Texas Bills and Legislation

Relating to the interconnection of the ERCOT power grid to grids outside the ERCOT power region.

Congratulating State Senator Brandon Creighton on his selection as the sole finalist for the position of chancellor of the Texas Tech University System.

Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 5.

Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to impose a supplemental local sales and use tax to provide additional revenue for property tax relief and general governmental purposes if the tax is approved by the voters; authorizing the imposition of a tax.

Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board regarding standards for placement of recreational vehicles and temporary dwelling structures in a flood hazard area.

Urging the federal government to support the construction of the Eastern Mediterranean gas pipeline.

Expressing support for a federally owned transcontinental pipeline system that runs from the western coast of the Mexico-United States border to refineries located along the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana.

Relating to disclosures required to record an instrument conveying real property.

Relating to the making and acceptance of political contributions during a special legislative session.

Urging Congress to pass legislation requiring federal agents who are conducting arrests to wear proper uniforms and present identification and prohibiting agents from wearing facial coverings during public-facing enforcement actions.

Relating to the creation of the Texas Hemp Council; regulation of products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and hemp beverages and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring occupational licenses and permits; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; authorizing civil penalties; imposing taxes.

Relating to autologous and direct blood donations.

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain acts of official oppression.

Relating to creating the criminal offense of trespass on or near school or day-care center property.

Relating to the treatment of a replacement structure for a structure that was rendered uninhabitable or unusable by a casualty, a natural disaster, or wind or water damage as a new improvement for ad valorem tax purposes.

Relating to youth camp flood safety requirements and a study on and grants for flotation devices for youth camp cabins.

Relating to establishment of maximum allowable ground level concentrations of hydrogen sulfide by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Relating to the residential and commercial building codes of municipalities.

Relating to a franchise tax credit for entities that establish a grocery store or healthy corner store in a food desert.

Urging the federal government to support the construction of the Eastern Mediterranean gas pipeline.

Relating to a study conducted by the Commission on Jail Standards on the living conditions and safety of persons confined in the Harris County jail.

Designating Newton County as the official Forest Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.

Relating to the vote required in an election to approve an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds a taxing unit's voter-approval tax rate; making conforming changes.