Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
01/29/2007 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the imposition of a fee for money transmissions sent to a destination outside the United States and to the use of the revenue for indigent health care purposes.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
Branch | Giddings
Last Action:
05/21/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a law school in the city of Dallas by the University of North Texas System.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
04/10/2007 S Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of a high school graduate for automatic admission to an institution of higher education.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
Naishtat | Hill | Creighton | Smith, Todd | Leibowitz
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to reporting of gifts of cash or a cash equivalent to public officials.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
05/15/2007 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to conduct that constitutes the offense of endangering a child.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
Naishtat
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the creation of nursing home family councils.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
Veasey
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to fetal and infant mortality review and health warnings related to fetal and infant mortality; imposing a penalty.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
01/29/2007 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of vehicles.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
01/29/2007 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the creation of higher education enhancement districts; authorizing sales and use taxes and property taxes.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
Madden
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to a prison diversion progressive sanctions program.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
Lucio III
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the composition of the committee appointed to review the uniform general conditions of state building construction contracts.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
01/30/2007 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the minimum eligibility standards adopted by this state for use in determining eligibility for indigent health care.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
Hill
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to qualification for an ad valorem tax exemption for property used to provide low-income or moderate-income housing in the event of a change in ownership of the property as a result of a foreclosure sale.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
02/21/2007 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the personal needs allowance for certain Medicaid recipients who are residents of long-term care facilities.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
05/07/2007 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to an offense committed against a homeless person because of bias or prejudice.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
Dukes
Last Action:
05/22/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the design and construction of a cenotaph in the State Cemetery to honor 19th-century African American members of the Texas Legislature.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
02/26/2007 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to a defendant's right to appear by counsel in certain misdemeanor cases.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/14/2007 S Withdrawn from schedule
Caption:
Relating to the filing of certain information by arbitrators after each arbitration.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
02/26/2007 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the accuracy, security, and reliability of certain electronic voting systems.
Author:
West, Royce | Hinojosa
Sponsor:
Miles
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to continuing education in sustainable and energy-efficient design standards for a person registered by the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
05/02/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to county authority regarding subdivision platting and land development.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
02/28/2007 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the rental of personal property under a rental agreement.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to creating a recognition day to celebrate adoption, adoptive families, and adoption workers in Texas.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
02/28/2007 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to employee leave from work to address family violence situations.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
Solomons
Last Action:
05/21/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to registration and regulation of metal recycling entities; providing penalties.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
Anchia
Last Action:
05/21/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to requiring notice of certain rental eligibility requirements in residential rental application transactions.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/06/2007 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption:
Relating to the designation of the structure on Interstate Highway 30 connecting the east and west levee of the Trinity River as the Margaret McDermott Bridge.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/06/2007 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the issuance and use of private activity bonds by the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation and housing finance corporations.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/06/2007 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption:
Relating to relocating or adjusting certain utility facilities.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
Rodriguez
Last Action:
05/22/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to providing notice of residence homestead exemptions from ad valorem taxation to owners of certain residential real property.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
Patrick
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the public schools eligible to receive certain grants from the Department of Agriculture.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
Smithee
Last Action:
05/17/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to a study concerning the collection and use of certain information by certain insurers.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/07/2007 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a municipality to implement a photographic traffic signal enforcement system; providing for the imposition of civil penalties and providing a criminal penalty.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
Dutton
Last Action:
05/22/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to consideration of family violence in the risk assessment for international parental abduction of a child.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/07/2007 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to the collection of a family protection fee.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
Chisum
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to financing tools for certain obligations for public improvements and for certain obligations of The University of Texas System.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/07/2007 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to the punishment for human trafficking and the issuance of reports on how existing laws and programs meet the needs of trafficking victims.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
Solomons | Bailey
Last Action:
05/21/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the operation of property owners' associations.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/07/2007 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the minimum wage.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/07/2007 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to employee voting; creating an offense.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/22/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of certain grandparents for foster care payments.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
05/14/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the screening of newborns for sickle cell trait by the Department of State Health Services.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/14/2007 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to requiring a contractor to provide health insurance to its employees as a condition of eligibility for the award of certain state contracts.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
04/10/2007 S Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to a requirement that an ad valorem tax abatement agreement provide for the recapture of lost ad valorem tax revenue if the property owner fails to provide a health benefit plan to the owner's employees and their dependents.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
Giddings
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to student representation on the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and certain coordinating board advisory committees.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
05/09/2007 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to providing a method for assessing the annual improvement in achievement of public school students on certain assessment instruments.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/14/2007 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to compulsory school attendance requirements.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/14/2007 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to establishment of a pilot program to improve mathematics instruction in public schools.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/14/2007 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to establishment of a pilot program to provide early identification of public school students at risk of dropping out of school.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/14/2007 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to assistance by the Texas Education Agency to school districts in the development, administration, and improvement of personal graduation plans.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
Thompson
Last Action:
05/22/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to limiting use of money in the Texas Enterprise Fund to recipients that provide health benefit plans.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/14/2007 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to establishing a demonstration project for the regional delivery of tertiary care services.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
05/04/2007 H Referred to Appropriations
Caption:
Relating to providing supplemental financial assistance to certain grandparents.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
Noriega, Rick | Merritt | Escobar | Raymond | Hodge
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to reintegration counseling services and related resources for military servicemembers.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/14/2007 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption:
Relating to the operation of hybrid motor vehicles.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
Morrison
Last Action:
05/20/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the purchasing and contracting practices of junior college districts; providing criminal penalties.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
04/26/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property used to provide low-income housing.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/14/2007 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to a program allowing for countywide voting locations in certain elections.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/14/2007 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the use of direct recording electronic voting machines.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/14/2007 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the development of a plan to reregulate the electric market in this state.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/14/2007 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to safeguards for certain customers of retail public utilities in the electric power market.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
Strama
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the performance of certain civil duties by officers in this state.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
04/10/2007 S Reported from s/c favorably with substitute
Caption:
Relating to county development districts.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
Giddings
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to county authority to acquire a water or sewer utility system and provide water and sewer services within a municipality.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/19/2007 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to a person's eligibility for an order of nondisclosure of certain criminal history records.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/19/2007 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to the manner of providing notice of a petition or order for the expunction or nondisclosure of certain criminal records.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
Dutton
Last Action:
05/22/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of community-based programs administered by the juvenile boards of certain counties.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
McCall
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of relatives of public college and university board members to receive certain scholarships; providing a criminal penalty.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
Chavez
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of debt management policies and guidelines by the Bond Review Board, including the approval by the board of certain interest rate management agreements, and to other matters affecting public finance.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
England
Last Action:
05/18/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to a requirement that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality provide notice related to certain permit applications to certain local officials.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/20/2007 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to a parenting and paternity awareness component of the high school health curriculum.
Author:
West, Royce | Zaffirini
Last Action:
03/22/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the management of child protective services caseworkers.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
Hartnett | Alonzo
Last Action:
05/21/2007 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption:
Relating to requirements for judicial training on issues regarding family violence, sexual assault, and child abuse and neglect.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/20/2007 S Refer to s/c on Higher Education by Pres
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Texas Hospital-Based Nursing Education Grant Program.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the transfer of responsibility for the National Flood Insurance Program from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to the Texas Water Development Board and the administration and funding of the program and to the creation of a center to study elevation and related data; providing for the imposition of penalties.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
Bailey
Last Action:
05/21/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the enforcement of municipal building and safety ordinances by occupants of the buildings; providing penalties.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
Thompson
Last Action:
05/16/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to reports on racial profiling in connection with motor vehicle stops; providing a penalty.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
05/10/2007 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the attorney general to bring suit on behalf of individuals injured by unlawful practices in restraint of trade.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/20/2007 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to certain information in the computerized criminal history system and the use of that information for reintegration services.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/20/2007 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to discipline and security in primary and secondary schools; providing a criminal penalty.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/20/2007 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to the use of certain funds by certain school districts and open-enrollment charter schools for the development and implementation of strategies for dropout prevention.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/20/2007 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to a dropout prevention and opportunity program for public school students who have dropped out of school or are at risk of dropping out of school.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/20/2007 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency regarding best practices for dropout prevention.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/20/2007 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to state grants for student clubs in high schools that serve students at risk of dropping out of school.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/21/2007 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to the dates of administration of certain assessment instruments in public schools.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/21/2007 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to sanctions available for certain academically unacceptable campuses.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
05/10/2007 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the equalization of property wealth in certain school districts.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
Brown, Fred
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the operation of the Joint Admission Medical Program and to admission to the program.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/21/2007 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to public school finance.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
04/23/2007 S Reported from s/c favorably w/o amendments
Caption:
Relating to eligibility for student financial assistance awarded from designated tuition charged by institutions of higher education.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
Veasey
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the award of a contract by an airport authority created by certain municipalities.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/21/2007 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the imposition of fees on sexually oriented businesses to provide funding for certain purposes, including funding of the sexual assault program fund, and distributing that money from that fund.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
