REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS

Monday

April 15, 2013

SENATE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

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.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide that the governor, and the lieutenant governor when acting as governor, retain executive authority unless unavailable as provided by law.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize a political subdivision other than a school district to establish a limitation on the amount of ad valorem taxes that the political subdivision may impose on the residence homesteads of persons who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.

Proposing a constitutional amendment appropriating money from the system benefit fund for the purpose of returning system benefit fund fees to retail electric customers.

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation and use of funds in the state treasury to provide financial assistance for certain projects related to economic development and water infrastructure and for the transfer to the funds of money from the economic stabilization fund.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Granting permission to the State of Texas to sue The University of Texas System.

Designating November as COPD Awareness Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2013, and directing the Texas Department of State Health Services to include COPD as a chronic health condition in their public awareness and educational efforts.

SENATE BILLS

(Third Reading)

Relating to an electric utility surcharge to assist owners of certain historic structures with electric bill payments and to promote energy conservation and efficiency.

SENATE BILLS

(Second Reading)

Relating to the creation, purpose, implementation, and funding of the County Park Beautification and Improvement Program.

Relating to the consideration of ownership interests of disabled veterans in determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting.

Relating to public high school graduation, including curriculum and assessment requirements for graduation and funding in support of certain curriculum authorized for graduation.

Relating to the provision and delivery of certain health and human services in this state, including the provision of those services through the Medicaid program and the prevention of fraud, waste, and abuse in that program and other programs.

Relating to the prescription and pharmaceutical substitution of biological products.

Relating to the regulation of temporary common worker employers; providing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.

Relating to authorizing certain current and former members of the state legislature to conduct a marriage ceremony.

Relating to the delay in the implementation of the abolishment of small claims courts.

Relating to access to birth records of certain adopted children.

Relating to equal opportunity for access by private and parochial school students to certain University Interscholastic League sponsored activities.

Relating to the provision of and parental approval for a student's participation in human sexuality and family planning instruction in public schools.

Relating to the right of a person to enter the person's residence or former residence accompanied by a peace officer to recover certain personal property; providing penalties.

Relating to a prohibition on the use of a tanning facility by a minor.

Relating to the period during which an employee may file a claim for unpaid wages with the Texas Workforce Commission.

Relating to the imposition and collection of a penalty for fraudulently obtaining unemployment compensation benefits.

Relating to liability of certain electric utilities that allow certain uses of land that the electric utility owns, occupies, or leases.

Relating to the development, hosting, and management of computer software for state agencies.

Relating to end-of-course assessment instruments administered to public high school students and other measures of secondary-level performance.

Relating to certain residential and other structures and mitigation of loss to those structures resulting from natural catastrophes; providing a criminal penalty.

Relating to building code standards for new residential construction in the unincorporated area of a county.

Relating to minimum standards for abortion facilities.

Relating to the governor's executive authority while traveling outside of the state.

Relating to the regulation and enforcement of dam safety by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Relating to the authority of a statutory probate court in Collin County to hear and determine certain matters pending in a district or statutory county court.

Relating to unlawful employment practices regarding discrimination in payment of compensation.

Relating to distributing or prescribing abortion-inducing drugs; providing penalties.

Relating to authorizing broker agreements for the sale of real property by certain municipalities.

Relating to the electronic filing system established by rule or order of the Texas Supreme Court; authorizing fees.

Relating to allowing parents to petition for repurposing, alternative management, or closure of certain public school campuses.

Relating to the provision of credit by examination for public school students.

Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to regulate the use of certain lots for residential purposes.

Relating to the creation of DNA records for the DNA database system.

Relating to the facilities to which Chapter 68, Water Code, applies.

Relating to the regulatory analysis of rules proposed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Relating to the establishment of the statewide electronic filing system fund and to certain court fees and court costs to fund the account; imposing fees.

Relating to the creation of a select interim committee to review and make recommendations for substantive changes to ethics laws.

