89th Legislature 1st Special SessionSpecial

In memory of William Eugene Cole Jr. of Atlanta.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

In memory of James Wayne Kyle of Carthage.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

In memory of John Wilbur Galloway Sr. of Beeville.

Sponsor: Adam Hinojosa

In memory of Lloyd Blaine Bolding of Kilgore.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

Congratulating the Midway High School softball team on winning the 2025 University Interscholastic League Class 6A Division I state softball championship.

Sponsor: Brian Birdwell

Extending congratulations and best wishes to Madeline Groce on the occasion of her 106th birthday.

Sponsor: Lois Kolkhorst

Recognizing Richard M. Peterson for being elected president of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.

Sponsor: Jose Menendez

In memory of Mary Alice Eady.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

In memory of Doris Jean Gary.

Sponsor: Sarah Eckhardt

In memory of Emma Renell "Nell" Raney.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

In memory of Willie Charles "Joe Boy" Brown.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

In memory of Bob Charles Bustin Sr.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

Congratulating Coach Tommy Aldridge on his induction into the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

In memory of Javier Vega Jr.

Sponsor: Mayes Middleton

In memory of Bobby Ray Moyers.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

Recognizing Tedd L. Mitchell for his service as chancellor of the Texas Tech University System.

Sponsor: Charles Perry

In memory of Charles Augustus Narramore of Longview.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

In memory of Ronald Davis Denney Sr. of Marshall.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

In memory of Sandra L. Williams Carothers of Tyler.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

In memory of Harold Edgar Raines of Marshall.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

In memory of Betty Lou Beair Bilimek of Maud.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

In memory of Kenneth Allen Griffin.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

In memory of Bobby Gene Roberts Sr. of Tyler.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

In memory of Arthur Loyd Price of Longview.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

In memory of Shelton Bennet Cain of Hallsville.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

In memory of Janet Anderson Creasman of Tyler.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

Recognizing Joseph C. Longway on the occasion of his retirement.

Sponsor: Charles Perry

In memory of Sally Ann Pruitt of Tyler.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

In memory of Dale Eston Hall.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

In memory of George Edward Caldwell of Tyler.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

In memory of John Henry Moon Jr. of Pasadena.

Sponsor: Mayes Middleton

Recognizing International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Local 76, on the occasion of its 125th anniversary.

Sponsor: Jose Menendez

In memory of Ethel Branch of Longview.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

In memory of Roger Carl Waggoner of Tyler.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

Recognizing YES to YOUTH Montgomery County Youth Services for their contributions to the community.

Sponsor: Charles Creighton

In memory of Barbara Harris Tolleson of Longview.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

In memory of Ruth Ann Bewley of Longview.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

In memory of James William "Bill" Bass Jr. of Tyler.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

In memory of Molly Essary Smith.

Sponsor: Mayes Middleton

In memory of Glenda Joan Gordon Long of Kilgore.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

Recognizing the St. John's Episcopal Church in Carthage on the occasion of its 75th anniversary.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

In memory of Patricia Haney Parks of Longview.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

Recognizing Edgewood ISD on the occasion of its 75th anniversary.

Sponsor: Jose Menendez

In memory of Claudette Cox Jones of Longview.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

In memory of David Orlo Dykes of Tyler.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

Relating to an exemption from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain dams or reservoirs operated and maintained for the purposes of erosion, floodwater, and sediment control.

Sponsor: Judith Zaffirini

Congratulating the Tarleton State University women's rodeo team on winning a National Championship.

Sponsor: Brian Birdwell

In memory of Kathryn Bridget Connolly Piekarski of Tyler.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

Commemorating the first annual Galveston Pickleball Championship.

Sponsor: Terri Leo-Wilson

Relating to training and credentialing requirements for certain emergency management coordinators and officers of this state or a political subdivision of this state who have emergency management responsibilities.

Sponsor: Barbara Gervin-Hawkins

Congratulating the Most Reverend Daniel E. Garcia on his appointment as bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Austin.

Sponsor: Gina Hinojosa

Amending the permanent rules of the House of Representatives relating to quorum and attendance to remove seniority from certain members due to multiple absences.

Sponsor: Terri Leo-Wilson

Relating to the creation of a flood recovery loan program to provide low-interest loans to persons who are victims of flood-related disasters.

Sponsor: Wesley Virdell

Relating to the regulation of groundwater produced in the boundaries of a groundwater conservation district.

Sponsor: Robert Nichols

Relating to the regulation of groundwater produced in the boundaries of a groundwater conservation district.

