BILLS REFERRED TODAY |
Thursday March 7, 2019 |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail to an accused person if necessary to ensure the person's appearance in court and the safety of the community and the victim of the alleged offense. Criminal Justice |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governing body of a political subdivision that adopts an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a percentage of the market value of an individual's residence homestead to set the minimum dollar amount of the exemption to which an individual is entitled in a tax year. Property Tax |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment allowing the expenditure of motor vehicle fuel taxes and registration fees for passenger rail and transit. Finance |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes. Property Tax |
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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 member of the armed services of the United States who is killed or fatally injured in the line of duty. Property Tax |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to pay at least 50 percent of the cost of maintaining and operating the public school system and prohibiting the comptroller from certifying legislation containing an appropriation for public education unless the requirement is met. Education |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for a temporary local option exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of certain property damaged by a disaster. Property Tax |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes, providing for the increase of the exemption amount in subsequent years to reflect inflation in homestead values, and providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homestead of a disabled or elderly person to reflect the increased exemption amounts. Property Tax |
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Approving the settlement agreement between the State of Texas and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to emergency and disaster management, response, and recovery. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to flood control planning and the funding of flood planning, mitigation, and infrastructure projects. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to state and regional flood planning. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to election integrity; increasing criminal penalties; creating a criminal offense; creating civil penalties. State Affairs |
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Relating to the contributions to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. State Affairs |
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Relating to discrimination by a state agency against an applicant for or holder of an occupational license. State Affairs |
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Relating to the prosecution of, penalties for, and other consequences of prostitution, trafficking of persons, and related criminal offenses, the admissibility of evidence in the prosecutions of those offenses, and orders of nondisclosure for persons who committed certain of those offenses; regulating occupations and property to prevent and respond to those criminal offenses, including requiring a student occupational permit for those purposes; authorizing fees; increasing criminal penalties; creating criminal offenses. State Affairs |
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Relating to prohibiting certain transactions between a governmental entity and an abortion provider or affiliate of the provider. State Affairs |
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Relating to measures to facilitate the transfer, academic progress, and timely graduation of students in public higher education. Higher Education |
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Relating to the allocation to and use by the Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas Historical Commission of certain proceeds from the imposition of state sales and use taxes on sporting goods. Finance |
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Relating to recovery of damages, attorney's fees, and costs related to frivolous claims and regulatory actions by state agencies. State Affairs |
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Relating to expenditures for lobbying activities made by certain entities. State Affairs |
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Relating to ballot language requirements for a proposition seeking voter approval for the issuance of bonds. State Affairs |
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Relating to the creation of the Texas Mental Health Care Consortium. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Real Estate Commission and the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board; changing fees. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the Nueces River Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to bail proceedings and related duties of a magistrate in a criminal case. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the registration and regulation of health clubs. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the applicability of certain electric energy storage equipment requirements to municipally owned utilities and electric cooperatives. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the calculation of the penalty for filing a late application for certain ad valorem tax exemptions and allocations. Property Tax |
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Relating to facilities of the hospital system of the Reagan Hospital District of Reagan County, Texas. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to an ongoing review of the public school finance system by the Texas Education Agency. Education |
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Relating to an audit by the Texas Education Agency of public school professional development training requirements. Education |
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Relating to the creation of the advisory council on postsecondary education for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Higher Education |
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Relating to requiring a person convicted of an offense involving family violence or a person who is the subject of a protective order to surrender firearms owned by the person. State Affairs |
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Relating to the creation of a housing repair grant pilot program for property owners who provide housing to recipients of certain federal housing assistance. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the appointment of a board of managers to govern certain school districts with low-performing campuses. Education |
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Relating to the operations of the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact waste disposal facility. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to submission of reports by an advanced practice registered nurse under the workers' compensation system. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the prima facie speed limit on certain streets and highways. Transportation |
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Relating to access to services in an area annexed by a tier 1 municipality under a service plan. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the confidentiality, sharing, sealing, and destruction of juvenile records and certain records of at-risk youth. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to a proposition to approve the issuance of bonds or other debt. Property Tax |
