Texas Bills and Legislation

Relating to the execution of a waiver of citation by digitized signature in a suit for the dissolution of a marriage.

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by an organization engaged primarily in performing charitable functions.

Relating to court security, including the development of a court emergency management plan, the duties and composition of a court security committee, and increasing the criminal penalty for harassment of a court employee or judge.

Commemorating the bicentennial of Gonzales.

Relating to a limit on political subdivision expenditures.

Relating to designating certain substances as Schedule IV controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.

Relating to expenditures for lobbying activities made by certain entities.

Relating to the establishment of the teachers' classroom supply savings account program.

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.

Relating to memorial plaques for the victims of the 2025 Hill Country flood.

Relating to a guide on preparing for and responding to a flooding disaster.

Congratulating Texas A&M University pitcher Justin Lamkin on his selection in the 2025 Major League Baseball Draft.

Relating to civil liability arising out of justified uses of or threats to use force or deadly force.

Relating to the Department of Public Safety performing DNA testing of certain individuals crossing the Texas-Mexico border and restrictions on the use of the results of those tests.

Relating to requiring voter approval for certain local tax rate increases adopted pursuant to a disaster declaration.

Relating to a temporary reduction in the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district; making an appropriation.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to define certain terms for purposes of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of farm products in the hands of the producer.

Relating to the use of certain federal funds received by the state to provide property tax refunds to Texas homestead owners.

Relating to a disaster recovery loan program for small and micro-businesses.

Relating to the definition of "residence homestead" for purposes of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of a totally disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of such a veteran.

Relating to the repeal of or limitations on certain state and local taxes, including school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes, the enactment of state and local value added taxes, related school finance reform, and directing the comptroller to identify alternatives to local ad valorem taxes; imposing taxes.

Relating to the vote required in an election to approve an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds a taxing unit 's voter-approval tax rate; making conforming changes.

Relating to the jurisdiction of statutory county courts and creation of an additional statutory probate court in Hidalgo County.

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