REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS |
Tuesday May 16, 2017 |
SENATE BILLS (Calendar Order) |
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS (Second Reading) |
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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. |
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS (Second Reading) |
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Directing the Texas Department of Transportation to adopt a Vision Zero strategy to reduce traffic fatalities and injuries. |
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Designating Rockwall as the official Live Music Capital of North Texas. |
SENATE BILLS (Third Reading) |
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Relating to the protection of expressive activities at public institutions of higher education. |
SENATE BILLS (Second Reading) |
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Relating to the creation, purpose, implementation, and funding of the County Park Beautification and Improvement Program. |
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Relating to the persons authorized to conduct an inquest in certain counties. |
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Relating to the use of a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle; creating a criminal offense; modifying existing criminal penalties. |
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Relating to the powers and election dates of the Hemphill County Underground Water Conservation District. |
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Relating to the creation of an offense for failing to secure certain children in a rear-facing child passenger safety seat system. |
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Relating to deadlines for performing various functions in connection with the ad valorem tax system. |
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Relating to the scheduling by an appraisal review board of a hearing on a protest. |
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Relating to liability of certain electric utilities that allow certain uses of land that the electric utility owns, occupies, or leases. |
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Relating to transportation network companies. |
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Relating to voter approval of local acceptance and use of federal funds for commuter rail projects. |
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Relating to performance-based tuition limitations for certain public institutions of higher education and a temporary tuition limitation for those institutions. |
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Relating to the development of and contracting for reclaimed water facilities in certain municipalities. |
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Relating to provisional permits for certain insurance agents. |
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Relating to establishing and funding a grant program for testing evidence collected in relation to sexual assaults or other sex offenses; authorizing voluntary contributions. |
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Relating to sources of funding for the Texas emissions reduction plan. |
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Relating to the inspection of certain commercial motor vehicles that are not domiciled in this state. |
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Relating to birth records of adopted persons. |
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Relating to notification and informational materials regarding mutual consent voluntary adoption registries. |
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Relating to the creation of the National Museum of the Pacific War museum fund. |
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Relating to the retention and use of sales tax revenue collected by certain retailers to provide job training and placement services to certain persons. |
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Relating to the provision of surplus lines insurance to certain commercial insureds. |
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Relating to the administration of and benefits payable under the Texas Public School Retired Employees Group Benefits Act. |
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Relating to the compatibility of a high-speed rail facility with multiple types of train technology. |
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Relating to the regulation of the practice of dental hygiene. |
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Relating to confidentiality of reports and related information for a solvency examination of an insurance carrier. |
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Relating to state money or credit or a state guarantee used or provided for high-speed rail owned by a private entity. |
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Relating to the right of certain appellants to supersede a judgment or order on appeal. |
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Relating to recording of minutes for a local canvassing authority. |
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Relating to education requirements for a notary public appointment; authorizing a fee. |
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Relating to service and filing requirements for a party seeking judicial review in certain workers' compensation cases. |
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Relating to certain workers' compensation reporting requirements. |
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Relating to access by the division of workers' compensation to certain designated doctor contracts under the workers' compensation system. |
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Relating to access to and benefits for mental health conditions and substance use disorders. |
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Relating to the deferral and reduction or waiver of certain surcharges assessed under the driver responsibility program. |
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Relating to the indigent status of a person for the purposes of the driver responsibility program. |
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Relating to the membership of the Texas Racing Commission. |
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Relating to the placement of certain substances in Penalty Groups 1 and 3 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act for the purposes of prosecution of criminal offenses involving those substances. |
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Relating to the repeal of certain laws regulating the sale or transfer of secondhand watches. |
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Relating to changing statutory references to hearing officer and hearings officer to administrative law judge under the workers' compensation system. |
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Relating to the eligibility requirements for employment as an ombudsman of the Office of Injured Employee Counsel under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act. |
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Relating to the status, regulation, and taxation of powdered alcohol as an alcoholic beverage; creating an offense. |
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Relating to the regulation of for-profit legal service contract companies. |
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Relating to the repeal of certain state procurement advisory and approval procedures. |
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Relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 69; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
