BILLS REFERRED TODAY |
Tuesday March 5, 2013 |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to legalize the operation of video gaming in this state by persons and organizations licensed to conduct bingo or lease bingo premises and providing that federally recognized Indian tribes are not prohibited from conducting gaming on certain Indian lands. State Affairs |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the state infrastructure fund and board to provide financial assistance for certain projects related to economic development infrastructure and for the transfer to the fund of money from the economic stabilization fund; making an appropriation. Finance |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the new capacity fund and the dedication of certain state revenue to that fund. Finance |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas to conduct gaming by executing a gaming agreement with this state. State Affairs |
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Urging Congress to restore the presumption of a service connection for Agent Orange exposure to United States Navy and United States Air Force veterans who served on the inland waterways, in the territorial waters, and in the airspace of the Republic of Vietnam and to institute a presumption of connection to employment for civilians exposed to Agent Orange in their workplaces. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
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Recognizing the annual Small Town Christmas celebration in the City of Bellville as the Official Small Town Christmas Event of Texas. Administration |
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Designating the first week of May as Texas Bison Week for a 10-year period beginning in 2013. Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the establishment of the Texas Property Insurance Program and the operation of the FAIR Plan Association and the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to certain residential and other structures and mitigation of loss to those structures resulting from natural catastrophes; providing administrative and criminal penalties. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the continuation of the self-directed and semi-independent status of the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy, the Texas Board of Professional Engineers, and the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to administrative fees assessed when certain charges are dismissed. Transportation |
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Relating to the regulation of low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities and radioactive substances. Natural Resources |
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Relating to newborn hearing screening. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the development, hosting, and management of computer software for state agencies. Government Organization |
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Relating to the composition and powers of a governing body in certain municipalities. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to a study on the use of technology and other methods to report, track, and prevent traffic violations and accidents. Transportation |
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Relating to residency requirements for a hunting license. Natural Resources |
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Relating to residency requirements for a hunting license. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the operation of video gaming by authorized organizations and commercial operators that are licensed to conduct bingo or lease bingo premises; providing penalties; imposing fees. State Affairs |
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Relating to the disclosure of the calculation of out-of-network payments by the issuers of preferred provider benefit plans and by health maintenance organizations. State Affairs |
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Relating to security deposit requirements for certain insurance companies. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the regulation of foundation repair contractors; providing penalties; authorizing fees. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to an exemption for certain persons who sell signs from the requirement to be licensed as an electrician. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to revising provisions in certain laws governing certain banks and trust companies in this state to conform to changes in terminology made by the Business Organizations Code. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the regulation of banks, trust companies, and bank holding companies. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the use of a credit or charge card by a state agency to make certain purchases. Government Organization |
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Relating to the authority of the Department of State Health Services to admit certain nonresident tuberculosis patients to a state chest hospital. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to county participation in a program for improvement of collection of court costs, fees, and fines imposed in criminal cases. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to Public Utility Commission of Texas consideration of the rates for certain equalization surcharges and emergency service fees. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a defense to prosecution of the offense of Medicaid fraud. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the continuation and duties of the Human Trafficking Prevention Task Force. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to benefit plan coverage for autism spectrum disorder. State Affairs |
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Relating to the collection and use of certain information by certain insurers; providing administrative penalties. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the disconnection of electric or gas utility service. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the date by which a school district must complete a report of an initial evaluation of a student for special education services. Education |
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Relating to certain requirements for political parties holding conventions and for officers of certain of those parties. State Affairs |
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Relating to the official cotton growers boll weevil eradication foundation. Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the disposal of demolition waste from abandoned or nuisance buildings by certain local governments. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the management, breeding, and destruction of deer and to procedures regarding certain deer permits. Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the prosecution of certain criminal offenses involving theft or involving fraud or other deceptive practices. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the regulation of certain health care provider network contract arrangements. State Affairs |
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Relating to authorized acquisition and delinquency charges for certain consumer loans. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the administrative fee authorized for certain consumer loans; changing the amount of the fee. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to disciplinary standards and procedures applicable to grievances alleging certain prosecutorial misconduct. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the notification of a potential predator for civil commitment Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the fraudulent use of identifying information by certain sex offenders; providing criminal penalties. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the marketing of certain alcoholic beverages by manufacturers and their agents; providing for a permitting fee. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the initial use of certain property acquired for a public use. State Affairs |
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Relating to use of telemedicine in certain trauma facilities. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a list of mental health, substance abuse, and suicide prevention programs that may be selected for implementation by public schools. Education |
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Relating to training for school district liaisons who assist students in the conservatorship of the state with school enrollments and transfers. Education |
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Relating to the aggregation of data in the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) regarding public school students in foster care. Education |
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Relating to the confidentiality of certain grand juror information. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the application of the limit on appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes to an improvement that is a replacement structure for a structure that was rendered uninhabitable or unusable by a casualty or by wind or water damage. Finance |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 171; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the authority of a municipality to require owners of real property to keep the property free of certain conditions. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to giving priority to United States citizens and permanent resident aliens in awarding state-funded student financial assistance. Higher Education |
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Relating to the provision of insurance coverage for certain portable electronic devices. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to certain promotional practices not considered to be prohibited discrimination, rebates, or inducements in insurance. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to certain authorized investments under the Insurance Code. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to authorizing the board of regents of The University of Texas System to acquire certain property in the city of Arlington. Higher Education |
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Relating to public access to boundary, financial, and tax rate information of certain political subdivisions. Open Government |
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Relating to unemployment compensation eligibility and chargebacks regarding certain persons who leave work to attend training. Economic Development |
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Relating to the use of e-mail and website technology by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to training, certification, and accreditation provided or regulated by the Texas Veterans Commission. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
