Texas Bills and Legislation

Relating to providing a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

Relating to eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.

Relating to the establishment by the Railroad Commission of Texas of a policy to eliminate the routine flaring of natural gas from wells or other facilities regulated by the commission.

Relating to a suit for dissolution of a marriage and associated suit affecting the parent-child relationship when a party is pregnant.

Relating to the eligibility of a person who is not a United States citizen to be appointed to or serve in a public office or on an advisory board or task force.

Relating to the establishment of the Higher Education and Corrections Council.

Relating to the armed security officers required to be present at public schools and the permissible uses of the school safety allotment and the creation of a mental health allotment under the Foundation School Program.

Relating to creating a reimbursement program to reimburse certain supplemental nutrition assistance program recipients for the cost of certain food delivery service fees.

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the total appraised value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses.

Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the protection of school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue.

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of income-producing tangible personal property for a certain period of time.

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

Relating to the designation of certain election days as state holidays.

Relating to the components of a school district's enrichment tax rate and the calculation of the guaranteed yield under the Foundation School Program.

Relating to a sales and use tax refund for certain small businesses.

Relating to the deceptive trade practice of providing false or misleading information regarding the health of an animal being sold or offered for sale.

Relating to authorizing the increase or decrease of the rates of the gasoline and diesel fuel taxes based on the cost of certain highway projects.

Relating to the deadlines for performing various functions in connection with the ad valorem tax system.

Relating to state agency review of adopted rules.

Relating to prohibiting the publication of certain criminal record information of individuals involved in the criminal justice system.

Relating to the prohibition on the possession of a firearm by a person following the person's conviction of certain family violence misdemeanors.

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

Relating to providing free full-day prekindergarten for certain children.

Relating to the admissibility of certain hearsay statements in the prosecution of certain sexual or assaultive offenses committed against a child or person with a disability.