BILLS REFERRED TODAY |
Tuesday May 7, 2019 |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Relating to a strategic plan goal by the Department of Agriculture to prevent crop diseases and plant pests in this state. Agriculture |
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Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to honor Polish Americans in Texas. Transportation |
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Relating to coverage for mammography under certain health benefit plans. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to designating March 30 as Master Sergeant Jonathan J. Dunbar Day. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the automatic issuance of a personal identification certificate to a person 60 years of age or older whose driver's license has been surrendered or revoked. Transportation |
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Relating to the repeal of a statute allowing the county attorney or commissioners court of Brown County to accept gifts or grants to finance or assist the operation of the office of county attorney. State Affairs |
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Relating to the period during which an employee may file a claim for unpaid wages with the Texas Workforce Commission. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to requiring the Texas Workforce Commission to pay the cost of taking a high school equivalency examination for certain individuals. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to temporary orders during the pendency of an appeal in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship. State Affairs |
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Relating to open meetings of the governing body of a charter holder and the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school. Education |
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Relating to the regulation of cottage food production operations. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain children who are deaf or hard of hearing for audiology services under the school health and related services program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a reemployment program available to certain veterans placed on community supervision for a misdemeanor offense. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the establishment of an electronic database for settlement agreements for certain suits involving minors or incapacitated persons; authorizing a fee. State Affairs |
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Relating to pipeline incidents; clarifying changes to related administrative penalties. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the installation, removal, and replacement of certain gas pipelines; clarifying changes to related administrative penalties. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of Business State Highway 6-R in Brazos County as the Carolyn and John David Crow Memorial Parkway. Transportation |
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Relating to the creation and functions of the Lake Houston Watershed Commission. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the dissolution of county assistance districts. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to candidacy for and membership on the board of certain property owners' associations. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to maternal and newborn health care. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the removal of signs indicating that a freestanding emergency medical care facility is operational. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the issuance of Register to Vote specialty license plates. Transportation |
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Relating to a common characteristic or use project in a public improvement district in certain municipalities. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to an order by a drainage district to maintain certain infrastructure. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the creation of a disaster case management system by the Texas Division of Emergency Management. State Affairs |
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Relating to the authority of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district to increase the appraised value of property in the tax year following the year in which the appraised value of the property is lowered as a result of a protest or appeal. Property Tax |
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Relating to the confidentiality of certain information concerning service members of the United States armed forces and the state military forces. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain persons to serve on the board of a property owners' association. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to correcting outdated references to the Texas Building and Procurement Commission. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the treatment of a nursery stock weather protection unit as an implement of husbandry for ad valorem tax purposes. Property Tax |
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Relating to the reporting of certain information involving family violence offenses. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the weapons proficiency of and the carrying of a handgun by qualified retired law enforcement officers. State Affairs |
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Relating to authorizing a waiver of certain state park fees for certain children. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to providing notification to certain pregnant women regarding their eligibility for coverage under Medicaid and the Healthy Texas Women program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the imposition and rate of the county hotel occupancy tax in certain counties; authorizing the imposition of a tax. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the imposition and rate of the county hotel occupancy tax in certain counties; authorizing the imposition of a tax. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to establishing a pilot program to employ a life skills counselor at public high school campuses in certain counties. Education |
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Relating to the authorization by referendum on an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties. Transportation |
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Relating to the payment for funeral services performed by a transferring funeral home under a purchase agreement for funeral services or merchandise. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the creation of the Texas Rural Water Advisory Council. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the information provided to relative and other designated caregivers of children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the criteria for awarding adult education and literacy program performance incentive funds. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to certain construction liability claims concerning public buildings and public works. State Affairs |
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Relating to the regulation of freestanding emergency medical care facilities. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the form of a candidate's name on a ballot. State Affairs |
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Relating to providing information and other resources regarding safe disposal of Schedule II controlled substance prescription drugs. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a limitation on life insurance proceeds for terroristic acts. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to state agency measurement and management of customer satisfaction. Business & Commerce |
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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 a report by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation concerning license applicants who are military service members, military veterans, or military spouses. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to preventing the loss of benefits by certain retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who resume service. State Affairs |
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Relating to a report of information concerning juvenile offenders committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department who have been in foster care. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the placement of a slow-moving-vehicle emblem. Transportation |
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Relating to the payment of certain sales and use taxes by a retailer. Finance |
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Relating to the application requirements for first responder organizations to receive an initial license or to renew a license. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the entitlement of a person who is disabled and elderly to receive a disabled residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation from one taxing unit and an elderly exemption from another taxing unit. Property Tax |
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Relating to the administration of a veterans treatment court program. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to franchise tax, oil production tax, and gas production tax incentives for certain desalination facility operations. Finance |
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Relating to the assignment of certain former and retired justices and judges. State Affairs |
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Relating to the composition of the juvenile board of Grimes County. State Affairs |
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Relating to the administration, powers, and duties of a municipal utility district. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the fiscal year of certain political subdivisions. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the deadline to appeal administrative decisions of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. State Affairs |
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Relating to certain restrictions on contributions and expenditures from political funds by a lobbyist. State Affairs |
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Relating to authorizing an increase in the student union fee at The University of Texas at Arlington. Higher Education |
