BILLS REFERRED TODAY |
Wednesday January 25, 2017 |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a first responder who is killed or fatally injured in the line of duty. Finance |
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Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing one or more amendments to the constitution to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and to limit the terms of office of federal officials and members of Congress. State Affairs |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to require a court to provide notice to the attorney general of a challenge to the constitutionality of a state statute and authorizing the legislature to prescribe a waiting period before the court may enter a judgment holding the statute unconstitutional. State Affairs |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the execution or enforcement of federal laws that violate the Bill of Rights of the Texas Constitution. State Affairs |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment denying bail to certain persons who are unlawfully present in the United States and are taken into custody for committing a felony. State Affairs |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to life of unborn children and prohibiting abortion to the extent authorized under federal constitutional law. Health & Human Services |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time that a person may serve as a member of the Texas Legislature. State Affairs |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment limiting to two the number of terms for which a person may be elected or appointed to hold certain state offices. State Affairs |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the establishment of limits on the number of terms judges and justices may serve on courts in this state. State Affairs |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring a political subdivision of this state to limit the number of terms for which a person may be elected to hold an office of the political subdivision. State Affairs |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment concerning the use of unencumbered surplus state revenues to provide for a rebate of state franchise taxes. Finance |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment excepting certain appropriations for reducing state debt from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations. Finance |
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Relating to the ethics of public officers and related requirements; creating criminal offenses. State Affairs |
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Relating to commissioned security officers employed by the board of trustees of a school district. Education |
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Relating to general officers within the state military department. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the provision of bags to customers of a business at the point of sale. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to prohibiting certain physician questions regarding firearms. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to abolishing the Pan American Games trust fund, Olympic Games trust fund, Major Events reimbursement program fund, Motor Sports Racing trust fund, and Events trust fund. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to criminal offenses applicable to gambling devices, including eight-liners. State Affairs |
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Relating to rules adopted by the Texas Ethics Commission relating to lobbyists or the reporting of political contributions or expenditures. State Affairs |
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Relating to increasing the punishment for certain felony offenses committed by a person who is unlawfully present in the United States. State Affairs |
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Relating to the establishment of a limit on the number of terms a judge or justice may serve on a court in this state. State Affairs |
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Relating to term limits for elected officers of political subdivisions. State Affairs |
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Relating to prohibiting the use of photographic traffic enforcement systems. Transportation |
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Relating to the decrease of the rates of the franchise tax under certain circumstances and the expiration of that tax. Finance |
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Relating to the provision of and local regulation of certain for-hire passenger transportation. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to Texas Department of Transportation expenditures for toll facility acquisition and construction. Transportation |
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Relating to the Internet broadcast of certain open meetings. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the Internet broadcast of open meetings of the Texas Racing Commission. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the Internet broadcast of open meetings of the Texas Workforce Commission. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the Internet broadcast of open meetings of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the Internet broadcast of open meetings of the Texas Lottery Commission. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the Internet broadcast of open meetings of the Texas Medical Board. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the Internet broadcast of open meetings of the Texas Board of Nursing. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the Internet broadcast of open meetings of the Texas Optometry Board. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the Internet broadcast of open meetings of the State Board of Dental Examiners. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the Internet broadcast of open meetings of the Texas State Board of Pharmacy. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the Internet broadcast of open meetings of the Texas Funeral Service Commission. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the Internet broadcast of open meetings of the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the Internet broadcast of open meetings of the Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a required training course on human trafficking for commercial driver's license applicants. Transportation |
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Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for certain feminine hygiene products. Finance |
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Relating to the computation of the franchise tax. Finance |
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Relating to the use of certain surplus state revenue to provide for a rebate of state franchise taxes. Finance |
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Relating to the savings incentive program for state agencies. Finance |
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Relating to an exemption from the sales tax for firearms and hunting supplies for a limited period. Finance |
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Relating to state contracts with and investments in companies that boycott Israel. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the submission of a report by certain entities identifying spending reduction measures. Finance |
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Relating to the verification of citizenship of an applicant for voter registration. State Affairs |
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Relating to lobbying activities engaged in by state employees. State Affairs |
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Relating to the exemption from range instruction for certain persons applying to obtain a license to carry a handgun. State Affairs |
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Relating to the applicability of adverse licensing, listing, or registration decisions by certain health and human services agencies. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the criminal penalties for insider trading and other misuse of official information by public servants. State Affairs |
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Relating to eligibility for a TEXAS grant. Higher Education |
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Relating to the determination of cost of goods sold for purposes of computing the franchise tax. Finance |
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Relating to the provision of the reason for rejecting a voter registration application. State Affairs |
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Relating to the use of a mobile phone by a person occupying a voting station. State Affairs |
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Relating to a voter education program for high school seniors. State Affairs |
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Relating to automatic update of voter registration on issuance or change of a driver's license or identification card by the Department of Public Safety. State Affairs |
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Relating to automatic voter registration on issuance or change of a driver's license or identification card by the Department of Public Safety. State Affairs |
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Relating to eligibility to serve as an interpreter in an election. State Affairs |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain persons younger than 18 years of age to preregister to vote. State Affairs |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain persons younger than 18 years of age to preregister to vote. State Affairs |
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Relating to voter approval of obligations for certain municipal liabilities to a public pension fund. State Affairs |
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Relating to municipal control of certain public retirement systems established for the benefit of municipal employees. State Affairs |
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Relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting for certain persons. State Affairs |
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Relating to the establishment by the Texas Workforce Commission of a career and technical education workforce specialist pilot program. Education |
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Relating to cardiac assessments of participants in extracurricular athletic activities sponsored or sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League. Education |
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Relating to criminal asset forfeiture proceedings. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to certain statutory changes to reflect same-sex marriages, including the repeal of the statutory prohibition against the recognition of a civil union or similar relationship entered into in another state between two persons of the same sex. State Affairs |
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Relating to the creation of an open burn pit registry for certain service members and veterans. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to excepting certain appropriations from computations regarding the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations. Finance |
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Relating to a prohibition of a monitoring system performance indicator based on the number or percentage of students receiving special education services. Education |
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Relating to the bilingual education allotment provided under the public school finance system. Education |
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Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for certain feminine hygiene products. Finance |
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Relating to covered benefits under the child health plan. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the capacity of certain minors to consent to examination or medical treatment related to childbirth and contraception. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the prohibition of certain discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression; providing an administrative penalty; creating an offense. State Affairs |
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Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct. 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 operations of the Department of Public Safety, Parks and Wildlife Department, and state military forces in the border region. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to a prohibition on certain law enforcement inquiries regarding the nationality or immigration status of a victim of or witness to a criminal offense. State Affairs |
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Relating to a civil action to collect a civil penalty for possession of certain small amounts of marihuana and an exception to prosecution for possession of associated drug paraphernalia. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the Internet broadcast of open meetings of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation. Finance |
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Relating to the uniform election date. State Affairs |
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Relating to inclusion of a course on the founding principles of the United States in the curriculum requirements for public high school students and the posting of the founding documents of the United States in public school buildings. Education |
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Relating to the eligibility of land owned by certain members of the armed services of the United States for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land. Finance |
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Relating to the regulation of transportation network companies; requiring an occupational permit; authorizing a fee. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to unit operations for oil, gas, or oil and gas production from depleting reservoirs or carbon dioxide storage; authorizing a fee. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the repeal of the franchise tax. Finance |
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Relating to student harassment, bullying, cyberbullying, injury to or death of a minor; creating a criminal offense. State Affairs |
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Relating to student harassment, bullying, and cyberbullying. Education |
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Relating to civil liability for bullying of a child. State Affairs |
