HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Urban Affairs 

TIME & DATE:  2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 

PLACE:        E2.028 
CHAIR:        Rep. J. M. Lozano 

The Committee will hear testimony on the following bills:

HB 834         Campos                                    
Relating to the establishment by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs of a pilot program to solicit donations made by text message for the benefit of local programs that provide services to homeless individuals and families in certain municipalities.

HB 1153        Vasut                                     
Relating to the authority of a Type A or Type B general-law municipality to change to a Type C general-law municipality.

HB 1434        Buckley                                   
Relating to the staggering of terms of aldermen of the governing body of a Type A general-law municipality.

HB 1492        Ordaz                                     
Relating to the conveyance of property by a municipality for the public purpose of economic development.

HB 1661        Burns                                     
Relating to the age limit for a beginning position in a police department under municipal civil service.

HB 1677        Jetton                                    
Relating to the issuance of a certified birth record, driver's license, or personal identification certificate to a homeless individual.

HB 2822        Garcia                                    
Relating to a study on the housing needs of youth transitioning out of foster care or the juvenile justice system.

HB 3980        Frazier                                   
Relating to the business leave time account for a firefighter employee organization in certain municipalities.

HB 4227        Goldman                                   
Relating to the repeal of a municipal civil service system for firefighters and police officers in certain municipalities.

HB 4443        Cunningham                                
Relating to the allocation of certain federal money provided under the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act.

HB 4769        Gervin-Hawkins                            
Relating to a grant program for neighborhood organization pedestrian infrastructure administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

HB 4770        Gervin-Hawkins                            
Relating to a grant program for municipal pedestrian infrastructure administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

HB 5282        Anchía | et al.                           
Relating to the creation of the Dallas Municipal Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and fees.

HB 5311        Toth                                      
Relating to the creation and operation of a development zone by and the tax revenue received by The Woodlands Township; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and taxes.

For those persons who will be testifying, information for in-person witness registration, can be found here: https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx

A live video broadcast of this hearing will be available here: https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/

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Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until the hearing is adjourned by visiting: https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c480

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