Relating to certain requirements for political parties holding conventions and for officers of certain of those parties.

Relating to the regulation of residential mortgage loan originators, residential mortgage loan companies, mortgage bankers, and residential mortgage loan servicers under the jurisdiction of the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending; changing a fee.

Relating to the manufacture, distribution, sale, and provision of alcoholic beverages and the regulation of those activities.

Relating to timeshare owners' associations.

Relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 47; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 257; providing authority to issue bonds.

Relating to the creation of Burnet County Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to levy an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.

Relating to the inclusion of natural gas as a public facility for a public facility corporation.

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 208; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 209; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 210; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 211; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 212; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 213; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 532; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 533; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds.

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 534; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 135; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the name and powers and duties of the Port O'Connor Municipal Utility District; providing authority to impose a sales and use tax.

Relating to the composition of the board of directors of the Fort Bend Subsidence District.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 105; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.

Relating to the powers and duties of Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 194.

Relating to the power and duties of the Fulshear Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Fort Bend County.

Relating to the creation of the Fulshear Municipal Utility District No. 2; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the business of travel insurance; authorizing penalties.

Relating to a requirement that students at an open-enrollment charter school recite the pledges of allegiance to the United States flag and the state flag.

Relating to equal opportunity for access by home-schooled students to University Interscholastic League-sponsored activities; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the abandonment of a county road.

Relating to the definition of "qualified employee" in an enterprise zone.

Relating to the validation of the dissolution of the Development Corporation of Presidio and the creation of the Presidio Municipal Development District.

Relating to regulation of traffic in a conservation and reclamation district by a commissioners court.

Relating to the designation of a portion of Interstate Highway 35W as the Cesar Chavez Memorial Freeway.

Relating to the shared work unemployment compensation program.

Relating to certain requirements applicable to contracts entered into by state agencies.

Relating to oversight and management of state contracts.

Relating to the exemption of the Corpus Christi Aquifer Storage and Recovery Conservation District from certain provisions concerning the desired future conditions of an aquifer.

Relating to notification procedures regarding the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Relating to the establishment of the Expanded Learning Opportunities Council to study and make recommendations concerning expanded learning opportunities for public school students.

Relating to the operation of the juvenile board of Edwards County.

Relating to requiring dental support for a child subject to a child support order.

Relating to the authority of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding the initiation, consolidation, or elimination of a degree or certificate program offered by a public institution of higher education.

Relating to the powers and duties of the board of regents of the Texas Tech University System.

Relating to allowable transfers to the Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Historical Commission of proceeds from the taxes on the sale, storage, or use of sporting goods.

Relating to the sales tax exemption period for clothing and footwear.

Relating to continuing education requirements and a registration exemption for county tax assessor-collectors.

Relating to the use by a property owner of a common or contract carrier to send a payment, report, application, statement, or other document or paper to a taxing unit or taxing official.

Relating to the copying of certain records and files relating to a child who is a party to a juvenile proceeding.

Relating to the eligibility for judge-ordered community supervision or for release on parole of certain defendants convicted of burglary with the intent to commit a sex offense.

Relating to notification regarding the anticipated release of a potential predator from civil commitment.

Relating to a handgun proficiency course that is taken to obtain or renew a concealed handgun license.

Relating to the execution of a search warrant for taking a DNA specimen.

Relating to eligibility for support from the universal service fund.

Relating to the regulation of real estate inspectors; changing fees.

Relating to the adoption of certain voting procedures necessary to implement the federal Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act, including the modification of certain election deadlines.

Relating to the qualifications for appointment as a medical examiner.

Relating to the penalties prescribed for repeated violations of certain court orders or conditions of bond in a family violence case.

Relating to review and verification procedures, allowing certain claimants to file an application under the Crime Victims' Compensation Act, and the administration of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Crisis Services Act.

Relating to procedures for the sentencing and placement on community supervision of defendants charged with the commission of a state jail felony.

Relating to trusts.

