Texas Bills

Relating to prohibiting the investment of the permanent university fund, the Texas University Fund, or money held by a public institution of higher education in financial companies that boycott certain energy companies.

Relating to protection for a public employee's or student's use of terms consistent with biological sex.

Relating to the interconnection of a facility in the ERCOT power region to certain other facilities.

Relating to the authority of a county commissioners court to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation by each taxing unit that taxes the property of the portion of the appraised value of a person's property that is attributable to the installation in or on the property of certain water conservation systems.

Relating to requirements and procedures in the contest of an election on a proposed constitutional amendment.

Relating to third-party review of development documents and inspection of improvements required to be approved by a political subdivision.

Relating to prohibiting the adoption or use of national sex education standards in public schools.

Relating to discrimination against or burdening certain constitutional rights of an applicant for or holder of a license to practice law in this state.

Relating to the establishment by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board of a grant program to support the study of regenerative agriculture at public institutions of higher education.

Relating to informed consent for certain screening tests.

Relating to certain civil penalties collected for violations of laws regulating massage therapy.

Relating to the formation of decentralized unincorporated nonprofit associations and the use of distributed ledger or blockchain technology for certain business purposes; authorizing fees.

Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance to certain political subdivisions for brackish water desalination.

Relating to the use of geothermal energy as a dispatchable generation resource.

Relating to reimbursing certain Department of Family and Protective Services employees for certain legal expenses.

Relating to identifying an individual with veteran's status and providing notice to the Texas Veterans Commission.

Relating to assistance for tuition and fees at postsecondary educational institutions for certain members of the Texas military forces.

Relating to the establishment of a work group to study and make recommendations on certain services needed by individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability.

Relating to the release of a balloon and associated littering; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; authorizing fees.

Relating to the physician assistant licensure compact; authorizing a fee.

Relating to a study by the General Land Office in partnership with a working group consisting of the Texas Department of Insurance, Department of Information Resources, and other entities on the establishment and implementation of a distributed ledger-based title registry pilot program.

Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of continuous aggravated promotion of prostitution.

Relating to the interconnection to the ERCOT power grid of certain coastal facilities for the provision of electric service.

Relating to the election of the board of directors of the Somervell County Hospital District.

Relating to the use of certain tolls and charges imposed by certain counties; authorizing a civil penalty and limiting the counties' authority to adopt an ad valorem tax rate.

Relating to the designation of a property as a historic landmark and the inclusion of a property in a historic district or similar preservation district by certain municipalities.

Relating to the vote required by the governing body of a taxing unit to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate or authorize the issuance of tax bonds.

Relating to the functions and duties of the Texas Ethics Commission.

Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.

Urging Congress to move NASA's headquarters to Houston.

Urging Congress to preserve Sections 45U, 45Y, and 48E of the Internal Revenue Code.

Relating to a severance payment to a superintendent of a school district.

Relating to the eligibility of certain local governmental entities affected by the realignment of defense worker jobs or facilities to receive grants.

Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain municipalities that receive municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue and other money from a local park board of trustees.

Relating to the exclusion of at-large and mayoral seats from the requirement of re-election following apportionment.

Relating to the collection of certain incident-based data reported to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.

Relating to the creation of a grant program to assist local law enforcement agencies in testing certain substances suspected of containing delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol.

Relating to the establishment, administration, and use of the Texas land, water, and wildlife conservation account.

Relating to prosecution of the criminal offense of cruelty to livestock animals.

Relating to the partial count of electronic voting system ballots.

Relating to the authority of a county to dispose of surplus and salvage property to a civic or charitable organization.

Relating to the approval of a certificate of convenience and necessity for certain transmission projects.

Relating to establishing a certified caregiver pilot program in the Borderplex workforce development area.

Relating to the distribution of hookahs; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to the prosecution of certain criminal offenses regarding the acquisition of firearms, firearm and ammunition smuggling, and terrorism.

Relating to the eligibility for grants for alternative fueling facilities.

Relating to the amount of an expenditure that may be paid by an emergency services district employee without board approval.

Relating to license plates and license plate windshield insignia issued for and displayed on a vehicle; authorizing a fee; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to increasing the punishment for certain conduct constituting the offense of murder.

Relating to the exemption from the franchise tax and certain filing fees for certain businesses owned by veterans.

Relating to preventing discrimination in membership in a professional or trade association.

Relating to establishment and enforcement of school safety zones; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to a policy adopted by a school district or open-enrollment charter school regarding the expression of dates.

Relating to the accreditation of law schools in this state.

Relating to digital replication rights in the voice and visual likeness of individuals; providing private causes of action; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the conduct of randomized county election audits.

Relating to the appointment of a special prosecutor by the court of criminal appeals for certain criminal cases.

Relating to the maximum number of nonresident scholarship students permitted to pay resident tuition and fees at certain public institutions of higher education.

Relating to the maintenance of criminal history record information for group home applicants and employees; creating a criminal offense.