Texas Bills

Relating to the protection of an unborn child’s rights and criminal liability and justification for prohibited conduct.

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 regulation of stormwater management by certain counties.

Relating to eliminating certain state-required assessment instruments and certain end-of-course assessment instruments not required by federal law.

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

Relating to the authority of a county to establish drainage utilities, impose drainage fees, and regulate land use for the purpose of flood management.

Relating to requiring voter approval for certain local tax rate increases adopted pursuant to a disaster declaration.

Relating to the use of certain federal funds received by the state to provide property tax refunds to Texas homestead owners.

Relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes through the use of certain surplus state revenue.

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

Relating to establishing minimum credentialing qualifications for Emergency Management Coordinators appointed by Emergency Management Directors.

Relating to creating a grant program administered by the Texas Division of Emergency Management.

Relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes through the use of certain surplus state revenue.

Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units.

Relating to emergency evacuation instruction and notice requirements for youth camps.

Relating to abortion, including civil liability for distribution of abortion-inducing drugs; making conforming changes and harmonizing conforming provisions; authorizing a private civil right of action.

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

Relating to abortion, including civil liability for distribution of abortion-inducing drugs and duties of Internet service providers; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a private civil right of action.

Relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes through the use of certain surplus state revenue.

Relating to first responder broadband network services used by first responders during natural disasters and other emergencies.

Relating to creating the Texas Flash Flood Alley Interoperability Council and a grant program administered by the council.

Relating to the allocation and deposit of certain surplus state revenue to the property tax relief fund for use in reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes.

Relating to requirements for campgrounds located in a floodway; authorizing an administrative penalty; providing a private cause of action.

Relating to the development of a statewide real-time emergency communications platform.

Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board of the state environmental review process for certain projects eligible for financial assistance from the flood infrastructure fund and the implementation of streamlining procedures based on the results of the study.

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

Relating to flood safety and disaster preparedness.

Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.

Relating to a guide on preparing for and responding to a flooding disaster.

Relating to the jurisdiction and operation of the County Court at Law in Atascosa County.

Relating to requiring a warning on the labeling of certain consumable hemp products distributed or sold in this state.

Relating to prohibiting the sale, delivery, or purchase of a consumable hemp product to or by a person younger than 21 years of age, the entry onto the premises of a retailer of consumable hemp products by a person younger than 21 years of age, and the employment by a retailer of consumable hemp products of a person younger than 21 years of age; creating criminal offenses.

Relating to a temporary reduction in the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district; making an appropriation.

Relating to the use by a school district or a school district employee of public funds for lobbying activities.

Relating to campground emergency safety certification requirements; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to the regulation of the cultivation, processing, packaging, labeling, distribution, sale, testing, transportation, delivery, transfer, storage, dispensing, possession, use, and taxation of cannabis and cannabis products and local regulation of cannabis establishments; authorizing the imposition of fees; requiring an occupational license; creating a criminal offense; imposing a tax.

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

Relating to the elimination of school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes and the creation of a joint interim committee on the elimination of those taxes.

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

Relating to the development and implementation of outdoor warning siren activation protocol, including the establishment of an advisory committee.

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

Relating to a study of alternative methods of taxation to replace revenue lost to political subdivisions if ad valorem taxes are abolished.

Relating to designating certain substances as Schedule IV controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.

Relating to a reduction in the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district; making an appropriation.

Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse projects.

Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.

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

Relating to emergency response planning and emergency preparedness of youth camps and campus programs for minors.

Relating to public school accountability, including reducing state required accountability exams to the minimum required by federal law and replacing current state required assessments with instructionally supportive assessments.

Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.

Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.

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 powers and duties of the Texas Division of Emergency Management for a local state of disaster; enhancing a criminal penalty.

Relating to emergency preparedness and safety requirements for youth camps.

Relating to consent towing fees charged during a declared disaster.

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

Relating to certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency.

Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse projects.