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Relating to the creation of the Trinity Lakes Municipal Utility District of Montgomery County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
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Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 154; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
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Relating to providing road district powers to the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 130; providing authority to issue bonds. |
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Relating to providing road district powers to the Wood Trace Municipal Utility District No. 3 of Montgomery County, Texas; providing authority to issue bonds. |
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Relating to providing road district powers to the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 131; providing authority to issue bonds. |
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Relating to providing road powers to the Wood Trace Municipal Utility District No. 1, of Montgomery County, Texas; providing authority to issue bonds. |
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Relating to an alert for a missing senior citizen or person with Alzheimer's disease. |
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Relating to the allocation categories for state funding of public transportation. |
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Relating to the definition of eligible central municipality for purposes of the municipal hotel occupancy tax. |
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Relating to the use of connected braking systems to maintain distance between vehicles. |
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Relating to the ownership, control, or operation of a franchised or nonfranchised dealer or dealership by certain manufacturers. |
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Relating to certain disclosures of electronic toll collection customer account information by a toll project entity. |
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Relating to the automatic admission of students to general academic teaching institutions. |
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Relating to access to certain meetings and information of private or independent institutions of higher education. |
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Relating to actions on and liability associated with certain insurance claims. |
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Relating to the sale of lottery tickets by certain wine and beer retailers. |
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Relating to an expedited response by a governmental body to a request for public information. |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 50; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose a tax. |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 130; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose a tax. |
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Relating to the state virtual school network. |
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Relating to the earliest day a public school teacher may be required to report for service. |
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Relating to allowing certain wholesalers and distributors to purchase beer, ale, and malt liquor from the holder of a brewpub license. |
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Relating to notice of health benefit plan provider network status provided by certain freestanding emergency medical care facilities. |
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Relating to the regulation of insurance holding company systems, including internationally active insurance groups; authorizing a fee. |
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Relating to the board of directors of the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District. |
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Relating to the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act. |
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Relating to the prosecution for the offense of injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual. |
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Relating to school district ad valorem tax rates. |
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Relating to durable powers of attorney. |
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Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 554; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
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Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 224; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
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Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program by the Dallas County Hospital District. |
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Relating to the conversion of the Grand Northwest Municipal Utility District to the Grand Northwest Municipal Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. |
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Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Management District No. 2; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. |
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Relating to the compensation provided to the governing body of certain special districts. |
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Relating to the powers of the TexAmericas Center. |
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Relating to the posting by the Railroad Commission of Texas on its Internet website of certain enforcement information. |
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Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities. |
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Relating to the mandatory spinal screening of public and private school students. |
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Relating to the evaluation of and improvements to the quality of the Texas Workforce Commission's subsidized child care program. |
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Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle dealership by certain manufacturers or distributors. |
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Relating to the persons authorized to make an anatomical gift. |
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Relating to authorizing current and former members of the state legislature to conduct a marriage ceremony. |
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Relating to a pilot program for assisting certain recipients of public benefits to gain permanent self-sufficiency. |
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Relating to the deposit and allocation of certain funds to the Texas Racing Commission escrow account for purses. |
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Relating to the deposit and distribution by the Texas Racing Commission of certain pari-mutuel wagering funds to benefit the Texas-bred program. |
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Relating to a building used as a prescribed pediatric extended care center. |
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Relating to the appointment of foster parents and other qualified persons to serve as educational decision-makers for certain children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. |
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Relating to the Texas Educational Opportunity Grant Program. |
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Relating to the maximum number of semester credit hours allowed for and funding sources used to supplement a TEXAS grant and to the removal of obsolete references related to the Teach for Texas grant program. |