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Relating to sonogram requirements for a pregnant minor seeking an abortion. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the locations at which a cottage food production operation may sell products. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the eligibility of a person for appointment as an arbitrator in a binding arbitration of an appraisal review board order. Property Tax |
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Relating to the duty of a water supply system to provide certain information to consumers regarding fluoride in drinking water. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the sunset review of regional mobility authorities. Transportation |
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Relating to the right of a parent of a public school student to request that the student receive instruction or an assessment instrument in a printed format. Education |
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Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care and prohibiting discriminatory abortions; creating an administrative penalty, a civil remedy, and a criminal offense. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to an exemption from the plumbing licensing law for plumbing work performed on certain private property. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to maximum liability limits for windstorm and hail insurance coverage provided through the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to replacement cost coverage in policies issued by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to limitations on the information reported by consumer reporting agencies. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the creation of the Brazoria-Fort Bend Counties Municipal Utility District No. 3; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to entities eligible to authorize the creation of a spaceport development corporation. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the use of money in the ship channel improvement revolving fund. Transportation |
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Relating to the deadline by which the Texas Water Development Board is required to identify and designate brackish groundwater production zones for certain areas of the state. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for justices of the peace. Transportation |
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Relating to the territory, powers, and administration of the Gulf Coast Water Authority. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to training requirements for public school nurses and certain other school personnel regarding seizure recognition and related first aid. Education |
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Relating to academic accountability ratings for certain school districts and open-enrollment charter schools that offer full-time online programs through the state virtual school network. Education |
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Relating to the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the rehabilitation, demolition, or change in use of residential property occupied by a tenant. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to an independent school district holding elections on the November uniform election date. Property Tax |
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Relating to the proof of citizenship or lawful presence in the United States required for the issuance of a driver's license. State Affairs |
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Relating to the creation and operation of a health care quality provider participation program; authorizing an administrative penalty. Finance |
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Relating to the capture and retention of certain biometric identifiers by certain governmental entities. State Affairs |
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Relating to prohibited practices by an insurer that issues a preferred provider benefit plan regarding communication of the preferred provider status of freestanding emergency medical care facilities. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to automatic voter registration on issuance of a driver's license or identification card by the Department of Public Safety. State Affairs |
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Relating to prohibited practices by an insurer that issues a preferred provider benefit plan regarding use of freestanding emergency medical care facilities. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the administration by the Texas Workforce Commission of a workforce diploma pilot program. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the authority of physicians to delegate to certain pharmacists the implementation and modification of a patient's drug therapy. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the liability of a property owner who allows handguns to be carried on the owner's property. State Affairs |
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Relating to the discontinuation of the pawnshop employee license. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the deposit of certain money to the disaster contingency fund for the purpose of paying costs associated with Hurricane Harvey. Finance |
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Relating to the continuation of a health care provider participation program by the Dallas County Hospital District. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the continuation of a health care provider participation program by the Tarrant County Hospital District. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to title insurance rates and other matters relating to regulating the business of title insurance. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the operation of the Texas Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the offense of passing certain vehicles on a highway. Transportation |
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Relating to an application made by certain retired state and federal officers to obtain a license to carry a handgun; waiving a fee. State Affairs |
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Relating to certain coordinated county transportation authorities. Transportation |
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Relating to notice and approval of the assignment of vendor's rights under certain state agency contracts. Finance |
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Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district composed of Denton County. State Affairs |
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Relating to additional qualifications of justices and judges of certain courts. State Affairs |
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Relating to certain programs under the Texas Clean Air Act that reduce vehicle emissions and improve air quality; authorizing a fee. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to a pilot program to provide home-delivered meals to certain individuals. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the authority of the governing body of a taxing unit that adopts an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a percentage of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead to set the minimum dollar amount of the exemption to which an individual is entitled in a tax year. Property Tax |
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Relating to the issuance of obligations to fund certain Interstate Highway 35 projects. Transportation |
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Relating to the authority to enter into a comprehensive development agreement for a project on Interstate Highway 35 in Travis County. Transportation |
