Texas Bills and Legislation

Relating to requirements and procedures in the contest of an election on a proposed constitutional amendment.

Relating to noneconomic damage liability for a collision with a motorist who failed to establish financial responsibility.

Relating to establishing optional certifications for child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program and establishing a grant program for those providers.

Relating to the penalty for noncompliance with certain audit requirements by a municipality.

Relating to the authority of the governing body of a school district to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the district's voter-approval tax rate.

Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts.

Relating to a prohibition on certain discriminatory activities by governmental entities and vendors of governmental entities; providing for declaratory and injunctive relief and the withholding of certain funds from political subdivisions.

Relating to a prohibition on certain governmental contracts with foreign adversary companies and federally banned companies; authorizing a civil penalty.

Relating to prohibiting certain food additives from being included in free or reduced-price meals provided by school districts.

Relating to the terminology used to refer to certain assessment instruments administered to public school students.

Relating to the jurisdiction of the Texas Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeals.

Relating to the authority of home-rule municipalities to regulate the occupancy of dwelling units.

Relating to the regulation of preproduction plastic by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Relating to a credit or refund for diesel fuel taxes paid on diesel fuel used in this state by auxiliary power units or power take-off equipment.

Relating to a grant program to fund certain railroad grade separation projects.

Relating to the registration and inspection of vehicles.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects.

Relating to imposition of application fees for certain permits and permit amendments for the disposal of oil and gas waste.

Relating to the acquisition or use of certain foreign equipment or services by a governmental entity.

Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates.

Relating to public assistance program fraud; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to charity care provided by certain nonprofit hospitals and hospital systems and the calculation of net patient revenue for purposes of determining the charity care provided by those entities; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Relating to the responsibilities of the tabulation supervisor of a central counting station; providing a civil penalty

Relating to implicit bias training for justices and judges of state courts, judicial officers, certain court personnel, and attorneys licensed to practice law in this state.