Texas Bills and Legislation

Relating to the minimum wage.

Relating to the administration by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs of a homeless housing and services program for youth and young adults.

Relating to an exception to the renewal requirement for agricultural and timber tax exemption registration numbers issued to or held by persons who are at least 65 years of age.

Relating to the recusal of a member of the Railroad Commission of Texas in certain matters.

Relating to instructional facilities funding for certain open-enrollment charter schools.

Relating to the authority of a municipality to allow a person to file an application to stop a nonconforming use of a property.

Relating to the definition of a project financing zone for the purposes of certain municipalities that use certain tax revenue to fund convention center facilities, multipurpose arenas, venues, and related infrastructure.

Relating to the award of good conduct time to certain inmates; changing parole eligibility.

Relating to water breaks for construction employees of contractors contracting with a governmental entity; providing an administrative penalty.

Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue.

Relating to the possession of property to be acquired by eminent domain during pending litigation in a condemnation proceeding.

Relating to the requirement to obtain certification and continuing education for certain public information officers.

Relating to the regulation of mobile food vendors; requiring an occupational license; imposing fees; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Relating to land development regulation of communities using manufactured homes and motor vehicles for long-term residences by certain counties.

Relating to the dedication of certain surplus state revenue for ad valorem tax relief.

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

Relating to policies and procedures regarding certain young adults in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to the development and implementation of the Live Well Texas program and the expansion of Medicaid eligibility to provide health benefit coverage to certain individuals; imposing penalties.

Relating to certain disqualifications from operating a commercial motor vehicle.

Relating to county and municipal regulation of automated external defibrillators.

Relating to the use of certain compensation arrangements in contracts between certain health benefit plan issuers for the provision of health care services to insureds and enrollees.

Relating to an exemption from abortion restrictions for unemancipated minors and the repeal of provisions regarding notice and consent to those abortions.

Relating to the definition of child neglect and to the appointment of the Department of Family and Protective Services and a child's parent or legal guardian as joint managing conservators of the child.

Relating to abnormal skin growth education for certain occupational license holders and to the liability of those license holders and their employers for certain medical referrals.