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Relating to the availability of certain pre-suit discovery in connection with a claim involving injury to or death of a minor. State Affairs |
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Relating to the distribution, possession, purchase, consumption, and receipt of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and tobacco products; providing penalties. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to an exemption from the motor vehicle use tax for motor vehicles brought into this state by certain current or former military personnel. Finance |
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Relating to electronic voter registration. State Affairs |
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Relating to automatic voter registration on issuance or change of a driver's license or identification card by the Department of Public Safety. State Affairs |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain persons younger than 18 years of age to preregister to vote. State Affairs |
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Relating to civil or criminal liability for transporting in, confining in, or removing from a motor vehicle certain animals. State Affairs |
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Relating to notice of an application for a permit to drill certain injection wells within a certain distance of a groundwater conservation district. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the effective management of caseloads in the investigation of child abuse or neglect reports by the Department of Family and Protective Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the ability of a nonexempt employee to participate in certain academic, disciplinary, college and career readiness, and developmental activities of the employee's child or grandchild. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to a comprehensive review by the Texas Education Agency of weights, allotments, and adjustments under the public school finance system. Education |
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Relating to Texas community schools. Education |
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Relating to the use of seat belts on buses that transport schoolchildren. Education |
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Relating to funding under the transportation allotment for public school students subject to a high risk of violence while walking to school. Education |
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Relating to a notification requirement if a public school, including an open-enrollment charter school, does not have a nurse, school counselor, or librarian assigned to the school during all instructional hours. Education |
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Relating to the authority of general-law municipalities to restrict sex offenders from child safety zones in the municipality. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to voting eligibility requirements for members of a metropolitan planning organization policy board. Transportation |
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Relating to procedural requirements for adopting and filing a school district budget. Education |
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Relating to public access to boundary, financial, and tax rate information of certain political subdivisions. Finance |
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Relating to ballot propositions authorizing certain political subdivisions to issue debt obligations. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to inclusion of instruction regarding interaction with peace officers in the required curriculum for ninth grade public school students and to civilian interaction training for peace officers. Education |
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Relating to removing the deadline for the Department of Family and Protective Services to enter into permanency care assistance agreements. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain employees of the Department of Family and Protective Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to eligibility for supplemental financial assistance provided to certain grandparents. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to certain criminal offenses concerning the unlawful transfer or purchase of certain weapons; increasing a criminal penalty. State Affairs |
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Relating to eligibility for compensation of persons wrongfully imprisoned. State Affairs |
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Relating to the regulation of metal recycling entities; providing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the reapportionment of congressional districts and the creation, function, and duties of the Texas Congressional Redistricting Commission. State Affairs |
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Relating to the required repeal or amendment of two state agency rules before adoption of a new state agency rule that increases costs to regulated persons. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the eligibility of a relative or other designated caregiver of a foster child for monetary assistance. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the ability of certain relative caretakers of dependent children to receive supplemental financial assistance and be assigned as protective payees for financial assistance payments. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the office of independent ombudsman for the Department of Family and Protective Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a prohibition of a monitoring system performance indicator based on the number or percentage of students receiving special education services. Education |
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Relating to limiting certain state-required assessment instruments administered to public school students in certain grades to assessments required by federal law. Education |
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Relating to the salary paid to classroom teachers employed by public schools. Education |
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Relating to a supplemental payment for retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas and the unfunded actuarial liabilities allowed under that system. State Affairs |
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Relating to a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. State Affairs |
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Relating to the state contribution to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. State Affairs |
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Relating to the offense involving the carrying of handguns by license holders on the premises of certain mental health facilities. State Affairs |
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Relating to prohibiting the transfer of a firearm to a person listed in the terrorist screening database maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to designating June as Gun Violence Awareness Month. Administration |
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Relating to unlawful employment practices regarding discrimination in payment of compensation. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the sunset review date for the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and the time for awarding cancer research and prevention grants. Health & Human Services |