HB Bills

Relating to the age at which a juvenile court may exercise jurisdiction over a child and to the minimum age of criminal responsibility.

Relating to the deposit of federal reimbursements for border security operations into the general revenue fund and the funding of services and programs in the border region.

Relating to prohibiting the use of Chinese technology to collect, process, transfer, or store biometric, genetic, or medical data; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to prohibiting the investment of state money in certain countries and in certain private business entities in those countries.

Relating to the dissolution of a public utility agency.

Relating to the qualification of candidates for, and the training and education of members of, the board of directors of an appraisal district; authorizing a fee.

Relating to including certain veteran-owned businesses within the definition of a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting.

Relating to state recognition of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas.

Relating to a limitation on the use of a victim's gender identity or sexual orientation as the basis for a defense in the trial of a criminal offense.

Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education, including review of curriculum and certain degree and certificate programs, the powers and duties of a faculty council or senate, training for members of the governing board, and the establishment of the Office of Excellence in Higher Education.

Relating to the creation of the Texas Advanced Research Institute.

Relating to the applicability to private schools of laws relating to the reporting to law enforcement of certain employee misconduct.

Relating to the dietitian licensure compact; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the rights and responsibilities of a foster parent.

Relating to the authority of certain counties to regulate subdivision platting in regard to the use of groundwater.

Relating to the composition and authority of certain subregional boards of regional transportation authorities.

Relating to a study and pilot program on the identification of and interventions provided to children with dyslexia who are committed to juvenile facilities.

Relating to size and density requirements for residential lots in certain municipalities; authorizing a fee.

Relating to hate crimes, including criminal and civil liability for those crimes and the hate crime prevention grant program; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to certain occupancy preferences given by developments supported with a low income housing tax credit allocation.

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 appearance of a personal identification certificate or driver's license issued to persons who are not citizens of the United States.

Relating to the procedures for a public test of logic and accuracy of a voting system for certain elections.

Relating to a defense to prosecution for certain intoxication offenses.

Relating to arbitration of certain out-of-network health benefit claims.

Relating to Media Production Development Zones and the functions of the Texas Film Commission.

Relating to speech protections for student media publications in public schools.

Relating to the discipline of public school students who engage in certain conduct.

Relating to the numbering of ballots.

Relating to the authority of a municipality to finance certain venue projects with a short-term motor vehicle rental tax.

Relating to interests in real property held or acquired by or on behalf of certain foreign individuals or entities and the authority of the attorney general to acquire the property by eminent domain; establishing the homeland security review committee; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to prohibiting the purchase of food or drink items containing certain food additives under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

Relating to the establishment of grant programs within the criminal justice division of the Office of the Governor to reduce investigatory and criminal case backlogs.

Relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate the installation or inspection of a residential energy backup system.

Relating to an automated artificial intelligence review of library material purchased by public schools; providing an administrative penalty.

Relating to the establishment of state agency grievance procedures for state agency employees.

Relating to the authority of a public library to provide multilingual resources for emerging communities.

Relating to the transition of certain veterans' mental health initiatives from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to the Texas Veterans Commission.

Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to an annual study on motor vehicle collisions in this state.

Relating to the use of receipts from attendance credit purchased under the public school finance system.

Relating to the establishment of a statewide human trafficking data repository within the office of the attorney general and to reporting of human trafficking data to the office of the attorney general and by the attorney general.

Relating to repealing the chapter of the Local Government Code related to zoological operation and maintenance boards.

Relating to the creation of the Religious Freedom Commission.

Relating to a commission to coordinate celebrations of the bicentennial anniversary of Texas' independence.

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

Relating to the oversight and financing of certain water infrastructure matters under the jurisdiction of the Texas Water Development Board.

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