Natural Resources and Economic Development

TX - Senator Brian Birdwell (U)

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Chair

TX - Senator Judith Zaffirini (U)

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Vice Chair

TX - Senator Pat Fallon (U)

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Member

TX - Senator Peter Flores (U)

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Member

TX - Senator Kelly Hancock (U)

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Member

TX - Senator Juan Hinojosa (U)

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Member

TX - Senator Bryan Hughes (U)

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Member

TX - Senator Borris Miles (U)

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Member

TX - Senator Angela Paxton (U)

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Member

TX - Senator Beverly Powell (U)

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Member

TX - Senator José Rodríguez (U)

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Member

TX - HB48 Relating to a database of employers penalized for failure to pay wages or convicted of certain offenses involving wage theft.

TX - HB303 Relating to entities eligible to authorize the creation of spaceport development corporations and to the powers of those corporations.

TX - SB76 Relating to the security of the electric grid.

TX - SB91 Relating to certain unlawful employment practices relating to the reporting of criminal offenses.

TX - SB112 Relating to unlawful employment practices regarding discrimination in payment of compensation.

TX - SB113 Relating to the minimum wage.

TX - SB118 Relating to the extension of the expiration date of the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act.

TX - SB132 Relating to operation of the Texas leverage fund program administered by the Texas Economic Development Bank.

TX - SB160 Relating to a prohibition on sex discrimination in employment compensation.

TX - SB161 Relating to authorization for a county or municipality to establish a local minimum wage.

TX - SB162 Relating to a database of employers penalized for failure to pay wages or convicted of certain criminal offenses involving wage theft.

TX - SJR2 Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring legislative approval of the historical narrative for certain exhibits featured at the Alamo or a museum owned or operated by the state.

TX - SJR5 Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an increased minimum wage.

TX - SB180 Relating to applications for permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain new or expanded facilities in certain low-income and minority communities.

TX - SB185 Relating to disclosure requirements regarding certain oil or gas well accidents.

TX - HB360 Relating to the extension of the expiration date of the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act.

TX - HB399 Relating to the period during which an employee may file a claim for unpaid wages with the Texas Workforce Commission.

TX - SB208 Relating to prohibiting the operation of concrete plants and crushing facilities at certain locations.

TX - HB441 Relating to requiring the Texas Workforce Commission to pay the cost of taking a high school equivalency examination for certain individuals.

TX - SJR22 Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an increased minimum wage.

TX - HB621 Relating to prohibited adverse employment action against an employee who in good faith reports child abuse or neglect.

TX - SB320 Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue in certain municipalities.

TX - HB700 Relating to the use of the skills development fund by certain entities and a study and report regarding the effectiveness of that fund.

TX - SB350 Relating to the expiration of the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act.

TX - SB352 Relating to the use of the skills development fund by certain entities.

TX - HB864 Relating to pipeline incidents; clarifying changes to related administrative penalties.

TX - HB866 Relating to the installation, removal, and replacement of certain gas pipelines; clarifying changes to related administrative penalties.

TX - HB907 Relating to the regulation of aggregate production operations by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; increasing a fee; increasing administrative penalties.

TX - SB417 Relating to concrete batching and concrete crushing facilities.

TX - SB450 Relating to the deadline for certain economic development corporations to file a certain report with the comptroller.

TX - HB1074 Relating to the prohibition against age discrimination in certain employment training programs.

TX - SB486 Relating to vehicle eligibility for the light-duty motor vehicle purchase or lease incentive program.

TX - SB496 Relating to factors the Texas Historical Commission considers in reviewing an application for a grant or loan through the historic courthouse preservation program.

TX - SB530 Relating to civil and administrative penalties assessed or imposed for violations of laws protecting drinking water, public water supplies, and bodies of water.

TX - SB531 Relating to the sources of funding for the Texas emissions reduction plan.

TX - SB532 Relating to the licensure and registration of persons engaged in certain activities pertaining to compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas containers and systems.

TX - SB533 Relating to the severance tax exemption for oil and gas produced from certain inactive wells.

TX - SB534 Relating to the notice of a hearing to adopt a proposed rule under the Texas Clean Air Act.