Pena
Last Action:
05/20/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to certain requirements applicable to orders of expunction or nondisclosure of criminal history records and to the protection of information that is the subject of one of those orders; providing penalties.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
Thompson
Last Action:
05/22/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the power of a licensing authority to revoke, suspend, or deny a license on the basis of certain criminal proceedings.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
04/26/2007 S Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the Texas Lottery Commission to establish an Internet lottery game program.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
05/01/2007 H Referred to Civil Practices
Caption:
Relating to arbitration proceedings.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/19/2007 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the date of the primary election and related procedures.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/22/2007 S Referred to Administration
Caption:
Relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes, to the nonsubstantive codification or disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes, and to conforming codifications enacted by the 79th Legislature to other Acts of that legislature.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/22/2007 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to the voluntary disclosure of public information.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/22/2007 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to the assignment of a public school student to an inexperienced or uncertified teacher.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/22/2007 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to a pilot project to lower teacher turnover rates in high-need public school districts.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/22/2007 S Refer to s/c on Higher Education by Pres
Caption:
Relating to educational programs and a collaborative educational initiative in the North Texas region.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
04/11/2007 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the reemployment of certain persons called to training or duty in the state military forces.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
05/01/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to dropout prevention and intervention in public schools and compulsory school attendance.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
05/14/2007 S Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to requirements and prohibitions regarding the relationship between student loan lenders and public or private institutions of higher education; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
West, Royce
Sponsor:
Puente
Last Action:
05/18/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Commending the members of the Texas Young Lawyers Association for their service to the community.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
01/29/2007 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to permit a district created to provide local funding to support public institutions of higher education to impose an ad valorem tax if approved by the voters of the district.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
01/11/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing the City of Lancaster on the occasion of its fourth annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day parade.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
01/17/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending Mary Elizabeth Beck of Dallas for 50 years of service with Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated.
Author:
West, Royce | Deuell | Harris
Last Action:
03/12/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending Leadership Southwest for its contributions to southwest Dallas County.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
01/29/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing Johnie Mae Anderson of Dallas on the occasion of her 90th birthday.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
05/23/2007 S Again read
Caption:
Commending Emma Rogers for her contributions to the African American community of Dallas.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
05/23/2007 S Again read
Caption:
Commending Ashira Toshiwe for her contributions to the African American community of Dallas.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
02/06/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending Joan Higginbotham for her service to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
02/19/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending Pat Hinton for her contributions to the West Dallas community.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
02/19/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending all associated with the fourth annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Parade in Lancaster.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
02/19/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending John Woodruff for his accomplishments.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
02/20/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending the 2006 partners of Amachi Texas and Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Texas for their contributions to young people.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
02/26/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing Wallace T. Ford on the occasion of his retirement from the Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
02/28/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending the South Central District of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Incorporated, for its achievements.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
02/28/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
In memory of Mabel Meshach White of Dallas.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/05/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending Robert E. Price, Sr., of Dallas for his contributions to his community.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/14/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing March 14, 2007, as Minority Business Enterprise Public Policy Day at the Capitol.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/19/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing George H. Coleman on the occasion of his retirement from the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/21/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing Paul Quinn College on the occasion of its 135th anniversary.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/28/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing March 2007 as American Red Cross Month.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
03/29/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending Morgan Freeman for his body of work in the performing arts.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
04/24/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Angelica "Angel" Martinez for achieving the number one ranking among welterweights in women's boxing.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
04/04/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing Marsalis Avenue Baptist Church in Dallas on the occasion of the dedication of its Family Ministry Center.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
04/10/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Joseph Goldstein for receiving a Research!America Builders of Science Award.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
04/10/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Donald Seldin for receiving a Research!America Builders of Science Award.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
04/10/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Michael Brown for receiving a Research!America Builders of Science Award.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
04/16/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Michelle Coleman for being named the 2007 Distinguished Educator of the Year by the Dallas Theater Center's Project Discovery.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
05/22/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Encouraging the Health and Human Services Commission to partner with private entities to provide education on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
04/25/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing April 22 through 28, 2007, as County Government Week.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
04/23/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending Keely Peden for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
04/23/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending Claudia Lucia Morales for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
04/23/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending Kathryn Elizabeth Young for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
04/23/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending Corrigan Davion Jeter for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
04/25/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating the football team of Cedar Hill High School in Cedar Hill for winning the Class 5A Division II state championship.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
04/23/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
In memory of Charlotte Yvonne Ragsdale of Dallas.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
04/23/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending Emily Ann Schreiber for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award.
