REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS |
Monday May 17, 2021 |
SENATE BILLS (Calendar Order) |
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS (Second Reading) |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to appropriations for the preservation and perpetuation of certain items of historical value; allowing the legislature and state agencies to accept on behalf of the state gifts of items of historical value and contributions to purchase such items. |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the unsolicited distribution of an application form for an absentee ballot. |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting temporary suspension of absentee voting procedures. |
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS (Second Reading) |
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Designating the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to direct the appropriate House and Senate committees to conduct an interim study regarding the feasibility of integrating the Northeast Texas Trail into the state park system. |
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Expressing support for full funding of the U.S. Army's Future Vertical Lift program, including the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft and Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft. |
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Designating San Angelo as the official Visual Arts Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2021. |
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Conferring legislative approval of the Coleman Settlement Agreement. |
SENATE BILLS (Third Reading) |
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Relating to measures to facilitate the successful completion of degree and certificate programs by certain adult learners at public institutions of higher education. |
SENATE BILLS (Second Reading) |
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Relating to the creation, purpose, implementation, and funding of the County Park Beautification and Improvement Program. |
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Relating to the transfer of Midwestern State University to the Texas Tech University System, to certain fees charged by that system's governing board, and to mandatory venue for actions brought against that system or its institution, officers, or employees. |
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Relating to the limitations periods for certain suits against real estate appraisers and appraisal firms. |
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Relating to verification of the accuracy of voter registration applications and voter registration lists. |
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Relating to the prevention, identification, investigation, and enforcement of payment card fraud; providing a civil penalty. |
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Relating to cemeteries in certain municipalities. |
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Relating to remote meetings under the open meetings law. |
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Relating to the authority of certain water planning entities to hold an open or closed meeting by telephone conference call or videoconference call. |
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Relating to the continuation of the Red River Boundary Commission. |
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Relating to the regulation of radioactive waste; reducing a surcharge; reducing a fee. |
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Relating to the carrying of a handgun by certain first responders. |
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Relating to the continuation and functions of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. |
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Relating to the protection of expressive rights of student organizations at public institutions of higher education. |
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Relating to the continuation and functions of the Commission on Jail Standards. |
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Relating to the continuation of the Trade Agricultural Inspection Grant Program. |
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Relating to securitizing costs associated with electric markets; granting authority to issue bonds. |
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Relating to the right to choose and refuse medical treatment and control measures and to the imposition of isolation or quarantine control measures. |
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Relating to the provision of and professional liability insurance coverage for gender transitioning or gender reassignment medical procedures and treatments for certain children. |
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Relating to the establishment of an advisory committee for the TexNet seismic monitoring program. |
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Relating to requiring the board of trustees of each school district to create a nonvoting student trustee position on the board. |
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Relating to the composition of the Governor's EMS and Trauma Advisory Council. |
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Relating to the possession, transportation, and release of certain nonindigenous snakes; increasing a criminal penalty. |
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Relating to the offense of possessing a weapon in a secured area of an airport. |
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Relating to the applicability of the Texas Fair Housing Act to certain sales and rentals. |
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Relating to the rights and duties of parents and the protection of parental rights in suits affecting the parent-child relationship. |
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Relating to restrictions on municipal regulation in certain areas. |
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Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for recipients of the Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal. |
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Relating to the confidentiality of and discovery procedures relating to certain material regarding the protection or security of a witness; creating a criminal offense. |
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Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Transportation to provide road services on federal military property. |
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Relating to the operation of golf carts in certain areas. |
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Relating to including work colleges in the TexShare library consortium. |
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Relating to the grant of a 99-year lease of certain state property and certain easements to the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority. |
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Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from certain establishments related to a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project. |
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Relating to the state online learning system; changing a fee. |
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Relating to measures to assist small and rural school districts in implementing a collegiate model and expanding broadband access, including the establishment of the Rural Schools and Communities Technical Assistance Center and a grant program. |
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Relating to the establishment of the State Advisory Council on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. |
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Relating to increasing the maximum reference base amount for certain consumer loans. |
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Relating to referrals to and consent to services under certain programs designed to serve pregnant women and families. |
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Relating to the appeal of rates charged for water or sewer service by certain retail public utilities. |
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Relating to the offense of failure to comply with an order from a fire marshal and the authority of certain county employees to issue citations for certain violations; changing a criminal penalty. |
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Relating to the dissolution of the Angelina County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4. |
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Relating to electronic benefits transfer cards used by or for recipients of benefits under certain assistance programs. |
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Relating to the authority of the Tarrant County Hospital District or a nonprofit corporation formed by the district regarding certain technology or intellectual property owned by or licensed to the district or corporation. |
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Relating to the operations and administration of the El Paso County Hospital District. |
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Relating to the Texas Free Enterprise and Antitrust Act of 1983. |
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Relating to a border operations training program for peace officers employed by local law enforcement agencies. |
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Relating to providing information to undergraduate students regarding certain fixed or flat tuition rates provided by certain institutions of higher education. |
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Relating to a leave pool for school district employees. |
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Relating to providing mental health services and mental health education to public school students at school-based health centers. |
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Relating to improving training and staff development for primary and secondary educators to enable them to more effectively serve all students. |
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Relating to an election to revoke a county equalization tax imposed in certain counties. |
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Relating to measures to support the alignment of education and workforce development in the state with state workforce needs, including the establishment of the Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative. |
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Relating to providing high-quality tutoring services to public school students, including the creation of the Texas Tutor Corps program, and the use of the compensatory education allotment for certain tutoring services programs. |
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Relating to the regulation of certain retail electric products. |
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Relating to disclosures regarding indemnification obligations and insurance coverage in connection with provision of services pertaining to wells or mines by certain subcontractors. |
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Relating to the repeal of the authority of political subdivisions to adopt or enforce juvenile curfews. |
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Relating to the unlawful disclosure of an autopsy image or other visual depiction; creating a criminal offense. |
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Relating to the definition of "closing" for purposes of certain private activity bonds. |
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Relating to a body worn camera program for emergency medical personnel. |
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Relating to emergency medical services subscription programs and reciprocity agreements between certain air ambulance companies operating a subscription program. |
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Relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits. |
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Relating to the time for the issuance of municipal building permits. |
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Relating to annually adjusting for inflation the maximum amount of a motor vehicle excluded in determining eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program. |
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Relating to siting requirements for the construction of a wind turbine. |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 164 in Limestone County as the Trooper Chad M. Walker Memorial Highway. |
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Relating to the assessment of public school students, providing accelerated instruction for students who fail to achieve satisfactory performance on certain assessment instruments, and an accelerated learning and sustainment outcomes bonus allotment under the foundation school program. |
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Relating to the definition of exploitation for purposes of investigating reports of exploitation against certain elderly persons and persons with disabilities. |
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Relating to the Preparation for Adult Living Program and other services for foster children transitioning to independent living. |
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Relating to the provision of information regarding COVID-19 prevention and treatment to individuals receiving a COVID-19 viral test. |
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Relating to pretrial procedures, conditions for community supervision, and criminal punishment for conduct endangering the public safety; creating a criminal offense and increasing criminal penalties. |
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Relating to the creation of the Moore's Crossing Municipal Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
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Relating to the adoption and repeal of an additional ad valorem road tax for the maintenance of county roads. |
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Relating to the creation of the Lorena Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
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Relating to the creation of the Medina County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
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Relating to the creation of a joint interim committee to study colonias and colonia initiatives in this state. |
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Relating to the boundaries of the Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 70. |
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Relating to criminal history record information checks for applicants for employment and employees of group homes; creating a criminal offense. |
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Relating to advance directives or health care or treatment decisions made by or on behalf of patients. |
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Relating to the establishment of the Family Educational Relief Program and an insurance premium tax credit for contributions made for purposes of that program. |
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Relating to parental approval for a student's participation in human sexuality instruction in public schools. |
HOUSE BILLS (Calendar Order) |
HOUSE BILLS (Second Reading) |
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Relating to the general manager of the Upper Colorado River Authority. |
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Relating to partnerships between the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and nonprofit entities to promote hunting and fishing by certain veterans. |
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Relating to the carrying of a handgun by a license holder in a motor vehicle. |
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Relating to the response and resilience of certain electricity service providers to major weather-related events or other natural disasters; granting authority to issue bonds. |
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Relating to the definition of personal property for purposes of removing personal property from a roadway or right-of-way. |
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Relating to the designation of the portion of U.S. Highway 77 in Refugio County as the Second Lieutenant Lloyd "Pete" Hughes Medal of Honor Memorial Highway. |
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Relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation on the impact of certain classifications of motor vehicle on the roads and bridges of this state. |
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Relating to the knowledge test required for a commercial driver's license. |
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Relating to the authority of a district engineer for the Texas Department of Transportation to temporarily lower the speed limit at a highway maintenance activity site. |
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Relating to the use of certain funds derived from criminal asset forfeiture to provide services to domestic victims of trafficking. |
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Relating to the requirement for a deputy sheriff, reserve deputy sheriff, deputy constable, or reserve deputy constable to take an official oath. |
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Relating to methods to send applications and orders for sealing juvenile records. |
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Relating to the duties of a law enforcement agency regarding missing children and missing persons and to the duties of a justice of the peace or other investigator regarding unidentified bodies. |
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Relating to the review date for certain governmental entities subject to the sunset review process. |
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Relating to the purchasing of the uniform of certain honorably retired or medically discharged peace officers. |
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Relating to the establishment of a memorial monument dedicated to emergency medical services personnel on the Capitol grounds. |
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Relating to the continuation of the Red River Boundary Commission. |
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Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to honor members of the United States Army Special Forces. |
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Relating to the continuation of the Trade Agricultural Inspection Grant Program. |
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Relating to the use of individual graduation committees and other alternative methods to satisfy certain public high school graduation requirements. |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain children who are or were in foster care for free prekindergarten programs in public schools. |
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Relating to behavior improvement plans and behavioral intervention plans for certain public school students and notification and documentation requirements regarding certain behavior management techniques. |
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Relating to the establishment of a Texas Police Service Animals Memorial Monument in the Capitol Complex. |
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Relating to fees charged by certain persons for the method used for payments made under an agreement. |
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Relating to notice requirements for a leased dwelling located in a floodplain. |
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Relating to the rental and operation of electric generation equipment. |
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Relating to an exemption for certain cemeteries from cemetery location restrictions. |
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Relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages in areas annexed by certain municipalities. |
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Relating to residential and commercial building requirements of municipalities, counties, and emergency services districts. |
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Relating to restricting the use of personally identifiable student information by an operator of a website, online service, online application, or mobile application used for a school purpose and providing an exemption from certain restrictions for a national assessment provider. |
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Relating to the carrying of holstered handguns by handgun license holders. |
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Relating to the time for making required reports of deceased residents of this state to a voter registrar and to the secretary of state. |
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Relating to certain procedures regarding court-ordered financial support for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. |
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Relating to the jury charge and jury findings in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship. |
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Relating to recovery of attorney's fees in certain civil cases. |
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Relating to the required disclosure of entities with an ownership interest in a vendor of voting system equipment. |
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Relating to the prohibited suspension of laws protecting religious freedom and prohibited closure of places of worship. |
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Relating to the regulation of on-site sewage disposal systems on certain leased land that is owned by the federal government. |
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Relating to the administration of apprenticeship training programs. |
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Relating to oil and gas liens. |
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Relating to the period for which certain land owned by a religious organization for the purpose of expanding a place of religious worship or constructing a new place of religious worship may be exempted from ad valorem taxation. |
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Relating to the rate of interest on certain tax refunds. |
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Relating to the authority of the comptroller to send, or to require the submission to the comptroller of, certain ad valorem tax-related items electronically. |
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Relating to the training and education of appraisal review board members. |
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Relating to the exemption from sales and use taxes for items sold by a nonprofit organization at a county fair. |
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Relating to the municipal fees charged to certain air conditioning and refrigeration contractors. |
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Relating to the appointment of appraisal review board members. |
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Relating to a limitation on liability and sanctions in connection with certain prescribed burns. |
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Relating to the use of the water infrastructure fund. |
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Relating to the construction, maintenance, rehabilitation, and removal of dams by the Upper Brushy Creek Water Control and Improvement District. |
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Relating to public school attendance requirements for students diagnosed with or undergoing related treatment for severe or life-threatening illnesses. |
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Relating to authorizing the provision of temporary secure storage for weapons at certain public buildings; authorizing fees. |
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Relating to taxpayers' suits. |
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Relating to the creation of a work group on blockchain matters concerning this state. |
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Relating to civil liability of a commercial motor vehicle owner or operator, including the effect that changes to that liability have on commercial automobile insurance. |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain retired firefighters and emergency medical services providers to purchase continued health benefits coverage. |
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Relating to the establishment of a statewide all payor claims database and health care cost disclosures by health benefit plan issuers and third-party administrators. |
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Relating to the evaluation of child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program. |
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Relating to expedited death certificates for religious purposes in certain counties. |
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Relating to notifying an alleged perpetrator of child abuse or neglect of certain rights in an investigation by the Department of Family and Protective Services; creating a criminal offense. |
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Relating to the inapplicability of state citrus fruit maturity standards to grapefruit and oranges processed for juice. |
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Relating to suits to collect assessments owed by certain citrus producers. |
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Relating to rates applied to certain water or sewer systems after a sale or purchase of the system. |
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Relating to the regulation of livestock export-import processing facilities; creating a criminal offense. |
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Relating to the appeal of rates charged for water or sewer service by certain retail public utilities. |
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Relating to the performance of equine dentistry by students of equine dental provider certification programs. |
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Relating to disclosures and standards required for certain annuity transactions and benefits under certain annuity contracts. |
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Relating to benefit review conferences under the Texas workers' compensation system. |
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Relating to required disclosures for certain occupational insurance policies. |
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Relating to the limitations periods for certain suits against real estate appraisers and appraisal firms. |
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Relating to the prevention, identification, investigation, and enforcement of payment card fraud; providing a civil penalty. |
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Relating to certain rates charged by and programs offered by municipally owned utilities. |
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Relating to state agency contracts for Internet application development. |
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Relating to covers or barriers on the windows and doors of and other obstructions of the view of certain alcoholic beverage retailers. |
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Relating to the handling of illicit alcoholic beverages seized by a peace officer. |
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Relating to temporary licenses for insurance professionals. |
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Relating to the authority of certain municipal employees to request the removal and storage of certain abandoned or illegally parked vehicles. |
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Relating to health benefits offered by certain nonprofit agricultural organizations. |
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Relating to a grace period for payment of premiums on insurance policies renewed by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. |
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Relating to the prosecution of the offense of continuous sexual abuse of young child or disabled individual; creating a criminal offense. |
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Relating to access to a residence or former residence to retrieve certain personal property. |
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Relating to the imposition of consecutive sentences for certain offenses arising out of the same criminal episode. |
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Relating to the continuation and functions of the Commission on Jail Standards. |
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Relating to the purchase of food and beverages by the Department of Public Safety for certain persons. |
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Relating to the confidentiality of a child's criminal records related to certain misdemeanor offenses. |
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Relating to an affirmative defense to an allegation of truant conduct. |
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Relating to the powers, duties, and bond authority of the Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Authority; providing authority to impose a fee. |
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Relating to the operation of aircraft in or on protected freshwater areas. |
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Relating to complaints filed with the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners. |
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Relating to the authority of the Tarrant County Hospital District or a nonprofit corporation formed by the district regarding certain technology or intellectual property owned by or licensed to the district or corporation. |
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Relating to certain procedural requirements for public improvement districts and transfers of property located in public improvement districts. |
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Relating to the membership of the board of managers for certain emergency communication districts. |
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Relating to the selection of public members to serve on a county's salary grievance committee. |
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Relating to the transfer of vacation leave time to a sick leave pool in certain counties. |
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Relating to the procedure for amending or revoking certificates of public convenience and necessity issued to certain retail public utilities. |
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Relating to the possession and transportation of certain nonindigenous snakes; increasing a criminal penalty. |
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Relating to the slaughter and processing of exotic animals for donation to a nonprofit food bank. |
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Relating to the entry into the Texas Crime Information Center of certain information regarding orders imposing a condition of bond in a criminal case involving a violent offense. |
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Relating to the requisites of a bail bond given by certain defendants and to conditions of release on bond for certain defendants. |
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Relating to a requirement that a decree of divorce include the date of the marriage. |
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Relating to court reporter costs incurred in a hearing or proceeding for the involuntary detention of a person with mental illness. |
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Relating to the provision of certain notices in guardianship proceedings. |
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Relating to service of process on institutions and organizations in certain probate proceedings. |
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Relating to determining the incapacity of a guardian. |
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Relating to authorizing a petitioner for a protective order to separate the petitioner's wireless telephone number from the respondent's wireless telephone service account. |
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Relating to the public school finance system and public education. |
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Relating to liability arising from farm animals. |
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Relating to the availability of certain information regarding early voting. |
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Relating to the carrying and possession of a handgun by a public junior college school marshal. |
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Relating to the admission by a party of a material and substantial change of circumstances in a motion to modify an order in certain family law cases. |
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Relating to the carrying of a handgun by certain first responders. |
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Relating to the inclusion of information for reporting suspicious activity to the Department of Public Safety on certain human trafficking signs or notices. |
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Relating to a change of name for participants in the address confidentiality program administered by the office of the attorney general. |
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Relating to the storage of firearms and ammunition in the same locked location in certain foster homes. |
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Relating to the provision of natural gas and electric services in this state. |
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Relating to the provision of certain services by the Department of Family and Protective Services as an alternative to removing a child and certain procedures with respect to children in the managing conservatorship of the department. |
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Relating to efficiency audits of the Department of Family and Protective Services. |
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Relating to limitations on pelvic examinations; authorizing disciplinary action, including an administrative penalty. |
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Relating to including certain licensed physician assistants in the definition of non-physician mental health professional for purposes of certain provisions applicable to non-physician mental health professionals. |
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Relating to the sale of certain food by food service establishments. |
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Relating to the number of signatures required on a petition filed in connection with an election to create certain hospital districts. |
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Relating to administrative penalties imposed by the Texas Animal Health Commission. |
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Relating to the licensing and regulation of insurance professionals. |
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Relating to requiring school districts to report management fees under certain cooperative purchasing contracts. |
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Relating to training requirements for a member of the board of trustees of an independent school district. |
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Relating to prohibiting a student from participating in future extracurricular activities for certain conduct involving the assault of an extracurricular activity official. |
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Relating to the provision of certain health information and other information to school districts and other participating entities in the Texas school employees uniform group health coverage program. |
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Relating to an election to revoke a county equalization tax imposed in certain counties. |
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Relating to the eligibility for participation in University Interscholastic League activities of certain public school students who receive outpatient mental health services. |
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Relating to a severance payment to a superintendent or administrator serving as educational leader and chief executive officer of an open-enrollment charter school. |
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Relating to the right to remove property encroaching on areas owned or controlled by the Hidalgo County Drainage District Number 1. |
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Relating to the authority of the Chambers County Improvement District No. 1 to issue bonds and impose certain taxes or assessments. |
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Relating to the election of members of the board of directors of the Travis County Water Control and Improvement District No. 17. |
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Relating to the division of the CLL Municipal Utility District No. 1 and districts created by the division of the CLL Municipal Utility District No. 1. |
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Relating to the continuation and operations of a health care provider participation program by the Harris County Hospital District. |
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Relating to improving training and staff development for primary and secondary educators to enable them to more effectively serve all students. |
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Relating to prohibitions on camping in a public place and to a political subdivision's designation of property for camping by homeless individuals; creating a criminal offense. |
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Relating to regulation of certain facilities and establishments with respect to, civil remedies for certain criminal activities affecting, and certain criminal offenses involving health, safety, and welfare; creating a criminal offense; increasing criminal penalties. |
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Relating to rules for fixing the amount of bail, to the release of certain defendants on a bail bond or personal bond, to related duties of certain officers taking bail bonds and of a magistrate in a criminal case, to charitable bail organizations, and to the reporting of information pertaining to bail bonds. |
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Relating to protective orders; making conforming changes. |
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Relating to exemptions from liability for certain professionals for the disclosure of certain mental health information. |
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Relating to required posting of information regarding the office of the state long-term care ombudsman on certain long-term care facilities' Internet websites. |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 198 in Henderson County as the Deputy Sheriff Tony Ogburn and Deputy Sheriff Paul Habelt Memorial Highway. |
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Relating to the issuance of Texas Mobility Fund obligations. |
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Relating to the designation of State Loop 256 in Palestine as the Bascom W. Bentley III Memorial Loop. |
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Relating to the registration of certain motor vehicles as farm or ranch vehicles. |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway Loop 121 in Bell County as the Deputy Sheriff John Rhoden Memorial Highway. |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 114 in Wise County as the Sergeant Randy D. White Memorial Highway. |
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Relating to the authority of certain counties to authorize the operation of a golf cart or off-highway vehicle on certain roads. |
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Relating to access to the financial responsibility verification program by justice and municipal courts. |
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Relating to the criminal offense of passing certain vehicles on a highway. |
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Relating to appeals from an interlocutory order denying a motion for summary judgment by certain contractors. |
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Relating to the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety standards in certain municipalities. |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 570 in Eastland County as the Deputy Kenneth Maltby Memorial Highway. |
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Relating to the inclusion of information relating to street racing in the curriculum of driver education courses and driving safety courses. |
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Relating to the designation of State Highway 358 as the Peace Officers Memorial Highway. |
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Relating to the functions of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles; authorizing a penalty. |
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Relating to the modification of a 99-year lease of certain state property to the City of Austin and the grant of a 99-year lease of certain state property and certain easements to the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority. |
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Relating to issuance of autism awareness specialty license plates. |
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