Brian Birdwell

Relating to public education and public school finance.

Relating to border protection agreements between this state and the United Mexican States.

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property that is held or used for the production of income.

Relating to a limitation on a county's authority to require a cash bond before approving the construction of a pipeline.

Relating to the prosecution of certain criminal offenses regarding the acquisition of firearms, firearm and ammunition smuggling, and terrorism.

Relating to the establishment of the Quad-Agency Child Care Initiative and the Quad-Agency Child Care Initiative Commission.

Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.

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 disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees.

Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units.

Relating to an exemption from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain dams or reservoirs operated and maintained for the purposes of erosion, floodwater, and sediment control.

Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flash flood-prone areas.

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

Relating to the regulation of certain products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring occupational licenses and registrations; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Honoring the lives lost during the 2025 Texas flooding.

Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units.

In memory of James Bruce Bugg Jr. of San Antonio.

Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.

Congratulating the Tarleton State University women's rodeo team on winning a National Championship.

Congratulating the Midway High School baseball team on winning the 2025 University Interscholastic League Class 6A Division I state championship.

Congratulating the Midway High School softball team on winning the 2025 University Interscholastic League Class 6A Division I state softball championship.

Recognizing the Tarleton State University men's rodeo team for winning a National Championship.

Congratulating Ernest Servantes and David Kirkland on the selection of Burnt Bean Co. in Seguin as the No. 1 restaurant in the Texas Monthly 2025 list of the 50 Best BBQ Joints in Texas.

Recognizing March 26, 2025, as REALTOR Day.

Relating to the resilience of the electric grid and certain municipalities.

Relating to a Texas Education Agency database of school district and open-enrollment charter school bonds, taxes, and bond-related projects.

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of funds to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System and removing that system and its campuses from the annual appropriation of certain constitutionally dedicated funding for public institutions of higher education.

Relating to the election of the board of directors of the Somervell County Hospital District.

Relating to the eviction from real property of certain persons not entitled to enter, occupy, or remain in possession of the premises.

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds; authorizing injunctive relief.

Recognizing January 28, 2025, as Sexual Assault Survivors Day.

Relating to discovery requirements related to sworn complaints made to the Texas Ethics Commission.

In memory of Stanley C. Parker of Waco.

Relating to the disposal or storage of high-level radioactive waste.

Recognizing March 27, 2025, as CASA Day.

Relating to the recovery of certain costs associated with a gas utility's plant, facilities, or equipment placed in service.

Relating to the school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.

Relating to a school district's library materials and catalog, the establishment of local school library advisory councils, and parental rights regarding public school library catalogs and access by the parent's child to library materials.

Relating to a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text in public schools.

Relating to requiring a person to submit proof of citizenship to register to vote, including the eligibility of certain voters to vote a limited federal ballot if the voter cannot supply the required proof and the procedures for the counting of those ballots; creating criminal offenses.

Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.

Relating to prohibiting municipal libraries that host certain events from receiving state or other public funding.

Relating to a lottery game played or facilitated for play by telephone or through an Internet or mobile Internet application; creating criminal offenses.

Relating to certain prohibited transactions and logistical support between a governmental entity and an abortion assistance entity or abortion provider for the procurement of an abortion or related services.

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from imposing death taxes applicable to a decedent's property or the transfer of an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession, or gift.

Relating to the affirmation required to be made by an operator as part of an application to the Railroad Commission of Texas for an extension of the deadline for plugging an inactive well; providing an administrative penalty.

In memory of Jesus "Jesse" Vargas of Brazoria County.

Relating to the purchase or acquisition of an interest in real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to the eligibility of a person convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude to serve in certain roles at a charter holder or an open-enrollment charter school.

Relating to the open carrying of a handgun by a uniformed school marshal.

Relating to the authority of the legislature, governor, and certain political subdivisions with respect to disasters and emergencies.

Relating to the subject matter jurisdiction of the criminal trial courts of this state over certain criminal actions.

Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle involving theft of a firearm; increasing a criminal penalty.

In memory of Jill Diane Warrington Glover.

Recognizing the Association of Water Board Directors-Texas on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.

Relating to individuals whose name may be added to the central child abuse or neglect registry.

Relating to the plugging or replugging of certain inactive wells subject to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas.

Relating to the investigation of the death of a prisoner in county jail.

Relating to the procedures and notice required before an individual's name is added to the central child abuse or neglect registry.

Relating to the procedures for removing names from the central registry of child abuse and neglect.

Relating to the operation of an unmanned aircraft over a spaceport; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to the dissolution of a public utility agency.

Relating to the acquisition of land and facilities by the Texas State Technical College System.

Relating to the operation of vehicles transporting steel; authorizing a fee.

Relating to disclosure under the public information law of certain contact information of a notary public that is maintained by the secretary of state.

Relating to a limitation on the use of certain unsubstantiated information relating to peace officer misconduct.

Relating to the creation of the Tarleton State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to override a veto of the governor following a regular session of the legislature.

Relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to issue permits for the land application of water produced from certain mining and oil and gas extraction operations.

Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the time during which the legislature may act on bills or resolutions during a regular session.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the authority of the governor to veto a bill passed by both houses of the Texas Legislature with a vote of at least two-thirds of the members of each house.

Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the powers of the governor, the legislature, and the supreme court following certain disaster or emergency declarations.

Relating to the facility or location at which public school prekindergarten classes may be provided in partnership with a private entity.

Relating to the operation of a cement kiln and the production of aggregates near a semiconductor wafer manufacturing facility.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for hotel and convention center projects and other qualified projects.

Relating to the authority of a taxing unit to enter into an agreement to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the value of property on which a renewable energy facility is located or is planned to be located.

Relating to the operation of rock crushing facilities.

Relating to the impeachment or removal from office of certain public officers, including procedures governing the impeachment, trial on impeachment, and disqualification of state officers, and to the grounds for which certain public officers may be removed from office.

Relating to suits affecting the parent-child relationship between a parent and a nonparent.

Relating to the establishment of the Quad-Agency Child Care Initiative and the Quad-Agency Child Care Initiative Commission.

Relating to the recycling and disposal of consumer energy storage modules.

Recognizing April 29, 2025 as Donate Life Texas Day.

Recognizing the Eleventh Court of Appeals on the occasion of the court's centennial.

Relating to the trafficking of a firearm to a foreign terrorist organization and to the unlawful transfer of firearms between this state and the United Mexican States; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for loading certain overweight vehicles transporting hazardous materials at a weight that exceeds the weight limitations authorized for the vehicle.

Relating to a prohibition on the operation or movement of certain overweight vehicles transporting hazardous materials under certain circumstances; creating a criminal offense.

Recognizing Secretary of the Senate Patsy Spaw and her staff for their valuable contributions and service.

Returning Senate Bill No. 293 to the House for further consideration.

Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education, including review of curriculum and certain degree and certificate programs, a faculty council or senate, training for members of the governing board, and the establishment, powers, and duties of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Office of the Ombudsman.

Relating to the withdrawal of the State of Texas from the Interstate Mining Compact.

Recognizing the participants, organizers, and sponsors of A Smokey Initiative BBQ Cook-Off.

Relating to the declaration of an oil or gas emergency by the Railroad Commission of Texas and the liability of a person for assistance, advice, or resources provided in relation to an oil or gas emergency.

Relating to limitations on the use of public money under certain economic development agreements or programs adopted by certain political subdivisions.

Recognizing Baylor College of Medicine on the occasion of its 125th anniversary.

Relating to the imposition of civil penalties for certain violations with respect to political contributions and expenditures made by certain persons who engage in lobbying activities.

Relating to the allocation and use of certain hotel occupancy tax revenues.

Relating to notification and disclosure of records and information concerning an investigation of a report of child abuse or neglect to county or district attorneys.

Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to regulate the display of certain flags.