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Relating to funding sources for the repayment of certain speech-language pathologist and audiologist education loans. |
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Relating to certain rental-purchase agreements. |
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Relating to the regulation of a service contract. |
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Relating to school district discretion to administer college preparation assessment instruments to public school students at state cost. |
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Relating to the Paris Junior College District. |
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Relating to broker agreements for the leasing of real property owned by a county. |
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Relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 70; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
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Relating to low income housing tax credits awarded for certain developments. |
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Relating to the compensation of and reimbursement of expenses of the directors of the Aliana Management District. |
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Relating to the creation of the Beaumont Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds and impose assessments, fees, or taxes. |
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Relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
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Relating to the powers of the Harris County Improvement District No. 17. |
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Relating to a documented member of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas hunting certain deer. |
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Relating to a deduction under the franchise tax for certain contracts with the federal government. |
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Relating to documentation regarding an arrest of a person without a warrant. |
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Relating to the participation of certain counties in the collection improvement program. |
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Relating to a database of employers penalized for failure to pay wages or convicted of certain offenses involving wage theft. |
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Relating to restrictions on the location and operation of concrete crushing facilities. |
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Relating to the operation of medical supply transport vehicles during a declared state of disaster. |
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Relating to school marshals for private schools. |
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Relating to excluding certain students from the computation of dropout and completion rates for purposes of public school accountability. |
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Relating to appraisal of public school teachers. |
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Relating to statewide goals for dual credit programs provided by school districts. |
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Relating to the creation of a nutrition education task force. |
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Relating to a periodic study on participation of public schools in a universal lunch program offered through the United States Department of Agriculture. |
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Relating to creation of the Bolivar Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
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Relating to the enforcement of conciliation agreements entered into under the Texas Fair Housing Act. |
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Relating to the establishment of the Communicable Disease and Public Health Center. |
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Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to alter prima facie speed limits. |
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Relating to complaints filed against certain law enforcement officers, peace officers, detention officers, county jailers, and fire fighters. |
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Relating to the child safety zone applicable to a person released on parole or to mandatory supervision. |
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Relating to the child protective service functions of the Department of Family and Protective Services. |
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Relating to the application of certain taxes imposed on certain tobacco products and to the allocation of certain revenue from those taxes to increase funding for certain health care education programs. |
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Relating to the use of land in the William Goodrich Jones State Forest. |
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Relating to the transfer of jurisdiction over and management of the property known as the French Legation to the Texas Historical Commission and to certain historic sites under the commission's jurisdiction. |
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Relating to the adoption of the Compact for a Balanced Budget. |
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Relating to energy savings performance contracts. |
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Relating to reporting and disseminating information regarding public school disciplinary actions. |
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Relating to the discipline and behavior management of a student enrolled in a grade level below grade three at a school district or open-enrollment charter school. |
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Relating to lead in drinking water at public schools. |
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Relating to groundwater conservation districts. |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Meyer Ranch Municipal Utility District of Comal County; affecting an existing limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes. |
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Relating to the Texas Medal for the Defense of Freedom award. |
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Relating to the public sale of real property under a power of sale in a security instrument. |
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Relating to early in-person voting by voters who reside at a residential care facility. |
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Relating to the name of the Burnet County Municipal Utility District No. 1. |
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Relating to health benefit plan provider network listings and directories; authorizing an assessment. |
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Relating to the creation of Lakewood Improvement District of Harris County; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. |
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Relating to the offense of failure to comply with an order from a fire marshal. |
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Relating to regulation by a property owners' association of certain religious displays. |
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Relating to the creation of Montgomery County Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. |
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Relating to the requirements for annexation by a municipality of certain municipal utility districts. |
