SENATE FLOOR ACTION |
Tuesday February 10, 2009 |
The Senate adopted the following resolutions: |
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Recognizing February 10, 2009, as Collin County Day at the State Capitol. |
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Recognizing February 9 and 10, 2009, as Denton County Days at the State Capitol. |
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Recognizing February 10, 2009, as Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas Day. |
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Recognizing the members of Leadership Lewisville. |
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Recognizing February 10, 2009, as Senior Day at the State Capitol. |
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Recognizing February 10, 2009, as Edinburg Day at the State Capitol. |
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Recognizing February 10, 2009, as McAllen Day at the State Capitol. |
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Recognizing February 9 and 10, 2009, as Wise County Days. |
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Recognizing the representatives of Amigos Del Valle, Incorporated. |
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Recognizing February 10, 2009, as Hidalgo County Day at the State Capitol. |
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Recognizing February 9 and 10, 2009, as Mission Valley Days at the State Capitol. |
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Recognizing February 10, 2009, as Texas Organization of Residential Care Homes Day at the State Capitol. |
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Recognizing Wilson County on the occasion of its sesquicentennial celebration. |
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Honoring Olympic gymnastics champion Nastia Liukin of Parker. |
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Granting the legislature permission to adjourn for more than three days during the period beginning on Wednesday, February 11, 2009, and ending on Tuesday, February 17, 2009. |
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Honoring Barbara Smith Conrad on her career as a world-renowned opera singer. |
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Honoring Olympic gymnastics champion Nastia Liukin of Parker. |
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Welcoming Leadership Midlothian to the State Capitol. |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Relating to the enhancement of air quality, including the capture of carbon dioxide and development of a greenhouse gas registry, the development of emissions reduction technologies, and the improvement of energy efficiency in buildings, vehicles, and appliances; providing civil penalties. Natural Resources |
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Relating to an enhanced quality full-day prekindergarten program provided by public school districts in conjunction with community providers. Education |
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Relating to exempting books purchased by university and college students from the sales tax for a limited period. Finance |
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Relating to the period of continuous eligibility for the medical assistance program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the waiting period for issuing a decree in certain suits for divorce. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the duration of the interagency task force on ensuring appropriate care settings for persons with disabilities. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain prosthetic devices, orthotic devices, and related services. State Affairs |
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Relating to the creation of the individual development account program to provide savings incentives and opportunities to eligible low-income individuals and households. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the use of a computer for an unauthorized purpose. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to bullying through electronic means in public schools. Education |
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Relating to the restoration of the medically needy program under the state Medicaid program. Finance |
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Relating to the detention and transportation of a person with a mental illness. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to school district requirements regarding parental notification and documentation in connection with disciplinary alternative education programs. Education |
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Relating to the civil liability of an employer or former employer of a mental health services provider who engages in sexual exploitation of a patient or former patient. State Affairs |
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Relating to mortality review for certain individuals who are developmentally disabled. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the program to educate cattle producers about trichonomoniasis. Agriculture & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to providing home- and community-based support services under the Medicaid program to persons who are deaf-blind with multiple disabilities. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to considering school district disciplinary placement information for accountability purposes. Education |
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Relating to health benefit plan coverage for routine patient care costs for enrollees participating in certain clinical trials. State Affairs |
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Relating to surveys of certain premises at which home and community-based services providers provide services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to determination of state contributions for participation by certain junior college employees in the state employees group benefits program. Finance |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain postdoctoral fellows and graduate students to participate in health benefit programs at public institutions of higher education. State Affairs |
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Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for students who have been in foster care or certain other residential care. Higher Education |
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Relating to the participation of undergraduate students in funding awarded under the advanced research program. Higher Education |
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Relating to the transfer of certain functions regarding career and technology education from the Texas Education Agency to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Education |
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Relating to the offense of hazing. Higher Education |
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Relating to certain requirements applicable to the State Center for Early Childhood Development. Education |
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Relating to the creation of the lifespan respite services pilot program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the creation of an offense for certain uses of a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle. Transportation & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the penalties for the illegal use of a parking space or area designated specifically for persons with disabilities. Transportation & Homeland Security |