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Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Transportation to enter into comprehensive development agreements. Transportation |
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Relating to imposing an additional fee for the registration of an alternatively fueled vehicle. Transportation |
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Relating to increasing the rates of the state gasoline and diesel fuel taxes. Finance |
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Relating to authorizing an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties to be used for transportation projects. Transportation |
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Relating to a study regarding ad valorem tax relief through the use of a circuit breaker program. Property Tax |
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Relating to a county motor fuels tax in certain counties for mobility improvement projects; providing authority to impose the tax, issue bonds, and impose penalties. Finance |
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Relating to a deduction under the franchise tax for certain contracts with the federal government. Finance |
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Relating to the feasibility of creating and maintaining a coastal barrier system. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to compensation to be paid to an emergency services district for a municipality's annexation of the district's territory. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the establishment of a rural resident physician grant program. Higher Education |
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Relating to the licensing and regulation of hospitals in this state; increasing the amount of administrative penalties assessed or imposed against certain hospitals; authorizing the imposition of a fee. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a limitation on increases in the appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes. Property Tax |
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Relating to the creation of a health insurance risk pool for certain health benefit plan enrollees; authorizing an assessment. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the procedure for acting on an application for a permit for a surface coal mining and reclamation operation. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the circumstances under which a school district is required to provide air-conditioned transportation for students. Education |
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Relating to the vote required to authorize the issuance of certain bonds. Property Tax |
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Relating to vehicles eligible for veteran toll discount programs. Transportation |
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Relating to certain contracts requiring competitive bidding by the Texas Department of Transportation. Transportation |
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Relating to the eligibility of children and prioritization of persons on waiting lists for certain Medicaid long-term care services waiver programs. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the delivery of Medicaid benefits to certain medically dependent children with private health benefits coverage. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to access to certain health records and information by certain individuals regarding a child placed in foster care. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to pharmacy benefits provided through the Medicaid managed care program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the authority of a municipality to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to hotel projects. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to rates for electricity charged by certain municipally owned utilities and to the use of revenue from the rates. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain counties. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to electricity service provided by certain municipally owned utilities. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the consolidation of ombudsman programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the transfer of a student from the school district of the student's residence to another district. Education |
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Relating to the creation of the broadband office within the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the establishment of a broadband investment grant program. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the coordination of certain broadband projects by the Public Utility Commission of Texas. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to administration and operation of Medicaid, including Medicaid managed care. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the adoption of certain plumbing codes by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the right of conscientious refusal of a health care service. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the dissolution of certain general law districts. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to a public outreach campaign for aging adults with visual impairments. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to communicable disease prevention for federal immigration detention facilities located near an international border. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the Children's Health and Nutrition Interagency Council. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the study and prevention of opioid overdoses occurring in this state. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a waiver authorizing the application of pesticides for mosquito control by certain municipal or county employees in an emergency. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the sale or donation of certain school district property for the development of affordable housing for school district personnel. Education |
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Relating to the authority of a county to adopt a land bank program. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to insurance premium tax credits for the construction or rehabilitation of a supportive housing property. Finance |
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Relating to the authority of a municipality to adopt a land bank program. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to programs operated by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to increase access to safe and affordable housing in this state. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the establishment of a border public health initiative by the Department of State Health Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to health professional continuing education to address communicable and other diseases in border counties. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to public health laboratory capabilities in certain counties. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the establishment of a sanitarian recruitment and retention program in border counties for public health purposes. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to border health programs conducted by the Department of State Health Services in collaboration with Mexican and federal authorities. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to establishment of a border public health response team. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the use of video teleconferencing for testimony of a forensic analyst in a criminal proceeding. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 173; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the regulation of certain professional services provided to student athletes. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain municipalities to designate homestead preservation districts. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the operation of certain urban land bank demonstration programs. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the establishment of a task force on father engagement in this state. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to paid leave for military service for public officers and employees. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to annex an enclave. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to prohibiting public schools from owning or having a business interest in certain entities and real property associated with those entities. Education |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 734 in Austin as the Sergeant Jonathan J. Dunbar Memorial Parkway. Transportation |
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Relating to the operation of public transit vehicles equipped with connected braking systems. Transportation |
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Relating to the expansion of a fixed rail transit system by certain metropolitan rapid transit authorities. Transportation |
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Relating to the applicability of certain public works contracting requirements to a metropolitan rapid transit authority. Transportation |
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Relating to the management of certain state and local funds, investments, and obligations. Finance |
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Relating to the operation and administration of Medicaid, including the Medicaid managed care program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to an independent medical review of certain determinations by the Health and Human Services Commission or a Medicaid managed care organization. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the basic allotment and guaranteed yield under the public school finance system. Education |
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Relating to authority of the Travis County Healthcare District to appoint, contract for, or employ physicians. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of tangible personal property held for sale at retail and a franchise tax credit based on the ad valorem taxes paid on such property. Finance |
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Relating to the disciplinary authority of the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to reports on the prevalence of eating disorders and eating disorder-related deaths in this state. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain local officials to serve as the chief appraiser of an appraisal district or as the assessor for a taxing unit that operates an appraisal office. Property Tax |
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Relating to conditions of community supervision applicable to certain intoxication offenses. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to health benefit plan coverage of prescription drugs for stage-four advanced, metastatic cancer. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to an assessment and strategic review of the trauma hospital system by the Department of State Health Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to reimbursing a commissioners court for the reasonable cost of transporting a body for the purpose of an autopsy. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the comptroller's access to criminal history record information of wrongfully imprisoned persons. State Affairs |
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Relating to the payment of certain fees to municipalities by entities that provide telecommunications and cable or video services. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the Texas Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Civil Commitment Office and to certain requirements regarding the payment of costs associated with civil commitment by persons civilly committed as sexually violent predators. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to a public school student's transition from an alternative education program to a regular classroom. Education |
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Relating to the requirement of a public hearing on certain applications for a permit to drill an oil or gas well. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the deadline for filing an application for an allocation of the value of certain property for ad valorem tax purposes. Property Tax |
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Relating to the extension of the expiration date of the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to hospital liens. State Affairs |
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Relating to designating March as Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month. Administration |
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Relating to the determination of the total taxable value of property in a school district under the property value study conducted by the comptroller of public accounts. Property Tax |
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Relating to student success-based funding for certain public institutions of higher education. Higher Education |
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Relating to the student loan program administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and to the repeal of a related bond program. Higher Education |
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Relating to the disposition of an item bearing a counterfeit trademark seized in connection with a criminal offense. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to an inquiry by a peace officer as to the nationality or immigration status of a person presumed to be a family violence victim or witness. State Affairs |
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Relating to obsolete references to the Texas Probate Code. State Affairs |
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Relating to the exemption for certain savings plans from attachment, execution, or other seizure for a creditor's claim. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the regulation of reroofing contractors; providing administrative and civil penalties; authorizing fees; creating a criminal offense; requiring an occupational registration. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the payment of insurance deductibles related to property insurance policies; creating criminal offenses. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the use of water withdrawn from the Edwards Aquifer by certain entities. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to death benefits for members of the Texas Military Forces. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the locations in which a person may carry a firearm, the seizure of a firearm by law enforcement on arrest, and interactions between law enforcement and a handgun license holder; creating criminal offenses. State Affairs |
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Relating to the issuance of an occupational driver's license. Transportation |
