Texas Bills and Legislation

In memory of Dr. Maxine Thornton-Reese of Dallas.

Proposing a constitutional amendment specifying the authority of the attorney general to prosecute a criminal offense prescribed by the election laws of this state.

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of certain land that is located in a priority groundwater management area and is not irrigated.

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an individual's right to personal reproductive autonomy.

Proposing a constitutional amendment limiting to two the number of consecutive terms for which a person may be elected or appointed to hold certain state offices.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the appraised value of certain land that is located in a priority groundwater management area and is not irrigated.

Relating to providing a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

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 a pay raise for certain state employees.

Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Relating to a grant program to assist nonprofit organizations, regional planning commissions, and emergency communication districts in the provision of emergency communications services in this state.

Relating to the revocation of certain licenses of persons found to have engaged in price gouging during a declared disaster.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project.

Relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting.

Relating to the authority of a taxing unit other than a school district, county, municipality, or junior college district to establish a limitation on the amount of ad valorem taxes that the taxing unit may impose on the residence homesteads of certain low-income individuals who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.

Relating to the composition of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that members of the legislature are not entitled to receive a state salary, per diem, or reimbursement for mileage for an unexcused absence when the applicable house of the legislature lacks a quorum.

Relating to increasing the threshold of voter approval for a school district bond election.

Relating to the production and ownership of brine.

Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the threshold of voter approval for a school district bond election.

Relating to the registration of voters at a polling place and related procedures.

Relating to emergency warning systems operated by municipalities and counties.

Relating to the creation of certain criminal offenses concerning firearm sales at gun shows.

Relating to requiring congregate living facilities to maintain a flood disaster plan and conduct an annual flood disaster plan drill; authorizing a civil penalty.