REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS

Monday

May 11, 2009

SENATE BILLS

(Postponed Business)

Relating to benefits and protections for certain residential electric customers.

Relating to authorizing injunctive relief during proceedings to cancel or suspend certain alcoholic beverage permits and licenses.

SENATE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to appropriations for the preservation and perpetuation of certain items of historical value; allowing the legislature and state agencies to accept on behalf of the state gifts of items of historical value and contributions to purchase such items.

Proposing a constitutional amendment for filling vacancies in appellate judicial offices by appointment, for partisan elections for all judicial offices, and for subsequent nonpartisan retention elections for all judicial offices.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the imposition of an additional ad valorem tax for emergency services districts, subject to voter approval, at a rate not to exceed five cents for the acquisition of land, equipment, or apparatus or the construction of capital improvements.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit the taking of property for certain purposes.

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that the holdover provision of the Texas Constitution does not apply to a member of the Texas Transportation Commission.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Designating the Texas toad as the official State Amphibian of Texas.

SENATE BILLS

(Third Reading)

Relating to the reapportionment of congressional districts and the creation, function, and duties of the Texas Congressional Redistricting Commission.

Relating to a prohibition on parking a commercial motor vehicle in certain residential subdivisions.

Relating to the capacity of certain minors to consent to examination or medical treatment related to contraception.

Relating to the sunset review of certain river authorities.

SENATE BILLS

(Second Reading)

Relating to the creation, purpose, implementation, and funding of the County Park Beautification and Improvement Program.

Relating to eligibility for the small and mid-sized district adjustment under the public school finance system.

Relating to professional staff salaries paid by school districts that establish a local minimum hiring schedule.

Relating to requiring the Department of State Health Services to implement a provider choice system.

Relating to the continuation and functions of the board of directors of the official cotton growers' boll weevil eradication foundation.

Relating to filing a wage claim.

Relating to disclosure of the individual vote of each member of the Supreme Court of Texas on a petition for review.

Relating to the requirements for a plumber's apprentice to obtain a plumber's license.

Relating to the offense of hazing.

Relating to the recovery of medical or health care expenses in civil actions.

Relating to incentives for the film, television, video, and digital interactive media production industries.

Relating to the establishment of a program to provide a ballot by electronic mail to military personnel serving overseas and their spouses and dependents residing overseas.

Relating to certain procedures and requirements for the operation of property owners' associations.

Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax for the maintenance and operation of a coliseum in the county.

Relating to posttrial psychological counseling for jurors in a criminal trial or juvenile adjudication hearing involving graphic evidence or testimony.

Relating to the composition of the jury in certain adjudication hearings in juvenile court.

Relating to a qualified privilege of a journalist not to testify.

Relating to imposition of the motor vehicle sales tax on motor vehicles transferred as the result of a gift.

Relating to the enforcement of rules by a groundwater conservation district.

Relating to the powers of certain freight rail districts.

Relating to the supervision by the Texas Department of Transportation of money appropriated by the federal government for the construction and maintenance of rail facilities.

Relating to abolishing the office of inspector of hides and animals.

Relating to education and examination requirements for the issuance of a driver's license to certain persons.

Relating to the calculation of current market value of certain water rights by the Rio Grande Regional Water Authority.

Relating to the use of money from the Texas Enterprise Fund to recruit automotive manufacturing facilities.

Relating to the provision of reentry, reintegration, and other services to a wrongfully imprisoned person who is discharged from a correctional facility.

Relating to delinquent payment of an alcoholic beverage retailer's account for liquor.

Relating to the election and terms of office of directors of the Guadalupe County Groundwater Conservation District.

Relating to the standards for attorneys representing indigent defendants in capital cases.

Relating to premium discounts for certain participants in the Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool and to related tax credits for health benefit plan issuers.

Relating to funding sources for the Texas rail relocation and improvement fund.

Relating to the right of certain municipalities to maintain local control over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.

Relating to the regulation of industrialized housing and buildings.

Relating to participation by private school students in University Interscholastic League sponsored activities.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Department of Transportation related to rail facilities.

Relating to the authority of certain governmental entities to receive local sales tax information.

Relating to late fees under a residential lease.

Relating to records of certain frivolous complaints maintained by the Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying.

Relating to requiring a boater education course for certain operators of vessels.

