Representative authority profile

Cook

Texas House

Office and district

Office
Texas House
District
Statewide
Party
Not published
Profile identifier
cook
View statewide elections →

Sponsored legislation

Bills are connected through normalized sponsor records in the Texas Bills platform.

HB 12Signed by governor

Relating to the review and audit of certain state agency operations.

HB 21Signed by governor

Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.

HB 17In committee

Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense.

HB 2Signed by governor

Relating to public education and public school finance.

HB 76In committee

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds.

HB 20Signed by governor

Relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway program.

HB 27Signed by governor

Relating to courses in personal financial literacy for high school students in public schools.

HB 30Signed by governor

Relating to the effect of a disaster and associated costs on the calculation of certain tax rates and the procedure for adoption of a tax rate by a taxing unit.

HB 33Signed by governor

Relating to active shooter incidents at primary and secondary school facilities and other emergencies.

HB 3In committee

Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program.

HB 4In committee

Relating to the assessment of public school students, public school accountability and actions, and proceedings challenging the operations of the public school system.

HB 34Signed by governor

Relating to prohibiting the investment of state money in certain countries and in certain private business entities in those countries.

HB 37Signed by governor

Relating to perinatal bereavement care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal bereavement care initiative, and a perinatal bereavement care hospital recognition program.

HB 9Signed by governor

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.

HB 8In committee

Relating to a reduction in the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district.

HB 41In committee

Relating to the acquisition or use of certain foreign equipment or services by a governmental entity.

HB 44In committee

Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment.

HB 47Signed by governor

Relating to sexual assault and other sex offenses.

HB 54In committee

Relating to the display of and allowance for non-human behaviors in Texas schools.

HB 5In committee

Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.

HB 6Signed by governor

Relating to discipline management and access to telehealth mental health services in public schools.

HB 50In committee

Relating to informed consent for certain screening tests.

HB 75Signed by governor

Relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written findings in certain criminal proceedings.

HB 102Signed by governor

Relating to early registration for students in military-related programs at public institutions of higher education.

HB 100Signed by governor

Relating to the purchase, adoption, and use of instructional materials by public schools.

HB 107Signed by governor

Relating to the establishment of the sickle cell disease registry.

HB 252Signed by governor

Relating to the payment of employment compensation by certain state agencies.

HB 115In committee

Relating to postconviction applications for a writ of habeas corpus.

HB 118In committee

Relating to the establishment and powers and duties of the Texas Advisory Committee on Geopolitical Conflict.

HB 119Signed by governor

Relating to the registration as a lobbyist of persons who engage in certain lobbying activities on behalf of a foreign adversary and to prohibitions on the receipt of compensation related to those lobbying activities; providing a civil penalty.

HB 125In committee

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

HB 128Signed by governor

Relating to certain sister-city agreements between governmental entities and foreign countries and communities.

HB 120Signed by governor

Relating to college, career, and military readiness in public schools, including career and technology education programs, the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program, and the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program, funding for those programs under the Foundation School Program, and workforce reporting to support those programs, to the public school accountability system, and to the new instructional facility allotment and the permissible uses of funding under the Foundation School Program.

HB 129In committee

Relating to a prohibition on certain governmental contracts with foreign adversary companies and federally banned companies; authorizing a civil penalty.

HB 127Signed by governor

Relating to measures to protect institutions of higher education from foreign adversaries and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of trade secrets; increasing a criminal penalty.

HB 130Signed by governor

Relating to genetic information security for residents of this state; providing a civil penalty; providing a private cause of action.

HB 133In committee

Relating to creating the criminal offenses of transnational repression and unauthorized enforcement of foreign law and to a study and law enforcement training regarding transnational repression.

HB 132Signed by governor

Relating to the confidentiality of information used to prevent, detect, respond to, or investigate a hostile act of a foreign adversary of the United States.

HB 148Signed by governor

Relating to the qualification of candidates for, and the training and education of members of, the board of directors of an appraisal district.

HB 162In committee

Relating to prohibiting the recognition, service, and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders; creating a criminal offense.

HB 144Signed by governor

Relating to plans for the management and inspection of distribution poles.

HB 163Signed by governor

Relating to the possession and administration of epinephrine delivery systems by certain entities.

HB 239In committee

Relating to regulations and policies for entering or using certain private spaces; authorizing a civil penalty.

HB 173In committee

Relating to prohibiting public institutions of higher education from soliciting or accepting gifts, grants, or donations from certain foreign countries.

HB 194In committee

Relating to the establishment of faith-based child-care facilities.

HB 200In committee

Relating to jury instructions regarding parole eligibility and the release on parole of certain inmates convicted of an offense committed when younger than 18 years of age; changing parole eligibility.

HB 229Signed by governor

Relating to general definitions for and collection of governmental information regarding biological sex.

HB 285Became law

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of cruelty to nonlivestock animals.

HB 817In committee

Relating to the determination of a majority vote in certain elections.

HB 293In committee

Relating to the requirements for applications for low income housing tax credits for developments financed through the private activity bond program.

HB 824Signed by governor

Relating to the inclusion of civics instruction in public school government curriculum requirements for high school students.

HB 298In committee

Relating to the content of a driver's license or personal identification certificate.

HB 300Signed by governor

Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program.

HB 305Vetoed

Relating to the time period for conducting pretrial hearings after a criminal defendant has been restored to competency.

HB 342In committee

Relating to the combination of certain election precincts.

HB 346Signed by governor

Relating to the fee amounts prescribed by the secretary of state for expedited commercial and business record searches or filings and the exemption from the franchise tax and certain filing fees for veteran-owned businesses.

HB 380In committee

Relating to certain statutes of limitations for criminal offenses, including the statute of limitations for the offense of improper relationship between educator and student, and to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements for the offense of improper relationship between educator and student.

HB 413Vetoed

Relating to the release of certain defendants detained in jail pending trial.

HB 515In committee

Relating to public school policies regarding student use of personal electronic devices.

HB 517Signed by governor

Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to assess a fine for discolored vegetation or turf during a period of residential watering restriction.

HB 621Signed by governor

Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to regulate the assembly, association, and speech of property owners or residents related to governmental officials or candidates for political office.

HB 694Signed by governor

Relating to the notification of certain persons concerning certain events related to children in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

HB 717In committee

Relating to the right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty.

HB 713Signed by governor

Relating to an exception to certain reporting requirements for health care providers reviewing selected cases for the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.

HB 748In committee

Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse.

HB 762Signed by governor

Relating to severance pay for political subdivision employees and independent contractors.