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Relating to the creation of a commission to review certain penal laws of this state and certain recommendations regarding those laws, to criminal offenses previously compiled in statutes outside the Penal Code, to repealing certain of those offenses, and to conforming punishments for certain of those offenses to the penalty structure provided in the Penal Code; increasing the punishment for sabotage and sedition; imposing a civil penalty. |
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Relating to evaluation of public school performance. |
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Relating to evaluating public school performance. |
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Relating to the regulation of raw milk and raw milk products; adding a provision subject to a criminal penalty. |
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Relating to the public information law; creating a criminal offense. |
HOUSE BILLS (Calendar Order) |
HOUSE BILLS (Second Reading) |
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Relating to the authority of a city attorney to seek an injunction to abate a common nuisance under the Alcoholic Beverage Code. |
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Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain outdoor burning violations. |
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Relating to the provision of state death benefits to peace officers employed by certain private institutions of higher education located in this state. |
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Relating to the repeal of certain state procurement advisory and approval procedures. |
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Relating to the application of and use of revenue from hotel occupancy taxes imposed by municipalities and counties. |
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Relating to allowing individuals appointed to state office to file required financial statements by certified mail. |
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Relating to the designation of a water conservation coordinator by a retail public water utility to implement a water conservation plan. |
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Relating to abandonment of shares of a mutual fund. |
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Relating to the participation by qualified persons in the Department of Public Safety's driver record monitoring pilot program. |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 380 in Young and Jack Counties as the Henry H. King Memorial Highway. |
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Relating to the issuance of "Back the Blue" specialty license plates. |
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Relating to the requirement that drivers younger than a certain age complete and pass a driver education course. |
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Relating to the operation of certain vehicles used for package delivery; authorizing a fee. |
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Relating to the operation of all-terrain vehicles and recreational off-highway vehicles. |
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Relating to the designation of certain rest areas on Interstate Highway 27 in Hale County as the Nelda M. Laney Safety Rest Areas. |
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Relating to actions on and liability associated with certain insurance claims. |
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Relating to the elimination of straight-party voting. |
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Relating to eligibility for the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program. |
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Relating to the reporting of certain offenses committed by members of the Texas military forces. |
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Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain military dentists and dental hygienists who provide voluntary charity dental or dental hygiene care. |
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Relating to the licensing and regulation of military optometrists and therapeutic optometrists who provide voluntary charity care. |
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Relating to the financial exploitation of certain vulnerable adults. |
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Relating to regulation of electricians by local governments. |
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Relating to the services that require a structural pest control license; changing the applicability of an occupational license. |
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Relating to the appointment of emergency services commissioners in certain districts located in more than one county. |
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Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain counties. |
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Relating to the sanitation and safety requirements for certain artificial bodies of water maintained for public recreational purposes. |
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Relating to authorizing the sale of alcoholic beverages on certain passenger buses; authorizing a fee. |
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Relating to late applications for certain exemptions from ad valorem taxation. |
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Relating to the transfer of certain revenue into the state parks account. |
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Relating to the authority of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district to require a person to file a new application to confirm the person's current qualification for the exemption from ad valorem taxation of the total appraised value of the residence homestead of a 100 percent disabled veteran. |
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Relating to the procedure for claiming an exemption from ad valorem taxation by the Dallas County Utility and Reclamation District of certain property subject to a tax abatement agreement with the district and to the validation of certain actions of the district. |
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Relating to investment by a public junior college district of public funds received from the management and development of mineral rights. |
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Relating to the franchise tax rate applicable to certain taxable entities that sell telephone prepaid calling cards. |
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Relating to deadlines for performing various functions in connection with the ad valorem tax system. |
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Relating to payment of an ad valorem tax refund in the event of a tax roll correction that decreases a property owner's tax liability. |
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Relating to the definition of production used in determining the cost of goods sold for franchise tax purposes. |
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Relating to venue in the prosecution of certain criminal conduct involving obstruction or retaliation. |
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Relating to prohibiting certain sex offenders from residing on the campus of a public or private institution of higher education. |
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Relating to the collection of information concerning the number of juvenile offenders committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department who have been in foster care. |
