BILLS REFERRED TODAY |
Monday March 25, 2013 |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Relating to the consequences of engaging in certain conduct characteristic of organized crime; providing penalties. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to certain appeals through binding arbitration of appraisal review board orders. Finance |
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Relating to certain water districts that do not provide water and sanitary sewer service to certain users in the districts' territory. Natural Resources |
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Relating to commercial driver's licenses and commercial learner's permits and the operation of commercial motor vehicles; creating an offense. Transportation |
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Relating to the deposit of assessments and fees collected for examination expenses. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the regulation of amusement rides. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a chronic neurological disease registry; authorizing a fee. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the institutions of higher education eligible to participate in the Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (T-STEM) Challenge Scholarship Program. Higher Education |
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Relating to the regulation of motor vehicles by counties and the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles; authorizing a fee; creating an offense. Transportation |
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Relating to the fees for oversize and overweight vehicle permits. Transportation |
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Relating to the fines for and other enforcement of laws providing for the operation of oversize or overweight vehicles. Transportation |
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Relating to the business of travel insurance; authorizing penalties. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the regulation of industrialized housing by the manufactured housing division of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs; providing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to accelerated educational programs offered by public institutions of higher education to qualified persons seeking licensure as physician assistants. Higher Education |
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Relating to establishing a demonstration project for preventative health care services, and implementation of related outreach activities. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to creating an offense for the unlawful possession or transfer of a large-capacity magazine. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the reporting of a lost or stolen firearm; providing criminal penalties. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the eligibility, disbursement, and reporting requirements of the Major Events trust fund and the Events trust fund. Economic Development |
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Relating to state agency procurement. Government Organization |
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Relating to certain requirements applicable to contracts entered into by state agencies. Government Organization |
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Relating to oversight and management of state contracts. Government Organization |
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Relating to certain ethics requirements applicable to state agencies, including required disclosures by state contractors. State Affairs |
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Relating to providing a federal postcard applicant with a ballot for any election in which the applicant is eligible to vote. State Affairs |
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Relating to the registration of boat trailers. Transportation |
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Relating to exemptions from property taxation and sales and use taxation for certain offshore spill response and well containment property used to control pollution. Finance |
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Relating to the establishment of a statewide system for stroke response and treatment. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to certain exemptions to initial training requirements for employees, directors, and operators of a child-care facility. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the regulation of credit access businesses. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the establishment of a down payment assistance program by the manufactured housing division of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for the purchase of manufactured homes by low income individuals and families in rural areas. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the administration of oaths and issuance of subpoenas in an arbitration proceeding involving county firefighters or police officers; creating an offense. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to a limitation on annexation by certain municipalities. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the management of federal and state funds for the Texas Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program, and other programs directed toward the accommodation of pedestrians, bicyclists, persons with disabilities, children, senior citizens, users of public transportation, and persons of all ages and abilities on separate facilities and in conjunction with motorists on street and highway corridors, hereafter the "All-Ages, Active, Safe, and Economical Transportation in Texas (AASETT)" program. Transportation |
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Relating to annexation by and disannexation from certain municipalities. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the release of extraterritorial jurisdiction by certain municipalities. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the short-term motor vehicle rental tax used to finance certain athletic events. Finance |
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Relating to procedures required for the continued annexation of certain areas annexed by certain municipalities. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to a limitation on annexation by certain municipalities. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the application of municipal zoning regulations to certain commercial property in which the General Land Office retains an ownership interest. Government Organization |
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Relating to the use of hotel occupancy tax revenue in certain municipalities and counties. Economic Development |
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Relating to cooperation with federal agencies on immigration issues in this state; authorizing fees. Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the administration of certain examinations required to obtain a driver's license. Transportation |
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Relating to mental health in juvenile cases. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the allocation of certain revenue from the tax on the sale, rental, and use of motor vehicles to the Texas Mobility Fund. Finance |
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Relating to the acquisition of certain real property in El Paso for the construction of facilities for the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas. Government Organization |
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Relating to a study regarding the capacity and service capabilities of the Texas Women's Health Program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to measures to facilitate the transfer of students within the public higher education system and the timely graduation of students from public institutions of higher education. Higher Education |
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Relating to the extent and management of the John Graves Scenic Riverway. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the prosecution of the offense of prostitution. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to increasing funding for the basic allotment under the Foundation School Program. Finance |