Relating to guardianships, including assessments for and provision of guardianship services by the Department of Aging and Disability Services.

Relating to the use of digitized signatures for pleadings and orders in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

Relating to the transfer of a student from the school district of the student's residence to another district.

Relating to a notification requirement if a public school campus or open-enrollment charter school does not have a nurse assigned to the campus during all instructional hours.

Relating to the adoption of major curriculum initiatives by a school district.

Relating to misrepresentations in connection with certain drug testing devices or equipment; providing penalties.

Relating to credit services organizations and extensions of consumer credit facilitated by credit services organizations; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to the sale, storage, transportation, and disposal of scrap, unsafe, or used tires; providing a civil penalty; creating an offense.

Relating to the funding for and administration of travel and information operations by the Texas Department of Transportation.

Relating to the relationship between Texas Department of Transportation toll projects and adjoining nontolled roads.

Relating to an agreement between the Department of Public Safety and a county for the provision of renewal and duplicate driver's license and other identification certificate services; authorizing a fee.

Relating to comprehensive development agreements of the Texas Department of Transportation or a regional mobility authority.

Relating to voluntary donations to the Glenda Dawson Donate Life-Texas Registry.

Relating to the transfer of certain state property in Walker County from the Texas Board of Criminal Justice to the board of regents of the Texas State University System.

Relating to the licensing of captive insurance companies; authorizing fees and authorizing and imposing taxes.

Relating to notice and election order requirements for bond approval elections held by political subdivisions.

Relating to the creation of Pearland Municipal Management District No. 2; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 18; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the addition of land in the territory of the Ranch at Clear Fork Creek Municipal Utility District No. 1.

Relating to the election of board members for emergency services districts in certain counties.

Relating to the administration, powers, and duties of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 134.

Relating to the powers of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 188, including powers related to the construction, operation, and financing of roads; providing authority to issue bonds and impose a tax.

Relating to court-ordered outpatient mental health services.

Relating to the physician assistant board.

Relating to reporting child abuse and neglect and to training regarding recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect at schools, institutions of higher education, and other entities.

Relating to the regulation of speech-language pathology and audiology and the fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments.

Relating to the use by a medical examiner of certain medical waste and autopsy records.

Relating to the establishment of an employment-first policy and task force to promote competitive employment opportunities that provide a living wage for individuals with disabilities.

Relating to regulation by the Texas Medical Board of local anesthesia and peripheral nerve blocks administered in an outpatient setting.

Relating to the creation of the Texas Nonprofit Council to assist with faith-based and community-based initiatives.

Relating to the regulation of low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities and radioactive substances.

Relating to the designation for criminal prosecution and other purposes of certain chemicals commonly referred to as synthetic cannabinoids as controlled substances and controlled substance analogues under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.

Relating to the addition of certain substances to Penalty Groups 1-A and 2 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act for criminal prosecution and other purposes.

Relating to state agency procurement.

Relating to suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

Relating to the issuance to veterans of specially marked licenses to carry a concealed handgun and specially marked personal identification certificates.

Relating to the marketing and advertising of the veterans' assistance lottery game.

Relating to the absence of a student from school to visit with a parent or guardian who will be or has been deployed on military duty.

Relating to the mental health program for veterans.

Relating to tuition and fee exemptions for certain military personnel and their dependents.

Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to retain certain fees.

Relating to ethics of public servants, including the functions and duties of the Texas Ethics Commission; the regulation of political contributions, political advertising, lobbying, and conduct of public servants; and the reporting of political contributions and expenditures and personal financial information; providing civil and criminal penalties.

Relating to reporting requirements of certain persons who do not meet the definition of political committee.

Relating to certain election practices and procedures.

Relating to public school performance ratings that reflect acceptable and unacceptable performance.

Relating to the temporary operation of a race track extension location.

Relating to the requirements for a sale to be considered a comparable sale for ad valorem tax purposes.

