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AN ACT
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relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain |
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miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds |
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designated by this Act; making appropriations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The following sums of money are appropriated out |
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of the General Revenue Fund No. 0001 for payment of itemized claims |
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and judgments plus interest, if any, against the State of Texas: |
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To pay claim number 55M26159 to a confidential payee for |
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overtime. |
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$23,058.11 |
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To pay claim number 55M26161 to a confidential payee for |
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overtime. |
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$23,267.52 |
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To pay claim number 55M26177 to a confidential payee for |
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overtime. |
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$18,157.51 |
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To pay claim number 95M10063 to Concepcion Flores for |
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replacement of a void Aid to Families with Dependent Children |
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warrant. |
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$158.00 |
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To pay claim number 95M10201 to a confidential payee for |
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replacement of a void workers' compensation benefits warrant. |
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$70.08 |
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To pay claim number 95M10202 to a confidential payee for |
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replacement of a void workers' compensation benefits warrant. |
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$52.56 |
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To pay claim number 95M10203 to a confidential payee for |
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replacement of a void workers' compensation benefits warrant. |
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$122.64 |
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To pay claim number 95M10218 to Patricia Young for |
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replacement of void foster care aid warrants. |
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$2,000.00 |
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To pay claim number 95M10285 to Harold Sager, Independent |
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Executor for the Estate of Lenard O. Sager for replacement of a void |
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unclaimed property warrant. |
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$52,391.22 |
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To pay claim number 95M10286 to a confidential payee for |
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replacement of a void franchise tax refund warrant. |
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$21,346.79 |
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To pay claim number 95M10314 to a confidential payee for |
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replacement of a void payroll warrant. |
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$5,255.83 |
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To pay claim number 95M10377 to Dallas County Southwestern |
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Institute of Forensic Sciences for expert consult/biological |
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analysis. |
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$3,802.00 |
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To pay claim number 95M10388 to Centre for Neuro Skills for |
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physical therapy services. |
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$8,880.00 |
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To pay claim number 95M20031 to Yolanda Patricia Aguilar for |
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replacement of a void unclaimed property warrant. |
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$56,549.11 |
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To pay claim number 95M20066 to a confidential payee for |
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replacement of a void sales and use tax refund warrant. |
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$11,208.22 |
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To pay claim number 95M20076 to Management & Training |
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Corporation for replacement of a canceled off-site medical |
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healthcare warrant. |
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$152,214.45 |
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To pay claim number 95M20109 to a confidential payee for |
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replacement of a void franchise tax refund warrant. |
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$26,901.71 |
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To pay claim number 95M20118 to a confidential payee for |
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replacement of a void franchise tax refund warrant. |
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$131,524.46 |
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To pay claim number 95M20140 to a confidential payee for |
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replacement of void franchise tax refund warrants. |
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$4,160.85 |
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To pay claim number 95M20159 to a confidential payee for |
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replacement of a void sales tax refund warrant. |
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$84,209.37 |
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To pay claim number 95M20173 to a confidential payee for |
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replacement of a void franchise tax refund warrant. |
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$32,182.80 |
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To pay claim number 95M20209 to a confidential payee for |
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replacement of a void insurance premium refund warrant. |
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$181,834.12 |
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To pay claim number 95M20212 to a confidential payee for |
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replacement of a void sales tax refund warrant. |
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$157.75 |
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To pay claim number 95M20267 to the University of Houston |
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Treasurer's Office for Title IV-E training - direct and indirect |
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costs. |
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$112,013.08 |
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To pay claim number 95M20395 to Trulight127 for foster care |
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services. |
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$60,499.34 |
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To pay claim number 95M20470 to a confidential payee for |
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replacement of a void sales tax refund warrant. |
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$155.35 |
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To pay claim number 95M23005 to Zoom Counseling and Rehab, |
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Inc. for replacement of canceled psychological services warrants. |
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$294,965.15 |
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To pay claim number 95M23027 to a confidential payee for |
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replacement of a void franchise tax refund warrant. |
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$90,496.21 |
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To pay claim number 95M23038 to Hidalgo County for foster |
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care Title IV-E contract. |
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$7,026.22 |
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To pay claim number 95M23039 to Hidalgo County for foster |
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care Title IV-E legal services. |
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$23,370.30 |
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To pay claim number 95M23151 to Veterans Land Board DBA Frank |
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M. Tejeda Texas State Veterans Home for nursing home services. |
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$134,358.75 |