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Relating to the release on personal bond of a person arrested for an out-of-county offense under certain circumstances. |
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Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the offense of criminal mischief involving property used for flood control purposes or a dam. |
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Relating to the concurrent jurisdiction of certain municipal courts in certain criminal cases punishable by fine only. |
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Relating to establishing and funding a grant program for testing evidence collected in relation to sexual assaults or other sex offenses; authorizing voluntary contributions. |
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Relating to prostitution and the trafficking of persons, civil racketeering related to trafficking, the investigation and prosecution of and punishment for certain sexual offenses and offenses involving or related to trafficking, reimbursement of certain costs for criminal victims who are children, and the release and reporting of certain information relating to a child; increasing a criminal penalty; creating a criminal offense. |
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Relating to quorum and voting requirements for the transaction of business by the board of the Irving Flood Control District Section III of Dallas County. |
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Relating to the compensation provided to the governing body of certain special districts. |
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Relating to expansion of the territory of the Frio Hospital District and to the election of the board of directors of the district. |
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Relating to the procedures for removing certain persons' names from the child abuse and neglect central registry. |
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Relating to decedents' estates and certain posthumous gifts. |
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Relating to the terms of district courts in Harris County. |
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Relating to certain powers of an associate judge under the Family Code. |
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Relating to certain election officers. |
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Relating to the award of court costs and attorney's fees in actions to determine the applicability of certain local government regulations. |
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Relating to regulating the custody transfer of an adopted child; creating a criminal offense. |
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Relating to a charitable raffle ticket awarded as a bingo prize. |
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Relating to requiring the election of directors of certain districts to be held on a uniform election date. |
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Relating to a court order authorizing temporary care of a minor child. |
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Relating to child custody evaluations; creating an offense. |
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Relating to application requirements for certain probate proceedings. |
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Relating to the criminal consequences of engaging in certain conduct with respect to a firearm silencer. |
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Relating to a penalty for independent executors who misrepresent in an affidavit in lieu of the inventory, appraisement, and list of claims that certain beneficiaries received the inventory and appraisement. |
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Relating to certain procedures for cases and orders relating to the Title IV-D agency. |
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Relating to the jurisdiction of the statutory county courts of Potter County in family law matters. |
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Relating to the regulation of transportation network companies; requiring an occupational permit; authorizing a fee. |
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Relating to the interest rate on a refund of ad valorem taxes made following the final determination of an appeal that decreases a property owner's tax liability. |
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Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain medical centers in certain counties. |
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Relating to the application of sales and use taxes to certain food items. |
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Relating to the filing of a degree plan by students at public junior colleges. |
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Relating to the participation of public state colleges in the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program. |
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Relating to the requirement that certain public institutions of higher education post mental health resources on the institution's Internet website. |
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Relating to the location of the Irma Rangel College of Pharmacy. |
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Relating to the required qualifications for serving as president of the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth and to the prohibition against the award of certain degrees by the center's governing board. |
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Relating to the waiver of certain fees for an assumed name certificate or a statement of abandonment of use of an assumed name filed by a military veteran. |
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Relating to reporting requirements for the College Credit for Heroes program. |
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Relating to a report by the Texas Workforce Commission regarding the transition from military service to employment. |
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Relating to the authority of the Texas Military Department to purchase food and beverages. |
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Relating to the approval of expenditures for the Texas Military Department. |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Department of Family and Protective Services and the transfer of certain powers and duties from the Health and Human Services Commission. |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 518 in Pearland as the Officer Endy Ekpanya Memorial Highway. |
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Relating to a prohibition of certain motor vehicles resembling emergency medical services vehicles; creating a criminal offense. |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 71 in Wharton County as the Roy P. Benavidez Memorial Highway. |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 16 in Duval County as the Al Dean Memorial Highway. |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of Interstate Highway 20 as the Trooper Billy Jack Zachary Memorial Highway. |
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Relating to the punishment for burglary and theft involving controlled substances. |
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Relating to the issuance of childhood cancer awareness license plates. |
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Relating to the administration of the owner-builder loan program. |
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Relating to allowing certain wholesalers and distributors to purchase beer, ale, and malt liquor from the holder of a brewpub license. |
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Relating to prohibiting local governments from imposing certain fees on new construction. |
