Texas Bills and Legislation

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.

Relating to the regulation of residential treatment centers, including requirements related to public education for certain children who reside in residential treatment centers; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Relating to the contract requirements for a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to measures to ensure the safety of individuals with disabilities during an emergency situation at public postsecondary institutions.

Relating to the Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission and the redistricting of the districts used to elect members of the United States House of Representatives, the Texas Legislature, and the State Board of Education.

Relating to the authority of school districts in certain counties to establish alternative programs in lieu of sending students to a juvenile justice alternative education program.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities and local government corporations to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects.

Relating to vote harvesting; creating a civil penalty.

Relating to the essential knowledge and skills for the public school foundation curriculum and social studies curriculum.

Relating to the installation of bollards or another safety barrier adjacent to certain hospital emergency rooms.

Relating to restrictions on certain contributions and lobbyist compensation by persons appointed to public office by the governor; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to providing a one-time supplemental payment and an annual cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One and Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two.

Relating to eliminating inefficiencies in the organization, operation, powers, regulations, and management of the Texas Education Agency to prioritize the provision of funding directly to public schools.

Relating to inpatient competency restoration services.

Relating to the unauthorized occupancy of real property and a credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed on the real property; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to the law governing actions involving certain investment securities and the priority and perfection of certain security interests under the Uniform Commercial Code.

Relating to the regulation of used and scrap tires by certain counties.

Relating to the operations of the Texas Military Department.

Relating to the issuance by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of permits to authorize the diversion of state water from the Gulf of Mexico or a bay or arm of the Gulf of Mexico for desalination and use for industrial purposes.

Relating to a cost overage exemption for interconnection of advanced nuclear reactors to the ERCOT transmission system.

Relating to removal of certain eviction case information from credit reports.

Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain attorneys providing legal services in rural counties.