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To pay claim number 95M23152 to Veterans Land Board DBA |
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William R. Courtney Texas State Veterans Home for nursing home |
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services. |
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$80,941.14 |
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To pay claim number 95M23157 to Veterans Land Board DBA |
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Lamun-Lusk-Sanchez Texas State Veterans Home for nursing home |
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services. |
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$321,707.76 |
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To pay claim number 95M23158 to Veterans Land Board DBA Clyde |
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W. Cosper Texas State Veterans Home for nursing home services. |
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$118,449.47 |
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To pay claim number 95M23159 to Veterans Land Board DBA |
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Ambrosio Guillen Texas State Veterans Home for nursing home |
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services. |
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$202,449.31 |
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To pay claim number 95M23160 to Veterans Land Board DBA |
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Ussery-Roan Texas State Veterans Home for nursing home services. |
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$111,563.04 |
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To pay claim number 95M23167 to Veterans Land Board DBA |
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Alfredo Gonzalez Texas State Veterans Home for nursing home |
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services. |
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$331,574.04 |
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To pay claim number 95M23168 to Veterans Land Board DBA |
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Watkins-Logan Texas State Veterans Home for nursing home services. |
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$374,248.56 |
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To pay claim number 95M23207 to a confidential payee for |
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replacement of a void franchise tax warrant. |
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$49,059.50 |
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To pay claim number 95M23237 to Coastal Bend Regional |
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Advisory Council for reimbursement for Emergency Medical Task Force |
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invoices. |
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$67,472.38 |
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To pay claim number 95M23239 to North Central Texas Trauma |
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Regional Advisory Council for reimbursement for Emergency Medical |
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Task Force invoices. |
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$136,078.89 |
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To pay claim number 95M23240 to Capital Area Trauma Regional |
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Advisory Council for reimbursement for Emergency Medical Task Force |
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invoices. |
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$392,640.00 |
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To pay claim number 95M23243 to Stability Staffing and |
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Consulting, LLC for reimbursement of medical staffing invoices and |
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supplements. |
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$86,880.51 |
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To pay claim number 95M23250 to Angel Staffing, Inc. for |
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reimbursement for supplemental medical staffing invoices. |
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$3,666,785.98 |
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To pay claim number 95M23289 to Angels of God Home Health, LLC |
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for community care. |
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$473.53 |
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To pay claim number 95MT2301 to NAACP Legal Defense & |
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Educational Fund, Inc. for attorney fees and expenses in judgment. |
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$445,927.90 |
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To pay claim number 95MT2302 to Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale |
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and Dorr, LLP for attorney fees and expenses in judgment. |
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$368,975.63 |
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To pay claim number 95MT2303 to Rolando L. Rios & Associates |
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for attorney fees and expenses in judgment. |
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$166,444.37 |
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To pay claim number 95MT2304 to Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, |
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Inc. for attorney fees, appellate attorney fees, and expenses in |
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judgment. |
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$658,084.35 |
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To pay claim number 95MT2305 to Brennan Center for Justice at |
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NYU Law School for attorney fees, appellate attorney fees, and |
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expenses in judgment. |
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$310,549.21 |
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To pay claim number 95MT2306 to Dechert LLP for attorney |
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fees, appellate attorney fees, and expenses in judgment. |
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$1,517,193.59 |
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To pay claim number 95MT2307 to Lawyer's Committee for Civil |
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Rights under Law for attorney fees, appellate attorney fees, and |
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expenses in judgment. |
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$665,994.59 |
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To pay claim number 95MT2308 to Mexican American Legislative |
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Caucus of the Texas House of Representatives for attorney fees and |
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expenses in judgment. |
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$41,366.04 |
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To pay claim number 95MT2309 to Texas State Conference of |
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NAACP Branches for attorney fees and expenses in judgment. |
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$68,336.97 |
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To pay claim number 95MT2310 to Neil G. Baron for attorney |
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fees and expenses in judgment. |
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$130,658.33 |
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To pay claim number 95MT2311 to Brazil & Dunn for attorney |
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fees and expenses in judgment. |
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$1,096,842.19 |
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To pay claim number 95MT2312 to Campaign Legal Center for |
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attorney fees, appellate attorney fees, and expenses in judgment. |
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$805,172.36 |
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To pay claim number 95MT2313 to Derfner & Altman for attorney |
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fees in judgment. |
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$649,759.50 |
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To pay claim number 95M23188 to Isela Cruncleton, Receiver |
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Estate of Ignacia Rios Dominguez. |
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$10.14 |
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To pay claim number 95M23292 to Remarkable Healthcare of Fort |
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Worth, LP. |
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$3,484.77 |
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To pay claim number 95M23355 to State of Texas Veterans Land |
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Board DBA William R. Courtney Texas State Veteran Home. |
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$96,143.76 |
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To pay claim number 95M23305 to Allstate Insurance Company. |