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Relating to an anatomical gift on behalf of a resident in a state supported living center. State Affairs |
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Relating to judicial guidance related to child protective services cases and juvenile cases. State Affairs |
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Relating to minimum standards and caregiver training for substitute care providers for children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to electronic and other controlled substance prescriptions under the Texas Controlled Substances Act; authorizing a fee. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the release to mandatory supervision of certain inmates confined in a county jail. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to exempting certain trailers from being equipped with emergency brakes. Transportation |
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Relating to procurement of a contingent fee contract for legal services by certain governmental entities. State Affairs |
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Relating to voter registration. State Affairs |
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Relating to the administration to public school students in certain grades of state-administered assessment instruments. Education |
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Relating to the provision of solid waste disposal services in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain municipalities. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the use of certain license plates on classic motor vehicles and travel trailers, custom vehicles, street rods, and certain exhibition vehicles. Transportation |
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Relating to the titling of certain off-highway vehicles purchased outside this state. Transportation |
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Relating to tuition and fees charged by The Texas A&M University System for certain national laboratory or national laboratory operator employees and dependents. Higher Education |
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Relating to staff development requirements for public school teachers who provide reading instruction to students in kindergarten through grade three. Education |
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Relating to Texas Commission on Environmental Quality reminders to public drinking water supply systems regarding reporting requirements. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to a study on the creation of a defense under the Solid Waste Disposal Act for persons engaged in certain recycling transactions. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the Judicial Campaign Fairness Act. State Affairs |
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Relating to the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System. State Affairs |
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Relating to authorizing a health and wellness center fee at the University of Houston-Victoria. Higher Education |
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Relating to identification cards issued by health maintenance organizations and preferred provider organizations. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the civil liability of certain persons providing disaster assistance. State Affairs |
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Relating to the issuance of sickle cell disease awareness specialty license plates. Transportation |
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Relating to training on Alzheimer's disease and dementia for certain Department of Family and Protective Services employees and area agencies on aging employees and volunteers. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the transfer of a retired county law enforcement dog. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on methods to reduce certain textbook and course material costs. Higher Education |
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Relating to a study and report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding best practices for assisting students with autism spectrum disorder. Higher Education |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the office of independent ombudsman for the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the transfer of certain permitted irrigation water rights related to a certain portion of the Edwards Aquifer. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the apprehension of a child after escape from a secure juvenile facility or violation of conditions of release under supervision. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the office of the inspector general of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the establishment of street lights along county roads in the unincorporated area of certain counties. Transportation |
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Relating to the administration of the financial responsibility verification program. Transportation |
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Relating to the collection of local permit and license fees authorized under the Alcoholic Beverage Code; authorizing a fee. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to retain assistance for regional proceedings affecting certain electric utilities and consumers. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to public school accountability, including certain performance standards and sanctions, to providing alternative methods to satisfy certain public high school graduation requirements, and to public school class size limits. Education |
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Relating to a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board concerning a shortage of primary care physicians in this state. Higher Education |
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Relating to plans required to be submitted to be eligible to receive funding through the Major Events Reimbursement Program. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the establishment, operation, and funding of victim-offender mediation programs; authorizing fees. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to a voluntary financial assurance program for permit holders under the Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to border security infrastructure enhancement projects and the creation of a fund to pay for those projects; allocating the earnings on the balance of that fund and reimbursement of related expenditures; including a study on water retention infrastructure near the border. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the transfer of certain functions relating to state employee leave from the state auditor to the comptroller. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the composition of the board of directors of the Texas School Safety Center. Education |
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Relating to liability of prescribed burn directors in connection with prescribed burns. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to prescribed burning. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the reimbursement of excess costs incurred by a recipient of certain grants awarded by the Texas Department of Transportation. Transportation |
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Relating to the authority of the Texas Facilities Commission over certain real property owned by the state. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to municipal control of coyotes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to a study and report on the optimum water level of Falcon Lake. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the administration, collection, and remittance of the cigarette tax; requiring a permit. Finance |
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Relating to a prohibition against the creation of a fund and the use of state money by a state elected official or a state elected official's staff to settle or pay a sexual harassment claim made against a state elected official or the state elected official's staff. State Affairs |
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Relating to the creation of the Grayson County Municipal Utility District No. 3; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the board of directors and powers and duties of the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 13; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose a tax. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the authority of the Parker County Hospital District to employ physicians. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the creation of the Northeast Burnet County Water District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the creation of the La La Ranch Municipal Utility District of Denton County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the creation of the Burns Branch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Denton County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the creation of the Belmont Municipal Utility District of Johnson County; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the creation of the Dove Valley Ranch Municipal Utility District of Johnson County; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Morningstar Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 2 of Parker County; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the designation of the portion of State Highway 35 in Matagorda County as the D. R. "Tom" Uher Memorial Highway. Transportation |
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Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 241; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the name and powers of the Harris County Improvement District No. 17; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose a tax. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Designating September as Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2019. Administration |
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Designating Pittsburg as the official Hot Link Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2019. Administration |
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Designating September as Suicide Prevention Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2019. Administration |
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Designating June as Veteran Suicide and PTSD Awareness Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2019. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |