Texas House Bills

Relating to the repeal of or limitations on certain state and local taxes, including school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes, the enactment of state and local value added taxes, and related school finance reform; imposing taxes.

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 the limitations on increases in the appraised value of certain property for ad valorem tax purposes.

Relating to the repeal of the additional ad valorem taxes imposed as a result of a change of use of certain land.

Relating to the repeal of or limitations on certain state and local taxes, including school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes, the enactment of state and local value added taxes, and related school finance reform; imposing taxes.

Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence.

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 restrictions on the use of certain ad valorem tax revenue for the payment of public securities.

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 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 rate at which interest accrues in connection with the deferral or abatement of the collection of ad valorem taxes on certain residence homesteads.

Relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting.

Relating to the registration of voters at a polling place and related procedures.

Relating to early voting by mail by any qualified voter and to the repeal of certain criminal offenses concerning the solicitation and distribution of an application to vote by mail.

Relating to electronic voter registration.

Relating to increasing the threshold of voter approval for a school district bond election.

Relating to requiring congregate living facilities to maintain a flood disaster plan and conduct an annual flood disaster plan drill; authorizing a civil penalty.

Relating to the authority of a taxing unit other than a school district, county, municipality, or junior college district to establish a limitation on the amount of ad valorem taxes that the taxing unit may impose on the residence homesteads of certain low-income individuals who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.

Relating to a grant program to provide financial assistance to municipalities and counties that use helicopters to respond to disasters.

Relating to the composition of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.

Relating to the revocation of certain licenses of persons found to have engaged in price gouging during a declared disaster.

Relating to a grant program to assist nonprofit organizations, regional planning commissions, and emergency communication districts in the provision of emergency communications services in this state.

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

Relating to emergency warning systems operated by municipalities and counties.

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

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

Relating to the regulation of recreational vehicle parks by a political subdivision; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the production and ownership of brine.

Relating to the determination of the value not in dispute of property that is the subject of an ad valorem tax protest or appeal.

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of a percentage of the assessed value of a property owned by certain disabled veterans and the amount of the exemption for the surviving spouses and children of certain disabled veterans.

Relating to a limitation on increases in the appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes.

Relating to the jurisdiction of statutory county courts and creation of an additional statutory probate court in Hidalgo County.

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

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 collection of delinquent ad valorem taxes.

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

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

Relating to the collection of delinquent ad valorem taxes.

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 the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of land subject to a quarantine established by the Texas Animal Health Commission for ticks or screwworms.

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

Relating to the suspension of toll collection while an evacuation order is in effect.

Relating to establishment of the disaster recovery fund.

Relating to an exemption from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain dams or reservoirs operated and maintained for the purposes of erosion, floodwater, and sediment control.

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

Relating to expenditures for lobbying activities made by certain entities.

Relating to the required provision to campers at youth camps of active radio frequency identification tags.

Relating to youth camp emergency preparedness plans.

Relating to municipal and county financial requirements.

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

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 limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.

Relating to prohibition of transporting or funding the transportation of an unemancipated minor for an abortion; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.

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 provision of an abortion-inducing drug.

Relating to establishment of the disaster identification system for a declared state of disaster.

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 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.

Relating to the definition of "residence homestead" for purposes of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of a totally disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of such a veteran.

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