SENATE FLOOR ACTION |
Friday March 20, 2009 |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Relating to the monitoring and oversight of certain public retirement systems and public investments; providing civil penalties. State Affairs |
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Relating to the national research university fund and the allocation of amounts appropriated from the fund, the abolition of the higher education fund, and the institutional groupings established by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Higher Education |
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Relating to the powers and duties of certain emergency services districts. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the regulation of off-premises signs in the unincorporated area of a county. Transportation & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the collection and dissemination of certain information for a federal firearm background check. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to ad valorem taxation. Finance |
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Relating to the acceptance of durable powers of attorney by third parties. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the reporting of certain confidential statements made to a mental health professional. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the collection of biometric identifiers of certain persons receiving inpatient mental health services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the pension retirement system in certain municipalities for firefighters and police. State Affairs |
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Relating to the persons exempted from the required prepayment of the personnel costs incurred by a governmental body in responding to requests from a requestor under the public information law that require large amounts of personnel time. State Affairs |
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Relating to the availability of information under the public information law. State Affairs |
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Relating to the time for filing a certificate of analysis for use as evidence in a criminal action. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to refunds of overpayments or erroneous payments of ad valorem taxes. Finance |
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Relating to certain restrictions on the composition of a tax increment financing reinvestment zone. Economic Development |
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Relating to service charges for certain renewals of driver's licenses and personal identification certificates. Transportation & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the sale of certain communications equipment and mobile telephone services; providing criminal and civil penalties. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to registration and license plate fees for motor vehicles. Transportation & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the election and terms of office of directors of the Guadalupe County Groundwater Conservation District. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the powers of a recreational district board in a county with frontage on the Guadalupe or Comal River. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to requirements based on dollar amounts regarding payment bonds and change orders for certain public contracts. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to methods and procedures of ad valorem tax valuation of inventory of persons engaged in the business of leasing or renting certain vehicles, machinery, or equipment, and to any collection by those persons of tax escrow payments. Finance |
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Relating to certain construction liens under the Texas Residential Construction Commission Act; providing civil penalties. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue for certain transportation systems. Economic Development |
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Relating to the artificial reef program; creating offenses and providing criminal and civil penalties. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the availability on the Internet of certain information regarding the child protective services functions of the Department of Family and Protective Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to reimbursement under the Medicaid vendor drug program for pharmacy care management services provided in connection with specialty pharmacy products. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the creation of the Council on Children and Families. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the administration, operation, and regulation of credit unions. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to providing outreach and behavioral health services to certain military service veterans and their families and providing for the creation of clinical practice guidelines. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
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Relating to dedication of a portion of unclaimed lottery revenues to the Texas rail relocation and improvement fund. Finance |
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Relating to appeals in cases arising under the Federal Arbitration Act. State Affairs |
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Relating to state indemnification and defense of certain judges and certain judicial appointees. State Affairs |
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Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to Mitchell County. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the deduction of membership fees for correctional employee organizations from a state employee's salary. State Affairs |
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Relating to the criteria for evaluating requests for defense economic adjustment assistance grants. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
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Relating to the organization, duties, and functions of the Texas Veterans Commission. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
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Relating to regulation of pari-mutuel racing. State Affairs |
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Relating to the creation of the Scenic Loop--Boerne Stage Road Driving Trail. Transportation & Homeland Security |
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Relating to an increase in the fee for natural gas pipeline safety inspections. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the use of hazardous and solid waste remediation fee funds for lead-acid battery recycling activities. Natural Resources |
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Relating to a defense to prosecution for the offense of criminal trespass for process servers. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to child support liens on real property. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the punishment for the offense of breach of computer security. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the disregard or violation of a resident's advance directive by a nursing institution; providing penalties. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to state financial assistance to school districts that make contributions for social security coverage. Education |
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Relating to post-commitment treatment and supervision of persons with mental illness who are manifestly dangerous. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the establishment of the Bioenergy Policy Council and the Bioenergy Research Committee to encourage the development of cellulosic biofuels in the state. Agriculture & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the creation and administration of the rural veterinarian loan repayment program. Agriculture & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to application requirements and performance standards for agricultural biomass and landfill diversion incentive grants. Agriculture & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the authority and powers of regional mobility authorities. Transportation & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Transportation to Polk County. Transportation & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the permissible uses of money in an ad valorem tax increment account for a transportation reinvestment zone established by a municipality. Economic Development |
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Relating to extension or modification of restrictive covenants in certain residential real estate subdivisions. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the secrecy of a grand jury subpoena or summons. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the coordination and administration of the Texas Career Opportunity Grant Program. Economic Development |
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Relating to donations of juror reimbursements. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to fees charged by certain counties near international borders for issuing certain utility certificates. International Relations & Trade |
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Relating to the regulation of immigration assistance services; providing civil and criminal penalties. International Relations & Trade |
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Relating to ownership restrictions on the holders of permits and licenses authorizing the sale of alcoholic beverages. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the authority of a common purchaser that transports natural gas by pipeline to use a public right-of-way for a pipeline. Natural Resources |
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Relating to voter approval for certain contracts between political subdivisions and private entities relating to correctional facilities. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to requiring the corroboration of certain testimony to support a criminal conviction. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to periodic court approval of participation by a criminal defendant in a pretrial intervention program. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the distribution of proceeds from the sale of forfeited property in a criminal case. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the use of state hotel occupancy tax revenue to clean and maintain beaches in certain municipalities. Economic Development |
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Relating to the creation of a district court records technology fund. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to discovery in a criminal case. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the right of certain counties to maintain local control over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to performance standards for plumbing fixtures sold in this state. Natural Resources |
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Relating to governmental liability for interest resulting from a claim for payment for goods or services. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to certain correctional facilities that house only federal prisoners. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the Muenster Hospital District. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the confidentiality of certain personal information concerning current and former employees of certain divisions of the office of the attorney general. State Affairs |
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Relating to the regulation of poultry facilities and poultry litter. Agriculture & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the designation of a courthouse or building in a courthouse square in certain counties as a state archaeological landmark. Natural Resources |
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Relating to prohibiting the use of state money or facilities for research involving the destruction of human embryos. Finance |
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Relating to workers' compensation compensability disputes, examinations to define the compensable injury and notifications to health care providers regarding compensability disputes. State Affairs |
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Relating to the tax rate for certain retail electric providers. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the use of certain professional titles by interior designers. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to consistency among certain secretary of state filings. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the governing body of an independent organization for a power region. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the franchise arrangements excluded from the Business Opportunity Act. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the regulation of health spas. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to methods of delivery used by the secretary of state. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the composition of the Finance Commission of Texas. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the authority of the Dallas County Hospital District to appoint, contract for, or employ physicians, dentists, and other health care providers. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the establishment of a program to provide prescribers with evidence-based information about pharmaceuticals; assessing a fee; providing penalties. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the use of proceeds from criminal asset forfeiture to provide college scholarships to children of peace officers killed in the line of duty and to an annual report regarding the total value of forfeited property in this state. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to information that must be included on prepaid calling cards. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the prosecution of certain sexual offenses and to exempting certain persons from the duty to register as a sex offender in this state. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the creation of independent assigned counsel programs. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the use of sediment control ponds to satisfy environmental and safety regulations at surface mining operations in the state. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the authority of Matagorda County Hospital District to lease property. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to covenants not to compete by physicians. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the evidence of beneficial use in the permitting of groundwater. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the requirements for a smoke detector in multifamily residential units. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the refund of the sales taxes imposed on real property repair and remodeling services for certain energy efficient facilities. Finance |
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Relating to prohibition of certain practices by owners of developments supported with low income housing tax credit allocations. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to physical examination requirements for participation in extracurricular athletic activities. Education |
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Relating to the delegation of certain acts of prescriptive authority by a physician. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to newborn screening and the creation of the Newborn Screening Advisory Committee. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to funding for nursing home facilities. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to creating an account to promote continuing education for certain child care providers. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to an informational manual for voluntary caregivers who provide temporary care for children who are the subject of an investigation by the Department of Family and Protective Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the promotion of breast-feeding and the prohibition against interference with or restriction of the right to breast-feed; providing a civil penalty. State Affairs |
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Relating to preventing bullying and harassment against public school students. Education |
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Relating to best practices for public school student dropout prevention and recovery. Education |
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Relating to rules adopted and reporting required under the school district college credit program. Education |
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Relating to the administration of and eligibility for the Joint Admissions Medical Program. Higher Education |
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Relating to the terms of student members of certain Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board advisory committees. Higher Education |
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Relating to minimum training standards for employees of certain child-care facilities. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the development and implementation of a workforce diversity plan by certain state agencies. State Affairs |
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Relating to safety requirements for public swimming pools and other artificial bodies of water. State Affairs |
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Relating to health benefit plan coverage of testing for prostate cancer for certain males. State Affairs |
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Relating to the Department of Family and Protective Services caseworker replacement program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the employment and commissioning of law enforcement personnel to provide security services to certain educational institutions. Higher Education |
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Relating to the regulation of certain water wells by the Presidio County Underground Water Conservation District. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the regulation of certain water wells by the Brewster County Groundwater Conservation District. Natural Resources |
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Relating to restrictions on the use of the Internet by certain sex offenders. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the creation of additional judicial districts in Bexar County. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the creation of three additional county courts at law in Bexar County. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to emergency management. Transportation & Homeland Security |
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Relating to municipal regulation of the discharge of firearms and certain other weapons. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the use of money from the Texas Enterprise Fund to recruit and retain automotive manufacturing facilities. Economic Development |
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Relating to conditions of employment for law enforcement officers and corrections officers employed by certain counties. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to offenses involving boating safety and the disposition of fines for certain water safety offenses. Transportation & Homeland Security |
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Relating to an interim study of recreational boating safety in Texas. Administration |
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Relating to billing practices for certain health care facilities and providers. State Affairs |
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Relating to the issuance of a certificate for a municipal setting designation. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the authority of a gas corporation to use a public right-of-way. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the sale of certain alcoholic beverages to certain private club registration permit holders. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to reimbursement under preferred provider benefit plans for services provided by licensed podiatrists. State Affairs |
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Relating to the powers of certain development corporations related to Hurricane Ike disaster relief and to the validation of certain governmental acts or proceedings of counties affected by Hurricane Ike. S/C on Flooding & Evacuations |
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Relating to the procedure for reallocating local sales and use taxes. Finance |
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Relating to filing fees for civil actions or proceedings in a district, county, justice, or small claims court. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the election of directors of the Clearwater Underground Water Conservation District. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain local laws concerning special districts, including conforming amendments. Administration |
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Relating to a study by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of the methods for safely handling and disposing of certain medical waste. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the regulation of motor vehicle manufacturers and distributors. Transportation & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the permanent registration of fleet vehicles. Transportation & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the Prepaid Tuition Unit Undergraduate Education Program, Higher Education Savings Plans, the Texas Save & Match Program and the treatment of a beneficiary's assets under the plans in determining eligibility for student financial assistance and other programs. Higher Education |
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Relating to retail electric providers protecting customer deposits. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a temporary moratorium for disconnection of electric service for certain customers. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the award of stipends to nationally certified classroom teachers under the educator excellence awards program. Education |
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Relating to the dissemination of information regarding the cost of attending public and private institutions of higher education and regarding the availability of financial aid to assist in paying that cost. Higher Education |
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Relating to financial assistance funded from the amounts of certain fees charged to students enrolled at public institutions of higher education. Higher Education |
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Relating to informal caregiver support services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to practices and procedures in child abuse and neglect cases. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to a pilot project to exchange secure electronic health information between the Health and Human Services Commission and local or regional health information exchanges. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to telehealth services and home telemonitoring services provided to certain Medicaid recipients. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the creation, operation, and funding of the Texas YouthBuild Program. Economic Development |
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Relating to the availability and continuation of certain health benefit plan coverage. State Affairs |
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Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to order restitution for violations. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the applicability of certain laws governing corporations to limited liability companies. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the disposal of certain exhibits used in criminal proceedings in certain counties. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the Texas Rangers' Unsolved Crimes Investigation Team. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to assessment of certain charges by a commercial landlord that is a governmental entity. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to disbursement of child support payments in Title IV-D cases. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the eligibility of property used in connection with a data center for economic benefits authorized by the Texas Economic Development Act. Economic Development |
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Relating to the establishment of the official citrus producers' pest and disease management corporation; providing penalties. Agriculture & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to political party precinct conventions. State Affairs |
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Relating to the establishment of a wellness grant program for individuals with disabilities. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to information required to be included on a supplier and permissive supplier's return. Finance |
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Relating to the use of an offender identification card or similar form of identification as proof of identity for an applicant for a driver's license or commercial driver's license. Transportation & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the requirement of citizenship or lawful presence in the United States for issuance of a driver's license, personal identification certificate, commercial driver's license, or commercial driver learner's permit. Transportation & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the regulation of driver's licenses and personal identification certificates by the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas, including enforcement measures against fictitious or fraudulently obtained licenses or certificates; providing a criminal penalty. Transportation & Homeland Security |
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Relating to requiring the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to establish a comprehensive reentry and reintegration plan for offenders released or discharged from a correctional facility. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to educator preparation programs and educator certification, performance, and recruitment. Education |
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Relating to an exemption from the sales tax on handguns, rifles, shotguns, and ammunition. Finance |
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Relating to certain proceedings relating to an individual's will. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the Hardeman County Hospital District. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the Childress County Hospital District. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Reagan Hospital District. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Castro County Hospital District. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the licensure of anesthesiologist assistants; providing penalties. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the filing by political committees of reports of political contributions and expenditures in connection with a runoff election. State Affairs |
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Relating to the approval of certain construction, repair, or rehabilitation projects at public institutions of higher education in this state. Higher Education |
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Relating to the creation of the Texas Future Scholars Pilot Program and the Workforce Shortage Education Loan Repayment Program and to the elimination of certain other student financial assistance programs. Higher Education |
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Relating to certifying the eligibility of certain educational aides to receive an exemption from tuition and fees charged by public institutions of higher education. Higher Education |
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Relating to the adoption of rules by the supreme court relating to the nonrenewal of the license of an attorney who defaults on a student loan administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to methods for increasing student success and degree completion at institutions of higher education. Higher Education |
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Relating to orientation programs for new students at public institutions of higher education. Higher Education |
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Relating to prohibiting human cloning and other uses of human tissue by institutions of higher education; providing penalties. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the Glenda Dawson Donate Life Texas Registry. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to medical assistance reimbursement for the provision of a wheeled mobility system to a recipient of medical assistance. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to contracting issues of state agencies, including ethics issues related to state contracting. Government Organization |
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Relating to liens for certain veterinary care charges for large animals. Agriculture & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the method of delivery of notices relating to sworn complaints filed with the Texas Ethics Commission. State Affairs |
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Relating to notification sent by the Texas Ethics Commission to certain persons regarding deadlines to file reports. State Affairs |
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Relating to the creation of additional judicial districts in Bexar County. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to allowing the governor, and the lieutenant governor or another person when acting as governor, to retain executive authority while traveling within the contiguous 48 states of the continental United States. State Affairs |
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Relating to the 39th Judicial District Juvenile Board. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to notice to an insurer of an adverse claim to policy proceeds by a person with a bona fide legal claim. State Affairs |
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Relating to the exception from required public disclosure of certain records of an appraisal district. State Affairs |
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Relating to return-to-work coordination services and a return-to-work reimbursement program for employers participating in the workers' compensation system. State Affairs |
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Relating to immunity from liability for doctors performing certain services at the request of the division of workers' compensation of the Texas Department of Insurance. State Affairs |
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Relating to the reporting of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a voluntary statewide diabetes mellitus registry. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to providing an exemption from the administration of certain assessment instruments for certain public school students who are asylees or refugees. Education |
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Relating to the establishment of a student outcomes pilot program at Alamo Community College. Higher Education |
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Relating to the calculation of a person's net resources for purposes of determining child support liability. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to a study with regard to, and the implementation of policies to promote, the adoption of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to erecting an off-premise sign adjacent to and visible from certain roads. Transportation & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the state's statutory and contractual liens to secure the payment of unpaid royalty and other amounts due under oil and gas leases of state land. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the Interagency Task Force for Children with Special Needs. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the eligibility of a defendant charged with certain sex offenses for judge-ordered community supervision. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the status of liquefied natural gas marine terminals. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the private disposition of used motor vehicles at certain auto auctions conducted by independent motor vehicle dealers. Transportation & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the idling of motor vehicles. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the collection of artifacts from public waterways. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the establishment, operation, and funding of open-enrollment charter schools. Education |
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Relating to participation by private school students in University Interscholastic League sponsored activities. Education |
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Relating to the eligibility for judge-ordered community supervision or for mandatory supervision of a defendant convicted of criminal solicitation of capital murder. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to county participation in the enterprise zone program. Economic Development |
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Relating to the classification of certain entities as primarily engaged in retail trade for purposes of the franchise tax. Finance |
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Relating to the offenses of unauthorized duplication, unauthorized recording, and unauthorized labeling of recordings. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to restrictions on the residence or location of certain sex offenders and to notice reflecting that location. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the continuation of the Texas Bleeding Disorders Advisory Council. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to involuntary termination of parental rights based on attempted murder or solicitation of murder of the child's other parent. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the definition of an authorized emergency vehicle. Transportation & Homeland Security |
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Relating to inclusion of pets and other companion animals in protective orders; providing a penalty. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to a managed care pilot program to prevent high-risk pregnancies that result in the birth of premature or low birth weight infants. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a Medicaid managed care pilot program to prevent high-risk pregnancies that result in the birth of premature or low birth weight infants. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to coverage of drivers under a personal automobile insurance policy. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to revenue received from the provision of pay telephone service to inmates confined in facilities operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the sterilization of dogs and cats; providing a penalty. State Affairs |
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Relating to powers and duties of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, including penalty payment plans, the Concho River Watermaster Program, utility and district applications, and the recovery of costs associated with the Texas Clean Rivers Program. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the provision of services to a wrongfully imprisoned person who is discharged from a correctional facility. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the provision of reentry, reintegration, and other services to a wrongfully imprisoned person who is discharged from a correctional facility. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the student endowment scholarship and internship program fund at The University of Texas at El Paso. Higher Education |
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Relating to the establishment of a home- and community-based services workforce council. Economic Development |