Texas Bills and Legislation

Relating to the suspension of certain public school students and to the repeal of the positive behavior program for public schools.

Relating to the licensing of certain persons by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and the hiring of those persons by political subdivisions.

Relating to county and municipal authority to prohibit the operation of e-cigarette retailers near primary or secondary schools.

Relating to the punishment for certain theft offenses.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation by certain political subdivisions of a portion of the market value of the residence homestead of the parent or guardian of a person who is disabled and who resides with the parent or guardian.

Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the dedication by general law of money received by this state and money held in or deposited to an account or fund inside or outside the state treasury and the authorized expenditure or appropriation of money dedicated by general law.

Relating to prohibiting the transfer of certain semiautomatic rifles to certain recipients; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to creation of the criminal offense of improper entry from foreign nation.

Relating to the purchase or acquisition by metal recycling entities of catalytic converters removed from a motor vehicle; imposing an administrative penalty.

Relating to election integrity and security, including by preventing fraud in the conduct of elections in this state; authorizing a penalty, increasing a penalty.

Relating to required screenings for pediatric feeding disorder for students with certain disabilities and to the individualized education programs for certain public school students with pediatric feeding disorder.

Relating to the systems used in a central counting station.

Relating to regulations and policies for entering or using a bathroom or changing facility in a public school.

Relating to a handbook on parental rights in education and training requirements on parental rights in education for a member of the board of trustees of a school district.

Relating to campaign contribution limits for certain offices.

Relating to the eligibility of mental health professionals for the Homes for Texas Heroes home loan program.

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of funds to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System and certain component institutions of the Texas State University System and repealing the limitation on the allocation to the Texas State Technical College System and its campuses of the annual appropriation of certain constitutionally dedicated funding for public institutions of higher education.

Relating to the submission of certain reports to the legislature by the governor regarding a declared state of disaster.

Relating to the compensation paid to certain court administrative staff.

Relating to the regulation of in vitro fertilization procedures; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Relating to the classification of certain construction workers and the eligibility of those workers for unemployment benefits; providing an administrative penalty.

In memory of Maria Ninfa Cantu De La Garza of Harlingen.

Relating to the frequency of county bail bond board meetings.

Relating to the employment of certain executive heads of state agencies and employees reporting to those executive heads.