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$402,094.94 |
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To pay claim number 95M23413 to Chevron USA Inc. |
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$187,708.74 |
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SECTION 2. The following sums of money are appropriated out |
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of the State Technology and Instructional Materials Fund No. 0003 |
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for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus interest, if any, |
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against the State of Texas: |
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To pay claim number 95M20221 to Scholastic Inc. for |
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replacement of void state technology & instruction material |
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warrants. |
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$86,270.75 |
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SECTION 3. The following sums of money are appropriated out |
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of the State Highway Fund No. 0006 for payment of itemized claims |
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and judgments plus interest, if any, against the State of Texas: |
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To pay claim number 95M10139 to University of Texas Rio |
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Grande Valley for the ocelot and jaguarundi monitoring project. |
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$94,446.53 |
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To pay claim number 95M10340 to City of Lewisville for signal |
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equipment and installation in City of Lewisville. |
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$71,250.00 |
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To pay claim number 95M20199 to Montgomery County, Texas for |
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land acquisition reimbursement parcel 64 FM 1097. |
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$723,783.40 |
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To pay claim number 95M20200 to Montgomery County, Texas for |
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land acquisition reimbursement parcel 65 FM 1097. |
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$180,257.40 |
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To pay claim number 95M20286 to WSP USA, Inc. for labor |
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charges incurred for contract 12-51DP5108. |
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$82,880.70 |
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To pay claim number 95M20352 to City of Frisco for land |
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acquisition sponsor reimbursement. |
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$21,146.40 |
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To pay claim number 95M20454 to AECOM Technical Services, |
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Inc. for construction phase services/managing contracted advance |
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services. |
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$117,976.83 |
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To pay claim number 95M23007 to AT&T for engineering and |
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construction charges. |
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$24,104.32 |
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SECTION 4. The following sums of money are appropriated out |
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of the Veterans Financial Assistance Program Fund No. 0374 for |
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payment of itemized claims and judgments plus interest, if any, |
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against the State of Texas: |
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To pay claim number 95M10254 to Luis Gonzales for replacement |
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of a void refund of fees. |
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$835.88 |
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SECTION 5. (a) Before any claim or judgment may be paid |
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from money appropriated by this Act, the claim or judgment must be |
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verified and substantiated by the administrator of the special fund |
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or account against which the claim or judgment is to be charged and |
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be approved by the attorney general and the comptroller of public |
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accounts. Any claim or judgment itemized in this Act that has not |
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been verified and substantiated by the administrator of the special |
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fund or account and approved by the attorney general and the |
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comptroller by August 31, 2025, may not be paid from money |
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appropriated by this Act. |
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(b) Each claim or judgment paid from money appropriated by |
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this Act must contain such information as the comptroller of public |
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accounts requires but at a minimum must contain the specific reason |
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for the claim or judgment. If the claim is for a void warrant, the |
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claim must include a specific identification of the goods, |
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services, refunds, or other items for which the warrant was |
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originally issued. In addition, it must include a certification by |
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the original payee or the original payee's successors, heirs, or |
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assigns that the debt is still outstanding. If the claim or |
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judgment is for unpaid goods or services, it must be accompanied by |
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an invoice or other acceptable documentation of the unpaid account |
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and any other information that may be required by the comptroller. |
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SECTION 6. Subject to the conditions and restrictions in |
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this Act and provisions stated in the judgments, the comptroller of |
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public accounts is authorized and directed to issue one or more |
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warrants on the state treasury, as soon as possible following the |
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effective date of this Act, in favor of each of the individuals, |
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firms, or corporations named or claim numbers identified in this |
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Act, in an amount not to exceed the amount set opposite their |
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respective names or claim numbers and shall mail or deliver to each |
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of the individuals, firms, or corporations associated with each |
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claim one or more warrants in payment of all claims included in this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4041 was passed by the House on April |
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28, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 2, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 4041 on May 25, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, |
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2 present, not voting; passed subject to the provisions of Article |
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III, Section 49a, of the Constitution of the State of Texas. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4041 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 22, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0; passed subject to the provisions of Article III, Section 49a, of |
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the Constitution of the State of Texas. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I certify that the amounts appropriated in the herein H.B. |
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No. 4041, Regular Session of the 88th Legislature, are within |
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amounts estimated to be available in the affected fund. |
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Certified_____________________ |
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______________________________ |
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Comptroller of Public Accounts |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |