Texas House Bills

Relating to requiring river authorities to coordinate with counties in emergency preparedness planning.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the appraised value of certain land that is located in a priority groundwater management area and is not irrigated.

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of certain land that is located in a priority groundwater management area and is not irrigated.

Relating to a study and report by the Texas Water Development Board, in consultation with certain other entities, of risks from and solutions to flooding.

Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to acquire real property for the taking or transportation of water.

Relating to the volume of groundwater production authorized through the issuance of permits by a groundwater conservation district.

Proposing a constitutional amendment specifying the authority of the attorney general to prosecute a criminal offense prescribed by the election laws of this state.

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict Texas congressional districts and revising procedures for redistricting.

Relating to providing a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery, including required training for justices of the peace and responding to mass fatality events; requiring a license; authorizing fees.

Relating to the authority of sheriffs and constables to enter into contracts to provide law enforcement services in certain counties and county financial authority in relation to sheriffs and constables in certain counties.

Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Relating to the operability of first responder and public safety communication services used in responding to natural disasters or other emergencies on the Capitol grounds.

Relating to the calculation of the penalty and interest incurred on a delinquent ad valorem tax.

Relating to the management and removal of vegetation and debris by certain electric utilities.

Relating to the regulation of stormwater management by certain counties.

Relating to the authority of a property owner to obtain an injunction restraining the collection of ad valorem taxes by a taxing unit if the taxing unit adopts a tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate and subsequently takes an action that constitutes a material deviation from the stated purpose of the tax increase.

Relating to the creation of certain criminal offenses concerning firearm sales at gun shows.

Relating to a prohibition on the receipt of certain state funds by a registered lobbyist.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project.

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that members of the legislature are not entitled to receive a state salary, per diem, or reimbursement for mileage for an unexcused absence when the applicable house of the legislature lacks a quorum.

Relating to a preference in state purchasing for certain goods and services used in a disaster area.

Relating to the establishment of a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that certain taxing units may impose on the residence homesteads of individuals who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.

Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate of certain taxing units and the manner in which a proposed ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate is approved by the voters.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish ad valorem taxes.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a percentage of the assessed value of property owned by certain disabled veterans.

Relating to efficiency audits for certain political subdivisions.

Relating to the definitions of certain terms for purposes of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of farm products in the hands of the producer.

Relating to authorizing certain projects to be undertaken in response to a disaster by certain economic development corporations.