Texas Legislative Events

Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, mandator...

Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, cons...

Relating to selection of an attorney by an indigent parent as attorney ad litem for the parent in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

Relating to legal representation of indigent persons in this state and to proceedings before a magistrate including the appointment of counsel for an indigent defendant.

Relating to the testing of evidence containing biological materials in capital cases.

Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem and the compensation of certain attorneys ad litem in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity.

Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.

Relating to impact and production fees for certain water projects and to the regulation of certain wells; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the eligibility of postsecondary educational institutions to participate in the governor's university research initiative.

Relating to the eligibility of a person employed by a school district as a teacher to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to recording requirements for certain instruments concerning real property.

Relating to the authority of the Texas Forensic Science Commission to review and refer certain cases to the office of capital and forensic writs.

Relating to the procedure for certain complaints against health care practitioners.

Relating to the Texas moving image industry incentive program and the establishment and funding of the Texas moving image industry incentive fund.

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

Relating to the election of directors for and the authority to issue bonds of the Johnson County Special Utility District.

Relating to the disclosure of confidential juvenile records to a managed assigned counsel program.

Relating to water rights placed in the Texas Water Trust and the Texas Water Bank.

Relating to certain duties of the owner or operator of a residential child detention facility.

Relating to the open meetings law.

Relating to the creation of the Texas Commission on Teacher Job Satisfaction and Retention.

Relating to an application for a permit for the transfer of groundwater out of a groundwater conservation district.

Relating to the recognition of gold and silver specie as legal tender and the establishment of a transactional currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the Cosmetology Licensure Compact; authorizing fees.

Relating to the unlawful production or distribution of sexually explicit media using deep fake technology.

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

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

Relating to the creation of the Alluvium Ranch Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Bluebonnet Hills Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of certain municipal management districts; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the regulation of veterinary professionals and facilities by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners and the temporary administration of the board by the Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Relating to the plugging of and reporting on inactive wells subject to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Relating to the regulation of residential solar retail transactions; requiring an occupational registration; authorizing fees; providing civil and administrative penalties.

Relating to special education in public schools, including funding for special education under the Foundation School Program.

Relating to a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of the appraised value of an improvement to a residence homestead that is completely destroyed by a fire.

Relating to the discipline of judges by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, notice of certain reprimands, judicial compensation and related retirement benefits, and the reporting of certain judicial transparency information; authorizing an administrative penalty.

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 oversight and financing of certain water infrastructure matters under the jurisdiction of the Texas Water Development Board.

Relating to the creation of the Colmena Ranch Municipal Management District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and fees.

Relating to the creation of the Bayou Belle Municipal Management District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Pura Vida Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Craver Ranch Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and fees; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 13; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 7; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the authority of this state to implement a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program.

Relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts, the dedication and rededication of revenue and allocation of accrued interest on dedicated revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money from use for general governmental purposes.

Relating to certain expenditures by public institutions of higher education and university systems that are eligible for certain tax credits.

Relating to the dissolution of the Rose City Municipal Utility District.

Relating to funding of excess losses and operating expenses of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association; authorizing an assessment; authorizing a surcharge.

Relating to the regulation of real estate appraisers and appraisal management companies.

Relating to the regulation of food service establishments, including retail food stores and mobile food vendors; requiring an occupational license; imposing fees; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Relating to the regulation of child welfare, including licensure, community-based care contractors, family homes, and child-care facilities.

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a qualifying condition or disease.

Relating to daylight saving time.

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the appraised value of real property located in certain counties that arises from the installation or construction on the property of border security infrastructure and related improvements and to the consideration of the price pa...

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the appraised value of real property located in certain counties that arises from the installation or construction on the property of border security infrastructure and related imp...

Relating to advisory bodies for the Department of Family and Protective Services, including the creation of the child protective investigations advisory committee and the abolition of the Family and Protective Services Council.

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 Prog...

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 f...

Relating to public education and public school finance.

Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue.

Relating to the confinement or release of defendants before trial or sentencing, including regulating charitable bail organizations, and the conditions of and procedures for setting bail and reviewing bail decisions.

Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue.

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 certain prohibited practices by a barber or cosmetologist.

Relating to the creation of La Cima Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the transfer of the University of Houston--Victoria to The Texas A&M University System.

Relating to public higher education.

Relating to governmental entities subject to the sunset review process.

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

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of tangible personal property consisting of animal feed held by the owner of the property for sale at retail.

Relating to creating the criminal offense of trespass on or near school or day-care center property.

Relating to a hospital's determination to grant, deny, renew, or modify medical staff privileges.

Relating to increasing the criminal punishment for certain driving while intoxicated offenses.

Relating to the creation of a criminal offense for operating a motor vehicle under certain circumstances causing a tire of the vehicle to spin, lose traction, or leave the surface of a highway.

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of criminal mischief involving impairment of a motor fuel pump or electric vehicle charging station.

Relating to the Judicial Retirement System Plan Two, including resuming service in the retirement system and contributions to the retirement system.

Relating to the prohibition on certain discrimination in the extension of credit to organizations based on social credit or value-based standards.

Relating to the adoption of political shareholder proposals by insurers and insurer holding companies.

Relating to the establishment of the election integrity division in the office of the attorney general.

Relating to the quorum requirement for a tax levy vote in certain counties.

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain conduct constituting the offense of solicitation of prostitution.

Relating to the establishment of an Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Advisory Board.

Relating to the burden of proof in certain derivative proceedings.

Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with severe mental illness.

Relating to the criminal penalty for rigging a publicly exhibited contest; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the definition of a Galveston County Port.

Relating to a study by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute on wireless energy transmission for electric vehicles.

Relating to the provision of telehealth and telemedicine medical services by certain health professionals located outside of this state; requiring registration to engage in an occupation; authorizing fees.

Relating to labeling requirements for compounded drug products.

Relating to the appointment of deputy constables.

Relating to the establishment of the private child care task force.

Relating to the study of and incentives for the use of solar and wind energy.

Relating to the authority of a municipality to require a minimum amount of parking spaces for certain commercial buildings.

Relating to the establishment of the District of Austin as the seat of state government.