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Relating to insufficient funds charges and check or debit authorization for a deferred presentment transaction. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a requirement that a credit access business include copies of its agreements with third-party lenders in an application for a license. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to extensions of consumer credit a credit services organization obtains for a consumer or assists a consumer in obtaining; providing a civil penalty. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the authority of the office of independent ombudsman with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department in regard to juveniles in custody in facilities other than juvenile justice facilities. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the establishment of the Texas Achievement School District for educating students attending campuses removed from the jurisdiction of a school district or charter school. Education |
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Relating to the construction, remodeling, or rehabilitation of certain hotel projects. Economic Development |
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Relating to the Texas Teach Corps Loan Repayment Assistance Program for undergraduate students who agree to teach in school districts in this state that have shortages of teachers in mathematics or science. Higher Education |
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Relating to a requirement that a student's postsecondary transcript include the average or median grade awarded in each class. Higher Education |
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Relating to reforming the electoral process; providing a criminal penalty. State Affairs |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain citizens residing outside the United States to vote a full ballot. State Affairs |
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Relating to a prohibition of employment of a member or former member of the State Board of Education by an open-enrollment charter school; providing a penalty. Education |
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Relating to the state classification officer's periodic salary studies at state agencies experiencing high employee turnover or attrition rates. Government Organization |
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Relating to the use of the Texas emissions reduction plan fund. Natural Resources |
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Relating to forensic analysis and forensic evidence testimony in certain civil proceedings. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to an agreement between the Department of Public Safety and a county clerk or county assessor-collector for the provision of renewal and duplicate driver's license and other identification certificate services. Transportation |
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Relating to comprehensive development agreements of the Texas Department of Transportation or a regional mobility authority. Transportation |
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Relating to the establishment, fiscal oversight and administration of the Texas secure loan pilot program by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to authorizing the sale of certain real property in Brazoria County by the Texas Board of Criminal Justice. Government Organization |
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Relating to a study regarding the creation of dunes on the gulf coast for storm surge protection. Natural Resources |
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Relating to an allowance of challenging a will. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to certain offenses involving the carrying of concealed handguns by license holders and to defenses and exceptions to the prosecution of those offenses. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the regulation of dangerous wild animals. Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security |
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Relating to employment, higher education, and state purchasing programs for veterans. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
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Relating to the legal defense and indemnification of county officials and employees. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee, the appointment of members, and the members' duties and responsibilities. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the public education grant program. Education |
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Relating to training requirements applicable to members of the governing board of a public institution of higher education. Higher Education |
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Relating to the creation, fiscal oversight and administration of the Texas Housing Innovations Competition Fund; making an appropriation. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to prohibiting employer retaliation against employees who seek recovery of unpaid wages and procedures in wage claim hearings conducted by the Texas Workforce Commission; providing administrative penalties. Economic Development |
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Relating to license examination attempt limits for certain physicians. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to minimum pollution removal requirements for certain stormwater discharges in the Edwards Aquifer. Natural Resources |
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Relating to payment of out-of-network ambulatory surgery benefits by certain health benefit plans. State Affairs |
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Relating to a fund for certain county transportation infrastructure projects and the creation of County Energy Transportation Reinvestment Zones. Transportation |
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Relating to employee caseload standards for child and adult protective services and child-care licensing services and call processing standards for certain of those services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the exemption of a water well from certain permitting by and compliance with rules of a groundwater conservation district. Natural Resources |
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Relating to a criminal penalty for failure to handle certain animals in accordance with rules of the Texas Animal Health Commission. Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the allocation of beds in and the commitment of certain persons to certain mental health facilities. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to advance directives for persons with mental illness. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to ensuring the continuation of medical assistance benefits for individuals after release or discharge from certain facilities. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to certification and recertification requirements for emergency services personnel. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to exceptions to mental health information disclosure prohibitions. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the expedited processing of certain applications for permits under the Clean Air Act; authorizing a surcharge. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the definition of license plate flipper and providing a penalty. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the establishment of a task force to examine hiring and management practices of the Department of Family and Protective Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the procedures for the appointment of and the duties of attorneys ad litem in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the development of brackish groundwater. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the transfer of extraterritorial jurisdiction between certain home-rule and general-law municipalities and annexation of certain territory by the general-law municipalities. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to an increase of certain credit unions' assets. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to permitting requirements of groundwater conservation districts, including permits to transfer water. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the provision of a cranial molding orthosis under the medical assistance and child health plan programs. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the reporting of health care-associated infections at health care facilities. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the criteria and requirements for the closure, consolidation, or consolidation plan of state supported living centers. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the authorization for and imposition of hospital assessments by hospital districts. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the authorization for and imposition of hospital assessments by counties. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the creation of an advisory committee to examine the fingerprinting practices of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to enforcement of a lien against certain decedents' interests in real property. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the adjustment of the boundaries of the Cibolo Creek Municipal Authority. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain offenses committed against juveniles in custody; imposing a criminal penalty. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to a select committee to review and make recommendations for substantive changes to laws overseen by the Texas Ethics Commission. State Affairs |
