Texas Bills and Legislation

Relating to the assessment of damages resulting from the condemnation of property that is subject to a conservation easement.

Relating to the use, possession, delivery, or manufacture of testing equipment that identifies the presence of a substance listed in Penalty Group 1-B.

Relating to the reimbursement of expenses to certain counsel appointed to represent a defendant in a criminal proceeding.

Relating to the registration of firearms; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a fee.

Relating to monetary assistance provided by the Department of Family and Protective Services to certain parental child safety placement caregivers.

Relating to electric utility planning and cost recovery for enhancing service reliability for vulnerable customers.

Relating to remotely conducting depositions, hearings, and other proceedings in juvenile cases.

Relating to measures to prevent and respond to opioid-related drug overdoses, including policies and training regarding the use of opioid antagonists, at student residences on campuses of public institutions of higher education; providing immunity.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governing body of a political subdivision to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the market value of an individual's residence homestead.

Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain criminal offenses involving material or conduct that may be obscene or is otherwise harmful to children.

Relating to the authority of a municipality or a property owners' association to regulate the raising or keeping of chickens.

Relating to requiring public schools to designate certain uniform election dates as staff development days.

Relating to assistance with veterans benefits claims.

Relating to eliminating the fee for electronic access to certain information maintained by the secretary of state.

Relating to rules adopted and enforced by cemetery organizations on markers, memorials, and effigies; authorizing a civil penalty.

Relating to the completion of sexual harassment prevention training and ethics training to register as a lobbyist.

Relating to eligibility for tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain students who were under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to unprofessional conduct by mental health providers who attempt to change the sexual orientation of a child.

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 the creation of a lottery game to benefit the child-care services program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission.

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Relating to the eligibility of certain officers of a political subdivision authorized to impose a tax or issue bonds to hold certain offices concurrently.

Relating to parental consent for certain activities engaged in by a school district employee or contractor with respect to the parent's child.

Relating to the establishment of a grant program for school district or open-enrollment charter school campuses that are designated as full-service community schools.