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Relating to business entities and associations. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to assignment of rents to holders of certain security interests in real property. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to social purposes of a for-profit corporation and the consideration of social purposes and other interests by officers and directors of a for-profit corporation. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the residual market for workers' compensation insurance in this state and to the operation, governance, and organization of the Texas Mutual Insurance Company. State Affairs |
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Relating to a claim filing period and contractual limitations period in certain property insurance policies. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to electronic availability of certain property and casualty insurance forms. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to notice of a premium increase for certain health insurance policies. State Affairs |
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Relating to the regulation of motor vehicle dealers, manufacturers, distributors, and representatives. Transportation |
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Relating to the use of El Paso Mission Valley specialty license plate fees for the preservation and rehabilitation of the Socorro, San Elizario, and Ysleta Missions. Transportation |
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Relating to the administration and management of elections and public information of the El Paso County Water Improvement District No. 1. Natural Resources |
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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. Higher Education |
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Relating to the number of classroom hours required in a handgun proficiency course that is taken to obtain a concealed handgun license. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to a sales and use tax exemption and a franchise tax credit related to certain research and development activities. Finance |
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Relating to the provision of career and technology education courses in certain partnership programs to provide high school dropout recovery. Education |
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Relating to requiring certain notices to be posted on the premises of certain alcoholic beverage retailers. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the imposition of and a limitation on the sales tax imposed on certain vessels. Finance |
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Relating to the creation of Pearland Municipal Management District No. 2; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to a handgun proficiency course that is taken to obtain or renew a concealed handgun license. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the information required to be provided by a payor of proceeds from the sale of oil or gas from an oil or gas well to a payee. Natural Resources |
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Relating to authorizing local governments to participate in statewide technology centers. Government Organization |
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Relating to comprehensive performance reviews of certain special districts. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the exclusion of certain flow-through payments related to petroleum and mineral interests in determining total revenue for purposes of the franchise tax. Finance |
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Relating to the regulation of the practice of pharmacy; authorizing fees. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to marketing items provided by manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors of alcoholic beverages to retailers or consumers. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the marketing and advertising of the veterans' assistance lottery game. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
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Relating to county expenditures for certain health care services. Health & Human Services |
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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. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the operation of health care sharing ministries. State Affairs |
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Relating to the purchase of plastic bulk merchandise containers by certain businesses; providing a civil penalty. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the discharge of a surety's liability on a bail bond in a criminal case. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to establishing the Citizens' Star of Texas Award. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to criminal asset forfeiture, the disposition of proceeds and property from criminal asset forfeiture, and accountability for that disposition. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain persons for the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the expansion of eligibility for medical assistance to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to access to certain archaic information. Open Government |
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Relating to limitations on the percentage of money awarded by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas for certain uses. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to promotional items provided by manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors of alcoholic beverages to retailers. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to certain criminal offenses for violations of the law regulating metal recycling entities. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to notice of utility rate increases. Natural Resources |
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Relating to extended foster care for certain young adults and the extended jurisdiction of a court in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship involving those young adults. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to certain correction instruments in the conveyance of real property. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the initial inspection period for certain vehicles. Transportation |
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Relating to the physician assistant board. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the creation of the Reeves County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees, surcharges, and taxes. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the creation of a county court at law in Atascosa County. Jurisprudence |
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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. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to certain conditions of, penalties for violating, or collection of information about protective orders issued in certain family violence, sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking cases. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to access to records of a nonprofit organization supporting the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas under the public information law. Open Government |
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Relating to the administration and operation of the appellate judicial system for the Second Court of Appeals District. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the offenses of interference with public duties, required obedience to the order or direction of a police officer, and assault, certain unsuccessful prosecutions therefor, and related civil liability of a governmental unit. State Affairs |
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Relating to the mental health program for veterans. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
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Relating to determination of the amount of certain child support obligations. Jurisprudence |
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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. Natural Resources |
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Relating to safety standards and practices applicable to the transportation by pipeline of certain substances. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the operation, powers, and duties of certain water districts. Natural Resources |
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Relating to display by certain alcoholic beverage manufacturers of branded promotional vehicles on a retailer's premises. Business & Commerce |
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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. State Affairs |
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Relating to the sale of distilled spirits to ultimate consumers by the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to developmentally appropriate assessment of special education students. Education |
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Relating to reporting requirements for employers that do not obtain or otherwise provide workers' compensation insurance coverage. State Affairs |
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Relating to a study regarding the fiscal effect of tax-exempt state property on school districts. Finance |
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Relating to the eligibility for service retirement annuities of certain elected officials convicted of certain crimes. State Affairs |
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Relating to certain election practices and procedures. State Affairs |
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Relating to decedents' estates. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to birth records of adopted children. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the reexamination of an applicant for a professional counselor license. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a behavior improvement plan adopted for certain students with an individualized education program. Education |
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Relating to the automatic sealing in certain cases of juvenile records of adjudications of delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to quorums and meetings by teleconference of the Texas Bioenergy Policy Council and the Texas Bioenergy Research Committee. Open Government |
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Relating to the sale by the Brazos River Authority of certain property at Possum Kingdom Lake. Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the sale by the Brazos River Authority and regulation of certain residential and commercial real property in the immediate vicinity of Possum Kingdom Lake. Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the shared work unemployment compensation program. Economic Development |
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Relating to the requirement that an unemployed individual be actively seeking work to be eligible for unemployment compensation benefits. Economic Development |
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Relating to the required completion date of a report concerning an initial evaluation of a student for purposes of special education services. Education |