Texas Bills and Legislation

Relating to combating human trafficking by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Relating to fees on and grants for fuel ethanol, renewable methane, biodiesel, and renewable diesel.

Relating to the transfer of the University of Houston--Victoria to The Texas A&M University System.

Relating to a pilot program to assist service members and veterans in achieving self-reliance after separation from the military.

Relating to the authority of certain counties to regulate noise levels in residential areas; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to discriminatory practices by a health benefit plan issuer, pharmacy benefit manager, and third-party payor and certain prescription drug manufacturers, distributors, and related persons with respect to certain entities participating in a federal drug discount program; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to certain services and interventions ordered in a suit affecting a parent-child relationship and to certain judicial training requirements.

Relating to a one-time credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed by a taxing unit on the first property that a person purchases and qualifies as the person's residence homestead and to the effect of the credit on the determination of the taxable value of a school district.

Relating to construction contract trust funds.

Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics.

Relating to the administration of the Title IV-D agency, the powers and duties of the Title IV-D agency regarding the collection, modification, and enforcement of child support, and to certain procedures for cases and orders relating to the Title IV-D agency.

Relating to the authority of an emergency services district to impose a sales tax on gas and electricity sold for residential use.

Relating to the establishment of grant programs to provide financial assistance to qualified sheriff's departments in certain rural counties.

Relating to prohibiting certain criteria in a local governmental agency contractor selection process.

Relating to an opportunity to correct certain defects in an early voting ballot voted by mail.

Relating to the powers and duties of the office of the attorney general with respect to certain laws governing the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications.

Relating to the application of funds under certain construction contracts.

Relating to municipal and county financial requirements.

Relating to publication of public improvement district service plans and assessments on certain public Internet websites.

Relating to organization of, meetings of, and voting by condominium unit owners' associations and property owners' associations.

Relating to agreements between sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law.

Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse projects.

Relating to the criminal penalty for rigging a publicly exhibited contest; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to increasing access to and reducing taxation of Internet services.