TX - SB551 Relating to inaccurate or incomplete permit applications for solid waste facilities.

TX - SB565 Relating to the authority of the governing body of a school district to waive the new jobs creation requirement for the purpose of eligibility for a limitation on the appraised value of property for school district maintenance and operations ad valorem tax purposes under the Texas Economic Development Act.

TX - HB1331 Relating to the application fee for a permit for a municipal solid waste facility; imposing a fee.

TX - HB1346 Relating to the eligibility requirements for the diesel emissions reduction incentive program.

TX - SB649 Relating to promotion of the use of recyclable materials as feedstock for processing and manufacturing.

TX - HB1422 Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Historical Commission.

TX - HB1435 Relating to the inspection of a municipal solid waste management facility or site by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality before a permit application is issued, amended, extended, or renewed.

TX - HB1469 Relating to certain public school workforce training programs funded by the skills development fund and to authorizing school districts to reimburse under the Foundation School Program private employers for paid internships provided to certain students in career and technology education programs in the district.

TX - SB694 Relating to the regulation of aggregate production operations by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; increasing a fee; increasing administrative penalties.

TX - SB605 Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Historical Commission.

TX - SB698 Relating to the expedited processing of certain applications for permits under the Texas Clean Air Act.

TX - SB728 Relating to the verification of information provided to the comptroller and contained in reports on compliance with agreements under the Texas Economic Development Act.

TX - SB753 Relating to wage requirements for community rehabilitation programs participating in the purchasing from people with disabilities program.

TX - HB1627 Relating to the removal of certain counties from the Texas emissions reduction plan.

TX - HB1633 Relating to the imposition and rate of the county hotel occupancy tax in certain counties; authorizing the imposition of a tax.

TX - HB1634 Relating to the imposition, rate, and use of revenue derived from certain local hotel occupancy taxes; authorizing the imposition of a tax.

TX - SB765 Relating to programs that can be established and funded under the Texas emissions reduction plan.

TX - HB1649 Relating to the amount of and vehicles eligible for the light-duty motor vehicle purchase or lease incentive program.

TX - SB15 Relating to a prohibition against certain local regulation of private employers.

TX - SB778 Relating to the application process for certain solid waste facility permits.

TX - SB817 Relating to the information required to be provided by a payor of the proceeds derived from the sale of oil or gas production to a royalty interest owner.

TX - HB1767 Relating to the consideration of employee compensation and benefits in establishing the rates of gas utilities.

TX - SB868 Relating to the amount of certain industrial solid waste authorized to be accepted by a municipal solid waste facility.

TX - HB1949 Relating to the criteria for awarding adult education and literacy program performance incentive funds.

TX - HB1953 Relating to the conversion of plastics and other recoverable materials through pyrolysis or gasification.

TX - SB925 Relating to calculation of daily production for purposes of the oil and gas production tax credits for low-producing wells and leases.

TX - SB927 Relating to exhibits presented at the Alamo complex.

TX - HB2127 Relating to the licensure and registration of persons engaged in certain activities pertaining to compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas containers and systems.

TX - HB2129 Relating to the extension of the expiration of certain parts of the Texas Economic Development Act.

TX - HB2199 Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue in certain municipalities.

TX - HB2203 Relating to notice of a radioactive substance release.

TX - SB950 Relating to the definition of a commercial hazardous waste management facility.

TX - HB2240 Relating to the payment of wages by an employer through a payroll card account.

TX - SB1003 Relating to promoting the resilience of the electric grid and certain municipalities.

TX - HB2272 Relating to the county hotel occupancy tax rate in certain counties.

TX - SB1021 Relating to the operations of the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact waste disposal facility.

TX - SB1039 Relating to entities eligible to authorize the creation of a spaceport development corporation.

TX - SB1046 Relating to the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act.

TX - SB1055 Relating to the administration by the Texas Workforce Commission of a workforce diploma pilot program.

TX - HB2348 Relating to the prohibition of certain employment discrimination regarding an employee who is a volunteer emergency responder.

TX - HB1550 Relating to certain governmental entities subject to the sunset review process.

