County Affairs

TX - Representative Garnet Coleman (U)

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Chair

TX - Representative Geanie W. Morrison (U)

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Vice Chair

TX - Representative Leo Berman (U)

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Member

TX - Representative Valinda Bolton (U)

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Member

TX - Representative Joaquin Castro (U)

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Member

TX - Representative John Davis (U)

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Member

TX - Representative Marisa Márquez (U)

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Member

TX - Representative Ralph Sheffield (U)

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Member

TX - Representative Wayne Smith (U)

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Member

TX - HB118 Relating to the grounds for removal of a member of the board of directors of the Lynn County Hospital District.

TX - HB383 Relating to county bail bond board meetings in certain counties.

TX - HB117 Relating to the amount of a county expenditure for which competitive bidding is required.

TX - HB78 Relating to the amount of a county expenditure for which competitive bidding is required.

TX - HB793 Relating to the authority to charge reasonable fees for emergency services performed by volunteer fire departments.

TX - HB240 Relating to the appointment of members to the governing body of a political subdivision.

TX - HB264 Relating to the date that an increase in the salary of a member of a county commissioners court may take effect.

TX - HB599 Relating to the sale of fireworks on and before Texas Independence Day.

TX - HB736 Relating to authorizing certain counties to regulate nuisances.

TX - HB781 Relating to the Electra Hospital District.

TX - HB362 Relating to the authority of certain counties to enact noise regulations; providing a criminal penalty.

TX - HB218 Relating to the regulation of the sale of aerosol paint by counties and municipalities.

TX - HB487 Relating to sheriff's department civil service systems in certain counties; providing penalties.

TX - HB561 Relating to the authority of county auditors with respect to computer software and data of other local officers or departments.

TX - HB515 Relating to the expansion of the boundaries of the Dallas County Hospital District.

TX - HB458 Relating to limitations on the number of dogs at a residence in certain counties.

TX - HB473 Relating to procurement methods of the Ector County Hospital District for the construction, rehabilitation, alteration, or repair of certain projects.

TX - HB489 Relating to the authority of a county or municipality to remove graffiti from private property at the owner's expense.

TX - HB633 Relating to the El Paso County Hospital District.

TX - HB562 Relating to employment qualifications and compensation of certain county employees.

TX - HB621 Relating to public improvement districts designated by a county or municipality.

TX - HB694 Relating to Gonzales Healthcare Systems.

TX - HB667 Relating to the procurement methods authorized for public projects by certain local governments.

TX - HB527 Relating to the removal of an appointed emergency services district board member by a county commissioners court.

TX - HB572 Relating to the imposition by a county or municipality of fees related to certain collection services.

TX - HB842 Relating to the authority of certain school districts to lay in county rights-of-way fiber optic cable or other means of transmitting information.

TX - HB1029 Relating to the development, rehabilitation, or expansion of affordable housing in a public improvement district established by a county or municipality.

TX - HB640 Relating to personnel records of a deputy sheriff in certain counties.

TX - HB878 Relating to the Sweeny Hospital District.

TX - HB817 Relating to the time for dissolution of crime control prevention districts.

TX - HB879 Relating to the Sweeny Hospital District.

TX - HB760 Relating to county regulation of sound levels; providing a criminal penalty.

TX - HB807 Relating to allowing counties with no incorporated territory to participate in programs designed to assist municipalities.

TX - HB1187 Relating to the membership of the board of managers for certain emergency communication districts.

TX - HB1115 Relating to the adoption of noise regulations by certain counties; providing a criminal penalty.

TX - HB1230 Relating to limitations on the compensation of county auditors for certain counties.

TX - HB1184 Relating to determining population for the creation of civil service systems in certain counties.

TX - HB1063 Relating to emergency vehicle access to certain gated communities and multiunit housing projects.

TX - HB1039 Relating to the creation of county databases containing information on county expenditures.

TX - HB1366 Relating to ballot language in an election authorizing the issuance of bonds for hospital district system improvements.

TX - HB1628 Relating to the ability of a county, public hospital, or hospital district to purchase or arrange for the purchase of certain health coverage or benefits for eligible residents.

TX - HB1270 Relating to the authority of a county to regulate the location of halfway houses in the unincorporated areas of the county; providing a penalty.

TX - HB1497 Relating to the depository of the Maverick County Hospital District and to the investment of the district's money.

TX - HB1632 Relating to the exemption from certain construction requirements for volunteer fire departments in certain counties.