Relating to certain charges included in a retail installment agreement.

Relating to compensation of persons wrongfully imprisoned.

Relating to the joinder of a tax lien transferee in a suit to collect a delinquent ad valorem tax.

Relating to the crediting and charging of investment gains and losses on the assets held in trust by the Texas Municipal Retirement System and providing a guaranteed minimum credit to employee accounts.

Relating to the authority of the voters of a municipality or a county to adopt a one-quarter cent sales and use tax in the municipality or county to provide property tax relief.

Relating to the length of time certain property acquired by a charitable organization to provide low-income housing may be exempted from ad valorem taxation.

Relating to the right to an expunction of records and files relating to a person's arrest.

Relating to the administration of charitable trusts.

Relating to a specialty insurance agent license for certain vendors of portable electronic devices.

Relating to the regulation of staff leasing services.

Relating to the creation of and the powers of a comprehensive multimodal urban transportation authority, including the power to impose taxes, issue bonds, and exercise limited eminent domain authority.

Relating to the regulation of certain water wells by the Presidio County Underground Water Conservation District.

Relating to the issuance of a certificate for a municipal setting designation.

Relating to the compensation of a member of the board of directors of the Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.

Relating to the Irion County Water Conservation District.

Relating to the authority of the Lower Neches Valley Authority to acquire, own, operate, maintain, and improve the Devers Canal System, its water rights, and associated property.

Relating to a uniform and statewide 9-1-1 emergency services fee on the retail sale of prepaid wireless telecommunications services to consumers.

Relating to the power of a licensing authority to revoke, suspend, or deny a license on the basis of certain criminal proceedings.

Relating to the use and management of surface water resources.

Relating to the management of groundwater resources in the state.

Relating to the adoption of a nonsubstantive revision of provisions of the Texas Probate Code relating to decedents' estates and the redesignation of certain other provisions of the Texas Probate Code, including conforming amendments and repeals.

Relating to the use of information and records acquired during a fatality review and investigation.

Relating to eligibility requirements for the tuition equalization grant program.

Relating to the use of hazardous and solid waste remediation fee funds for lead-acid battery recycling activities.

Relating to claims for excess proceeds of a tax sale of real property.

Relating to the sale of glassware and nonalcoholic beverages by certain wholesalers and distributors.

Relating to the regulation of nursing.

Relating to the terms of the members of the Texas Transportation Commission.

Relating to a title insurance company affidavit as a release of lien.

Relating to benefits and protections for certain residential electric customers.

Relating to the management and control of certain utility systems.

Relating to the offense of operating or riding in a passenger vehicle while not secured by a safety belt.

Relating to filling vacancies in appellate judicial offices by appointment, partisan elections for all judicial offices, and nonpartisan elections for the retention or rejection for all judicial offices.

Relating to animal shelter standards; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to regional participation agreements.

Relating to procedures for certain persons charged with certain new offenses or an administrative violation of a condition of release from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on parole or to mandatory supervision.

Relating to the amount of a surcharge assessed on conviction of certain intoxicated driver offenses on the driver's license of certain persons who complete a drug court program.

Relating to the creation and administration of the rural veterinarian loan repayment program.

Relating to the regulation of commercial fertilizer.

Relating to the issuance and execution of agriculture warrants; creating an offense.

Relating to the seizure and destruction of certain plants.

Relating to the waiting period for issuing a decree in certain suits for divorce.

Relating to judicial instruction for judges who hear complaints against children alleging violations of certain misdemeanor offenses.

Relating to the degrees awarded by the Texas State Technical College System.

Relating to state and municipal actions to ensure compliance with fair housing requirements.

Relating to service charges for certain renewals of driver's licenses and personal identification certificates.

Relating to the use by a metropolitan rapid transit authority of the construction manager-at-risk method for the construction, rehabilitation, alteration, or repair of a facility.

Relating to establishing the equivalency of competency-based nursing education programs in other states that meet standards of quality equivalent to nursing education programs approved by the Texas Board of Nursing.

Relating to the authority of the state to acquire, sell, or exchange certain land.

Relating to community supervision for certain drug possession offenses and to a person's eligibility for an order of nondisclosure following a term of community supervision for any of those offenses.

Relating to reports regarding the provision of emergency ground ambulance services in counties.