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Relating to minimum standards for juvenile case managers. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the supervision of juvenile case managers. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to judicial instruction for judges who hear complaints against children alleging violations of certain misdemeanor offenses. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the preparation of a child impact statement for a bill or joint resolution considered by the legislature. Administration |
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Relating to an oral statement regarding the impact of an offense in certain cases involving a violent crime. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the administration of the Juvenile Justice Case Management System. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to training for employees and operators of certain child-care facilities. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the right of an employee who is a victim of a crime to time off from work to attend court proceedings related to that crime. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the offense of failing to secure a child passenger in a motor vehicle and to fines for the offense. Transportation & Homeland Security |
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Relating to permitting certain military attorneys to represent military personnel and their dependents in civil proceedings before the courts of this state. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to a career ladder for interveners who provide services under the deaf-blind with multiple disabilities waiver program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to insurance coverage for certain devices that facilitate insulin therapy and enhance glucose control in the treatment of diabetes. State Affairs |
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Relating to leave for junior college district or university system employees who are physically assaulted while on duty. Higher Education |
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Relating to health care coverage for children in Title IV-D cases. State Affairs |
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Relating to the imposition of background and criminal history check requirements for operators and employees of certain facilities and agencies serving children, the elderly, or persons who are disabled. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to licensing and inspection requirements of the Department of Family and Protective Services for certain facilities and homes providing child care; providing penalties. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to child protective services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the investigation of abuse, neglect, or exploitation in an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the limitation on paid leave for state employees at health and human services agencies pending a criminal history background check. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to training and other human resources functions of health and human services agencies. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the establishment of an adult stem cell research program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to limitation of liability for certain emergency care provided during a declared disaster. State Affairs |
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Relating to the establishment of a disaster and emergency education program. Transportation & Homeland Security |
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Relating to authorizing a children's health benefit plan for certain small employers. State Affairs |
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Relating to participation by single-employee businesses in private purchasing cooperatives or health group cooperatives. State Affairs |
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Relating to promoting awareness and education about the purchase and availability of health coverage. State Affairs |
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Relating to specialty certification for insurance agents serving certain employer groups. State Affairs |
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Relating to employer contributions under small employer health benefit plans. State Affairs |
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Relating to certain providers of subsidized child care. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a fee imposed as a condition of community supervision for an offense involving family violence. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to right to vacate and avoid residential lease liability following the occurrence of certain sex offenses or family violence. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to establishment of a suicide prevention program for public high schools. Education |
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Relating to establishment of a suicide prevention pilot program for public high schools. Education |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain aliens for a license to practice medicine in this state. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to adverse licensing, listing, or registration decisions by certain health and human services agencies. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district composed of Denton County. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the prosecution, punishment, and prevention of offenses involving trafficking of persons or certain forced or sex-based labor or services, law enforcement training relating to the trafficking of persons, and the creation of the trafficking of persons investigation and prosecution account in the general revenue fund. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to adoption of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
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Relating to regulation of property and casualty insurance rates. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the establishment of a program to provide a ballot by electronic mail to military personnel serving overseas. State Affairs |
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Relating to the residency requirements for tuition and fee exemptions for certain military personnel and their dependents. Higher Education |
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Relating to restrictions on the use of a stun gun; providing certain criminal penalties and defenses to prosecution for persons who obtain a stun gun license. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to prohibiting the sale or use of unsafe children's products; providing a civil penalty. State Affairs |
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Relating to swimming pool safety; providing a civil penalty. State Affairs |
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Relating to the authority of a dental hygienist to provide services in certain facilities. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to establishing a health science center and medical school in South Texas. Higher Education |
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Relating to wireless telephone consumer protections. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to professional development institutes for public school teachers and paraprofessionals regarding education of students with disabilities. Education |
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Relating to the selection of hosting locations for certain University Interscholastic League extracurricular competitions. Education |