TX - HB1640 Relating to the purposes and powers of the Temple Health and Bioscience Economic Development District.

TX - HB1223 Relating to persons authorized to make payroll deductions for county employees.

TX - HB1507 Relating to authorizing certain populous counties to adopt noise regulations; providing criminal and civil penalties.

TX - HB1517 Relating to the powers and duties of the Montgomery County Hospital District.

TX - HB2246 Relating to the ratio of correctional officers to prisoners in a county jail.

TX - HB1752 Relating to county regulation of fireworks during severe drought conditions.

TX - HB2046 Relating to the authority of a county to adopt and enforce a fire code for certain buildings in the unincorporated area of the county.

TX - HB1982 Relating to the regulation of dangerous and vicious dogs; providing penalties.

TX - HB1730 Relating to authorizing the issuance of bonds for the reimbursement of the cost of public improvements located in public improvement districts in certain counties.

TX - HB1843 Relating to the disposition of cash in possession of a deceased pauper.

TX - HB1686 Relating to the Muenster Hospital District.

TX - HB2001 Relating to the unlawful restraint of a dog.

TX - HB2320 Relating to the appointment of a county auditor in certain counties.

TX - HB1987 Relating to fees paid to a constable for serving civil process.

TX - HB2054 Relating to the conditions of employment for firefighters employed by certain districts and entities; providing penalties.

TX - HB3626 Relating to the North Wheeler County Hospital District.

TX - HB3735 Relating to authorizing counties to enact ordinances to protect the public health, safety, or welfare; providing a penalty.

TX - HB1921 Relating to the authority of the board of directors of the Dallam-Hartley Counties Hospital District to employ health care providers.

TX - HB2508 Relating to the sheriff's department civil service commission appointments in certain counties.

TX - HB2082 Relating to consideration of contract amount and bidder's principal place of business in awarding certain municipal contracts.

TX - HB2170 Relating to the minimum number of county jailers necessary to staff a county jail.

TX - HB3705 Relating to work performed in sports and community venue districts in certain municipalities.

TX - HB4007 Relating to the Hardeman County Hospital District.

TX - HB2614 Relating to a county's general revenue levy for indigent health care.

TX - HB2301 Relating to the creation of a county ethics commission in certain counties; providing civil and criminal penalties.

TX - HB2573 Relating to the amount of a county expenditure for which competitive bidding is required.

TX - HB2529 Relating to the terms of office of commissioners of certain emergency services districts.

TX - HB2549 Relating to auditing procedures and authority relating to county education departments in certain populous counties.

TX - HB2819 Relating to the Childress County Hospital District.

TX - HB3012 Relating to food handlers and other food service employees.

TX - HB2788 Relating to the powers and duties of counties and emergency services districts.

TX - HB2772 Relating to the authority of the Montgomery County Hospital District in relation to ambulance service providers.

TX - HB2688 Relating to the authority of certain counties to establish economic development projects or create improvement districts to construct educational facilities.

TX - HB2673 Relating to conditions of employment for an employee of certain sheriff's departments.

TX - HB2665 Relating to authorizing the commissioners court of a county to adopt and impose standards and specifications for the design and installation of address number signs to identify properties located in unincorporated areas of the county; providing a penalty.

TX - HB2753 Relating to the voluntary assessment of property owners by a county to finance certain solar energy improvements.

TX - HB2743 Relating to the availability of certain county financial information on certain counties' Internet websites.

TX - HB2693 Relating to the authority of certain counties to assess certain costs for roadway improvements.

TX - HB2732 Relating to the regulation of barking dogs by certain counties as a nuisance.

TX - HB2838 Relating to the regulation of massage parlors by certain counties; providing penalties.

TX - HB2710 Relating to indigent health care services that may be provided by a county.

TX - HB2857 Relating to the regulation of fireworks during a declared local state of disaster.

TX - HB3092 Relating to the regulation of the sale and use of fireworks by certain counties; providing penalties.

TX - HB3116 Relating to the creation of an alternate sheriff's department civil service system in certain counties; creating offenses.

TX - HB2737 Relating to the sale of used, surplus, or salvage property and firefighting equipment by an emergency services district.

TX - HB2708 Relating to the powers of the Karnes County Hospital District.

TX - HB2891 Relating to a fee charged by a municipality for a copy of public records.

TX - HB2904 Relating to the authority of the Martin County Hospital District to employ physicians and other health care providers.

TX - HB2931 Relating to an appeal by a deputy sheriff under county civil service to an independent third-party hearing examiner.