Author:
West, Royce
Last Action:
04/23/2007 S Reported enrolled
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Commending Joycelyn Davis for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award.
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West, Royce
Last Action:
04/23/2007 S Reported enrolled
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Commending Hayley Marie Wren for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award.
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West, Royce
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04/23/2007 S Reported enrolled
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Commending Erin Michelle Warren for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award.
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West, Royce
Last Action:
04/25/2007 S Reported enrolled
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Recognizing April 25, 2007, as National Pan-Hellenic Council of Texas Day at the State Capitol.
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West, Royce
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04/25/2007 S Reported enrolled
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Congratulating the boys basketball team of Duncanville High School in Duncanville for winning the Class 5A state championship.
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West, Royce
Last Action:
04/25/2007 S Reported enrolled
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Congratulating the boys basketball team of South Oak Cliff High School in Dallas for winning the Class 4A state championship.
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West, Royce
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04/27/2007 S Reported enrolled
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In memory of Carol Ann Brandon of Dallas.
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West, Royce
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04/27/2007 S Reported enrolled
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Recognizing the Dallas Black Dance Theatre on the occasion of its 30th anniversary.
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West, Royce
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04/27/2007 S Reported enrolled
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Commending Jamie Foxx for his accomplishments in the field of arts and entertainment.
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West, Royce
Last Action:
05/01/2007 S Reported enrolled
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In memory of Lillian M. Cooper of Dallas.
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West, Royce
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05/08/2007 S Reported enrolled
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Recognizing Koch-Glitsch LP in Dallas for its commitment to occupational safety and health standards.
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West, Royce
Last Action:
05/10/2007 S Reported enrolled
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Recognizing C. J. R. Phillips, Jr., for his service to Saint Phillips Missionary Baptist Church in Dallas.
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West, Royce
Last Action:
05/10/2007 S Reported enrolled
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Commending Libbie Terrell Lee for her work in her profession.
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West, Royce
Last Action:
05/10/2007 S Reported enrolled
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Recognizing Mount Rose Church in Dallas on the occasion of its 115th anniversary.
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West, Royce
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05/17/2007 S Reported enrolled
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Recognizing Javier Julian Ramirez, Jr., on the occasion of his graduation from The University of Texas at Austin.
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West, Royce
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05/18/2007 S Reported enrolled
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Congratulating the Methodist Health System for its selection by the Dallas Business Journal as one of the top 10 large businesses to work for in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.
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West, Royce
Last Action:
05/22/2007 S Reported enrolled
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Recognizing Dick Gregory on the occasion of his 75th birthday.
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West, Royce
Last Action:
05/25/2007 S Reported enrolled
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Commending Coach Beverly Day Humphrey for her career as a coach and an athletic director.
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West, Royce
Last Action:
05/25/2007 S Reported enrolled
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Congratulating the girls track team of Lancaster High School in Lancaster for winning the Class 4A state championship.
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West, Royce
Last Action:
05/28/2007 S Reported enrolled
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Recognizing John Henry Baker on the occasion of his retirement from the Texas Senate.
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West, Royce
Last Action:
05/28/2007 S Reported enrolled
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Commending Bettye Albright for 50 years of service as a teacher.
Author:
Hinojosa | West, Royce
Last Action:
05/07/2007 H Left pending in committee
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Relating to design, construction, and renovation standards for state buildings and facilities.
Author:
Nelson | Averitt | Carona | Deuell | Eltife | et al.
Sponsor:
Eissler
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
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Relating to physical activity requirements and physical fitness assessment for certain public school students.
Author:
Lucio | Ellis | Van de Putte | West, Royce
Sponsor:
Lucio III
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
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Relating to the small contractor participation assistance program for certain state construction projects.
Author:
Zaffirini | Brimer | Deuell | Janek | Ogden | et al.
Sponsor:
Delisi
Last Action:
05/22/2007 H Placed on Major State Calendar
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Relating to contracting issues of state agencies, including ethics issues related to state contracting.
Author:
Williams | Brimer | Carona | Deuell | Ellis | et al.
Sponsor:
Smith, Wayne
Last Action:
06/11/2007 E See remarks for effective date
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Relating to the authority of certain counties and other entities with respect to certain transportation projects and to comprehensive development agreements with regard to such projects; authorizing the issuance of bonds; providing penalties.
Author:
Shapiro | Janek | Seliger | West, Royce
Sponsor:
Eissler
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
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Relating to public school accountability and the administration of certain assessment instruments in public schools; providing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Nichols | Averitt | Carona | Ellis | Eltife | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst | Hill
Last Action:
05/02/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
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Relating to a moratorium on the inclusion of certain provisions in a comprehensive development agreement or the sale of a toll project and to the creation and duties of a study committee.
Author:
Nelson | Deuell | Janek | Shapiro | Uresti | et al.
Last Action:
05/22/2007 S Not again placed on intent calendar
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Relating to reorganizing certain state institutions that provide financing for cancer research, including creating the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas; granting authority to issue bonds.
Author:
Van de Putte | Janek | West, Royce
Last Action:
04/24/2007 S Referred to Health & Human Services
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Relating to the implementation of specialized targeted initiatives and other actions necessary to comply with certain settlement agreements.
Author:
Ellis | West, Royce
Sponsor:
Coleman
Last Action:
05/20/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
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Relating to the governance of certain state agencies.
Author:
Ellis | West, Royce | Whitmire
Sponsor:
Coleman
Last Action:
03/26/2007 E Signed by the Governor
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Declaring March 7, 2007, Texas Southern University Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Ellis | West, Royce | Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/10/2007 S Left pending in committee
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Expressing regret for the role of the Texas government in maintaining the institution of slavery and requesting the creation of a joint interim committee to study the contributions of African slaves and their descendants.
Author:
Harris | Carona | Deuell | Shapiro | West, Royce
Last Action:
01/30/2007 S Reported enrolled
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Recognizing January 30, 2007, as Dallas County Day at the Capitol.
Author:
Patrick, Dan | Averitt | Brimer | Deuell | Ellis | et al.
Last Action:
01/30/2007 S Reported enrolled
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Providing for the display of the motto "In God We Trust" in the senate chamber.
Author:
Whitmire | Averitt | Brimer | Carona | Deuell | et al.
Last Action:
02/28/2007 S Reported enrolled
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Requesting that the Legislative Audit Committee examine specified conduct and determine whether a condition of gross fiscal mismanagement exists in the Texas Youth Commission.
Author:
Ellis | Watson | West, Royce
Last Action:
04/23/2007 S Reported enrolled
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In memory of Thurmond Bernard Woodard.
Author:
Hinojosa | Averitt | Duncan | Ellis | Gallegos | et al.
Last Action:
05/09/2007 S Reported enrolled
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Recognizing the fourth class of the Senator Gregory Luna Legislative Scholars and Fellows Program.
Author:
Duncan | Ellis | Eltife | Hinojosa | Janek | et al.
Last Action:
05/25/2007 S Reported enrolled
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Recognizing Teri Evelyn Flack on the occasion of her retirement.