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HB 2957 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2957 allows the Railroad
Commission of Texas to inspect an oil or gas site or facility, a pipeline facility, or a surface mining site using unmanned aerial drones.Read More
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HB 2094 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2094 would allow the
Hidalgo County Drainage District Number 1 to remove property placed on land owned by the district without the consent
of the owner of the property. This bill would also allow the district to use civil
lawsuit processes against the owner of the property to recover the
cost of removing the property. Telecommunications property is exempt from this bill.Read More
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HB 2201 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2201 requires the Railroad Commission of Texas to create standards governing allowed locations for pits used by commercial oil and gas disposal facilities. The rules must include
a history of flooding in the past 10 years as a factor in determining whether a proposed location of a
pit is permissible.Read More
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HB 1197 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1197 would alter the property tax exemption for places of religious worship. Under current law, land contiguous to the land on which a religious place of worship is located can not be exempted for more than 6 years. This bill would extend that exemption period to 10 years.Read More
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SB 1388 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1388 would make it a criminal offense to disclose a visual depiction of an autopsy that reveals the identity of the subject without the prior consent of the subject or that person’s legal representative. It would be an affirmative defense to prosecution if the disclosure is made in the course of reporting on unlawful activity or participating in a legal proceeding. If enacted, this offense would be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine...Read More
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SB 675 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 675 would allow the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission (TPWC) to provide a special open hunting season of certain migratory birds including ducks, geese, mergansers, coots, moorhens, and
gallinules to veterans and members of the United States armed forces on active duty.The House Substitute gives the Parks and Wildlife Commission rulemaking authority to verify veteran or active duty status.Read More
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SB 1448 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1448 would require the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association to conduct a study regarding the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association's funding, how the catastrophic risk pools of other states operate, and any other information the board considers necessary. The bill would also require the board to have public meetings to hear testimony from experts, stakeholders, and other interested parties. The board would be required...Read More
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SB 13 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 13 would require the comptroller to create a list of companies divesting, without an ordinary business purpose, from the fossil fuel industry and would limit or prohibit investment in such companies by state investment funds and would stop the state of Texas from doing business with companies unless they agree to not divest from fossil fuel companies in their contracts.SB 13 would also shield the state, a state governmental entity, a...Read More
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SB 1230 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1230 would establish a commission on community college finance "to make recommendations for consideration by the 88th
Texas Legislature regarding the state funding formula and funding levels for
public junior colleges in Texas that would be sufficient to sustain viable
junior college education and training offerings throughout the state and
improve student outcomes in alignment with state postsecondary goals."Read More
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SB 1126 |
87(R) - 2021 |
Currently, Texas Woman's University is based in Denton with satellite campuses in Dallas and Houston. SB 1126 would update Texas Woman’s University to become a university system with three separate institutions; Texas Women's University, Texas Woman's University at Dallas, and Texas Woman's University at Houston. Each campus in the system would be governed by the same board of regents.Read More
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HB 1544 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1544 would make a variety of statutory changes regarding land used for a particular sand mining operation overlying the Carrizo Aquifer. It stipulates the eligibility of the land for an open-space exemption does not end because the land ceases to be devoted principally to agricultural use to the degree of intensity generally accepted in the area if the owner of the land intends that the use of the land for agricultural purposes be...Read More
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SB 8 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 8 would determine the fetal heartbeat to be the standard for
estimating the gestational age of a preborn child and the condition of the
woman and her pregnancy. Therefore, a physician may not knowingly perform or
induce an abortion unless the physician determines whether the woman’s preborn
child has a detectable heartbeat. To determine this, the physician must use a
test that is consistent with the physician’s good faith and...Read More
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HB 871 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 871 would prohibit municipalities from charging registration fees to licensed air conditioning and refrigeration contractors for work performed within the municipality. Read More
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HB 2530 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2530 would amend the Tax Code to change the reference month from December to November when calculating the interest rate for a state tax refund of certain tax overpayments.Read More
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HB 3788 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3788 would authorize the initial training course for members of an appraisal review board and the subsequent continuing education course to be provided remotely as an alternative to in-person instruction.Read More
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HB 3799 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3799 would add the definition of "County fair association" to Tax Code and provide clarification on the existing exemption from sales and use taxes for items sold by qualified nonprofit organizations at county fairs. The bill would codify criteria to qualify for the exemption.Read More
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HB 604 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 604 would require that animal shelters and rescue organizations scan for a microchip each animal placed in their custody as soon as practicable upon the animal's arrival. Read More
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HB 1739 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1739 would prohibit a local government or person operating an airport on behalf of a local government from entering into an airport infrastructure or equipment contract with an entity that a federal court determines has misappropriated intellectual property or trade secrets, and that is owned, controlled, or subsidized by certain foreign governments. Such contracts must not exceed 99 years,Read More
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SB 696 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 696 would allow Atascosa County to impose a hotel occupancy tax to fund "construction, enlarging, equipping, improvement, maintenance, repairing, and operation of a civic center with an arena used for rodeos, livestock shows, and agricultural expositions to substantially enhance hotel activity and encourage tourism."Read More
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SB 1911 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1911 would update the application form for Medicaid to require applicants to indicate their preferred contact information. The form would also have to include language that informs the applicant that preferred contact methods will be shared with the appropriate managed care organization or health plan provider; allows the applicant to consent to being contacted by their managed care organization or health plan provider through their...Read More
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