TX - HB2874 Relating to granting certain counties authority to regulate the cutting of certain trees; providing a penalty.

TX - HB2963 Relating to the authority of a county, hospital district, or public hospital to provide health care services to an indigent patient.

TX - HB2859 Relating to notice requirements for a county selling surplus or salvage property.

TX - HB2833 Relating to certain building code standards applicable to the unincorporated areas of certain counties; providing a penalty.

TX - HB2947 Relating to the requirement that certain orders closing, abandoning, or vacating a county road be filed and indexed in the deed records of the county where the road is located.

TX - HB2835 Relating to the delegation of duties of a county judge in certain counties.

TX - HB3096 Relating to authorizing the regulation of nuisances in certain counties.

TX - HB3011 Relating to the right of certain counties to maintain local control over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.

TX - HB3057 Relating to the use by a metropolitan rapid transit authority of the construction manager-at-risk method for the construction, rehabilitation, alteration, or repair of a facility.

TX - HB3089 Relating to the disposition of vehicles by a local government participating in a program designed to encourage the use of low-emission vehicles.

TX - HB2994 Relating to the powers and duties of the Reagan Hospital District.

TX - HB3052 Relating to the regulation of fireworks by counties during drought conditions; providing a criminal penalty.

TX - HB3008 Relating to the right of certain counties to maintain local control over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.

TX - HB3007 Relating to food handlers.

TX - HB3003 Relating to the creation of a bail bond board by the commissioners court of certain counties.

TX - HB3158 Relating to the accumulation and payment of sick leave for employees in certain sheriff's departments.

TX - HB3398 Relating to the office of county treasurer.

TX - HB3094 Relating to the regulation of massage parlors by counties; providing penalties.

TX - HB3058 Relating to the right of certain counties to maintain local control over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.

TX - HB3247 Relating to the authority of a county to contract with a private organization for the operation of a detention facility.

TX - HB3730 Relating to the authority of officers in certain counties to designate a person to receive fees, commissions, or costs.

TX - HB3132 Relating to the creation of the Presidio County Emergency Services District; providing authority to issue bonds and impose taxes.

TX - HB3863 Relating to transportation access plans for certain facilities permitted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality or the Railroad Commission of Texas.

TX - HB3280 Relating to the procedure for the removal of a cattle guard on a county road.

TX - HB3253 Relating to the acquisition, construction, or improvement of a rainwater harvesting system in a public improvement district established by a county or municipality.

TX - HB3654 Relating to certain duties of and reports submitted to the Commission on Jail Standards regarding county jail inmates who are pregnant.

TX - HB3380 Relating to the barking of dogs in unincorporated areas of a county.

TX - HB3265 Relating to granting Hill Country counties regulatory authority and the authority to impose certain development fees; providing penalties.

TX - HB3303 Relating to the use of information and records acquired during a fatality review and investigation.

TX - HB3725 Relating to maintaining county funding levels provided to the offices of certain prosecutors.

TX - HB3566 Relating to the rights of certain county law enforcement officers.

TX - HB4182 Relating to regulation of certain areas in Zapata County.

TX - HB3486 Relating to application of the minimum wage to certain governmental entities.

TX - HB3487 Relating to the purchasing and contracting authority of counties; providing penalties.

TX - HB3731 Relating to the creation of and sales and use taxes imposed by county assistance districts.

TX - HB3734 Relating to the imposition by an emergency services district of an impact fee on new development to be used for capital improvements and equipment.

TX - HB3243 Relating to the regulation of the sale and use of fireworks by certain counties; providing penalties.

TX - HB3484 Relating to certain acts and proceedings of certain local governments, including those related to tax increment financing, and the validity of certain acts and proceedings.

TX - HB3392 Relating to the continuation and functions of the Commission on Jail Standards.

TX - HB3491 Relating to the creation, administration, powers, and duties of a county assistance district.

TX - HB3411 Relating to the powers and duties of the Castro County Hospital District.

TX - HB3479 Relating to filing of instruments conveying real property in certain counties and redemption of property after the foreclosure of certain assessment liens.

TX - HB3485 Relating to certain county, municipal, district, and other governmental functions, procedures, powers, duties, and services, including certain criminal procedures.

TX - HB3713 Relating to the possession or distribution of certain controlled substances by certain persons for purposes of a humane society or animal control agency.

TX - HB3601 Relating to the authority of a county clerk to post official and legal notices by electronic display.

TX - HB3698 Relating to the authority of the Dallas County Hospital District to appoint, contract for, or employ physicians, dentists, and other health care providers.

TX - HB3869 Relating to the suspension or removal of certain deputy sheriffs.

TX - HB3825 Relating to legal representation for a county auditor.

TX - HB3817 Relating to restrictions on the sale of fireworks in certain counties.

TX - HB3854 Relating to the powers of certain development corporations related to Hurricane Ike disaster relief and to the validation of certain governmental acts or proceedings of counties affected by Hurricane Ike.

TX - HB4019 Relating to the Gainesville Hospital District.

TX - HB3776 Relating to a filing fee imposed on a notice of foreclosure sale to fund civil legal services for indigents.

TX - HB4138 Relating to the powers and duties of the Hopkins County Hospital District.

TX - HB4510 Relating to the creation of a separate local workforce development board for certain counties.

TX - HB4731 Relating to the creation of the Country Place Management District; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.

TX - HB4352 Relating to the removal of county officers from office.

TX - HJR35 Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the Dallas County Hospital District to expand its boundaries.

TX - HB4605 Relating to regulation of certain areas in Zapata County.

TX - HB4474 Relating to the applicability of a fire code in an unincorporated area of a county.

TX - HB4279 Relating to credit agreements executed in connection with the issuance of obligations for certain public improvements.

TX - HB4475 Relating to fire code certificates of compliance, violations, and enforcement; providing penalties.

TX - HB4298 Relating to the right of certain hospital districts to maintain local control over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.

TX - HB4257 Relating to the Sutton County Hospital District.

TX - HB3903 Relating to county contracts with private entities for jail facilities; providing a penalty.

TX - HB4139 Relating to the powers and duties of the Hopkins County Hospital District.

TX - HB4042 Relating to county transportation access plans.

TX - HB4512 Relating to the Greater Houston Partnership.

TX - HB4511 Relating to the composition of certain regional planning commissions.

TX - HB4508 Relating to creation and duties of a county economic development district.

TX - HB4740 Relating to the creation of the Harris County Improvement District No. 14; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.

TX - HB4522 Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Department of Transportation related to county traffic officers.

TX - HB4704 Relating to the Starr County Hospital District.

TX - HB4787 Relating to the creation of the Harris County Improvement District No. 18; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.

TX - HB4625 Relating to county regulation of fireworks during drought conditions.

TX - HB4771 Relating to the powers and duties of Harris County Improvement District No. 5; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.

TX - HB4683 Relating to the powers and duties of the Titus County Hospital District.

TX - HB4739 Relating to the creation of the Harris County Improvement District No. 13; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.

TX - HB4532 Relating to reports regarding the provision of emergency ground ambulance services in counties.

TX - HB4607 Relating to regulation of certain areas bordering on Falcon Lake and the Rio Grande River.

TX - HB4788 Relating to the authority of the Harris County Improvement District No. 6 to impose an impact fee or assessment on certain service providers.

TX - HB4722 Relating to the creation of the Harris County Improvement District No. 11; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.

TX - HB4730 Relating to the Martin County Hospital District.

TX - HB4777 Relating to the creation of the Harris County Improvement District No. 12; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.

TX - HB4746 Relating to the authority of the board of hospital managers of the Matagorda County Hospital District of Matagorda County, Texas, to lease district property.

TX - HB4797 Relating to the creation of the Travis County Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.

TX - HB4801 Relating to the creation of the Harris County Improvement District No. 15; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.

TX - HB4775 Relating to the creation of the Alden Lake Management District; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.

TX - HB4724 Relating to the creation of Waller Town Center Management District; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds; and granting a limited power of eminent domain.

TX - HB4783 Relating to an election of the board of directors of the Frio Hospital District.

TX - HB4768 Relating to the creation of the Padre Island Gateway Municipal Management District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.

TX - HB4798 Relating to the creation of the League City Improvement District; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a sales and use tax, and issue bonds.

TX - HB4745 Relating to the Lockney General Hospital District.

TX - HB4707 Relating to the El Paso County Hospital District.

TX - HCR173 Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to provide for a joint interim legislative study regarding the development and potential economic impact of the cruise industry on the Texas coast between Calhoun and Cameron Counties.

TX - HB4828 Relating to the creation of Harris County Improvement District No. 21; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.

TX - HB4814 Relating to the powers and duties of Harris County Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.

TX - HB4829 Relating to the creation of the Harris County Improvement District No. 17; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.

TX - HB4827 Relating to the creation of Harris County Improvement District No. 20; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.

TX - HB4818 Relating to the Dallas County Utility and Reclamation District.

TX - HJR95 Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the adoption of county home-rule charters.

TX - HJR4 Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing municipalities, counties, and school districts to donate certain outdated equipment, supplies, or materials to developing, underdeveloped, or newly industrialized countries.

TX - HJR84 Proposing a constitutional amendment allowing a state mandate imposed on a county to have effect only if the state provides for payment to the county of the cost of the mandate.

TX - SB229 Relating to the procurement methods authorized for public projects by certain local governments.

TX - HJR85 Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to provide for members of a governing board of an emergency services district to serve terms not to exceed four years.

TX - SB376 Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Department of Transportation related to county traffic officers.

TX - SB534 Relating to the El Paso County Hospital District.

TX - SB530 Relating to the disposition of cash in possession of a deceased pauper.

TX - SB575 Relating to the time for dissolution of crime control and prevention districts and to certain taxes imposed by such districts or by fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services districts.

TX - SB524 Relating to the grounds for removal of a member of the board of directors of the Lynn County Hospital District.

TX - SB1059 Relating to the procedure for the removal of a cattle guard on a county road.

TX - SB1033 Relating to the purposes and powers of the Temple Health and Bioscience Economic Development District.

TX - SB1112 Relating to the provision of money from a county's general fund to disaster victims.

TX - SB957 Relating to the ability of certain hospitals to purchase or arrange for the purchase of certain health coverage or benefits for eligible residents.

TX - SB1009 Relating to the continuation and functions of the Commission on Jail Standards.

TX - SB1712 Relating to the authority of the Matagorda County Hospital District of Matagorda County, Texas, to lease property.

TX - SB1368 Relating to the creation of a county ethics commission in certain counties; providing civil and criminal penalties.

TX - SB1478 Relating to the authority of hospital districts to lease undeveloped real property.

TX - SB1687 Relating to the right of certain counties to maintain local control over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.

TX - SB1500 Relating to the employment of physicians by certain hospitals.

TX - SB1485 Relating to the sale of surplus or salvage property and firefighting equipment by an emergency services district.

TX - SB1554 Relating to the authority of officers in certain counties to designate a person to receive fees, commissions, or costs.

TX - SB1574 Relating to the requirement that the county clerk of certain counties prepare a written records management and preservation services plan.

TX - SB1614 Relating to the requirement that certain orders closing, abandoning, or vacating a county road be filed and indexed in the deed records of the county where the road is located.

TX - SB2093 Relating to the North Wheeler County Hospital District.

TX - SB1744 Relating to conditions of employment for law enforcement officers and corrections officers employed by certain counties.

TX - SB1705 Relating to the authority and policies and procedures of the Dallas County Hospital District with regard to appointing, contracting for, or employing physicians, dentists, and other health care providers.

TX - SB2058 Relating to the Harris County Road Law.

TX - SB2072 Relating to contracting with the secretary of state for the filing of personal financial statements by officers and employees of certain counties.

TX - SB2553 Relating to the regulatory authority of counties, including granting certain counties authority to regulate the cutting of certain trees; providing a penalty.

TX - SB2510 Relating to the creation of the Harris County Improvement District No. 18; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.

TX - SB2472 Relating to the creation of the Harris County Improvement District No. 14; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.

TX - SB2574 Relating to the regulation of tire businesses and authorizing a fee for tire purchases for regulatory compliance in certain counties; creating an offense.

TX - SB2467 Relating to the creation of Waller Town Center Management District; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds; and granting a limited power of eminent domain.

TX - SB2479 Relating to the creation of the Country Place Management District; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.

TX - SB2517 Relating to the dissolution of the Ballinger Memorial Hospital District and the North Runnels County Hospital District and the creation of the Runnels County Hospital District; granting the authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.

TX - SB2197 Relating to fees paid to a constable for serving civil process.

TX - SB2550 Relating to the creation of the Padre Island Gateway Municipal Management District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.

TX - SB2552 Relating to the powers and duties of Harris County Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.

TX - SB2531 Relating to the creation of the Harris County Improvement District No. 15; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.

TX - SB2522 Relating to the board of directors of the Greater East End Management District.

TX - SB2468 Relating to the postemployment activities of certain local government officers in certain counties; providing a penalty.

TX - SB2526 Relating to the creation of the Travis County Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.

TX - SB2473 Relating to the creation of the Harris County Improvement District No. 13; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.