HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Culture, Recreation & Tourism 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Wednesday, April 23, 2025 

PLACE:        E1.030 
CHAIR:        Rep. Will Metcalf 

The chair may limit testimony to (2) two minutes.

HB 4568        Hunter | et al.                           
Relating to the Texas moving image industry incentive program and the establishment and funding of the Texas moving image industry incentive fund.

HB 5458        Metcalf                                   
Relating to a study of the effectiveness of rules implemented by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department governing the management of chronic wasting disease and of cervid resistance to chronic wasting disease.

HB 4543        Orr                                       
Relating to the removal of a fence surrounding a breeder deer release site.

HB 2703        Raymond | et al.                          
Relating to designating July as American Patriotism Month.

HB 3728        Morales Shaw | et al.                     
Relating to the adoption by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of salinity requirements for bays and estuaries.

HCR 113        González, Mary                            
Designating El Paso as the official Boot Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

HCR 126        Ashby                                     
Designating Corrigan as the official Timber Products Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

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