SENATE FLOOR ACTION |
Monday May 8, 2017 |
The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass: |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide that the eligibility of open-space land for ad valorem taxation on the basis of its productive capacity does not end because an oil and gas lessee begins conducting oil and gas operations on the land if the land otherwise continues to be devoted to farm, ranch, or wildlife management purposes or timber production. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to funding under the transportation allotment for public school students subject to a high risk of violence while walking to school. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to training for governmental entities and vendors, including purchasing and contract management training; authorizing fees. |
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Relating to improving training and staff development for primary and secondary educators to enable them to more effectively serve all students. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to venue for the disposition of stolen property. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the award of court costs and attorney's fees in certain actions challenging an order, ordinance, or similar measure of a political subdivision or the failure of an officer of a political subdivision to perform certain actions. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the participation of an advanced practice registered nurse as a primary care or network provider for certain governmental and other health benefit plans. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the authority of certain counties to designate a county water recreation safety zone along certain rivers; authorizing a fee. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the dissolution of the Chisholm Trail Special Utility District. |
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Relating to the eligibility of land to continue to be appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land if the land begins to be used for oil and gas operations. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain municipalities to establish homestead preservation districts and reinvestment zones. |
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Relating to natural disaster housing recovery. |
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Relating to the oversight of public education, including the creation of the office of inspector general at the Texas Education Agency. |
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Relating to the transportation or storage of a handgun or other firearm or ammunition by a license holder in a motor vehicle in a parking area of a primary or secondary school. |
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Relating to performance bonds for certain public improvements in certain municipalities. |
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Relating to the development of a program and training for public schools on the prevention of sexual abuse and sex trafficking and participation by the human trafficking prevention task force in that development. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the powers and duties and election of the board of directors of the West Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 3. |
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Relating to the creation of the University Hills Municipal Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments or fees. |
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Relating to providing information to the public and to purchasers of real property regarding the impact of military installations. |
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Relating to the allocation categories for state funding of public transportation. |
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Relating to the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act. |
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Relating to the regulation of insurance holding company systems, including internationally active insurance groups; authorizing a fee. |
The Senate suspended the regular order, read second time and passed to engrossment: |
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Relating to accounting for costs incurred by this state as a result of the presence of persons who are not lawfully present in the United States. |
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Relating to establishment of the immigration authority delegation training grant program for local law enforcement agencies. |
Committee referral on the following: |
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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. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the use of regional mobility authority toll projects by public school buses. Transportation |
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Relating to individuals who are or may be persons with a mental illness or an intellectual disability and who are or have been involved with the court system. State Affairs |
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Relating to the elimination of straight-party voting. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to consideration under the public school accountability system of performance on assessment instruments by certain students formerly receiving special education services. Education |
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Relating to notification provided to certain victims of criminal offenses. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to designating March 21 as BRAVE Day. Administration |
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Relating to investigations of abuse, neglect, or exploitation conducted by the Department of Family and Protective Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the creation of an open burn pit registry for certain service members and veterans. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to operation of public schools on Memorial Day. Education |
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Relating to a waiver for certain programs from youth camp licensing. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to notice by a state agency regarding certain contracts for which the total value exceeds that of the initial contract. Finance |
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Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files relating to certain criminal offenses. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to restricting access to certain information that relates to a person convicted of or granted a dismissal after deferral of disposition for a fine-only misdemeanor offense. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to assisting certain children who are in foster care in the process of applying to institutions of higher education. Health & Human Services |
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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. Transportation |
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Relating to the designation of Farm-to-Market Road 2666 in San Jacinto County as the Josey Scott Memorial Highway. Transportation |
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Relating to the membership of the Texas Racing Commission. State Affairs |
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Relating to the provision of services as an alternative to adjudication for certain children who engage in conduct in need of supervision or delinquent conduct. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to a prohibition of certain motor vehicles resembling emergency medical services vehicles; creating a criminal offense. Transportation |
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Relating to designating July 26 as Waxahachie Chautauqua Day. Administration |
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Relating to the licensing and regulation of a journeyman lineman. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the inclusion of American principles in the public school curriculum and instructional materials. Education |
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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. Transportation |
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Relating to prohibiting local governments from imposing certain fees on new construction. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to procedures for actions alleging failure to comply with certain standards to accommodate persons with disabilities. State Affairs |
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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. Finance |
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Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the expiration of the dry cleaner environmental response program. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the removal of an obsolete reference regarding open-enrollment charter schools and the State Board of Education. Education |
