Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Relating to diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of certain digital electronic equipment.

Interim oversight hearing reference: Trade, Workforce & Economic Development - 08/26/2026

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

Interim oversight hearing reference: Trade, Workforce & Economic Development - 08/26/2026

Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing a fee.

Interim oversight hearing reference: Trade, Workforce & Economic Development - 08/26/2026

Relating to the Texas Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs Grant Program.

Out of committee

Urging the federal government to curb the mass importation of foreign shrimp into the United States.

Out of committee

Relating to the creation of the Puerto Verde Port Authority District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Out of committee

Expressing support for the strengthening of our partnership with Taiwan.

Out of committee

Relating to the regulation of platforms for the sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices.

Out of committee

Designating the first Saturday of every month as Small Business Saturday for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Out of committee

Relating to the creation and operation of a science park district in certain counties.

Out of committee

Relating to the establishment of the Rural Workforce Development Grant Program.

Out of committee

Relating to certain rights and duties of residential tenants and landlords; increasing the amount of civil penalties.

In committee

Relating to requiring certain employers to provide paid sick leave to employees; providing administrative and civil penalties.

In committee

Relating to the recovery of exemplary damages based on a compensable death under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act.

In committee

Relating to establishing a communications office in the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office.

In committee

Relating to the application for funding for certain workforce development programs.

In committee

Relating to repairs made pursuant to a residential or manufactured home tenant's notice of intent to repair and the provision of notice regarding a residential or manufactured home tenant's security deposit.

Out of committee

Relating to supplemental benefits for retired firefighters and peace officers diagnosed with certain diseases or illnesses.

Out of committee

Relating to certain deadlines and other timing factors affecting mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's liens.

Out of committee

Relating to establishing optional certifications for child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program and establishing a grant program for those providers.

Out of committee

Relating to prohibiting use of social media platforms by children.

Out of committee

Relating to the minimum wage.

In committee

Relating to the regulation of certain business entities that act as data brokers.

Out of committee

Relating to judicial review of a Texas Workforce Commission decision in an unemployment compensation proceeding.

Out of committee

Relating to the maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable to an individual during a benefit year under the state unemployment insurance program.

Out of committee

Relating to the filing or recording of documents or instruments conveying or purporting to convey an interest in real or personal property.

Out of committee

Relating to the disclosure of certain fraud detection information obtained in the administration of the unemployment compensation system.

Out of committee

Relating to powers and duties of the Texas Workforce Commission with respect to the procurement of goods and services for the provision of vocational rehabilitation services.

Out of committee

Relating to status of certain documents or instruments purporting to convey title to or an interest in real property.

Out of committee

Relating to the regulation of private passenger vehicle rental companies.

Out of committee

Relating to choice of law and assignment or acquisition of claims and demands in connection with certificated and uncertificated securities.

Out of committee

Relating to the funding mechanism for the regulation of workers' compensation and workers' compensation insurance; authorizing surcharges.

Out of committee

Relating to property owners' associations, including condominium unit owners' associations.

Out of committee

Relating to a prohibition of employment discrimination on the basis of reproductive decisions and certain employment agreements limiting reproductive decisions.

In committee

Relating to a residential landlord's and tenant's duties regarding the provision of certain information.

In committee

Relating to an employee's right to time off from work if the employee experiences a reproductive loss.

In committee

Relating to the use of funds awarded under the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.

Out of committee

Relating to certain presumptions applicable to claims for benefits or compensation for certain medical conditions brought by certain first responders.

Out of committee

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.

In committee

Relating to certain definitions relating to the regulation of and private rights of action arising from certain solicitation-related communications.

Out of committee

Relating to the provision of workers' compensation insurance coverage for certain Texas Task Force 1 members and intrastate fire mutual aid system team and regional incident management team members, including the removal of coverage for nongovernment members.

Out of committee

Relating to the payment of funds under certain construction contracts.

Out of committee

Relating to discontinuing group self-insurance coverage and dissolving the Texas self-insurance group guaranty fund and trust fund under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act.

Out of committee

Relating to reimbursement rates for child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program.

Out of committee

Relating to the circumstances in which a rental company may void a damage waiver for a rental vehicle.

Out of committee

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

Out of committee

Relating to prohibiting a private employer from adopting or enforcing COVID-19 vaccine mandates; authorizing an administrative penalty.

In committee

Relating to notification of the execution of certain local economic development agreements by a municipality or county to local workforce development boards.

Out of committee

Relating to pet deposits or fees collected by landlords.

In committee

Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing a fee.

In committee

Relating to required provision of workers' compensation insurance coverage for employees of building and construction contractors and subcontractors.

In committee

Relating to workplace heat illness prevention, including the creation of a heat illness prevention advisory board; imposing administrative penalties; providing a private cause of action.

In committee

Relating to the deceptive trade practice of providing false or misleading information regarding the health of an animal being sold or offered for sale.

In committee

Relating to participation in reemployment services as a condition of eligibility for unemployment benefits.

Out of committee

Relating to the regulation by a property owners' association of the installation of solar roof tiles.

Out of committee

Relating to a study regarding the cost of child care in this state in comparison to family income.

In committee

Relating to initial claims under the unemployment compensation system.

Out of committee

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.

Out of committee

Relating to diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of certain digital electronic equipment.

Out of committee

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

Out of committee

Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing a fee.

Out of committee

Relating to the persons authorized or appointed to exercise the power of sale under the terms of a contract lien on real property.

Out of committee

Relating to imposing liens for labor and supplies provided by cleaners.

In committee

Relating to the submission and approval of certain proposals by shareholders of nationally listed corporations.

Out of committee

Relating to the notice requirements of a data broker registration statement and Internet website.

Out of committee

Relating to programs to promote economic development in the Office of the Governor and to the repeal of the governor's broadband development council.

Out of committee

Relating to the use of the skills development fund by certain entities.

Out of committee

Relating to the persons authorized or appointed to exercise the power of sale under the terms of a contract lien on real property.

Out of committee

Relating to the notice period for certain evictions.

In committee

Relating to certain planning and evaluation requirements with respect to certain workforce development programs in this state.

Out of committee

Relating to conducting certain contested case hearings under the Texas workers' compensation system by remote communication.

Out of committee

Relating to the right of a purchaser to terminate a contract of purchase and sale of real property for failure to provide notice that the property is located in a public improvement district.

Out of committee

Relating to the prohibition of housing discrimination on the basis of veteran status and to the enforcement of that prohibition.

In committee

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.

Out of committee

Relating to mandatory sales price disclosure in commercial and industrial real property sales; providing a civil penalty.

In committee

Relating to user reports of explicit deep fake material on social media platforms.

Out of committee

Relating to the beneficiaries of trust funds paid or received in connection with an improvement on specific real property.

Out of committee

Relating to the filing of a fraudulent financing statement in relation to certain secured transactions; authorizing the imposition of a fee.

Out of committee

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of refusal to execute the release of a fraudulent lien or claim.

Out of committee

Relating to establishing a child-care services waiting list priority for the children of certain child-care workers.

Out of committee

Relating to certain duties of the Texas Workforce Commission with respect to child-care resources.

Out of committee

Relating to the regulation of clotheslines by a property owners' association.

Out of committee

Relating to a database of employers penalized for failure to pay wages or convicted of certain criminal offenses involving wage theft.

In committee

Relating to the eligibility of certain first responders for workers' compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder.

In committee

Relating to a manufacturer's disclosure of ingredients and toxic metals in lipstick and lip gloss.

In committee

Relating to the prohibition of housing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity and to the enforcement of that prohibition.

In committee

Relating to the minimum wage.

In committee

Relating to required labeling of meat, poultry, shrimp, and certain related food products.

In committee

Relating to a manufacturer's disclosure of cosmetic ingredients; authorizing an administrative penalty.

In committee

Relating to verification of citizenship or legal residency for purposes of certain contracts for or concerning the purchase of residential real property located in platted subdivisions; creating a criminal offense.

In committee

Relating to the establishment of the Task Force on Modernizing Manufacturing.

Out of committee

Relating to recording requirements for certain instruments concerning real property.

Out of committee

Relating to the filing and release of record of a unilateral memorandum of contract concerning residential property.

Out of committee

Expressing support for the strengthening of our partnership with Israel and for the creation of a Texas Trade and Investment Office in Israel.

Out of committee

Relating to unlawful employment practices with respect to compensation and wage history.

In committee

Recognizing the strategic importance of the Panama Canal to the economic strength of the United States and the State of Texas.

Out of committee

Relating to the regulation of the provision of proxy advisory services.

Out of committee

Relating to requirements for subscription service contracts; providing a civil penalty.

In committee

Relating to certain governmental operations affecting the border region.

Out of committee

Relating to certain claims for benefits or compensation by a death investigation professional.

Out of committee