Texas Bills and Legislation

Relating to a health literacy plan developed by the statewide health coordinating council and the inclusion of health literacy in the state health plan.

Relating to complaint information and to rulemaking and disciplinary procedures of the Texas Medical Board.

Relating to a uniform coordination of benefits questionnaire for health benefit plans.

Relating to the security of election systems.

Relating to the use of state money for the Urban Farm Microenterprise Support Program.

Relating to required labeling of certain products containing or derived from aborted human fetal tissue.

Relating to the eligibility of a person who is not a United States citizen to be appointed to or serve in a public office or on an advisory board or task force.

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Emergency Aid for Public Postsecondary Students (TEAPPS) grant program for students at certain public institutions of higher education.

Relating to the designation of polling place locations on the campuses of certain institutions of higher education.

Relating to a criminal offense committed against a person because of bias or prejudice on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Proposing a constitutional amendment exempting tangible personal property from ad valorem taxation.

Relating to the creation and duties of the unfunded mandates interagency work group.

Relating to the establishment and implementation by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs of the Texas Tenant Readiness and Landlord Incentive Pilot Program.

Relating to an employer's civil liability under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act for injuries sustained by certain victims of sexual assault or abuse.

Relating to the period within which the Texas Juvenile Justice Department must accept custody of a person committed to the department and to the consequences for the failure of the department to accept custody of the person within that period.

Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with an intellectual disability.

Relating to the authority of the Department of Public Safety to act during a state of invasion or imminent danger on the Texas-Mexico border.

Relating to additional requirements for individualized education programs developed for children with autism or other pervasive developmental disorders.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.

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

Relating to complaints filed with the Texas Ethics Commission.

Relating to the authority of sheriffs and constables to enter into contracts to provide law enforcement services in certain counties and county financial authority in relation to sheriffs and constables in certain counties.

Relating to the disposition of certain election records.