Texas Bills and Legislation

Relating to the dissolution of a public utility agency.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of a portion of the market value of certain leased residential real properties, to establish and prescribe the permissible uses of the property tax relief to rental households fund, and to include payments from the property tax relief to rental households fund in the exception of certain appropriations to pay for ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.

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 revision of the essential knowledge and skills of the public school social studies curricula to include instruction relating to the history of persons with disabilities.

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 public housing authorities.

Relating to the rights and responsibilities of a foster parent.

Relating to the reporting of private school educator misconduct; providing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense.

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

Relating to the conduct by electronic means of certain uncontested hearings.

Relating to the regulation of certain day-care centers.

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 the university advisory committee of and procedure for making awards by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.

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.

Recognizing Neal Weaver for his outstanding contributions to advancing the mission of Stephen F. Austin State University.