TX HB147

Requires the Texas Animal Health Commission to establish and maintain a publicly searchable electronic registry of livestock marks and brands on its website, with personal identifying information protected from public access but available to law enforcement

Mandates that county clerks maintain electronic records of marks and brands and deliver electronic copies to the Texas Animal Health Commission within 30 days of receiving registration records for cattle or horses

Requires county clerks to accept electronic filing or rerecording of earmarks, brands, tattoos, electronic devices, and other identification marks (changed from optional to mandatory)

Expands acceptable livestock identification methods to include "other generally accepted identification methods" beyond traditional earmarks, brands, tattoos, and electronic devices for cattle, hogs, sheep, and goats

Resets the mandatory 10-year mark and brand rerecording cycle to begin six months after September 1, 2031, and allows livestock owners to authorize an agent in writing to record marks on their behalf