Texas Bills and Legislation

Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment and changing the eligibility for community supervision and parole for certain felony offenses in which a firearm is used or exhibited and to certain consequences on conviction of certain offenses.

Relating to the development and implementation of the Texas Plan demonstration program to fund the purchase by and provision to certain eligible individuals of health care services.

Relating to a temporary local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a taxing unit of the total appraised value of surplus real property a person purchases from the El Paso Independent School District.

Relating to information relied on by the Railroad Commission of Texas for purposes of rules involving rainfall estimates.

Relating to instructional materials developed for police chiefs by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement on issues specific to women in law enforcement.

Relating to the authority of the Department of State Health Services to lease certain real property.

Relating to the creation of an oversight advisory council on foster care placement.

Relating to a prohibition on the dissemination of certain personal identifying information by a state agency to the federal government.

Relating to the eligibility of ratepayers to file an appeal regarding water, drainage, or sewer rates with the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 13; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the period for which land must be devoted to certain uses to qualify for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land.

Relating to the issuance of certain package store permits and the transfer of package store permits to another location.

Relating to the employment of classroom teachers in public schools and the waiver or payment of certain educator examination and certification fees.

Relating to the authority of a court to order a defendant to engage in certain alternatives to confinement as part of the defendant's sentence.

Relating to the investment of public funds by a local government in investment pools.

Relating to considerations in awarding contracts under the Medicaid managed care program to managed care organizations that are public benefit corporations.

Relating to renaming the Mexican free-tailed bat as the Texas free-tailed bat.

Relating to the procedure for action on certain applications for an amendment to a water right.

Relating to fire safety standards and emergency operations plans for the operation of battery energy storage.

Relating to excused absences from public school for certain students to attend mental health care appointments.

Relating to the repeal of certain laws regulating abortion and the construction of abortion statutes.

Relating to improving efficiency, transparency, and regulatory processes in state and local government.

Relating to reporting and planning requirements to reduce the occurrence of sexual assault near the campuses of public institutions of higher education.

Relating to the definition of tobacco product for the purposes of the cigars and tobacco products tax.