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Relating to the procedures for and the oversight of the commitment of sexually violent predators. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to student eligibility to attend public school districts and charter schools, student transfers, and the Public Education Grant Program. Education |
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Relating to prohibited discrimination in the sale of distilled spirits to holders of wholesaler's permits. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to importation of liquor by local distributors. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to funding for certain county transportation infrastructure projects. Finance |
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Relating to ad valorem tax incentives for the recycling of water used in oil or gas drilling or production. Finance |
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Relating to the definition of new property value for purposes of the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates for a county. Finance |
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Relating to the eligibility for grants for natural gas fueling stations under the Texas natural gas vehicle grant program. Transportation |
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Relating to the assessment of damages arising from a condemnation of a pipeline easement. State Affairs |
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Relating to the tax exemption for permanent hotel residents in certain oil and gas producing municipalities. Finance |
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Relating to establishing the Texas Landowner Ombudsman office in the General Land Office. State Affairs |
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Relating to a study conducted by the School Health Advisory Committee regarding commercial advertisements on public school property. Education |
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Relating to the restriction of certain foods at public schools. Education |
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Relating to the licensure of anesthesiologist assistants; providing penalties. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the duties of the Council on Children and Families and creating a committee to advise the council on child abuse prevention issues. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the stability of placements for children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to additional funding for transportation projects, including the issuance of revenue bonds; increasing motor vehicle registration fees. Transportation |
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Relating to a county air quality fee imposed at the time of an emissions-related inspection. Natural Resources |
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Relating to remedies for nonpayment of tolls; for the use of certain toll projects; authorizing a fee and certain investigative and court costs; creating an offense. Transportation |
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Relating to remedies for nonpayment of tolls of Texas Department of Transportation toll projects; authorizing a fee and certain investigative and court costs. Transportation |
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Relating to a transportation revolving fund for certain metropolitan planning organizations. Transportation |
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Relating to the regulation of navigators for health benefit exchanges. State Affairs |
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Relating to the release and use of certain information maintained by the State Bar of Texas on request of certain continuing legal education sponsors regarding attorneys. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the creation of an additional county court at law in Travis County. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the prosecution of the offense of obstruction or retaliation; providing penalties. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the period of time allowed for issuance of decisions by the commissioner of education in certain appeals against school districts. Education |
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Relating to the establishment and duties of an event oversight committee for an event eligible to receive funding through an events trust fund for certain municipalities and counties. Economic Development |
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Relating to the adoption of fire hydrant requirements for a wildland-urban interface in certain municipalities. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the reporting of certain information regarding inmates and the use of administrative segregation by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the establishment of community collaboratives by local entities to provide services to and coordinate the care of persons who are homeless, persons with mental illness, and persons with substance abuse problems. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the renewal of a controlled substance registration by physicians. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the Harrison County Court at Law. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the display of flags at half-staff at state buildings to honor service members killed in action. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
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Relating to the establishment of a statewide system for the response to and treatment of certain types of heart attacks. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to an intercollegiate athletics fee at Texas Southern University. Higher Education |
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Relating to the Fort Bend Subsidence District. Natural Resources |
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Relating to state contributions for participation by certain junior college employees in the state employees group benefits program, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, and Optional Retirement System. State Affairs |
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Relating to the transfer to the state of certain county public funds by certain counties for the purpose of providing the state share of Disproportionate Share Hospital payments. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to request, receipt, and maintenance of certain security clearance by members of the Public Safety Commission. Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security |
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Relating to voluntary donations to the Glenda Dawson Donate Life-Texas Registry. Transportation |
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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 and funding of that expansion. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the Corn Hill Regional Water Authority. Natural Resources |
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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. Intergovernmental Relations |
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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. Intergovernmental Relations |
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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. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the dissolution of the Lipan Creek Flood Control District. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the name of The Woodlands Road Utility District No. 1, of Montgomery County, Texas, and to the administration, powers, and duties of the district. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the creation of Rock Prairie Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the creation of Rock Prairie Management District No. 2; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Collin County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3; providing authority to issue bonds. Intergovernmental Relations |
Committee re-referral on the following: |
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Relating to the application of foreign law and foreign forum selection in certain family law proceedings. Re-referred from Jurisprudence to Business & Commerce |