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Relating to certain rental-purchase agreements. |
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Relating to certain identifying information regarding career school or college students. |
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Relating to including the obligations of Federal Home Loan Banks as authorized investments for a governmental entity and the requirements for certificates of deposit or share certificates held as authorized investments for a governmental entity. |
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Relating to reciprocity requirements for nonresident insurance agents to offer or sell insurance policies issued by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. |
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Relating to the number of hours of work experience required of a plumber's apprentice to take an examination for a plumber's license. |
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Relating to the monitoring of major information resources projects by the Department of Information Resources. |
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Relating to notice of health benefit plan provider network status provided by certain freestanding emergency medical care facilities. |
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Relating to certain authorized investments for domestic life, health, and accident insurers. |
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Relating to the licensing of towing operators and vehicle storage facility employees by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. |
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Relating to the regulation and inspection of boilers. |
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Relating to the sale of malt liquor, ale, and beer by the holder of a brewpub license. |
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Relating to workers' compensation insurance coverage for certain intrastate fire mutual aid system team members and regional incident management team members. |
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Relating to the authority of a captive insurance company to provide reinsurance. |
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Relating to energy savings performance contracts. |
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Relating to the regulation of manufactured homes. |
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Relating to the building code standards for new residential construction in the unincorporated area of certain counties; affecting the prosecution of a criminal offense. |
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Relating to transfer of a plumber's license number on the retirement or death of the plumber. |
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Relating to insurance requirements for certain nonemergency medical transportation. |
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Relating to authorized investments of public funds. |
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Relating to the assessment of litigation costs and attorney fees in certain lawsuits under the public information law. |
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Relating to the registration of a related finance company for purposes of the motor vehicle sales and use tax; repealing the authorization for a fee. |
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Relating to the temporary exemption or tax reduction for certain high-cost gas. |
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Relating to the sales and use tax exemption for certain amusement services. |
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Relating to the penalty imposed on certain delinquent oil and gas severance taxes. |
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Relating to fees taxed as costs of suit for certain delinquent tax suits. |
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Relating to the use of money subject to restrictions under federal law that is credited to the deferred maintenance fund account. |
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Relating to the definition of "qualifying job" for purposes of certification by the comptroller of public accounts as a qualifying data center. |
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Relating to the election of junior college district trustees. |
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Relating to developmental coursework offered by public institutions of higher education under the Texas Success Initiative. |
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Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain mental health professionals. |
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Relating to certain academic programs and projects undertaken by public institutions of higher education at a location other than the institution's main campus. |
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Relating to certain political contributions by judicial candidates and officeholders and certain political committees. |
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Relating to certain limitations on settlement agreements with a governmental unit. |
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Relating to annual limitations on the reimbursement of expenses incurred by district court reporters. |
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Relating to the deadline for volunteer deputy registrars to submit voter registration applications. |
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Relating to financial accounting and reporting requirements for this state and political subdivisions of this state. |
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Relating to appointment of and performance of notarial acts by an online notary public and online acknowledgment and proof of written instruments; authorizing a fee and creating a criminal offense. |
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Relating to the membership of the Texas Racing Commission. |
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Relating to the confidentiality of certain information stored as part of the preparation of campaign finance reports required to be filed with the clerk of certain counties or municipalities. |
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Relating to the authority of certain county and district clerks to obtain and retain information that identifies a person filing a document or requesting services. |
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Relating to procedures for actions alleging failure to comply with certain standards to accommodate persons with disabilities. |
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Relating to the ability of foster parents to intervene in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship. |
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Relating to a temporary justice of the peace. |
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Relating to excluding a person on the suspense list from jury duty. |
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Relating to the authority of a defense base development authority to participate in a company or partnership organized to finance redevelopment projects. |
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Relating to the entitlement of a lessee of property who is required to pay the ad valorem taxes on the property to receive notice of the appraised value of the property. |
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Relating to the creation of an open burn pit registry for certain service members and veterans. |
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Relating to procedures and fees for the deposit and safekeeping of wills. |
