Texas Bills and Legislation

Relating to the establishment of the inmate legal services office and to the appointment and compensation of certain legal counsel for certain indigent inmates and other persons in secure correctional facilities.

Relating to an argument before the jury after a subsequent jury charge in a criminal case.

Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain legal paraprofessionals; requiring an occupational license; imposing fees.

Relating to the inclusion of certain sources of water supply in regional water plans.

Relating to prohibiting school districts from providing student instruction on Veterans Day.

Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.

Relating to the definition of holster for purposes of certain criminal offenses.

Relating to the provision of assistance to elderly persons in obtaining certain protective orders.

Relating to a pilot program to disburse payments to residential landlords when tenants terminate leases following family violence, certain sex offenses, or stalking.

Relating to the release on personal bond of certain defendants charged with a misdemeanor or state jail felony.

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Promise Grant Program for certain students at two-year public institutions of higher education.

Relating to the required minutes of service during each school day for a classroom teacher in public schools.

Relating to the extent of a defendant's criminal responsibility for the conduct of a coconspirator in a capital murder case.

Relating to designating October 6 as Hispanic Registered Dietician Day.

Relating to students enrolled in public schools subject to in-school or out-of-school suspension.

Relating to affirmative defenses to prosecution for certain criminal offenses involving material or conduct that may be obscene or is otherwise harmful to children.

Relating to an election authorizing the issuance of bonds or an increase in taxes by a political subdivision.

Relating to the amount of a fine and costs discharged by a defendant while confined in jail or engaged in labor.

Relating to the issuance of a warrant authorizing the use of a no-knock entry by a peace officer.

Relating to the establishment by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs of a pilot program to solicit donations made by text message for the benefit of local programs that provide services to homeless individuals and families in certain municipalities.

Relating to requiring a person convicted of an offense involving family violence or a person who is the subject of a protective order to surrender firearms owned by the person; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Adoption Assistance Program.

Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas and the Public Utility Commission of Texas to address a failure by an operator to maintain an electrical power line serving a well site or certain surface facilities in accordance with the National Electrical Code.

Relating to the jurisdiction of the county courts at law in Hidalgo County.