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Relating to the submission of certain utility reports in electronic form. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the abuse of a child, termination of the parent-child relationship, and possession of a child by the Department of Family and Protective Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a requirement that the Statewide Behavioral Health Coordinating Council prepare a report regarding suicide rates in this state and state efforts to prevent suicides. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to offering certain evidence-based practices in lieu of other mental health services by a Medicaid managed care organization. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to reporting the number of incidents of bullying and cyberbullying in a school district and open-enrollment charter school through the Public Education Information Management System. Education |
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Relating to a study on the allocation and expenditure of tobacco settlement agreement money. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to certain procedures applicable to veterans who participate in veterans treatment court programs and to a court cost imposed on conviction to benefit those programs; changing a fee. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to a wage increase for certain public school employees. Education |
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Relating to approval by the attorney general of certain bonds financing an educational facility for certain charter schools. Education |
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Relating to the process for establishing speed limits on roads near certain schools. Transportation |
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Relating to eligible participants in the Texas Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Program. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the towing of certain property from a self-service storage facility for disposition by a vehicle storage facility. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to preauthorization of certain medical care and health care services by certain health benefit plan issuers. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the regulation of utilization review and independent review for health benefit plan coverage. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to health benefit plan provider networks; providing an administrative penalty; authorizing an assessment. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to certain deceptive advertising of legal services; imposing civil penalties. State Affairs |
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Relating to the residence address of a person for purposes of a response to a confirmation notice sent by the voter registrar. State Affairs |
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Relating to certain requirements regarding Medicaid fair hearings. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the Texas college work-study program and to establishing a program for the off-campus employment of certain students at public or private institutions of higher education. Higher Education |
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Relating to the liability of and issuance of titles and permits for motor vehicles purchased from motor vehicle dealers that go out of business. Transportation |
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Relating to registration powers of volunteer deputy registrars. State Affairs |
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Relating to the designation of polling place locations on the campuses of certain institutions of higher education. State Affairs |
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Relating to automatic employee participation in and administration of a deferred compensation plan provided by certain hospital districts. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to requiring female representation on the boards of directors of certain publicly traded corporations; authorizing administrative penalties. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the intercollegiate athletics fee at Texas Southern University; authorizing the continued imposition of a fee. Higher Education |
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Relating to settlement and disposition of complaints against attorneys filed with the state bar. State Affairs |
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Relating to the authority of certain military spouses to engage in a business or occupation in this state. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the waiver of certain driver responsibility program surcharges on proof of commitment to enlist in the armed forces. Transportation |
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Relating to voting while confined in jail. State Affairs |
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Relating to the establishment and use of performance standards for certain secondary-level alternate assessment instruments administered to public school students. Education |
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Relating to disclosure regarding the existence of a gestational agreement in a suit for the dissolution of a marriage and standing of an intended parent under a gestational agreement to file a suit affecting the parent-child relationship. State Affairs |
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Relating to an appropriation of money from the general revenue fund to the State Soil and Water Conservation Board for the purpose of eradicating Carrizo cane, contingent on the receipt of federal funds for the same purpose. Finance |
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Relating to the creation of the governor's broadband council. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the coordination of private health benefits with Medicaid benefits. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to decedents' estates, transfer on death deeds, and matters involving probate courts. State Affairs |
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Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate certain activities. State Affairs |
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Relating to the removal of certain alcoholic beverages that become unfit for consumption after a natural disaster. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to regulation of mergers and consolidations of power generation companies. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to verification of employability of and consent to prescription medications obtained by certain nursing facility employees; authorizing a fee. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the exchange of certain state property in Orange County by the Public Safety Commission. Transportation |
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Relating to the sales and use tax exemption for certain aircraft. Finance |
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Relating to recovery of medical or health care expenses in civil actions. State Affairs |
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Relating to imposing an additional fee for the registration of an alternatively fueled vehicle. Transportation |
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Relating to the consideration of certain arrests in determining an applicant's eligibility for an occupational license. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to hiring and licensing certain veterans as peace officers. State Affairs |
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Relating to human trafficking signs at transportation hubs. Transportation |
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Relating to requiring notices of property located in floodplains, flood pools, or reservoirs to be provided by sellers of real property and on subdivision plats. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of Ranch-to-Market Road 150 in Hays County as the William B. Travis Heritage Trail. Transportation |
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Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to hotel projects. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the practice of therapeutic optometry; requiring an occupational certificate to perform certain surgical procedures. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the election date for the authorization of the issuance of bonds. Property Tax |
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Relating to requirements for certain petitions requesting an election and ballot propositions. Property Tax |
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Relating to the release of a reversionary interest in certain real property by the Health and Human Services Commission and conditions related to that release. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the date for ordering or holding an election to ratify the ad valorem tax rate of a school district; making conforming changes. Property Tax |
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Relating to the verification of citizenship of an applicant for voter registration. State Affairs |
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Relating to a county, city, or independent school district posting election results on an Internet website. State Affairs |
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Relating to the reporting of private school educator misconduct. Education |
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Relating to providing certain public and private school administrators with information regarding certain child abuse and neglect investigations and allegations. Education |
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Relating to the delivery of alcoholic beverages by the holder of a wine and beer retailer's permit. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to controlled substance prescriptions under the Texas Controlled Substances Act; authorizing a fee. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the provision of food service, laundry service, and lawn care to certain mental health facilities and state supported living centers. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the enrollment of health care providers in Medicaid. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to authority of the Hunt Memorial Hospital District to appoint, contract for, or employ physicians. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the assumption of the powers and duties relating to driver's licenses, personal identification cards, the driver responsibility program, and other related powers and duties by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. Transportation |
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Relating to the admission, examination, and discharge of a person for voluntary mental health services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to continuing education requirements for surgical technologists. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the production and regulation of hemp; requiring an occupational license; authorizing fees. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to students eligible to receive compensatory, intensive, and accelerated instructional services. Education |
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Relating to the location of hearings relating to contested cases before the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the consideration of the cumulative effects of air contaminant emissions in the emissions permitting process. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting. State Affairs |
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Relating to conditions of community supervision prohibiting contact with certain persons. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the criminal offense of unlawfully prohibiting an employee from voting. State Affairs |
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Relating to who may request a public hearing from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality related to the construction of a concrete plant. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to a community supervision and corrections department policy regarding supervision officer meetings and visits. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to permit application requirements for solid waste facilities. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the prohibition of employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. State Affairs |
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Relating to unprofessional conduct by mental health providers who attempt to change the sexual orientation of a child; providing penalties. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a reduction in school funding under the Foundation School Program for a school district that receives a supplemental payment under an agreement to limit the appraised value of property in the district. Education |
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Relating to a public database maintained by the comptroller of information about certain political subdivisions. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to verification of the citizenship status of certain registered voters. State Affairs |
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Relating to the location of countywide polling places within a county. State Affairs |
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Relating to employing, terminating, and reporting the misconduct of public school personnel and related entity personnel, including creating a registry of persons ineligible for hire; creating criminal offenses. Education |
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Relating to the authority of the attorney general to investigate and prosecute criminal offenses involving the trafficking of persons. State Affairs |
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Relating to the prosecution of limited liability companies and other business entities under the Penal Code. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to applicability to military service members of minimum age policies imposed by commercial lodging establishments. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the eligibility of a person to serve as the chief appraiser for an appraisal district. Property Tax |
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Relating to the allocation of hotel occupancy tax revenue collected by certain municipalities. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to Medicaid reimbursement for dental services provided to certain Medicaid recipients. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to consumer protections against billing and limitations on information reported by consumer reporting agencies. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to health benefit coverage provided by certain health benefit plans for telemedicine medical services and telehealth services. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to certain regulations adopted by governmental entities for the building products, materials, or methods used in the construction of residential or commercial structures. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle dealership by certain manufacturers. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a statement presented in a criminal case by a victim, close relative of a deceased victim, or guardian of a victim. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to extending the length of time for which an affidavit establishing probable cause for a search warrant may be sealed. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain exhibitions and festivals to receive funding through the Major Events Reimbursement Program. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the issuance of Keep Austin Weird specialty license plates. Transportation |
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Relating to the transfer of the motorcycle and off-highway vehicle operator training programs to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; authorizing fees. Transportation |
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Relating to the sales and use tax exemption for certain amusement services. Finance |
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Relating to the consideration of certain performance indicators in evaluating certain school districts and campuses under the public school accountability system. Education |
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Relating to requiring school districts to administer college readiness assessment instruments to certain students at state cost. Education |
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Relating to an agreement between a school district and public institution of higher education to provide a dual credit program to high school students enrolled in the district. Education |
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Relating to guidelines for the proper care and display of the United States and Texas flags by public schools. Education |
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Relating to provisions applicable to affordable housing located in a reinvestment zone in certain areas of the state; authorizing a fee. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to prevention and early intervention programs and practices. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the deferral or abatement of the collection of ad valorem taxes on an appreciating residence homestead. Property Tax |
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Relating to assessments for water and energy improvements in certain municipalities and counties. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to prohibited practices relating to health benefit plan coverage for emergency care. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the availability under Medicaid of certain drugs used to treat human immunodeficiency virus and prevent acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a competitive grant program to fund promotion of early literacy programs in certain communities in this state. Education |
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Relating to the procedure for the sale by auction of real property pursuant to foreclosure of a tax lien. Property Tax |
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Relating to whom certain violations of the law by a state or local governmental entity may be reported. State Affairs |
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Relating to the composition of the Homeland Security Council. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the Department of Family and Protective Services reporting certain information regarding youth in the managing conservatorship of the department who are pregnant or who are parents. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a Department of Family and Protective Services plan to address the substitute care capacity needs in certain department regions. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to information for foster children who are pregnant or minor parents. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to training for certain individuals who provide care for or services to children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the vaccination against bacterial meningitis of public school students. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the authority of the commissioners court of a county to employ attorneys as mental health public defenders and to the reimbursement of an attorney who represents an indigent proposed patient in certain mental health proceedings. State Affairs |
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Relating to water-related exemptions from sales and use taxes. Finance |
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Relating to the inclusion of water filling stations in the sales and use tax exemption for water-efficient products. Finance |
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Relating to the filing of a degree plan by students at public institutions of higher education. Higher Education |
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Relating to requirements for building construction contracts entered into by public school districts. Education |
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Relating to the acceptance of certain voters at a polling place. State Affairs |
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Relating to the powers of certain regional transportation authorities. Transportation |
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Relating to clarifying the law regarding municipal voting rights and eligibility for municipal office of residents in areas subject to limited-purpose annexation under strategic partnership agreements. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to limited-purpose annexation under strategic partnership agreements for certain districts. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to certain areas exempt from municipal annexation. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to maps of the actual or proposed boundaries and extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality and certain notices related to expanding the boundaries. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to notice of proposed changes to municipal zoning classifications. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for assault of a pregnant woman. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to requiring a school district to post on the district's Internet website the name and contact information of each school administrator primarily responsible for student discipline at a district campus. Education |
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Relating to the use of hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities, including the authority to pledge certain revenue for the payment of obligations related to hotel projects. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the prescribing and ordering of Schedule II controlled substances by certain advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the assessment and collection of ad valorem taxes imposed by a school district. Property Tax |
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Relating to the procedure for amending or revoking certificates of public convenience and necessity issued to certain water utilities. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the electronic transmission of an invoice or notice of toll nonpayment by a toll project entity. Transportation |
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Relating to certain programs to prevent vector-borne and zoonotic diseases in border counties; requiring an occupational license; authorizing a fee. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to demonstration programs for childhood obesity and chronic disease prevention in certain border counties. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a periodic study on participation of public schools in a federal lunch program, to school district grace period policies, and to the provision of meals to certain public school students. Education |
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Relating to periodic zero-based budgeting for certain political subdivisions. Property Tax |
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Relating to zero-based budgeting for state agencies as part of the sunset review process. Finance |
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Relating to maintenance and production of electronic public information under the public information law. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the availability of dates of birth under the public information law. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to an annual report submitted to the comptroller by a county that imposes certain hotel occupancy taxes. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to a "Texas solution" to reforming and addressing issues related to the Medicaid program, including the creation of an alternative program designed to ensure health benefit plan coverage to certain low-income individuals through the private marketplace; requiring a fee. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a temporary local option exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of certain property damaged by a disaster. Property Tax |
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Relating to requiring certain students awarded dual credit by a public institution of higher education to complete and submit a financial aid application for higher education costs. Education |
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Relating to the filing of a degree plan by students at public institutions of higher education. Higher Education |
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Relating to occupational licensing of certain military service members, military veterans, and military spouses by state agencies and political subdivisions. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the release of extraterritorial jurisdiction by a municipality involving certain areas. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to municipal disannexation involving certain real estate subdivisions. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the application of the open meetings law to the board of directors of certain tax reinvestment zones. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to bonds issued by and the dissolution of municipal management districts. Property Tax |
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Relating to the clerk and other personnel of the municipal court of record of the City of Lubbock. State Affairs |
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Relating to the regulation of individuals and entities that conduct forensic analyses, examinations, and tests. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to sales and use taxes on e-cigarette vapor products; imposing taxes; providing an administrative penalty. Finance |
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Relating to duties of the Department of Family and Protective Services to provide training regarding trauma-informed programs and services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the requirements for filing an annual financial statement by a municipality. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to municipal control of certain local public retirement systems. State Affairs |
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Relating to the workers' compensation classification system and rate filings. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to credit in, benefits from, and administration of the Texas Municipal Retirement System. State Affairs |
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Relating to the issuance of a permit for a municipal solid waste landfill facility located in a special flood hazard area. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to road specifications and safety standards for access to a solid waste facility. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the required earnings statement provided by employers. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the regulation of certain low-volume poultry processing establishments. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the use of certain data collected by the Texas Workforce Commission to determine general prevailing wage rates for certain public work contracts. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a school district partnering with certain eligible entities to operate a district campus. Education |
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Relating to paid leave for a state employee who is a search and rescue volunteer. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the enforcement activities of the Health and Human Services Commission against certain child-care facilities; authorizing administrative penalties. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the system for maintaining records relating to children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the investigation of a complaint made by a foster child or youth and the results of the investigation. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to compensation and leave for certain employees of the fraud unit of the Texas Department of Insurance. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to authorizing the sale of certain real property by the Texas Facilities Commission on behalf of the state. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program by a certain hospital district. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to an agreement between the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and the City of Austin regarding an easement across commission property. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the transfer, sale, or exchange of real property or an interest in real property between the City of Austin and a state agency. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to addressing adverse childhood experiences and developing a strategic plan to address those experiences. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to employment and referral services for veterans and military service members. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the establishment of the work-based learning task force. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the approval of certain degree programs by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Higher Education |
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Relating to services provided for students at public institutions of higher education who were formerly in foster care. Higher Education |
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Relating to procedures for imposing certain administrative penalties or disgorgement orders by the Public Utility Commission of Texas. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a pilot program for the provision of health coverage for school district employees in certain school districts. Education |
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Relating to the date on which certain persons placed on deferred adjudication community supervision are eligible to file a petition for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the public resale by means of a public auction using online bidding and sale of property purchased by a taxing unit at an ad valorem tax sale. Property Tax |
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Relating to the performance of administrative support services functions for the Health and Human Services Commission's office of inspector general. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to highway maintenance vehicles and certain service vehicles. Transportation |
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Relating to the operation of a vehicle transporting equipment used to load timber. Transportation |
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Relating to workers' compensation death benefit eligibility for certain spouses of first responders and certain other public servants killed in the line of duty. Business & Commerce |