Texas Bills and Legislation

Relating to requiring political subdivisions of this state to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify.

Relating to retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who resume certain employment with a school district.

Relating to the eligibility of certain production companies for a grant award under the moving image industry incentive program.

Relating to the enrollment period for newborns under certain employer health benefit plans.

Relating to regulations and policies for entering or using a bathroom or changing facility in a public school; authorizing a civil penalty, authorizing a private civil right of action.

Relating to prohibiting a registered sex offender from residing within a certain distance of a public primary or secondary school.

Relating to the creation of a Texas Commission on Assessment and Accountability.

Relating to the release on bail of certain defendants accused of committing a felony offense and the criminal consequences of committing a felony while released on bail for a prior felony; creating a criminal offense; increasing the minimum term of imprisonment for certain felonies; changing eligibility for deferred adjudication community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole.

Relating to ensuring certain adoptive parents may consent to medical care and access information regarding their child who is eligible for benefits under Medicaid.

Relating to the placement by a school district of a student who engages in a course of conduct that demonstrates habitually violent, harmful, or destructive behavior.

Relating to a landlord's duty to provide and maintain a functioning air conditioning system or unit in an apartment.

Relating to a tenant's provision of notice to a landlord for a repair or remedy through an online apartment portal.

Relating to inquiries about and the consideration of criminal history record information regarding an applicant for employment.

Relating to the designation of polling place locations on the campuses of certain general academic teaching institutions.

Relating to the use of average enrollment for purposes of the public school finance system.

Relating to the provision of private security services at a public primary or secondary school; requiring an occupational license.

Relating to the award of attorney's fees in certain suits involving a groundwater conservation district.

Relating to the coverage and provision of abortion, contraception, and sterilization under Medicaid and certain health benefit plans.

Relating to certain political subdivisions publishing required notices by alternative media.

Relating to law enforcement reports concerning certain arrest information of persons who are not lawfully present in the United States.

Relating to the presumption of validity for an advance directive and permissible forms of a medical power of attorney.

Relating to the scheduling of the first day of school for students by school districts.

Relating to repealing the requirement for certain public school teachers and principals to attend a teacher literacy achievement academy.

Relating to notice provided by food service establishments serving shrimp imported from outside of the United States.