Sponsor: Cody Harris

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

Sponsor: Gary Vandeaver

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, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, and jurors; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

Relating to certain measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations during disasters, including establishing a voluntary certification program for disaster relief organizations.

Sponsor: Drew Darby

Relating to abortion, including civil liability for the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, exemptions from the Texas Citizens Participation Act and Religious Freedom Restoration Act, authorizing civil and qui tam actions, amendments to the fee-shifting statute governing abortion litigation, immunity defenses and limits on state-court jurisdiction and relief, the parens patriae standing of the attorney general, and the jurisdiction of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals; providing for severability.

Sponsor: Bryan Hughes

Recognizing El Valle Bakery of Rio Grande City for its 50 years of service to the community.

Sponsor: Ryan Guillen

Relating to a limit on political subdivision expenditures and the adoption of ad valorem tax rates.

Sponsor: Marc LaHood

Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.

Sponsor: Joan Huffman

Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse projects.

Sponsor: Charles Perry

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the total appraised value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly individuals and their surviving spouses.

Sponsor: Cecil Bell

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project.

Sponsor: Helen Kerwin

Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas.

Sponsor: Phil King

In memory of legendary accordionist Flaco Jiménez.

Sponsor: John Lujan

Relating to certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency.

Sponsor: Phil King

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the determination of a quorum of the senate or house of representatives.

Sponsor: Richard Hayes

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of such a veteran based on the disability rating of the veteran.

Sponsor: Marc LaHood

Relating to state agency terminology used in describing the landlocked territory on the western bank of the Jordan River.

Sponsor: Tom Oliverson

Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.

Sponsor: Greg Bonnen

Congratulating Wise County Judge J. D. Clark on his election as president of the National Association of Counties.

Sponsor: Andy Hopper

Relating to abortion, including civil liability for the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, exemptions from the Texas Citizens Participation Act and Religious Freedom Restoration Act, authorizing civil and qui tam actions, amendments to the fee-shifting statute governing abortion litigation, immunity defenses and limits on state-court jurisdiction and relief, the parens patriae standing of the attorney general, and the jurisdiction of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals; providing for severability.

Sponsor: Jeff Leach

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict Texas congressional districts.

Sponsor: Harold Dutton

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that members of the legislature are not entitled to receive a state salary, per diem, or reimbursement for mileage for an unexcused absence when the applicable house of the legislature lacks a quorum.

Sponsor: Stan Gerdes

Relating to adding certain substances to the Texas Controlled Substances Act and regulating kratom and kratom products; increasing civil penalties; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty.

Sponsor: Morgan Meyer

Designating Alvord as the official Gateway to the Grasslands for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Sponsor: Andy Hopper

Relating to the authority of the governor over certain interoperable communications system procurements by a political subdivision.

Sponsor: AJ Louderback

Commending the Ball High School Choir from Galveston for performing in the rotunda of the State Capitol on December 6, 2025.

Sponsor: Terri Leo-Wilson

Relating to emergency preparedness and contingency operations plans, inspections, and enforcement for senior retirement communities.

Sponsor: Suleman Lalani

Relating to state preemption of regulations adopted by a political subdivision of this state relating to assisted living facility emergency preparedness and contingency operations plans.

Sponsor: Carol Alvarado

Commending the Kliewer family for 34 years of service as the owners of Patriot Buick GMC in Killeen.

Sponsor: Brad Buckley

In memory of Oscar Rolando "Rolly" Correa of Salado.

Sponsor: Brad Buckley

Relating to powers and duties of the Texas Division of Emergency Management for a local state of disaster; enhancing a criminal penalty.

Sponsor: Sarah Eckhardt

Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.

Sponsor: Mayes Middleton

Relating to the exercise of the power of eminent domain by a political subdivision to take private property outside the political subdivision's boundaries.

Sponsor: Bob Hall

Relating to disclosures required to record an instrument conveying real property.

Sponsor: Janis Holt

Relating to the revocation of certain licenses of persons found to have engaged in price gouging during a declared disaster.

Sponsor: Lauren Ashley Simmons

Relating to a prohibition on the allocation of low income housing tax credits for developments located in certain school districts.

Sponsor: Mark Dorazio

Relating to the effect of a disaster on the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for a taxing unit that is located in a large federally declared disaster area.

Sponsor: Trey Martinez Fischer

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.

Sponsor: Mayes Middleton

Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence.

Sponsor: Mayes Middleton

Relating to emergency preparedness and safety requirements for youth camps.

Sponsor: Lois Kolkhorst

Relating to the elimination of ad valorem taxes and the creation of a joint interim committee on the elimination of those taxes.

