Texas House Bills

Relating to the abolition of ad valorem taxes and the creation of a joint interim committee on the abolition of those taxes.

Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit and the manner in which a proposed ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate is approved; making conforming changes.

Relating to the vote required in an election to approve an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds a taxing unit's voter-approval tax rate; making conforming changes.

Relating to a comprehensive review of taxable goods and services.

Relating to the maintenance of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather alert radios by certain campgrounds, hotels, and recreational vehicle parks.

Congratulating Manuel Moreno Jr. of J. Frank Dobie High School on his induction into the Texas Tennis Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

Commending Camille McWhorter for her service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Terri Leo Wilson.

Commemorating the first annual Galveston Pickleball Championship.

Amending the permanent rules of the House of Representatives relating to quorum and attendance to remove seniority from certain members due to multiple absences.

Congratulating the Most Reverend Daniel E. Garcia on his appointment as bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Austin.

Relating to the election date for the authorization of the issuance of bonds.

Relating to training and credentialing requirements for certain emergency management coordinators and officers of this state or a political subdivision of this state who have emergency management responsibilities.

Relating to a study and report by the Upper Guadalupe River Authority of risks from and solutions to flooding.

Relating to the creation of a flood recovery loan program to provide low-interest loans to persons who are victims of flood-related disasters.

Relating to the regulation of certain products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring occupational licenses and registrations; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Relating to the regulation of groundwater produced in the boundaries of a groundwater conservation district.

Relating to the administration of elections.

Relating to a prohibition on the issuance of certain bonds by a school district.

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of American Legion Post No. 667 in Universal City.

In memory of legendary accordionist Flaco Jiménez.

Recognizing El Valle Bakery of Rio Grande City for its 50 years of service to the community.

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the determination of a quorum of the senate or house of representatives.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to exempt from ad valorem taxation the total market value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses.

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the total appraised value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly individuals and their surviving spouses.

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

Relating to a limit on political subdivision expenditures and the adoption of ad valorem tax rates.

Relating to certain measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations during disasters, including establishing a voluntary certification program for disaster relief organizations.

Relating to the creation and operation of the Texas Interoperability Council and a grant program administered by the council.

Relating to required flood disaster plans for campgrounds; authorizing a civil penalty.

Relating to the authority of the comptroller to provide funding for the deployment and operation of certain emergency communication systems.

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

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the market value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of such a veteran based on the disability rating of the veteran.

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the determination of a quorum of the senate or house of representatives.

Relating to the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools.

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of such a veteran based on the disability rating of the veteran.

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.

Relating to state agency terminology used in describing the landlocked territory on the western bank of the Jordan River.

Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, and jurors; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.

Congratulating Wise County Judge J. D. Clark on his election as president of the National Association of Counties.

Relating to the provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the enforcement of and exceptions to laws regulating the provision of abortion-inducing drugs; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to abortion, including civil liability for the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, exemptions from the Texas Citizens Participation Act and Religious Freedom Restoration Act, authorizing civil and qui tam actions, amendments to the fee-shifting statute governing abortion litigation, immunity defenses and limits on state-court jurisdiction and relief, the parens patriae standing of the attorney general, and the jurisdiction of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals; providing for severability.

Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.

Relating to the authority of the attorney general to investigate violations of law by certain local governments and to take action against those local governments to enforce the law.

Commending the Ball High School Choir from Galveston for performing in the rotunda of the State Capitol on December 6, 2025.

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

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.

Designating Alvord as the official Gateway to the Grasslands for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict Texas congressional districts.

Relating to establishment of the disaster recovery fund.

Relating to adding certain substances to the Texas Controlled Substances Act and regulating kratom and kratom products; increasing civil penalties; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty.

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

Relating to the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program.

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 authority of the governor over certain interoperable communications system procurements by a political subdivision.

Congratulating Linda Escobar on her 60th anniversary as a conjunto and Tejano star.

In memory of Oscar Rolando "Rolly" Correa of Salado.

Commending the Kliewer family for 34 years of service as the owners of Patriot Buick GMC in Killeen.

Relating to emergency preparedness and contingency operations plans, inspections, and enforcement for senior retirement communities.

Relating to disclosures required to record an instrument conveying real property.

Relating to flood control measures for Texas Department of Transportation highway projects.