Texas Bills and Legislation

Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem and the compensation of certain attorneys ad litem in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity.

Recognizing John Sharp for his service as chancellor of The Texas A&M University System.

Relating to the appearance of a personal identification certificate or driver's license issued to persons who are not citizens of the United States.

Proposing a constitutional amendment repealing the provisions that require that land be devoted to agricultural use for a specified period to be eligible for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes on the basis of its productivity value and that subject land appraised on that basis to an additional tax when the land is diverted to a purpose other than agricultural use or sold.

Relating to the procedures for a public test of logic and accuracy of a voting system for certain elections.

Relating to a defense to prosecution for certain intoxication offenses.

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

Relating to arbitration of certain out-of-network health benefit claims.

Relating to health care and insurance fraud; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a civil penalty.

Relating to Media Production Development Zones and the functions of the Texas Film Commission.

Relating to the duration of a child's detention following a detention hearing and a study on the effects of detention orders in a juvenile court proceeding.

Relating to certain health care services, increasing access to health care, and repealing or replacing medically unnecessary and outdated health care restrictions.

Relating to the partition or voluntary sale of real property owned by certain cotenants; amending the Uniform Partition of Heirs' Property Act.

Relating to speech protections for student media publications in public schools.

Relating to certain requirements for participation in the E-verify program; authorizing penalties.

Relating to the discipline of public school students who engage in certain conduct.

Relating to the deceptive trade practice of failure to disclose information regarding the use of artificial intelligence system or algorithmic pricing systems for setting of price.

Relating to the numbering of ballots.

Relating to regulation of vehicle storage facilities and the approval and regulation by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles of Internet websites for the public sale of certain abandoned vehicles by vehicle storage facility operators.

Relating to the authority of a municipality to finance certain venue projects with a short-term motor vehicle rental tax.

Relating to interests in real property held or acquired by or on behalf of certain foreign individuals or entities and the authority of the attorney general to acquire the property by eminent domain; establishing the homeland security review committee; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to prohibiting the purchase of food or drink items containing certain food additives under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of real property leased to certain local public entities for use as a hospital and related health care services.

Relating to the route designation for the issuance of a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles for certain routes in Hidalgo County.