Texas Bills and Legislation

Relating to the authority of a county to regulate certain land uses.

Relating to the regulation of certain occupations by the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council, including the licensing of marriage and family therapists, marriage and family therapist associates, professional counselors, professional counselor associates, and social workers; authorizing fees.

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the total appraised value of real property used as a data center and the tangible personal property used by the data center to meet the data center's demand for energy.

Relating to the operation and management of the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum by the Texas Historical Commission.

Relating to establishing a pilot program to increase the supply of child-care services and encourage employer partnerships to meet strategic workforce needs in certain regions of the state.

Relating to renewable energy generation and energy storage facilities.

Relating to tuition and fee exemptions for former foster children with intellectual disabilities to attend comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs at a public institution of higher education.

Relating to consideration of the compensation of a vendor's chief executive officer as an additional relevant factor in determining the best value for the state when awarding a state contract.

Relating to truancy and the offense of a parent contributing to nonattendance; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to creation of the groundwater science, research, and innovation fund to be administered by the Texas Water Development Board.

Relating to the display of sexually explicit material in public libraries.

Relating to requirements that certain plats for the subdivision of land include evidence of groundwater supply.

Relating to continuing medical education requirements for certain physicians regarding adoption.

Relating to salary deductions for certain benefits approved by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas for certain public educational entity employees.

Relating to voter registration.

Relating to abolishing the Center for Elimination of Disproportionality and Disparities.

Relating to certain meetings of the board of directors of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.

Relating to the supervision by allopathic or osteopathic physicians of certain persons performing certain procedures.

Relating to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to certain felonies based on the offense initially charged in the case.

Relating to the authority of a municipality to adopt, increase or decrease the rate of, or repeal an additional sales and use tax for property tax relief by ordinance or resolution of the governing body of the municipality.

Relating to contracts with managed care organizations, including the procurement of managed care contracts, under Medicaid and the child health plan program.

Relating to a public institution of higher education's orientation on the institution's sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking policy.

Relating to the location of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association headquarters.

Relating to a refund of motor vehicle sales taxes paid on certain bad debt.