing the legislature's support for the construction of a monument to African American Texans on the grounds of the State Capitol at the location approved by the State Preservation Board for a Juneteenth monument. |
SENATE BILLS (Third Reading) |
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Relating to the establishment of the judicial access and improvement account to provide funding for basic civil legal services, indigent defense, and judicial technical support through certain county service fees and court costs imposed to fund the account. |
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Relating to the authority of a school district to implement a school bus monitoring system that records images, including images of vehicles that pass a stopped school bus; providing for the imposition of penalties. |
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Relating to an account for construction retainage; providing a civil penalty. |
SENATE BILLS (Second Reading) |
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Relating to the creation, purpose, implementation, and funding of the County Park Beautification and Improvement Program. |
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Relating to the designation of certain areas as banking development districts to encourage the establishment of financial institution branches in those areas. |
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Relating to the reorganization of powers and duties among agencies in this state that provide representation to indigent defendants in criminal cases and to the reorganization of funding sources for indigent defense. |
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Relating to the elimination of smoking in certain workplaces and public places; providing penalties. |
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Relating to creating the offense of continuous trafficking of persons; providing a penalty and other civil consequences. |
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Relating to persons authorized to control the disposition of the remains of certain members of the United States armed forces. |
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Relating to procedures for establishment, modification, and enforcement of child support obligations. |
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Relating to the territory and dissolution requirements of the Southern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District. |
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Relating to the designation of State Highway 121 in Tarrant and Johnson Counties as the Chisholm Trail Parkway. |
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Relating to the first day of instruction in certain school districts that provide additional days of instruction financed with local funds. |
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Relating to the continuation and operation of the Texas Department of Insurance and the operation of certain insurance programs; imposing administrative penalties. |
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Relating to the funding of port security, facility projects, and port studies. |
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Relating to the continuation and functions of the Commission on State Emergency Communications. |
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Relating to the purchasing and contracting authority of counties. |
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Relating to the minimum continuing legal education requirements for an attorney employed in the executive branch of state government. |
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Relating to requirements for businesses that offer plastic checkout bags to customers. |
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Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Public Finance Authority. |
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Relating to the method of delivery of certain notices sent by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. |
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Relating to the designation of a segment of State Highway 243 in Van Zandt County as the Veterans Memorial Parkway. |
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Relating to the prohibition of certain regulations by a municipality in its extraterritorial jurisdiction involving trees and vegetation. |
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Relating to repeal of authority for the establishment and operation of the Trans-Texas Corridor and to the operation of vehicles on certain Texas roadways. |
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Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns on the campuses of and certain other locations associated with institutions of higher education. |
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Relating to fishing tournament fraud; providing penalties. |
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Relating to the duties and responsibilities of certain county officials and the functions of county government. |
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Relating to the coordination of rural and small community initiatives. |
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Relating to county and municipal land development regulations; providing a penalty. |
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Relating to the collection of certain information on a birth certificate. |
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Relating to the provision of affordable housing in colonias, rural communities, and small municipalities. |
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Relating to practices and professions regulated by the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board. |
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Relating to the supervised reentry into the community of certain inmates nearing their date of discharge from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
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Relating to educational and training requirements for certain peace officers on ethical decision making. |
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Relating to unclaimed property. |
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Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain employees of fire protection sprinkler system contractors; providing a penalty. |
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Relating to the imposition by certain municipalities and municipal transit departments of the local sales and use tax in certain federal military installations. |
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Relating to smoke alarms and fire extinguishers in residential rental units. |
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Relating to license renewals by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. |
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Relating to certain extensions of credit to consumers. |
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Relating to the possession of fish in the tidal water of this state. |
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Relating to tree mitigation fees imposed by municipalities. |
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Relating to the waiver and release of a mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's lien or payment bond claim. |
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Relating to encouraging public participation by citizens by protecting a person's right to petition, right of free speech, and right of association from meritless lawsuits arising from actions taken in furtherance of those rights. |
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Relating to the organization, governance, duties, and functions of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. |
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Relating to the proof of an applicant's identity and age required for the issuance of a marriage license. |
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Relating to the expiration of a county burn ban. |
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Relating to the establishment of a system health center by a university system. |