TX - SB1070 Relating to local initiatives programs under the Texas Clean Air Act and the repeal of the low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program; authorizing a fee.

TX - SB1082 Relating to the feasibility of creating and maintaining a coastal barrier system.

TX - HB2402 Relating to the eligibility of certain events to receive funding through the Major Events Reimbursement Program.

TX - SB1088 Relating to the procedure for acting on an application for a permit for a surface coal mining and reclamation operation.

TX - SB1097 Relating to the authority of a municipality to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to hotel projects.

TX - HB2496 Relating to the designation of a property as a historic landmark by a municipality.

TX - SB619 Relating to the sunset review process and certain governmental entities subject to that process.

TX - SB1156 Relating to the requirement of a public hearing on certain applications for a permit to drill an oil or gas well.

TX - SB1158 Relating to the extension of the expiration date of the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act.

TX - SB1222 Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to hotel projects.

TX - SB1242 Relating to the location of hearings relating to contested cases before the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

TX - SB1243 Relating to the consideration of the cumulative effects of air contaminant emissions in the emissions permitting process.

TX - SB1249 Relating to permit application requirements for solid waste facilities.

TX - HB2675 Relating to the repeal of the provisions providing for the suspension of the collection of certain fees when the balance in the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund exceeds a specified amount.

TX - SB1247 Relating to who may request a public hearing from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality related to the construction of a concrete plant.

TX - HB2714 Relating to the registration of liquefied petroleum gas container manufacturers and the regulation of liquefied petroleum gas licensees; authorizing fees.

TX - HB2726 Relating to the commencement of construction of a project following the issuance of a draft permit for a permit amendment to an air quality permit.

TX - SB1262 Relating to the allocation of hotel occupancy tax revenue collected by certain municipalities.

TX - SB1270 Relating to the eligibility of certain events to receive funding through the Major Events Reimbursement Program.

TX - SB1278 Relating to provisions applicable to affordable housing located in a reinvestment zone in certain areas of the state; authorizing a fee.

TX - SB1281 Relating to assessments for water and energy improvements in certain municipalities and counties.

TX - SB1307 Relating to the use of hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities and the authority of certain municipalities to pledge that revenue, and to receive and pledge certain other revenue, for the payment of obligations related to hotel projects.

TX - HB2771 Relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to issue permits for the discharge into water in this state of produced water, hydrostatic test water, and gas plant effluent resulting from certain oil and gas activities.

TX - SB1319 Relating to certain taxes and to an annual report submitted to the comptroller concerning those taxes.

TX - SB1338 Relating to the issuance of a permit for a municipal solid waste landfill facility located in a special flood hazard area.

TX - SB1339 Relating to road specifications and safety standards for access to a solid waste facility.

TX - SB1340 Relating to the required earnings statement provided by employers.

TX - SB1355 Relating to the establishment of the work-based learning task force.

TX - SB1380 Relating to the analysis of inspection and maintenance requirements for air quality permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain oil and gas facilities.

TX - SB1393 Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue in certain municipalities.

TX - SB1400 Relating to the location of the Alamo Cenotaph.

TX - SB1405 Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to hotel projects.

TX - SB1407 Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to hotel projects.

TX - SB1413 Relating to consolidation of annual reporting requirements of the Texas Workforce Commission.

TX - HB2971 Relating to powers and duties concerning records of the General Land Office.

TX - SB1431 Relating to the eligibility of certain events to receive funding through the Major Events Reimbursement Program.

TX - HB3045 Relating to the provision of solid waste disposal services in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain municipalities.

TX - SB1467 Relating to the municipal hotel occupancy tax in certain municipalities.

TX - HB3143 Relating to the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act.

TX - SB1484 Relating to the required earnings statement provided by employers; creating civil liability; providing an administrative penalty.

TX - SB1485 Relating to the payment of wages by an employer through a payroll card account.

TX - SB1486 Relating to required rest and meal breaks for certain employees; authorizing an administrative assessment.

TX - SB1487 Relating to the delegation of powers and duties by the Texas Historical Commission.

TX - SB1488 Relating to the designation of a property as a historic landmark by a municipality.

TX - SB1498 Relating to regulation of on-site sewage disposal systems including occupational licensure requirements associated with those systems.

TX - SB1499 Relating to a prohibition on the issuance by the Railroad Commission of Texas of a permit for a commercial surface disposal facility located near a school.

TX - SB1500 Relating to repeal of the waiver of the right to judicial review of a wage claim.

TX - SB1501 Relating to the commencement of construction of a project following the issuance of a draft permit for a permit amendment to an air quality permit.

TX - SB1511 Relating to the operation of the Battleship "Texas."

TX - SB1513 Relating to the consideration of employee compensation and benefits in establishing the rates of gas utilities.

TX - SB1514 Relating to consolidation of annual reporting requirements of the Texas Workforce Commission.

TX - SB1515 Relating to the registration of liquefied petroleum gas container manufacturers and the regulation of liquefied petroleum gas licensees; authorizing fees.

TX - SB1516 Relating to liability for obtaining improper unemployment compensation benefits.

TX - HB3224 Relating to a study on the creation of a defense under the Solid Waste Disposal Act for persons engaged in certain recycling transactions.

TX - HB3226 Relating to the terms of dissolution of an oil or gas pooled unit.

TX - HB3246 Relating to the treatment and recycling for beneficial use of certain waste arising out of or incidental to the drilling for or production of oil or gas.

TX - SB1576 Relating to the creation of the Texas Industrial Workforce Apprenticeship Grant Program.

TX - SB1585 Relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to issue permits for the discharge into water in this state of produced water, hydrostatic test water, and gas plant effluent resulting from certain oil and gas activities.

TX - SB1587 Relating to the delegation to the Railroad Commission of Texas of purchasing functions regarding the reclamation of certain abandoned mines.

TX - HB3356 Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue in certain municipalities.

TX - SB1599 Relating to the elimination of regular mandatory vehicle safety inspections for noncommercial vehicles and the imposition of replacement fees.

TX - SB1639 Relating to industrial solid waste generated in a foreign country.

TX - SB1656 Relating to the conversion of plastics and other recoverable materials through pyrolysis or gasification.

TX - SB1663 Relating to the removal, relocation, alteration, or construction of certain monuments or memorials located on public property; providing civil penalties.

TX - SB1696 Relating to the regulation of aggregate production operations; requiring a permit; authorizing a fee.

TX - SB1719 Relating to the allocation of certain state hotel occupancy tax revenue.

TX - SB1722 Relating to the award of grants from the skills development fund.

TX - SB1723 Relating to the award of grants from the skills development fund.

TX - SB1724 Relating to certain public school workforce training programs funded by the skills development fund.

TX - HB3557 Relating to civil and criminal liability for engaging in certain conduct involving a critical infrastructure facility; creating criminal offenses.

TX - SB1753 Relating to the regulation of radioactive waste.

TX - HB3745 Relating to the Texas emissions reduction plan fund and account.

TX - SB1831 Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to hotel projects.

TX - SB1838 Relating to the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act.

TX - SB1841 Relating to certain requirements for designation as a qualified business under the enterprise zone program.

TX - SB1850 Relating to used and scrap tire handlers.

TX - SB1868 Relating to the classification of workers for purposes of the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act; providing an administrative penalty.

TX - HB3838 Relating to a disclosure in certain offers to purchase a mineral or royalty interest.

TX - SB1885 Relating to notice of a radioactive substance release.

TX - SB1890 Relating to authorizing certain projects to be undertaken by economic development corporations.

TX - SB1924 Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to hotel projects.

TX - SB1930 Relating to the eligibility of property used for a water desalination project for ad valorem tax benefits under the Texas Economic Development Act.

TX - SB1931 Relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to conduct background checks.

TX - HB4008 Relating to plans required to be submitted to be eligible to receive funding through the Major Events Reimbursement Program.

TX - SB1973 Relating to competitive and integrated employment of persons with disabilities.

TX - SB1976 Relating to the fee collected for a municipal solid waste permit application; increasing a fee.

TX - SB1990 Relating to changes to an application for an environmental permit before a contested case hearing on the application.

TX - SB1993 Relating to civil and criminal liability for engaging in certain conduct involving a critical infrastructure facility; creating criminal offenses.

TX - SB1999 Relating to an oil and gas production tax credit for oil and gas producers that provide treated produced water to aquifer storage and recovery project operators.

TX - HB4116 Relating to a voluntary financial assurance program for permit holders under the Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.

TX - SB1988 Relating to causes of action for withholding payments of the proceeds from the sale of oil and gas production.

TX - SB2038 Relating to a report by the Texas Workforce Commission regarding occupational skills training for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

TX - SB2065 Relating to affirmative defenses for a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality enforcement action for unauthorized emission or opacity events.

TX - SB2070 Relating to a prohibition of the land application of grease or grit trap waste.

TX - SB2077 Relating to a redetermination of a preliminary wage determination order by the Texas Workforce Commission.

TX - SB2123 Relating to the penalty for failure to register certain aggregate production operations with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

TX - SB2124 Relating to best management practices for aggregate production operations.

TX - SB2125 Relating to the regulation of aggregate production operation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; increasing an administrative penalty.

TX - SB2137 Relating to the imposition and use of a hotel occupancy tax by certain municipalities and counties.

TX - SCR24 Expressing support for a revised Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Feasibility Study.

TX - HB4158 Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue in certain municipalities.

TX - HB4174 Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of the event reimbursement programs, including the Pan American Games trust fund, Olympic Games trust fund, Major Events reimbursement program fund, Motor Sports Racing trust fund, and Events trust fund; including conforming amendments.

TX - SB2149 Relating to the appeal of certain decisions concerning mining leases.

TX - SB2152 Relating to wage claim data.

TX - SB2153 Relating to the adjudication of emergency evacuation discrimination complaints by the Texas Workforce Commission civil rights division.

TX - SB2154 Relating to the administration of certain programs under the Texas emissions reduction plan.

TX - SB2155 Relating to the retention of soil samples and records related to a permit for a municipal solid waste facility issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; creating an administrative penalty.

TX - SB2175 Relating to affirmative defenses for a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality enforcement action for unauthorized emission or opacity events.

TX - SB2182 Relating to the eligibility of certain events for funding under the Major Events Reimbursement Program.

TX - SB2208 Relating to the use of hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain counties.

TX - SB2210 Relating to the use of certain tax revenue by certain municipalities for the payment of job training programs and the development of hotel and convention center projects.

TX - SB2229 Relating to criminal liability for engaging in certain conduct involving a critical infrastructure facility; increasing criminal penalties.

TX - SB2233 Relating to monitoring emissions of air contaminants from certain mining-related facilities; imposing of a fee.

TX - SB2249 Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to create sports and community venue districts and to authorize and finance certain sports and community venue projects; authorizing a tax.

TX - HB4493 Relating to supplemental environmental projects authorized by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

TX - SB2264 Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to multipurpose convention center facility projects.

TX - SB2278 Relating to the regulation of certain aggregate production operations by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; authorizing an increase in the amount of a fee.

TX - SB2276 Relating to the issuance of a permit by the Railroad Commission of Texas for the routing of certain oil or gas pipelines; establishing a fee.

TX - SB2296 Relating to definition of a common paymaster.

TX - SB2309 Relating to the transfer of jurisdiction over and management of the Star of the Republic Museum to the Texas Historical Commission.

TX - SB2336 Relating to the use of tax revenue by certain municipalities for the payment of certain hotel-related bonds or other obligations.

TX - SB2354 Relating to judicial review of acts by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

TX - SB2385 Relating to the carcinogenic risk level used in the development of certain environmental remediation benchmarks.

TX - SB2387 Relating to the regulatory analysis of rules proposed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

TX - SB2393 Relating to limitations of the issuance of permits for municipal solid waste landfill facilities.

TX - SB2420 Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to hotel projects.

TX - SB2421 Relating to the use of tax revenue by certain municipalities for the payment of certain hotel-related bonds or other obligations.

TX - SB2559 Relating to supplemental environmental projects authorized by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.