TX HB4486

Appropriates funds from the General Revenue Fund to pay 77 miscellaneous claims totaling approximately $8.6 million, including void warrant replacements for tax refunds, healthcare provider reimbursements, court costs, and services for persons with intellectual disabilities

Authorizes payment of $4,238,727.36 to Educational Testing Service for a contract dispute judgment and $1,000,000 to Alma Garcia for a wrongful death settlement against the state

Appropriates $142,652,122 from a suspense account to pay legal fees to Keller Postman, LLC ($96,648,243) and McKool Smith, P.C. ($46,003,879) for contingency fee work in the Texas v. Meta Platforms, Inc. judgment

Provides contingent appropriation for Norton Rose Fulbright US, LLP for legal fees related to pending litigation in Texas v. Google LLC cases, payable upon final judgment or settlement

Appropriates $63,750 to pay Attorney General Warren Kenneth Paxton, Jr. for salary not received during his impeachment period, with this provision exempt from the standard verification requirements