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Relating to a requirement that a hospital allow a patient to designate a caregiver to receive aftercare instruction regarding the patient. |
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Relating to child and family support services for families in crisis, including authorization agreements. |
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Relating to the mandatory spinal screening of public and private school students. |
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Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain counties. |
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Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain counties. |
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Relating to physician assistant services performed as volunteer care. |
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Relating to the procedures for identifying and notifying relevant federal agencies about certain child abuse and neglect investigations. |
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Relating to the Sulphur River Basin Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission. |
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Relating to the incontestability of certain contracts or leases submitted to the attorney general by certain water districts. |
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Relating to the functions and territory of the Upper Colorado River Authority, following the recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission. |
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Relating to the use of certain weapons in or on the beds or banks of the Canadian River in Potter County. |
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Relating to personnel requirements for water loss auditors. |
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Relating to the authority of a retail public water utility to require an operator of a correctional facility to comply with water conservation measures. |
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Relating to the election date of the board of directors of the Rusk County Groundwater Conservation District. |
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Relating to the disposal of pesticides. |
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Relating to regulation of the commercial oyster industry in this state; increasing criminal penalties; authorizing a fee. |
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Relating to the timing of the expiration of water quality permits. |
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Relating to the transference of certain territory from one groundwater conservation district to another. |
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Relating to suspension of the activities of the Texas Grain Producer Indemnity Board. |
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Relating to agricultural liens. |
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Relating to the personal liability of certain elected officials under local government programs to fund water and energy savings improvements through assessments. |
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Relating to the use of money in the state water pollution control revolving fund. |
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Relating to the deadline for adoption of desired future conditions in groundwater conservation districts. |
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Relating to the exemption of certain commercial weighing or measuring devices from registration and inspection requirements. |
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Relating to the administration of and benefits payable under the Texas Public School Retired Employees Group Benefits Act. |
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Relating to qualifications for certain teachers employed by certain open-enrollment charter schools. |
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Relating to requiring certain school districts to allow students who participate in Special Olympics to earn a letter on that basis. |
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Relating to the removal of a public school student from an interscholastic athletic activity on the basis of a suspected concussion. |
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Relating to requirements for screenings in public or private schools to detect vision disorders of students. |
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Relating to a study conducted by the Texas Education Agency regarding the statewide assessment program in relation to students in special education programs. |
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Relating to minimum scores required for students in certain school districts to pass an examination for acceleration or for credit. |
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Relating to authorizing the purchase of certain insurance coverage by public schools for the benefit of businesses and students participating in career and technology programs and providing for immunity from liability of certain public school students participating in career and technology programs. |
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Relating to procedures for a student enrolled in a special education program who fails to perform satisfactorily on certain assessment instruments. |
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Relating to public outreach materials to foster awareness of certain public school curriculum requirements. |
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Relating to certain research-based practices for use by public school personnel. |
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Relating to the inclusion of American principles in the public school curriculum and instructional materials. |
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Relating to the extension and modification of a public school district depository contract. |
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Relating to parental notification regarding public school teacher qualifications. |
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Relating to the public school finance system. |
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Relating to the administration and enforcement of produce safety standards by the Department of Agriculture; authorizing an administrative penalty. |
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Relating to extensions of an expired permit for the transfer of groundwater from a groundwater conservation district. |
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS (Second Reading) |
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Directing the governor of the State of Texas to posthumously award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to Master Sergeant Travis E. Watkins. |
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Urging Congress to bestow the Congressional Medal of Honor on Doris "Dorie" Miller for his heroism during World War II. |
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Recognizing Texas as a Purple Heart State. |
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Urging Congress to direct the Bureau of Land Management to affirm the provisions of the Red River Boundary Compact and to acknowledge that the vegetation line on the south bank of the Red River forms the boundary between Oklahoma and Texas. |
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Encouraging Congress to pass legislation allowing the State of Texas to manage the Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery out to 200 nautical miles. |
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