Sponsor: Cody Vasut

Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of land subject to a quarantine established by the Texas Animal Health Commission for ticks or screwworms.

Sponsor: Ryan Guillen

Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district composed of Brazoria County.

Sponsor: Cody Vasut

Urging the federal government to take immediate action to curb the spread of the New World screwworm into Texas.

Sponsor: Ryan Guillen

Congratulating Reanna Santos of Angleton on being named Miss Rodeo Texas 2025.

Sponsor: Cody Vasut

Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence.

Sponsor: Terri Leo-Wilson

Congratulating Lori Rickert on her retirement as presiding judge for Brazoria County Court at Law No. 4 and Probate Court.

Sponsor: Cody Vasut

Honoring Cory Hansen of the Austin Fire Department for his courageous actions in responding to a house fire on April 20, 2024.

Sponsor: Terry Wilson

Relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to issue an emergency or temporary order requested by a county judge following a weather emergency.

Sponsor: Mike Olcott

Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for certain unprocessed materials used in the manufacture of hydrocarbons.

Sponsor: Kevin Sparks

Relating to the creation of the Institute for Animal Health Research and Response.

Sponsor: Stan Kitzman

Relating to youth camp emergency operations plans and preparedness.

Sponsor: Drew Darby

Granting the legislature permission to adjourn for more than three days during the period beginning on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, and ending on Monday, August 4, 2025.

Sponsor: Judith Zaffirini

Relating to the vote required in an election to approve an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds a taxing unit's voter-approval tax rate; making conforming changes.

Sponsor: Stan Gerdes

Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas.

Sponsor: Todd Hunter

Relating to fetal development instruction included as part of the public school health curriculum in certain grade levels.

Sponsor: Angela Paxton

Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units.

Sponsor: Morgan Meyer

Relating to powers of regional transportation authorities.

Sponsor: Matthew Shaheen

Relating to prohibiting the sale, delivery, or purchase of a consumable hemp product to or by a person younger than 21 years of age, the entry onto the premises of a retailer of consumable hemp products by a person younger than 21 years of age, and the employment by a retailer of consumable hemp products of a person younger than 21 years of age; creating criminal offenses.

Sponsor: Charlie Geren

Relating to disasters, including the regulation of social media platforms, disaster relief organizations, and disaster volunteers; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties; authorizing a fee.

Sponsor: Drew Darby

Proposing a constitutional amendment to exempt from ad valorem taxation the total market value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses.

Sponsor: Cecil Bell

Relating to the governance and territory of the Harris County Flood Control District.

Sponsor: Dennis Paul

Relating to the construction of overnight accommodations at resident youth camps located within a floodplain.

Sponsor: Brooks Landgraf

Relating to prohibited considerations in governmental entity contracting and elimination of the state's historically underutilized business program.

Sponsor: Carrie Isaac

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.

Sponsor: Judith Zaffirini

Congratulating Charles and Margaret Semple of Midland on their 60th wedding anniversary.

Sponsor: Tom Craddick

Relating to campground emergency safety certification requirements; providing a civil penalty.

Sponsor: Hillary Hickland

Commemorating the 75th anniversary of St. John's Episcopal Church in Carthage.

Sponsor: Joanne Shofner

Relating to the establishment by the Railroad Commission of Texas of a policy to eliminate the routine flaring of natural gas from wells or other facilities regulated by the commission.

Sponsor: Vikki Goodwin

Relating to the liability of a landowner for the withdrawal and beneficial use of groundwater.

Sponsor: Bob Hall

Relating to the distribution of hookahs; creating a criminal offense.

Sponsor: Suleman Lalani

Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board regarding standards for placement of recreational vehicles and temporary dwelling structures in a flood hazard area.

Sponsor: Maria Flores

Relating to participation by flood prone counties in the National Weather Service StormReady program.

Sponsor: Maria Flores

Recognizing Dr. Tedd L. Mitchell for his service as chancellor of the Texas Tech University System.

Sponsor: Carl Tepper

Relating to flood safety and disaster preparedness.

Sponsor: Cecil Bell

Relating to the selection of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district; authorizing a fee.

Sponsor: Cecil Bell

Commemorating the dedication of an Official Texas Historical Marker for the Texas Rice Festival in Winnie.

Sponsor: Terri Leo-Wilson

Relating to a limitation on increases in the appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes.

Sponsor: Cecil Bell

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, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, and jurors; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.

Sponsor: Jeff Leach

Commemorating the third annual Cindy Walker Days event in Mexia and commending Texas A&M University for its partnership with the Cindy Walker Foundation.

Sponsor: Angelia Orr

Congratulating Aristoi Classical Academy on being named Best Charter School in the Houston Chronicle's 2025 Best of the Best list.

Sponsor: Mike Schofield

Relating to the regulation of the cultivation, manufacture, processing, distribution, sale, testing, transportation, delivery, transfer, possession, use, and taxation of cannabis and cannabis products and the local regulation of licensed cannabis growers, cannabis establishments, cannabis testing facilities, and cannabis secure transporters; providing for expunction of records relating to certain decriminalized conduct; authorizing the imposition of fees; requiring an occupational license; creating a criminal offense; imposing a tax.

Sponsor: Nathan Johnson

Relating to consent towing fees charged during a declared disaster.

Sponsor: Juan Hinojosa

Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse projects.

Sponsor: Cecil Bell

Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas.

Sponsor: Jolanda Jones

Relating to an exemption from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain dams or reservoirs operated and maintained for the purposes of erosion, floodwater, and sediment control.

Sponsor: Stan Gerdes

Relating to making permanent the limitation on increases in the appraised value of certain real property for ad valorem tax purposes.

Sponsor: Dade Phelan

Relating to building codes and standards applicable in the unincorporated areas of a county; authorizing a fee.

Sponsor: Ron Reynolds

In memory of Nelma Jean Speed Bonner of Fairfield.

Sponsor: Angelia Orr

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature, Texas congressional districts, and State Board of Education districts and revising procedures for redistricting.

Sponsor: James Talarico

Relating to training requirements for certain public officials and candidates for public office.

Sponsor: Terri Leo-Wilson

Relating to emergency warning systems operated by municipalities and counties.

Sponsor: Vikki Goodwin

Relating to the composition of the juvenile board of Grayson County.

Sponsor: Shelley Luther

Congratulating Mary Bejarano of Hornedo Middle School on her selection as the Secondary Teacher of the Year in El Paso ISD.

Sponsor: Vincent Perez

Relating to floodlight and evacuation notice requirements for youth camp flood safety.

Sponsor: Judith Zaffirini

Relating to the liability of a landowner for the withdrawal and beneficial use of groundwater.

Sponsor: Cody Harris

Relating to emergency preparedness requirements for youth camps, camps, and entities that provide high-risk activities for minors; authorizing a civil penalty.

Sponsor: Barbara Gervin-Hawkins

Relating to the transfer of groundwater outside a groundwater conservation district's boundaries.

Sponsor: Cody Harris

Relating to the consideration by a groundwater conservation district of modeled available groundwater when issuing permits.

Sponsor: Cody Harris

Relating to prohibiting certain criteria in a local governmental agency contractor selection process.

Sponsor: Cecil Bell

Congratulating Michael Rye of the Rosedale School on his selection as an Austin ISD 2025 Teacher of the Year.

Sponsor: Gina Hinojosa

Congratulating Michael Neff of Montwood High School on his selection as the 2025 Secondary Teacher of the Year in Socorro ISD.

Sponsor: Vincent Perez

Relating to the liability of a groundwater conservation district for actions of the district restricting groundwater production from a well.

Sponsor: Cody Harris

Relating to the organization, powers, and authority of the Texas State Guard, including the powers and authority of the adjutant general and governor relating to the Texas State Guard.

Sponsor: Andy Hopper

Relating to including instruction on contraception as part of human sexuality instruction in public schools.

Sponsor: Carol Alvarado

Relating to youth camp emergency operations plans, including camp staff and volunteer training and camper safety drills.

Sponsor: Judith Zaffirini

Commemorating the 2026 Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 3719 Charity BBQ Cook-Off.

Sponsor: Terri Leo-Wilson

Relating to temporary vehicle tags and the offense of tampering with a governmental record.

Sponsor: Carrie Isaac

Relating to third-party review of development documents and inspection of improvements required to be approved by a political subdivision.

Sponsor: Gary Gates

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an independent redistricting commission to establish districts for the election of the members of the United States House of Representatives elected from this state, the Texas Senate, and the Texas House of Representatives.

Sponsor: Nathan Johnson

Relating to the treatment of a replacement structure for a structure that was rendered uninhabitable or unusable by a casualty, a natural disaster, or wind or water damage as a new improvement for ad valorem tax purposes.

Sponsor: Borris Miles

Relating to requiring the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to study and report about water rights that may be subject to cancellation for nonuse.

Sponsor: Ron Reynolds

Relating to the Texas Redistricting Commission.

Sponsor: Vikki Goodwin

Commemorating the premiere of Season 14 of the King of the Hill animated television series.