Relating to the eligibility of property used in connection with a data center for economic benefits authorized by the Texas Economic Development Act.

Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain local laws concerning special districts, including conforming amendments.

Relating to the receipt of death benefits in the workers' compensation system.

Relating to the regulation of employer-based day-care facilities.

Relating to standards for installing fire hydrants in certain residential areas.

Relating to certain exemptions from ad valorem taxes imposed by the Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District.

Relating to memorial monuments on the Capitol grounds, including the Tejano monument.

Relating to the requirement of citizenship or lawful presence in the United States for issuance of a driver's license, personal identification certificate, commercial driver's license, or commercial driver learner's permit.

Relating to the establishment of the Interagency Literacy Council for the study, promotion, and enhancement of literacy in this state.

Relating to the coordination and administration of the Texas Career Opportunity Grant Program.

Relating to increased transparency regarding appraisals for ad valorem tax purposes and increased tax rates.

Relating to a requirement to provide sufficient water pressure for fire suppression in certain special utility districts.

Relating to agreements for limitations on appraised value under the Texas Economic Development Act.

Relating to a breach of computer security involving sensitive personal information and the confidentiality of protected health information.

Relating to the powers of certain development corporations related to Hurricane Ike disaster relief and to the validation of certain governmental acts or proceedings of counties affected by Hurricane Ike.

Relating to a competitive grant program to fund promotion of early literacy programs in certain communities in this state.

Relating to abolishing the Private Sector Prison Industries Oversight Authority and to the certification and operation of private sector prison industries programs.

Relating to obtaining an exemption from the motor vehicle sales tax for motor vehicles driven by persons who have orthopedic handicaps.

Relating to the reporting of certain inventories for ad valorem tax purposes; providing penalties.

Relating to the establishment and operation of a public building mapping information system.

Relating to the maintenance and service of certain medical devices in health care facilities; providing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the disregard or violation of a resident's advance directive by a nursing institution; providing penalties.

Relating to the regulation of discount health care programs by the Texas Department of Insurance; providing penalties.

Relating to physician staffing requirements for hospitals.

Relating to certification of an educator in Texas who is certified in another state or country.

Relating to authorizing the creation of regional military sustainability commissions around military installations.

Relating to certain powers of the Red River Redevelopment Authority.

Relating to the definition of a playground for purposes of certain places protected from certain criminal activities.

Relating to inclusion of pets and other companion animals in protective orders; providing a penalty.

Relating to the elimination of straight-party voting for judicial offices.

Relating to the disclosure of personally identifiable information under the public information law.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 194; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of Waller Town Center Management District; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds; and granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities and counties to regulate platting requirements near an international border.

Relating to governmental agency contracts that involve the production of cement.

Relating to performance standards for plumbing fixtures sold in this state.

Relating to the authority of the San Jacinto River Authority to implement a groundwater reduction plan for the conservation of groundwater and the reduction of groundwater withdrawals in Montgomery County, and to issue bonds of the authority; providing administrative penalties.

Relating to the powers and duties of certain public improvement districts.

Relating to a franchise tax credit for certain research and development activities.

Relating to enhancing penalties for assaulting a family member by strangulation or suffocation.

Relating to the creation of the Reentry Policy Council to review corrections policies, programs, and procedures for inmates released into the community.

Relating to the availability of information under the public information law.

Relating to eligibility for an award through the Early High School Graduation Scholarship program.

Relating to the enforcement of state and federal laws governing immigration by certain governmental entities.

Relating to the imposition and rate of the county hotel occupancy tax in certain counties.

Relating to the sale by textbook publishers of bundled instructional material for use by students at public institutions of higher education; providing a penalty.

Relating to authorizing an emergency services district to impose an ad valorem tax for the acquisition of land, equipment, or apparatus or the construction of capital improvements.

Relating to a prohibition against the knowing employment of persons not lawfully present in the United States and the suspension of licenses held by certain employers for the knowing employment of those persons.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 118; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Liberty County Municipal Utility District No. 6; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to protections provided by the Department of Agriculture for certain consumers; providing penalties.

Relating to incentives for Texas renewable energy jobs and manufacturing.

Relating to the licensing of court interpreters.

