Texas Senate Bills

Relating to the creation of additional judicial districts composed of Fort Bend County.

Relating to creating the criminal offenses of real property theft and real property fraud and establishing a statute of limitations for those offenses; harmonizing other statute of limitations provisions; increasing a criminal penalty.

Establishing rules of procedure to be observed by the Senate for the consideration of redistricting during the 89th Legislature.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time in which the legislature may enact or modify districts for the Texas Legislature or the United States House of Representatives.

Relating to flood safety requirements for youth camps located near rivers, creeks, and streams.

Relating to exceptions to and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion.

Relating to exceptions to certain laws prohibiting abortion.

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

Relating to the Internet posting of localized health and safety alerts by a municipality or county.

Relating to a disaster recovery loan program for small and micro-businesses.

Relating to emergency warning systems operated by municipalities and counties.

Relating to the execution of a waiver of citation by digitized signature in a suit for the dissolution of a marriage.

Relating to excess contributions and fees allocated to statutory probate courts.

Relating to court security, including the development of a court emergency management plan, the duties and composition of a court security committee, and increasing the criminal penalty for harassment of a court employee or judge.

Relating to the jurisdiction of the 2nd Multicounty Court at Law and the composition of the juvenile boards of Bee, Live Oak, and McMullen Counties.

Relating to the amount in controversy in the civil jurisdiction of statutory county courts.

Relating to court administration, including the election and term of a local administrative district judge and an annual court administration conference.

Relating to certain contracts for the purchase of residential real property located in a colonia.

Relating to the authority of a county attorney or district attorney to enforce human trafficking awareness and prevention in commercial lodging establishments.

Relating to the eligibility of a person employed by a school district as a teacher to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to the periodic reappraisal of property by, and the prohibition on posting on the Internet certain information held by, an appraisal district.

Relating to the regulation of new HUD-code manufactured housing.

Relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages.

Relating to recording requirements for certain instruments concerning real property.

Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.

Relating to the authority of the Texas Forensic Science Commission to review and refer certain cases to the office of capital and forensic writs.

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

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, mandatory expunction for certain persons, record retention, and youth diversion; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.

Relating to the integration of early voting by personal appearance and election day voting, including the manner in which election returns are processed and other related changes.

Relating to the procedure for certain complaints against health care practitioners.

Relating to selection of an attorney by an indigent parent as attorney ad litem for the parent in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

Relating to health and nutrition standards to promote healthy living, including requirements for food labeling, primary and secondary education, higher education, and continuing education for certain health care professionals; authorizing a civil penalty.

Relating to a franchise tax credit for, and the application of sales and use taxes to, certain research and development expenses.

Relating to the Texas moving image industry incentive program and the establishment and funding of the Texas moving image industry incentive fund.

Relating to legal representation of indigent persons in this state and to proceedings before a magistrate including the appointment of counsel for an indigent defendant.

Relating to the regulation of composting in certain counties; authorizing a civil penalty.

Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain real estate professionals by the Texas Real Estate Commission.

Relating to the testing of evidence containing biological materials in capital cases.

Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem and the compensation of certain attorneys ad litem in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity.

Relating to the operation of a cement kiln and the production of aggregates near a semiconductor wafer manufacturing facility.

Relating to prohibiting the recognition, service, and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders; creating a criminal offense.

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

Relating to impact and production fees for certain water projects and to the regulation of certain wells; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the eligibility of postsecondary educational institutions to participate in the governor's university research initiative.

General Appropriations Bill.

Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification the "Keep Nine" amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Expressing opposition to the creation of a central bank digital currency.

Returning House Bill No. 14 to the Senate for further consideration.

Directing the Texas School for the Deaf to name its middle school gymnasium the Robert Rives Gymnasium.

Recognizing Austin Oaks Church on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.

Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name the new transit amenity center at 207 W. 14th Street in the Capitol Complex the "Lead On! Transit Amenity" in honor of Justin Dart.

Designating Matagorda County as the official Birding Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Designating Bandera as the official Cowboy Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

In memory of Edwin Elmer Perryman of Tyler.

Designating the Town of Trophy Club as the official Texas Town of Patriotism for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Relating to the approval of a surety bond for a contract authorizing an oversize or overweight vehicle to cross a road or highway.

Relating to the inclusion of chronically absent and truant students as students at risk of dropping out of school and the collection and reporting of data regarding those students.

Relating to the definition of a rural political subdivision for purposes of the Texas Water Assistance Program.

Relating to the licensing and regulation of the practice of podiatry.

Relating to the right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty.