Texas Bills and Legislation

Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to designate certain persons as the operator of an orphaned oil or gas well.

Relating to justices of the peace, including certain state benefits and awards and membership on the First Responder Advisory Council.

Relating to the reporting of violations of law and wasteful spending under the whistleblower protection laws.

Relating to the authority of the Harris County Hospital District to employ and commission peace officers.

Relating to municipal solid waste management services contracts; limiting the amount of a fee.

Relating to the interview of a child in a suit affecting a parent-child relationship.

Relating to out-of-pocket expense credits for payments made directly to a physician or health care provider by an enrollee of a governmental employee health benefit plan.

Relating to funds reserved or retained for certain construction materials.

Relating to certain contract refusals, terminations, and suspensions of licensed insurance agents by a property and casualty insurer.

Relating to an application for a warrant to seize a cruelly treated animal.

Relating to a study by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs on the feasibility of using certain models to address homelessness in this state.

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Law Enforcement Crisis Prevention Task Force.

Relating to civil liability for obscenity.

Relating to changes to certain marriage-related forms.

Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program in certain counties.

Relating to liability for land surveying services in or in connection with certain construction or services contracts.

Relating to the review and approval of certain proposed municipal initiatives and referenda.

Relating to the approval of a surety bond for a contract authorizing an oversize or overweight vehicle to cross a road or highway.

Relating to the maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable to an individual during a benefit year under the state unemployment insurance program.

Relating to the creation of La Cima Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to wind energy agreements and the right of a surface estate owner to capture and employ wind energy.

Relating to the maintenance of overhead electrical power lines associated with oil and gas development and production; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws restricting the acquisition, manufacture, or possession of ammunition in this state.

Relating to the disclosure of certain financial information by certain nonprofit organizations that enter into sizeable contracts with political subdivisions.