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Relating to certain mental health screenings under the Texas Health Steps program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to creating a pilot program to provide summer internships for foster children. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the development of a quality-based outcome measure for the child health plan program and Medicaid regarding certain persons with HIV. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to reporting requirements for investigations of abuse, neglect, or exploitation against residents of certain health facilities. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to territory of county assistance districts. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to actions on and liability associated with certain insurance claims. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the period during which an action alleging a violation of the open meetings law may be brought. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the power of counties to enact park use rules. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to compensation and restitution to crime victims and the disposition of unclaimed restitution payments; providing for an administrative penalty; authorizing a fee. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to a documented member of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas hunting certain deer. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to temporary certification of an educator from outside the state who is the spouse of an active duty military service member. Education |
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Relating to captive insurance companies. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the incontestability of certain contracts or leases submitted to the attorney general by certain water districts. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the location of the Irma Rangel College of Pharmacy. Higher Education |
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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. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to adjudication of claims arising from certain written contracts with state agencies. State Affairs |
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Relating to a report of child abuse or neglect made by an employee of a school district or an open-enrollment charter school. Education |
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Relating to the registration and regulation of health clubs. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to health benefit plan coverage for accelerated refills of certain prescription eye drops. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the qualifications for service as a grand juror and to the selection of grand jurors. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the use of certain lighting equipment on airport security vehicles. Transportation |
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Relating to municipal fees charged to public school districts for water and sewer service. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the participation of public state colleges in the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program. Higher Education |
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Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue in certain municipalities. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the definition of coercion for purposes of the offense of trafficking of persons. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to forest pest control. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to certain requirements imposed on a sex offender who enters the premises of a school. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the regulation of bingo games; authorizing fee refunds. State Affairs |
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Relating to the term for a lease of land owned by certain navigation districts. Transportation |
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Relating to real property acquired by advance acquisition for a transportation facility. Transportation |
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Relating to the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact waste disposal facility. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to exempting certain persons from a fee for replacement registration insignia and license plates. Transportation |
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Relating to the regulation of barber schools, private beauty culture schools, and other facilities used to teach or perform the practice of barbering or cosmetology. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to broker agreements for the sale of certain surplus property by a county. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the elimination of a fee collected for an on-site wastewater treatment permit application. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to housing authorities established by municipalities and counties. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to notice by a property owner to a mortgage servicer that the owner intends to enter into a contract with a property tax lender. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to consultations with contracted physician networks and physician systems during certain investigations of child abuse and neglect. Health & Human Services |
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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. Higher Education |
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Relating to reports on and the regulation of certain licensed activities and related organizations. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the towing of unauthorized or unattended vehicles on a parking facility. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the restrictions on political activities for a county elections administrator. State Affairs |
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Relating to agricultural liens. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the use of a broker for the exchange of land by certain political subdivisions. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to authorizing certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax and to the purposes for which that tax revenue may be used. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the return of executed search warrants and the public availability of search warrant affidavits. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the sale of ale and beer by certain brewers and manufacturers. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the delivery of certain Medicaid services to persons with an intellectual or developmental disability. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain persons to teach a driver education course. Transportation |
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Relating to the prelicensing education requirements for residential mortgage loan originators. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to expedited licensing procedures for certain nurses who are military spouses. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the criteria considered by groundwater conservation districts before granting or denying a permit. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the regulation of game rooms in certain counties. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the terms of district courts in Harris County. State Affairs |
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Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to voting procedures for policyholders of farm mutual insurance companies. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the comptroller's investment of certain money held outside the state treasury. Finance |
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Relating to the abolition of certain entities associated with the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to procedures related to juvenile justice proceedings; increasing the punishment for certain delinquent conduct. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for justices of the peace. Transportation |
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Relating to the provision of eye health care by certain professionals and institutions as providers in the Medicaid managed care program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the Texas Crime Stoppers Council. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to certain examination and continuing education requirements for applicants for and holders of liquefied petroleum gas licenses. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to vacancies on the governing body of a Type A general-law municipality. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to suspension of the activities of the Texas Grain Producer Indemnity Board. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the definition of production used in determining the cost of goods sold for franchise tax purposes. Finance |
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Relating to eligibility to serve on the governing body of certain property owners' associations. Business & Commerce |
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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. Finance |
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Relating to certain research-based practices for use by public school personnel. Education |
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Relating to a defendant's right to appeal from a judgment or conviction in a municipal court of record. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the 32nd Judicial District Juvenile Board. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the jurisdiction of the statutory county courts of Potter County in family law matters. State Affairs |
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Designating Spurger as the Knife Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2017. Administration |
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Urging Texans not to use the flag emoji of the Republic of Chile when referring to the Texas flag. Administration |
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