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Relating to required use by insurers of certain standard insurance policy forms for residential property insurance. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to rates charged for residential property and personal automobile insurance in certain rating territories. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to insurer rating practices requiring prior approval. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the creation of the Texas Health Benefit Plan Security Program. State Affairs |
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Relating to the establishment and funding of a green job skills training program. Economic Development |
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Relating to the duties of the Texas Department of Insurance. State Affairs |
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Relating to prohibition of the use of credit scoring in underwriting and rating certain personal lines of insurance coverage. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to suspension of the unemployment compensation waiting period requirement during a disaster subject to a federal disaster declaration. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to deferred prosecution programs for certain military service members and veterans. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to resident tuition rates at public institutions of higher education for certain veterans and their dependents. Higher Education |
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Relating to the payment of higher education tuition and fees for certain military personnel and their dependents. Higher Education |
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Relating to the creation of a commission to investigate and prevent wrongful convictions. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to electronically recording certain interrogations and the admissibility of certain statements made by a juvenile or a criminal defendant. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to photograph and live lineup identification procedures in criminal cases. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the registration of voters at a polling place during early voting by personal appearance and related procedures. State Affairs |
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Relating to the implementation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of a low-emission vehicle program. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the rate of the motor vehicle sales and use tax imposed on certain motor vehicles. Finance |
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Relating to certain state purchases from entities doing business in Sudan; providing a civil penalty. Finance |
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Relating to the availability of free prekindergarten programs in public schools. Education |
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Relating to dedicating money in the system benefit fund to certain purposes. Finance |
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Relating to applications for permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for new or expanded facilities in certain low-income and minority communities. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the right of a foreign national to contact a foreign consular official. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to a temporary moratorium on authorizations for certain coal-fired electric generating facilities. Natural Resources |
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Relating to design, construction, and renovation standards for state buildings and facilities. Natural Resources |
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Relating to a franchise tax credit for certain investments made in relation to sustainable commercial building projects. Finance |
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Relating to the maximum speed limit for a neighborhood electric vehicle being operated on a street or highway. Transportation & Homeland Security |
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Relating to an exemption from the sales tax for certain renewable energy devices. Finance |
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Relating to the operation of hybrid motor vehicles. Transportation & Homeland Security |
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Relating to a requirement that the manufacturer of a motor vehicle affix a label on the vehicle containing information concerning the vehicle's emissions. Natural Resources |
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Relating to exemptions from the sales tax for energy efficient products for a limited period. Finance |
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Relating to the period during which certain energy-efficient products are exempt from the sales tax. Finance |
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Relating to the creation and publication of cancer incidence maps by the Department of State Health Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the Texas Global Warming Solutions Act; imposing a fee and providing a penalty. Natural Resources |
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Relating to early voting by mail by any qualified voter. State Affairs |
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Relating to the designation of certain election days as state holidays. State Affairs |
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Relating to prohibited deceptive or disenfranchising practices regarding an election; providing criminal penalties. State Affairs |
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Relating to the registration of voters at a polling place and related procedures. State Affairs |
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Relating to the eligibility requirements for voting by persons convicted of a felony. State Affairs |
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Relating to certain restrictions on a person who serves as secretary of state. State Affairs |
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Relating to limits on political contributions and direct campaign expenditures by individuals; providing civil and criminal penalties. State Affairs |
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Relating to exemptions from the sales tax for certain school supplies and instructional materials. Finance |
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Relating to the sale by textbook publishers of bundled instructional material for use by students at public institutions of higher education; providing a penalty. Higher Education |
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Relating to disclosure by a pharmacy of a list of prescription drug retail prices. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to coverage under residential property insurance policies for certain losses incurred because of compliance with an emergency evacuation order. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to required community investment by certain insurers; providing administrative and civil penalties. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the availability of property insurance under the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) Plan. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the determination of the amount of payment on certain claims under residential property insurance policies. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the disclosure of certain expenditures by prescription drug manufacturers; imposing a penalty. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the standard of proof in health care liability claims involving emergency care. State Affairs |