Sponsor: Briscoe Cain

Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit the legislature, when apportioning a congressional district of which a majority of residents are included in a demographic group that is a minority in this state, from reducing the proportion of that group in the district if the legislature has apportioned the district at least once since the publication of the most recent United States decennial census.

Sponsor: Borris Miles

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain acts of official oppression.

Sponsor: Borris Miles

Honoring the search and rescue team from Fundación 911 of Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico, for its assistance in the response to the July 4, 2025, Hill Country flood.

Sponsor: Wesley Virdell

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set lower limits on the maximum appraised value of residence homesteads and of real property other than a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes and to make permanent the limit on the maximum appraised value of real property other than a residence homestead.

Sponsor: Carl Tepper

Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Woodlawn Lake Park Swimming Pool in San Antonio.

Sponsor: Trey Martinez Fischer

Relating to the suspension of toll collection while an evacuation order is in effect.

Sponsor: Charles Cunningham

Relating to the creation of certain criminal offenses concerning firearm sales at gun shows.

Sponsor: Ron Reynolds

In memory of the victims of the July 2025 Hill Country floods.

Sponsor: Wesley Virdell

Relating to flood risk notice requirements for certain campgrounds; providing a civil penalty.

Sponsor: Hillary Hickland

Congratulating Joseph C. Longway on his retirement as the Northwest Region chief of the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Sponsor: Carl Tepper

Relating to the repeal of the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act.

Sponsor: Brian Harrison

Relating to creating the Texas Flash Flood Alley Interoperability Council and a grant program administered by the council.

Sponsor: Don McLaughlin

Calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to release the complete Epstein files.

Sponsor: Jessica Gonzalez

Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board of the state environmental review process for certain projects eligible for financial assistance from the flood infrastructure fund and the implementation of streamlining procedures based on the results of the study.

Sponsor: Janie Lopez

Relating to the duties of the district attorney for the 1st Judicial District and the creation of the office of district attorney for the 273rd Judicial District.

Sponsor: Robert Nichols

Designating Newton County as the official Forest Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Sponsor: Joanne Shofner

Relating to municipal and county permitting requirements to conduct certain repairs on residential buildings.

Sponsor: Gary Gates

Relating to the authority of a county to establish drainage utilities, impose drainage fees, and regulate land use for the purpose of flood management.

Sponsor: Erin Zwiener

Relating to the repeal of the Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office.

Sponsor: Brian Harrison

Relating to the authority of a county to regulate impervious cover in the unincorporated area of the county.

Sponsor: Erin Zwiener

Relating to emergency preparedness and safety requirements for youth camps.

Sponsor: Suleman Lalani

Urging Governor Greg Abbott to return total funds received via the federal reconciliation bill to taxpayers through property tax relief.

Sponsor: Helen Kerwin

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of certain commercial real property for ad valorem tax purposes.

Sponsor: William Metcalf

In memory of John Wilbur Franklin of Galveston.

Sponsor: Terri Leo-Wilson

Relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at public institutions of higher education.

Sponsor: Brian Harrison

Relating to creating the criminal offenses of real property theft and real property fraud and establishing a statute of limitations for those offenses; harmonizing other statute of limitations provisions; increasing a criminal penalty.

Sponsor: Royce West

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.

Sponsor: Ellen Troxclair

Relating to prohibiting public institutions of higher education from offering programs or courses in LGBTQ or DEI studies.

Sponsor: Brian Harrison

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an individual's right to personal reproductive autonomy.

Sponsor: Vikki Goodwin

Relating to a grant program to assist nonprofit organizations in the provision of emergency communications services in this state.

Sponsor: Cassandra Garcia Hernandez

Relating to a prohibition on diversity, equity, and inclusion or LGBTQ indoctrination by state agencies.

Sponsor: Brian Harrison

Relating to a limitation on increases in the appraised value of certain commercial real property for ad valorem tax purposes.

Sponsor: William Metcalf

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of certain commercial real property for ad valorem tax purposes.

Sponsor: William Metcalf

Relating to a study of alternative methods of taxation to replace revenue lost to political subdivisions if ad valorem taxes are abolished.

Sponsor: Brent Money

Relating to requiring certain governmental entities to allow interested persons to comment on the proposed adoption or revision of certain emergency management plans.

Sponsor: Penny Morales Shaw

Relating to emergency warning systems operated by municipalities and counties.

Sponsor: Sarah Eckhardt

Establishing rules of procedure to be observed by the Senate for the consideration of redistricting during the 89th Legislature.

Sponsor: Phil King

Relating to flood safety requirements for youth camps located near rivers, creeks, and streams.

Sponsor: Judith Zaffirini

Relating to the maintenance of emergency communication devices for certain facilities serving vulnerable populations.

Sponsor: Mitch Little

Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time in which the legislature may enact or modify districts for the Texas Legislature or the United States House of Representatives.

Sponsor: Nathan Johnson

In memory of the 13 victims of catastrophic flooding that occurred in San Antonio on June 11 and 12, 2025.

Sponsor: Trey Martinez Fischer

In memory of Robert Barrett of San Antonio.

Sponsor: Trey Martinez Fischer

Relating to the review and approval of certain proposed municipal initiatives and referenda.

Sponsor: Carl Tepper

Relating to the temperature at which a facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is maintained.

Sponsor: Ron Reynolds

Relating to the repeal of the Moving Image Incentive Program.

Sponsor: Brian Harrison

Relating to a requirement that an appraisal review board rely on an appraisal of residential real property prepared by an appraiser and submitted to the board by the property owner to determine a protest regarding the value of the property.

Sponsor: Cecil Bell

Relating to exceptions to and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion.

Sponsor: Carol Alvarado

Relating to political advertising distributed or broadcast as part of a mass text message campaign and civil penalties for required disclosures on certain political advertising.

Sponsor: Dade Phelan

Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.

Sponsor: Cecil Bell

Relating to restrictions on political contributions by out-of-state contributors; providing a civil penalty.

Sponsor: Dade Phelan

Relating to a comprehensive review of taxable goods and services.

Sponsor: Jay Dean

In memory of Eva Charlotte Hahn of Temple.

Sponsor: Hillary Hickland

Relating to the collection of delinquent ad valorem taxes.

Sponsor: Sergio Munoz

Relating to the elimination of school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes and the creation of a joint interim committee on the elimination of those taxes.

Sponsor: William Metcalf

In memory of Eulogio G. Flores of San Antonio.

Sponsor: John Lujan

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.

Sponsor: Mitch Little

Relating to required disclosures on certain political advertising that contains altered media; creating a criminal offense.

Sponsor: Dade Phelan

Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the designation of the San Antonio Missions as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Sponsor: John Lujan

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by an organization engaged primarily in performing charitable functions.

Sponsor: Helen Kerwin

Congratulating the Senior Life Midland Meals on Wheels program on delivering its five millionth meal.

Sponsor: Tom Craddick

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain nonprofit corporations, located in a populous county, and used to promote agriculture, support youth, and provide educational support in the community.

Sponsor: Sam Harless

Relating to building standards for youth camps located within or near certain floodplains.

Sponsor: Don McLaughlin

Commemorating the bicentennial of Gonzales.

Sponsor: Alan Schoolcraft

Relating to expenditures for lobbying activities made by certain entities.

Sponsor: Paul Dyson

Relating to the establishment of the teachers' classroom supply savings account program.

Sponsor: Terri Leo-Wilson

Relating to the execution of a waiver of citation by digitized signature in a suit for the dissolution of a marriage.

Sponsor: Judith Zaffirini

Relating to court security, including the development of a court emergency management plan, the duties and composition of a court security committee, and increasing the criminal penalty for harassment of a court employee or judge.

Sponsor: Judith Zaffirini

Congratulating Assistant Chief Ronald "Joe" Clapp on his retirement from the Denison Police Department.

Sponsor: Shelley Luther

Relating to a disaster recovery loan program for small and micro-businesses.

Sponsor: Angie Button

Relating to the definitions of certain terms for purposes of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of farm products in the hands of the producer.

Sponsor: Ryan Guillen

Relating to the Department of Public Safety performing DNA testing of certain individuals crossing the Texas-Mexico border and restrictions on the use of the results of those tests.

Sponsor: Terri Leo-Wilson

Relating to a guide on preparing for and responding to a flooding disaster.

Sponsor: Don McLaughlin

Relating to a limit on political subdivision expenditures.

Sponsor: Carl Tepper

Relating to the repeal of or limitations on certain state and local taxes, including school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes, the enactment of state and local value added taxes, related school finance reform, and directing the comptroller to identify alternatives to local ad valorem taxes; imposing taxes.

Sponsor: Jay Dean

Relating to a temporary reduction in the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district; making an appropriation.

Sponsor: Stan Gerdes

Relating to the regulation of stormwater management by certain counties.

Sponsor: Erin Zwiener

Relating to the vote required in an election to approve an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds a taxing unit 's voter-approval tax rate; making conforming changes.

Sponsor: Valoree Swanson

Congratulating Hemulata Basumatary of Katy on appearing in the Food Network's Super Mega Cakes television series.

Sponsor: Mike Schofield

Relating to the jurisdiction of the county courts at law in Hidalgo County.

Sponsor: Sergio Munoz

Relating to court administration, including the election and term of a local administrative district judge and an annual court administration conference.

Sponsor: Judith Zaffirini

Relating to the jurisdiction of the 2nd Multicounty Court at Law and the composition of the juvenile boards of Bee, Live Oak, and McMullen Counties.

Sponsor: Judith Zaffirini

In memory of Richard Cyril Bernal of San Antonio.

Sponsor: Trey Martinez Fischer

Congratulating Harlandale ISD superintendent Gerardo Soto on being named the 2025 ESC Region 20 Superintendent of the Year.

Sponsor: John Lujan

Relating to the prosecution of certain election offenses.

Sponsor: Andy Hopper

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of certain land that is located in a priority groundwater management area and is not irrigated.

Sponsor: Andy Hopper

Relating to the authority of the legislature or a state court to declare certain federal actions to be unconstitutional federal actions, including the effect and enforcement of such a declaration.

Sponsor: Cecil Bell

Relating to the operability of first responder and public safety communication services used in responding to natural disasters or other emergencies on the Capitol grounds.

Sponsor: Barbara Gervin-Hawkins

Proposing a constitutional amendment to require a supermajority vote to authorize a political subdivision to issue general obligation bonds or other debt obligations payable from ad valorem taxes.

Sponsor: Daniel Alders

Proposing a constitutional amendment specifying the authority of the attorney general to prosecute a criminal offense prescribed by the election laws of this state.

Sponsor: David Spiller

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities.

Sponsor: Briscoe Cain

Relating to electronic voter registration.

Sponsor: John Bucy

Relating to a court order for retroactive child support, including for retroactive child support beginning on the date of the child's conception.

Sponsor: Hillary Hickland

Relating to the notice period for certain evictions.

Sponsor: John Bucy

Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to propose for voter approval the issuance of general obligation bonds for a purpose rejected by voters at a bond election held during the preceding five years.

Sponsor: Brian Harrison

Relating to municipal and county ad valorem tax relief.

Sponsor: Brian Harrison

Commemorating the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Katy Visitors Center.

Sponsor: Mike Schofield

Relating to a restriction on the sale or distribution of an abortion-inducing drug through an Internet website.

Sponsor: Nate Schatzline

Relating to the provision of funding under the public school finance system on the basis of property values that take into account optional homestead exemptions.

Sponsor: Mike Schofield

Relating to the jurisdiction and operation of the County Court at Law in Atascosa County.

Sponsor: Don McLaughlin

Congratulating Burnt Bean Co. in Seguin on being chosen the No. 1 restaurant in the Texas Monthly 2025 list of the 50 Best BBQ Joints in Texas.

Sponsor: Alan Schoolcraft

Relating to the establishment of a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that certain taxing units may impose on the residence homesteads of individuals who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.

Sponsor: Mike Schofield

Relating to abortion, including civil liability for distribution of abortion-inducing drugs and duties of Internet service providers; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a private civil right of action.

Sponsor: Steve Toth

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities.

Sponsor: Jared Patterson

Relating to requirements applicable to certain governmental entities that engage in lobbying.

Sponsor: David Spiller

Relating to abortion, including civil liability for distribution of abortion-inducing drugs; making conforming changes and harmonizing conforming provisions; authorizing a private civil right of action.

Sponsor: Jared Patterson

Relating to increasing the threshold of voter approval for a school district bond election.

Sponsor: Mike Olcott

Relating to the provision of the reason for rejecting a voter registration application.

Sponsor: Maria Flores

Relating to a statewide order issued by the commissioner of state health services authorizing a pharmacist to dispense ivermectin.

Sponsor: Joanne Shofner

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and related activities.

Sponsor: Terri Leo-Wilson

Commemorating the 15th anniversary of No Label Brewing Co. in Katy.

Sponsor: Mike Schofield

Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit and the manner in which a proposed ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate is approved; making conforming changes.

Sponsor: Brian Harrison

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Sponsor: John Bucy

Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse projects.

Sponsor: Cecil Bell

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities.

Sponsor: Mike Olcott

Congratulating Don Sparks of Midland on receiving the 2025 Chief Roughneck Award from the Independent Petroleum Association of America.

Sponsor: Tom Craddick

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that certain political subdivisions may impose on the residence homesteads of persons who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.

Sponsor: Mike Schofield

Relating to the repeal of or limitations on certain state and local taxes, including school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes, the enactment of state and local value added taxes, and related school finance reform; imposing taxes.

Sponsor: Steve Toth

Relating to the authority of sheriffs and constables to enter into contracts to provide law enforcement services in certain counties and county financial authority in relation to sheriffs and constables in certain counties.

Sponsor: Mike Schofield

Relating to the establishment of the housing Texas fund to be administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

Sponsor: John Bucy

Commemorating the relaunch of Eminence Baptist Church in Wallisville as The Cross Baptist Church.

Sponsor: Terri Leo-Wilson

Relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes through the use of certain surplus state revenue.

Sponsor: Ellen Troxclair

Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to biological sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.

Sponsor: Valoree Swanson

Proposing a constitutional amendment specifying the authority of the attorney general to prosecute a criminal offense prescribed by the election laws of this state.

Sponsor: Terri Leo-Wilson

Relating to a pay raise for certain state employees.

Sponsor: John Bucy

Relating to the use of average enrollment for purposes of the public school finance system.

Sponsor: John Bucy

Relating to the requirements regarding an election to authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds or to approve an increase in an ad valorem tax rate.

Sponsor: Ellen Troxclair

Relating to the separation of federal elections from state and local elections, and to related practices and procedures.

Sponsor: Mike Schofield

Relating to the prohibition of certain discrimination; authorizing civil penalties.

Sponsor: Jessica Gonzalez

Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Sponsor: John Bucy

Recognizing Joseph C. Longway on the occasion of his retirement.

In memory of Kyle Richard Bough of Kilgore.

In memory of Janet Anderson Creasman of Tyler.

In memory of George Edward Caldwell of Tyler.

In memory of William Eugene Cole Jr. of Atlanta.

In memory of Barbara Harris Tolleson of Longview.

Extending congratulations and best wishes to Madeline Groce on the occasion of her 106th birthday.

Recognizing Richard M. Peterson for being elected president of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.

In memory of Mary Alice Eady.

In memory of Doris Jean Gary.

In memory of Emma Renell "Nell" Raney.

In memory of Willie Charles "Joe Boy" Brown.

In memory of Bob Charles Bustin Sr.

Congratulating Coach Tommy Aldridge on his induction into the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame.

In memory of Javier Vega Jr.

In memory of Bobby Ray Moyers.

Recognizing Tedd L. Mitchell for his service as chancellor of the Texas Tech University System.

In memory of Charles Augustus Narramore of Longview.

Recognizing Renee Watson for her 25 years of service as director of the Bexar County Small Business and Entrepreneurship Department.

In memory of Ronald Davis Denney Sr. of Marshall.

In memory of Sandra L. Williams Carothers of Tyler.

In memory of Harold Edgar Raines of Marshall.

In memory of Kenneth Allen Griffin.

In memory of Bobby Gene Roberts Sr. of Tyler.

In memory of Arthur Loyd Price of Longview.

In memory of Shelton Bennet Cain of Hallsville.

In memory of Sally Ann Pruitt of Tyler.

In memory of Dale Eston Hall.

In memory of John Henry Moon Jr. of Pasadena.

In memory of Ethel Branch of Longview.

In memory of Roger Carl Waggoner of Tyler.

Recognizing YES to YOUTH Montgomery County Youth Services for their contributions to the community.

In memory of Ruth Ann Bewley of Longview.

In memory of James William "Bill" Bass Jr. of Tyler.

In memory of Reginald Reagan "Reg" Connor Jr. of Walnut Grove.

In memory of Calvin Eugene Grant of Texarkana.

In memory of Joe Herman Weinberg of Marshall.

Congratulating the Tyler Junior College men's tennis team on winning the 2025 NJCAA Division I championship.

In memory of Robert Louie Childress of Longview.

Recognizing the Bethune Woman's Club on the occasion of their 80th anniversary.

In memory of Robert Darrell Jones of Hideaway.

In memory of Lloyd Blaine Bolding of Kilgore.

Congratulating the Midway High School softball team on winning the 2025 University Interscholastic League Class 6A Division I state softball championship.

In memory of John Wilbur Galloway Sr. of Beeville.

Congratulating the Midway High School baseball team on winning the 2025 University Interscholastic League Class 6A Division I state championship.

Congratulating the Tarleton State University women's rodeo team on winning a National Championship.

Recognizing Edgewood ISD on the occasion of its 75th anniversary.

Granting the legislature permission to adjourn for more than three days during the period beginning on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, and ending on Monday, August 4, 2025.