Relating to outcome measurement and reporting concerning school district and open-enrollment charter school special education programs and grants to public school entities that perform well on the measurements.

Relating to civil racketeering; providing civil penalties.

Relating to the statute of repose for engineers and architects.

Relating to the qualifications of surgical technologists; providing penalties.

Relating to the creation of a strategic plan to reform long-term services and supports for individuals with disabilities.

Relating to the provision of money from a county's general fund to disaster victims.

Relating to the creation of Chambers County Improvement District No. 2; providing authority to levy an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Improvement District No. 18; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.

Relating to the creation of the Chambers County Improvement District No. 3; granting road powers; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Travis County Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.

Relating to eligibility for a TEXAS grant and to administration of the TEXAS grant program.

Relating to the financing of educational and related facilities by higher education facility authorities or nonprofit corporations performing the functions of those authorities and to the governance of certain higher education facility authorities.

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Racing Commission, the abolishment of the Equine Research Account Advisory Committee, and the authority of Texas AgriLife Research; providing an administrative penalty.

Relating to newborn screening and the creation of the Newborn Screening Advisory Committee.

Relating to the Glenda Dawson Donate Life-Texas Registry.

Relating to the evaluation of certain regional planning commissions.

Relating to the marketing of shrimp and aquaculture products.

Relating to the procurement of certain cement by the Texas Department of Transportation.

Relating to a filing fee imposed on a notice of foreclosure sale to fund civil legal services for indigents.

Relating to refunds of overpayments or erroneous payments of ad valorem taxes.

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain charitable organizations.

Relating to the governing body of the Agua Special Utility District.

Relating to the consequences of successfully completing a term of deferred adjudication community supervision with respect to the expunction or use of certain criminal history records and files.

Relating to physician education, including repayment assistance for certain physician education loans and requirements for family practice residency programs.

Relating to the administration, powers, and duties of the Texas Health Services Authority.

Relating to provision of surplus lines insurance.

Relating to state fiscal matters.

Relating to authorizing injunctive relief during proceedings to cancel or suspend certain alcoholic beverage permits and licenses.

Relating to preferred drug lists adopted by the Health and Human Services Commission and associated requirements regarding supplemental rebates, prior authorization, and public notification.

Relating to creating an account to promote continuing education for certain child care providers.

Relating to the pilot program for reporting of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections.

Relating to the powers and duties of counties and emergency services districts.

Relating to the rights of certain county law enforcement officers.

Relating to conditions of employment for law enforcement officers and corrections officers employed by certain counties.

Relating to the governing body of the Willacy County Navigation District.

Relating to the board of directors of the Kenedy County Groundwater Conservation District.

Relating to regulation of prepaid funeral benefits.

Relating to the requirement that state agencies purchase low-emissions vehicles as a minimum percentage of their purchased vehicles.

Relating to the deferral by a licensed distributor or importer of payment of gasoline and diesel fuel taxes and credits authorized for certain of those deferrals.

Relating to the payment and distribution of consumer assistance funds in an action by the attorney general.

Relating to adjustments of rates of certain telecommunications utilities for changes in certain tax liabilities.

Relating to certain amounts payable by and the operation of the Texas Life, Accident, Health, and Hospital Service Insurance Guaranty Association.

Relating to the exercise of eminent domain authority.

Relating to the offense of unlawful use of public funds for political advertising by a political subdivision.

Relating to certification of a person in certain counties as eligible for disabled parking privileges.

Relating to a pilot program to expand access to career and technical education partnerships in rural areas.

Relating to notice to students of a public institution of higher education of the required use of a portion of the tuition paid by the student to provide student financial aid.

Relating to the creation of the Sienna Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Collin County; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Lake Weatherford Municipal Utility Districts Nos. 1 and 2; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Bastrop County Municipal Utility District No. 2; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 524; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the enforcement of rules by the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District and the Fort Bend Subsidence District; providing penalties.

Relating to granting certain counties authority to regulate the cutting of certain trees; providing a penalty.

Relating to granting county zoning authority in Aransas County; providing a criminal penalty.

Relating to a water rights permit issued to the Upper Guadalupe River Authority.

Relating to the composition and operation of the Hunt County Juvenile Board.

Relating to applications regarding the issuance of private activity bonds by certain governmental entities for projects with multiple sites.

Relating to the creation of the Brown's Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Grayson County; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 200; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the right of certain municipalities to maintain local control over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.

Relating to the right of certain counties to maintain local control over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain sexual offenses and to exempting certain persons from the duty to register as a sex offender in this state.

Relating to certain personnel policies of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to certain related duties of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice.

Relating to the composition of the Finance Commission of Texas.

Relating to the creation of two additional county courts at law in Hidalgo County.

Relating to the creation of an additional county court at law in Kaufman County.

Relating to annual reports by certain agencies conducting, funding, or supporting biomedical research.

Relating to increased oversight, openness, transparency, and accountability for water supply or sewer service corporations.

Relating to the powers of the West Harris County Regional Water Authority.

Relating to the creation of the Comal County Water Control and Improvement District No. 6; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Comal County Water Control and Improvement District No. 5; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the promotion and marketing of alcoholic beverages.

Relating to the powers and duties of Harris County Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.

Relating to the mitigation of the impact of residential development in public school districts.

Relating to the Interagency Task Force for Children with Special Needs.

Relating to diagnostic testing of pregnant women and certain newborns.

Relating to physician shortage residency programs.

HOUSE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governor to grant one or more reprieves in a capital case.

HOUSE BILLS

(Third Reading)

Relating to compensation of and services to persons wrongfully imprisoned.

HOUSE BILLS

(Second Reading)

Relating to a documented member of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas hunting certain deer.

Relating to the authority of the General Land Office to undertake coastal erosion studies and projects in conjunction with qualified project partners.

Relating to the management and control of certain utility systems.

Relating to posttrial psychological counseling for jurors in a criminal trial or juvenile adjudication hearing involving graphic evidence or testimony.

Relating to the joinder of a tax lien transferee in a suit to collect a delinquent ad valorem tax.

Relating to service of process for delinquent taxes on a nonresident.

Relating to the penalty for theft of a driver's license, commercial driver's license, or personal identification certificate.

Relating to the creation and administration of the rural veterinarian loan repayment program.

Relating to the regulation of commercial fertilizer.

Relating to the safety of the fresh fruit and vegetables produced in this state.

Relating to compensation of certain persons by a domestic insurance company.

Relating to filing a wage claim.

Relating to fall prevention awareness.

Relating to the jurisdiction of a court over a child in the managing conservatorship of the state after the child's 18th birthday.

Relating to a memorandum of understanding between certain authorized entities to share suicide data that does not identify a deceased individual.

Relating to requiring posting of certain information regarding nursing homes and related institutions on the Department of Aging and Disability Services website.

Relating to mutual aid agreements for newborn screening laboratory services.

Relating to the coordination and administration of the Texas Career Opportunity Grant Program.

Relating to the regulation of employer-based day-care facilities.

Relating to requiring the Department of State Health Services to implement a provider choice system for certain vaccines.

Relating to information required to be provided to parents of an infant.

Relating to the diabetes mellitus registry pilot program.

Relating to the establishment of a volunteer-supported decision-making advocate pilot program for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities and persons with other cognitive disabilities.

Relating to services for persons with autism and other pervasive developmental disorders and their families.

Relating to the creation of the Kennedale TownCenter Development District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.

Relating to the crediting and charging of investment gains and losses on the assets held in trust by the Texas Municipal Retirement System and providing a guaranteed minimum credit to employee accounts.

Relating to the voter registration of a person who submits a federal postcard application to vote in an election.

Relating to the nondisclosure of certain personal information in voter registration records, concealed handgun license records, and tax appraisal records that relates to a justice of the peace.

Relating to informing the parents and guardians of certain children about the availability of the child health plan and medical assistance programs.

Relating to eliminating the limitation on lottery advertising expenses based on the lottery prize payout percentage.

Relating to premium discounts for certain participants in the Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool and to related tax credits for health benefit plan issuers.

Relating to the payment of a lottery prize awarded to a minor.

Relating to the use of state voter registration funds to employ temporary staff in a voter registrar's office.

Relating to the notice of an election provided to a voter registrar.

Relating to the name of the Crime Stoppers Advisory Council.

Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to the City of Burnet.

Relating to the imposition of a tax on the gross receipts from admissions fees charged by sexually oriented businesses.

Relating to the authority of the governor to grant one or more reprieves in a capital case.

Relating to achievement awards presented by the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education.

Relating to the care and protection of foster children committed to or released under supervision by the Texas Youth Commission.

Relating to the punishment for tampering with certain governmental records concerning forensic analyses.

Relating to the distribution of proceeds from the sale of forfeited property in a criminal case.

Relating to the sealing of juvenile records.

Relating to civil liability for erecting or maintaining certain outdoor signs or advertising.

Relating to the designation of enterprise projects during a biennium.

Relating to the contents of a receipt issued for payment of a good or service; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to records of certain frivolous complaints maintained by the Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying.

Relating to the requirements for a plumber's apprentice to obtain a plumber's license.

Relating to licensing of escrow officers.

Relating to the promotion or advertising of alcoholic beverages in relation to certain facilities owned by a municipality or county.

Relating to the regulation of staff leasing services.

Relating to a specialty insurance agent license for certain vendors of portable electronic devices.

Relating to the sale of glassware and nonalcoholic beverages by certain wholesalers and distributors.

Relating to the establishment of a program to provide a ballot by electronic mail to military personnel serving overseas and their spouses and dependents residing overseas.

Relating to adoption of certain information technology.

Relating to the reserve requirements for credit life and credit accident and health insurance.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use tax revenue for certain venue projects.

Relating to the electronic filing of documents for capital cases in the court of criminal appeals.

Relating to the electronic transmission of motor vehicle rental information in connection with the payment of tolls.

Relating to the applicability of certain city requirements affecting the restraint of certain dogs on annexed or otherwise acquired property used for agricultural operations.

Relating to classifying elk and elk hybrids as livestock under the Agriculture Code.

Relating to an exemption from the structural pest control license requirement for certain falconers.

Relating to the use of crossbows for hunting.

Relating to the appellate process for the community development block grant program.

Relating to the licensing and regulation of health-related pest control by the Department of Agriculture.

Relating to the use of laser sighting devices by hunters who have certain documented disabilities.

Relating to changing the name of the Office of Rural Community Affairs to the Texas Department of Rural Affairs.

Relating to the authority of a veterinarian to fill certain prescriptions in an emergency.

Relating to eligibility requirements for the tuition equalization grant program.

Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax for the maintenance and operation of a coliseum in the county.

Relating to money available for consumer incentive or rebate programs for alternatively fueled appliances or equipment.

Relating to the conveyancing or transfer in this state of water imported into this state from a source located outside this state.

Relating to the authority of certain political subdivisions to erect or maintain shore protection structures and the location of the line of vegetation in relation to those structures.

Relating to the creation of the Starr County Drainage District.

Relating to the Irion County Water Conservation District.

Relating to the election and terms of office of directors of the Guadalupe County Groundwater Conservation District.

Relating to standards for installing fire hydrants in certain residential areas.

Relating to the use of hazardous and solid waste remediation fee funds for lead-acid battery recycling activities.

Relating to the compensation of a member of the board of directors of the Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.

Relating to expunction of a notice of lis pendens.

Relating to the terminology used to describe certain judicial officers.

Relating to judicial instruction for judges who hear complaints against children alleging violations of certain misdemeanor offenses.

Relating to the use of information and records acquired during a fatality review and investigation.

Relating to requiring the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to establish a comprehensive reentry and reintegration plan for offenders released or discharged from a correctional facility.

Relating to the award of stipends to nationally certified classroom teachers under the educator excellence awards program.

Relating to optional flexible school day program courses offered by school districts to enable students to earn course credit under certain circumstances.

Relating to public school prekindergarten classes.

Relating to requirements for drugs dispensed by pharmacists.

Relating to the licensing and regulation of hearing instrument fitters and dispensers.

Relating to a retired status license for an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist practicing voluntary charity care.

Relating to the use of certain state property transferred from the state to Spindletop MHMR Services.

Relating to the establishment and use of a columbarium by a church.

Relating to the minimum patient age for administration of an influenza vaccination by a pharmacist.

Relating to including information on sudden infant death syndrome in a resource pamphlet for parents of newborn children.

Relating to a grant program to provide children at risk of hunger or obesity with increased access to nutritious foods.

Relating to the licensing of occupational therapists.

Relating to the Medicaid Drug Utilization Review Program and prescription drug use under the Medicaid program.

