Texas Bills and Legislation

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

Relating to authorizing certain projects to be undertaken in response to a disaster by certain economic development corporations.

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

Relating to the creation of a flood recovery loan program to provide low-interest loans to persons who are victims of flood-related disasters.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes.

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of such a veteran based on the disability rating of the veteran.

Relating to the creation of the Texas Rural Emergency Preparedness Fund for flood-prone communities.

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

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

Relating to expenditures for lobbying activities made by certain entities.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.

Relating to the use of interim testing and adaptive, growth-based assessment instruments for certain required assessments of public school students and prohibiting the use of the results of certain required assessments of public school students for certain purposes.

Relating to the repeal of provisions providing for the calculation of an unused increment rate and the use of that rate in calculating certain other ad valorem tax rates.

Relating to the prohibition of lobbyist representation of both political subdivisions and private entities.

Relating to the collection of delinquent ad valorem taxes.

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of such a veteran based on the disability rating of the veteran.

Relating to efficiency audits for certain political subdivisions.

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

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

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