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Relating to the investment of the permanent university fund and other funds under the management and control of the board of regents of The University of Texas System. |
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Relating to the calculation of interest on certain ad valorem tax refunds. |
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Relating to the flexibility of the board of trustees of a school district in the management and operation of public schools in the district. |
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Relating to prohibiting the sale and use of certain radar interference devices; creating an offense. |
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Relating to the processing fee charged for a dishonored payment device. |
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Relating to the Riverbend Water Resources District. |
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Relating to the establishment and operation of a motor-bus-only lane pilot program in certain counties. |
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Relating to the graduate medical training requirements for certain foreign medical school graduates applying for a license to practice medicine in this state. |
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Relating to ambulatory surgical centers and to the provision of services at those centers by certain designated physician groups. |
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Relating to the state virtual school network and virtual high schools. |
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Relating to retirement under public retirement systems for employees of certain municipalities. |
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Relating to public school finance and prekindergarten programs. |
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Relating to guaranteed student loans and alternative education loans. |
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Relating to higher education curriculum review teams to review public school curriculum standards for college readiness purposes. |
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Relating to the taking of a defendant's bail bond by county jailers. |
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Relating to the creation of the Terrell County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds. |
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Relating to the appeal of an indefinite suspension of a municipal firefighter. |
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Relating to death benefits for eligible survivors of certain Texas National Guard members. |
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Relating to establishing veterans resource centers at certain institutions of higher education. |
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Relating to the determination of incompetency in criminal cases. |
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Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. |
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Relating to information subject to the public information law. |
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Relating to the authority of a general-law municipality to annex territory receiving water and sewer services from a municipal utility district. |
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Relating to the administration of the universal service fund. |
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Relating to certain election practices and procedures. |
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Relating to the reapportionment of congressional districts and the creation, function, and duties of the Texas Congressional Redistricting Commission. |
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Relating to transferring adult education and literacy programs to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board from the Texas Education Agency. |
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Relating to consent for treatment for chemical dependency in a treatment facility and required training for the facility's intake personnel. |
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Relating to the women's health program. |
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Relating to the use of certain professional titles by psychologists. |
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Relating to the authority of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas to invest in hedge funds. |
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Relating to the provision of information by tax officials related to ad valorem tax rates. |
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Relating to the requirement to prepay ad valorem taxes as a prerequisite to determining certain motions or protests and the authority of an appraisal review board to determine compliance with the requirement. |
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Relating to the authority to create and operate a defense adjustment management authority. |
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Relating to rate adjustments by gas utilities. |
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Relating to certain investments in certain Texas businesses by insurance companies and related organizations. |
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Relating to energy savings performance contracts. |
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Relating to procedures regarding certain criminal defendants who are or may be persons with mental illness or mental retardation. |
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Relating to exemptions for disabled peace officers from the payment of tuition and fees at public institutions of higher education. |
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Relating to compensation under the Crime Victims' Compensation Act for forensic medical examinations performed with respect to victims of family violence. |
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Relating to a contracted services program for certain students with a severe pervasive developmental disorder or a severe intellectual disability. |
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Relating to the creation of the Southeast Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 4; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds. |
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Relating to the substitution by a pharmacist of certain opioid analgesic drugs. |
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Relating to the enforcement of the public information law; providing for the imposition of a civil penalty. |
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Relating to distributing or prescribing abortion-inducing drugs; providing an administrative penalty. |
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Relating to the accommodation of pedestrians, bicyclists, persons with disabilities, children, senior citizens, users of public transportation, movers of commercial goods, and motorists on streets and highways. |
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Relating to the powers of the Coastal Water Authority; affecting the authority to issue bonds. |
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Relating to coordination of services provided by Medicaid managed care organizations and certain community centers and local mental health or mental retardation authorities. |
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Relating to an African American Texans memorial monument on the Capitol grounds. |
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Relating to the authority of certain volunteer firefighter and emergency services organizations to hold tax-free sales or auctions. |
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Relating to the application of the professional prosecutors law to the district attorney for the 287th Judicial District. |
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Relating to exemptions to persons required to hold a limited property and casualty license. |
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