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Relating to depositions of witnesses in a health care liability claim. State Affairs |
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Relating to the portion of designated tuition required to be set aside to provide student financial assistance at institutions of higher education. Higher Education |
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Relating to reports regarding the consideration of certain factors by public and private institutions of higher education in admissions. Higher Education |
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Relating to limits on the size of prekindergarten classes in public schools. Education |
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Relating to the Texas Civil Rights History Teacher Stipend Program. Education |
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Relating to a notification requirement if a nurse is not assigned to a public school campus. Education |
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Relating to application of the minimum wage to certain governmental entities. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission. State Affairs |
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Relating to specialty license plates supporting the Safe Routes to School Program. Transportation & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the crediting of appropriated funds from the collection of taxes imposed on the sale of sporting goods. Finance |
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Relating to a consumer's option to prevent the sale of the consumer's financial information by a financial institution; providing for civil liability. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a criminal justice policy impact statement attached to certain bills or resolutions. Administration |
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Relating to an annual report and analysis by the Office of Court Administration regarding cases involving the trial of a capital offense. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to hearings by the Board of Pardons and Paroles regarding clemency matters. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with mental retardation. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the insanity defense in a criminal case. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the authority of the governor to grant one or more reprieves in a capital case. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to requiring the use of an ignition interlock device on conviction of certain intoxication offenses. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to standards for measuring the emission of air contaminants under the Texas Clean Air Act; providing a penalty. Natural Resources |
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Relating to financial incentives and other assistance to develop and maintain excellence in specific programs and fields of study at public institutions of higher education. Higher Education |
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Relating to monitoring air contaminant emissions from certain sources. Natural Resources |
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Relating to online performance reports for public institutions of higher education. Higher Education |
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Relating to limitations on the automatic admission of undergraduate students to general academic teaching institutions. Higher Education |
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Relating to the reporting of emissions events under the Clean Air Act. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the location of certain facilities and shelters within certain municipalities. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to temporary housing and emergency shelters provided by a political subdivision for disaster victims. S/C on Flooding & Evacuations |
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Relating to exempting certain hurricane preparation supplies from the sales tax for a limited period. Finance |
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Relating to the creation of a state occupational health and safety plan; establishing a maintenance tax. State Affairs |
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Relating to uniform reentry procedures for essential personnel entering an area evacuated during a disaster or other emergency. S/C on Flooding & Evacuations |
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Relating to informed consent to an abortion. State Affairs |
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Relating to a school choice program for certain students with disabilities. Education |
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Relating to "no regrets" greenhouse gas emission reduction strategies. Natural Resources |
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Relating to establishing a commission to prepare and recommend a long-range plan for higher education in this state. Higher Education |
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Relating to eligible recipients of certain grants awarded by the commissioner of education. Education |
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Relating to a Medicaid buy-in program for certain children with disabilities. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to disease control programs to reduce the risk of certain communicable diseases. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the extension of consumer credit to certain members of the Texas National Guard and armed forces of the United States and their dependents; providing a penalty. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
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Relating to a sales and use tax rebate for certain low-income families. Finance |
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Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homesteads of certain totally disabled veterans. Finance |
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Relating to the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax. Finance |
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Relating to a prohibition against certain activities by a person employed in the financial aid office of a public institution of higher education. Higher Education |
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Relating to student Internet access to certain financial and academic information maintained by public institutions of higher education. Higher Education |
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Relating to an allotment under the foundation school program for certain students who are military dependents. S/C on Base Realignment and Closure |
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Relating to the expansion of the financial literacy pilot program in public schools. Education |
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Relating to requiring general academic teaching institutions to offer personal financial literacy training. Higher Education |
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Relating to providing training in personal financial literacy instruction for public school teachers. Education |
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Relating to providing resident tuition at public institutions of higher education for certain military veterans and their dependents. Higher Education |
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Relating to the protection and care of individuals with mental retardation who reside in certain state-operated facilities. Health & Human Services |