Relating to the authority of a taxing unit other than a school district to establish a limitation on the amount of ad valorem taxes that the taxing unit may impose on the residence homesteads of individuals who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.

Relating to programs designed to enhance medical education in this state.

Relating to authorizing the Public Utility Commission of Texas to direct the comptroller to return the unappropriated balance of the system benefit fund to retail electric customers.

Relating to the management and use of the Texas preservation trust fund.

Relating to rules governing the allocation of delegates to a political party's national presidential nominating convention.

Relating to civil liability for compelled prostitution and certain promotion of prostitution.

Relating to the regulation of certain health care provider network contract arrangements; providing an administrative penalty; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the certification of certain qualified handgun instructors to conduct school safety training.

Relating to the recognition and validity of a license to carry a concealed handgun issued by another state.

Relating to the confidentiality of certain grand juror information.

Relating to the application of certain concealed handgun license laws to the attorney general and to assistant attorneys general, United States attorneys, assistant United States attorneys, and special assistant United States attorneys, and to the authority of those attorneys to carry certain weapons.

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of indecency with a child.

Relating to a behavior improvement plan adopted for certain students with an individualized education program.

Relating to State Board of Education oversight of regional education service center activities concerning certain curriculum management systems.

Relating to the provision of career and technology education courses in certain partnership programs to provide high school dropout recovery.

Relating to the acquisition of certain real property in El Paso County for the construction of facilities for the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.

Relating to the training in school safety of certain educators of a school district or an open-enrollment charter school authorized to carry a concealed handgun on school premises.

Relating to requirements for the purchase or acquisition of a water or sewer system.

Relating to requirements for consolidating water and sewer utilities.

Relating to the Corn Hill Regional Water Authority.

Relating to the authority of a groundwater conservation district to require a permit for the drilling or operation of a water well used to supply water for the performance of a hydraulic fracturing treatment on an oil or gas well.

Relating to the election of members of the board of directors of the Pecan Valley Groundwater Conservation District.

Relating to the elimination of obsolete and redundant reporting requirements for the Department of Agriculture.

Relating to fever tick eradication; creating a penalty.

Relating to an animal identification program.

Relating to the regulation and practice of veterinary medicine; authorizing a fee.

Relating to a requirement that members of the Public Safety Commission hold a secret security clearance.

Relating to requiring trauma-informed care training for certain staff of county and state juvenile facilities.

Relating to access to certain archaic information.

Relating to access to records of a nonprofit organization supporting the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas under the public information law.

Relating to Internet broadcasts of open meetings held by governmental bodies, including regional tollway authorities, regional mobility authorities, and metropolitan planning organizations.

Relating to an audit by the state auditor of the Texas Enterprise Fund.

Relating to the allocation of enterprise project designations during a biennium.

Relating to information included in the report of the Texas Economic Development Bank regarding the enterprise zone program.

Relating to use of the money from the Texas Enterprise Fund and the Texas emerging technology fund to benefit certain historically underutilized businesses.

Relating to representation of a person in a special education impartial due process hearing.

Relating to discipline of public school students by school bus drivers.

Relating to a study on the feasibility of requiring certain researchers to make research papers available to the public.

Relating to the meeting of a governmental body held by videoconference call.

Relating to public information regarding facilities of school districts and open-enrollment charter schools.

Relating to the discharge of a surety's liability on a bail bond in a criminal case.

Relating to the issuance of protective orders for certain sexual, stalking, and trafficking offenses.

Relating to search warrants issued in this state and other states for certain customer data, communications, and other information held in electronic storage in this state and other states by providers of electronic communications services and remote computing services.

Relating to the detention of certain juvenile offenders.

Relating to consumption of alcoholic beverages in certain public entertainment facilities.

Relating to attaining reserve capacity margins in power regions to meet expected peak demand.

Relating to the computation of an electric utility's income taxes.

Relating to the certification of sheriffs and deputy sheriffs to enforce commercial motor vehicle safety standards in certain counties.