Relating to the Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force.

Relating to the establishment of a workgroup to study and make recommendations on the integration of health and behavioral health services.

Relating to laboratory tests measuring kidney function.

Relating to financial assistance by the Texas Water Development Board for the connection of residences in economically distressed areas to public water supply and sanitary sewer systems.

Relating to creating a task force to develop uniform standards for subdivisions in the unincorporated areas of counties near the international border and in economically distressed counties.

Relating to titles by which certain officers of a defense base development authority may be known.

Relating to an award of additional periods of possession of or access to a child for certain conservators who have returned from active military deployment.

Relating to privileged parking for certain veterans and military award recipients.

Relating to participation in job training and employment assistance programs by veterans and other covered persons.

Relating to the theft of a military grave marker.

Relating to parking privileges for veterans with disabilities.

Relating to partnering with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and other federal agencies to establish a veterans hospital in the Rio Grande Valley region of the state.

Relating to discount programs for certain veterans provided by toll project entities.

Relating to the amount of the annual water quality fee imposed on holders of wastewater discharge permits and on users of water.

Relating to certain studies and reviews of appraisal districts conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.

Relating to the procedures to obtain an exemption from the motor vehicle sales tax for motor vehicles driven by persons who have orthopedic handicaps.

Relating to the designation of a person to act as the agent of a property owner in a property tax matter.

Relating to the reporting of certain inventories for ad valorem tax purposes; providing penalties.

Relating to adoption of the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act; providing criminal penalties.

Relating to the expansion of faith- and community-based health and human services and social services initiatives.

Relating to oversight of regional poison control centers and the poison control network.

Relating to the use of a tanning facility device by a minor.

Relating to the alignment of certain Medicaid procedures regarding written orders for diabetic equipment and supplies with comparable Medicare written order procedures.

Relating to a diabetes self-management training pilot program under the state Medicaid program.

Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Department of Aging and Disability Services to certain community mental health and mental retardation centers.

Relating to the scope of services of and the persons who may be provided services by a community center.

Relating to public school accountability, curriculum, and promotion requirements.

Relating to Internet broadcasts of open meetings held by the State Board of Education.

Relating to responsibility for public school textbooks and technological equipment and to failure by students to return textbooks or technological equipment.

Relating to extending the high school innovation grant initiative to middle and junior high schools.

Relating to excused absences in public schools for students visiting institutions of higher education.

Relating to temporary housing and emergency shelters provided by a political subdivision for disaster victims.

Relating to service records of professional staff employed by school districts.

Relating to appraisal review board members.

Relating to the authority of the state to acquire, sell, or exchange certain land.

Relating to the designation of a segment of State Highway 158 in Runnels County as the Army Specialist William Justin Byler Memorial Highway.

Relating to the designation of State Highway 289 as the Preston Trail Highway.

Relating to the punishment for certain intoxication related offenses; creating the offense of aggravated driving while intoxicated.

Relating to the payment of a vehicle registration fee by a check drawn against insufficient funds.

Relating to the designation of a structure on U.S. Highway 259 as the Trooper Todd Dylan Holmes Memorial Overpass.

Relating to the public transportation advisory committee.

Relating to the designation of the Texas Department of Transportation as the contracting agent for certain airports.

Relating to the authority of a county assessor-collector or the Texas Department of Transportation to refuse to register certain vehicles.

Relating to a motor vehicle dealer's duty to notify buyers of compulsory inspection requirements for certain motor vehicles.

Relating to the operation of certain commercial vehicles in this state.

Relating to the provision of social security numbers by applicants for motor vehicle certificates of title.

Relating to the compensation of the members of the board of port commissioners of the Port of Port Arthur Navigation District of Jefferson County.

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 59 as the Trooper Scott Burns Memorial Highway.

Relating to public improvement districts designated by a county or municipality.

Relating to coverage of preexisting conditions by certain group health benefit coverage programs for active school employees.

Relating to retirement under public retirement systems for employees of certain municipalities.

Relating to the applicability of the moratoriums on the acceptance of certain political contributions and caucus contributions to contributions delivered by common or contract carrier.

Relating to participation in, contributions to, and the benefits and administration of retirement systems for police officers in certain municipalities.

Relating to the regulation of industrialized housing and buildings.