Relating to notice of termination by suppliers of certain dealer agreements governed by the Fair Practices of Equipment Manufacturers, Distributors, Wholesalers, and Dealers Act.

Relating to an optional county fee for transportation projects.

Relating to the administration of certain examinations required to obtain a driver's license.

Relating to certain conditions of, penalties for violating, and collection of information about protective orders issued in certain family violence, sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking cases.

Relating to the amounts of the administrative, civil, and criminal penalties for violating certain statutes under the jurisdiction of, rules or orders adopted by, or licenses, permits, or certificates issued by the Railroad Commission of Texas.

Relating to water well drillers and pump installers; changing fees.

Relating to regulating faulty on-site sewage disposal systems in the unincorporated areas of a county as a public nuisance; providing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the replatting of a subdivision without vacating the preceding plat in certain municipalities.

Relating to the authority of a municipality to require owners of real property to keep the property free of certain conditions.

Relating to certain correction instruments in the conveyance of real property.

Relating to the creation of a county assistance district.

Relating to the authority of a county to advertise on leased vehicles.

Relating to the creation of the Central Laredo Municipal Management District; providing authority to impose a tax, levy an assessment, impose a fee, and issue bonds.

Relating to the creation of Waller County Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.

Relating to the creation of Waller County Improvement District No. 2; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.

Relating to the appointment of directors for the Viridian Municipal Management District.

Relating to the creation of the Cotton Center Municipal Utility District No. 2 of Caldwell County; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 161; granting the power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 48; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the Harrison County Court at Law.

Relating to appointment of a bailiff to serve the 105th District Court.

Relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 49; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 50; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Collin County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3; providing authority to issue bonds.

Relating to the amendment of restrictions affecting real property in certain subdivisions.

Relating to the creation of the Needmore Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

Relating to the authority of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to issue to a foreign postsecondary institution a certificate of authority to grant professional degrees.

Relating to the Weatherford College District service area.

Relating to partnerships between the Texas State Technical College System and public junior colleges.

Relating to the temporary approval of an institution to participate in the tuition equalization grant program.

Relating to college readiness and success.

Relating to the Texarkana College District.

Relating to developmentally appropriate assessment of special education students.

Relating to the notification of individuals following a breach of security of computerized data.

Relating to access to records and certain information in those records regarding a child placed for adoption.

Relating to the designation of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction facilities.

Relating to the establishment of a reuse program for durable medical equipment provided to recipients under the Medicaid program.

Relating to the administration of psychoactive medications to persons receiving services in certain facilities.

Relating to the use of certain designations by a physical therapist.

Relating to the temporary licensing of a dentist who performs voluntary charity care.

Relating to DNA testing of biological evidence in certain capital cases.

Relating to public access to boundary, financial, and tax rate information of certain political subdivisions.

Relating to the awarding of the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor.

Relating to the display of flags at half-staff at state buildings to honor service members killed in action.

Relating to the approval of certain alcoholic beverages by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.

Relating to the unauthorized use of an alcoholic beverage permit or license; providing a criminal penalty.

Relating to recreational vehicles and recreational vehicle parks.

Relating to the enterprise zone program.

Relating to the facilitation and operation of space flight activities in this state.

Relating to the use of hotel occupancy tax revenue in certain municipalities and counties.

Relating to requiring certain alcoholic beverage permittees to be the primary American source of supply for certain alcoholic beverages.

Relating to the application of foreign laws and foreign forum selection in certain family law proceedings.

Relating to requiring certain notices to be posted on the premises of certain alcoholic beverage retailers.

Relating to the agreements, costs, revenues, and finances of regional tollway authorities; authorizing taxes, fees, and assessments.

Relating to addition of certain municipalities to the territory of a regional transportation authority.

Relating to the powers and jurisdiction of a regional mobility authority.

Relating to funding and donations for county transportation projects, including projects of county energy transportation reinvestment zones.

Relating to the establishment of the School Safety Task Force and school safety security criteria.

Relating to the provision of electronic courses in public schools, the state virtual school network, and school district digital capabilities.

Relating to alternative dispute resolution methods regarding educational services for students with disabilities, including individualized education program facilitation.

Relating to remedies for nonpayment of tolls for the use of toll projects; authorizing a fee; creating an offense.

Relating to the release of certain inmates on medically recommended intensive supervision.

Relating to the annual evaluation of water use by owners or operators of electric generating facilities.

Relating to the authority to regulate certain water and sewage utilities to ensure public safety in and around certain municipalities.

Relating to the power of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to authorize certain injection wells that transect or terminate in the Edwards Aquifer.

Relating to the use of the Texas emissions reduction plan fund.

Relating to the expedited processing of certain applications for permits under the Clean Air Act; authorizing a surcharge.

Relating to the adjustment of the boundaries of the Cibolo Creek Municipal Authority.

Relating to the creation of the Deep East Texas Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the West Fort Bend Water Authority; providing authority to issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain; providing an administrative penalty.

Relating to transportation of certain students entitled to a public education grant.

Relating to student eligibility to attend public school districts and charter schools, student transfers, and the Public Education Grant Program.

Relating to the authority of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to review and approve capital projects and purchases of real property at public institutions of higher education in this state.

Relating to student loan repayment assistance for speech-language pathologists or audiologists employed by a public school or as faculty members of certain graduate programs at public institutions of higher education.

Relating to the institutions of higher education eligible to participate in the Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (T-STEM) Challenge Scholarship Program.

Relating to employment, higher education, and state purchasing programs for veterans.

Relating to the regulation of game rooms in certain counties; providing penalties; authorizing a fee.

Relating to debarment of certain persons from participating in programs administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

Relating to the creation of Harris County Improvement District No. 23; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District; providing authority to impose a fee.

Relating to parking privileges of disabled veterans on the property of institutions of higher education.

Relating to the creation of the Padres Isles Management District; providing authority to issue bonds.

Relating to the creation of the Crystal Clear Special Utility District; providing authority to issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to higher education for veterans and their families.

Relating to development of a pilot program of the Texas Veterans Commission to designate municipalities as Veteran and Military Friendly Cities.

Relating to the provision of fire prevention or fire-fighting services by certain emergency services districts.

Relating to the creation of the veteran entrepreneur program by the Texas Veterans Commission.

Relating to the chief executive officer of the Hopkins County Hospital District and to the delegation of certain authority by the district's board of directors to the chief executive officer.

Relating to the provision of emergency services in the Williamson-Travis Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1-F.

Relating to the provision of emergency services in the Williamson-Travis Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1-G.

Relating to county and municipal land development regulation.

Relating to the creation of Mesquite Medical Center Management District; providing authority to levy an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.

Relating to eligibility for a Texas B-on-Time loan.

Relating to water management planning by the Lower Colorado River Authority.

Relating to the establishment of progressive sanctions for students who fail to attend school and to the repeal of the offenses of failure to attend school and parent contributing to nonattendance.

Relating to a medical power of attorney.

Relating to the procedures for the appointment of and the duties of attorneys ad litem in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

Relating to advance directives and health care and treatment decisions.

Relating to the substitution by a pharmacist of certain opioid analgesic drugs.

Relating to use of telemedicine in certain trauma facilities.

Relating to county expenditures for certain health care services.

Relating to the reexamination of an applicant for a professional counselor license.

Relating to the regulation of medical radiologic technology; providing penalties; imposing fees.

Relating to the use of maximum allowable cost lists under a Medicaid managed care pharmacy benefit plan.

HOUSE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

HOUSE BILLS

(Second Reading)

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, to the transfer of certain functions from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to the Public Utility Commission of Texas, to the rates for water service, and to the functions of the Office of Public Utility Counsel; authorizing a fee.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Designating Nacogdoches as the official Garden Capital of Texas.