State Affairs

TX - Senator Robert Duncan (U)

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Chair

TX - Senator Bob Deuell (U)

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Vice Chair

TX - Senator Rodney Ellis (U)

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Member

TX - Senator Troy Fraser (U)

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Member

TX - Senator Joan Huffman (U)

Title:

Member

TX - Senator Mike Jackson (U)

Title:

Member

TX - Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr. (U)

Title:

Member

TX - Senator Leticia Van de Putte (U)

Title:

Member

TX - Senator Tommy Williams (U)

Title:

Member

TX - HB720 Relating to the designation of a person as a vexatious litigant.

TX - HB762 Relating to establishing a pill splitting program to reduce health plan costs for certain public employees.

TX - HB174 Relating to the cancellation of the voter registration and to the eligibility to vote of persons who are deceased or not citizens of the United States.

TX - HB15 Relating to informed consent to an abortion.

TX - HB184 Relating to the cancellation of a special election to fill a vacancy in the legislature.

TX - HB157 Relating to the filing of an application for a place on the general primary election ballot.

TX - HB159 Relating to the resumption of employment by certain retirees within the Texas Municipal Retirement System.

TX - HB995 Relating to provision by the secretary of state of notice to a candidate of the form of the candidate's name that will appear on the general election ballot.

TX - HB254 Relating to establishing the Texas Derbies.

TX - HB365 Relating to the use of eminent domain authority by certain municipalities to take abandoned multi-family rental buildings.

TX - HB336 Relating to the filing and posting on the Internet of reports of political contributions and expenditures required in connection with the office of member of the board of trustees of certain school districts.

TX - HB274 Relating to the reform of certain remedies and procedures in civil actions and family law matters.

TX - HB360 Relating to ballot language for a proposition to approve the imposition, increase, or reduction of a tax or the issuance of bonds.

TX - HB417 Relating to claims for compensation for wrongful imprisonment and group health benefits coverage for persons wrongfully imprisoned.

TX - HB528 Relating to the provision of pharmaceutical services through informal and voluntary networks in the workers' compensation system; providing an administrative violation.

TX - HB625 Relating to notice of staff leasing services company workers' compensation claim and payment information; providing an administrative violation.

TX - HB457 Relating to restrictions on the promotion and operation of charitable raffles.

TX - HB438 Relating to health benefit plan coverage for orally administered anticancer medications.

TX - HB628 Relating to contracts by governmental entities and related professional services and to public works performance and payment bonds.

TX - HB755 Relating to eligibility of certain dependents for coverage under the state employee group benefits program.

TX - HB804 Relating to the offense of illegal voting by a person who is not a United States citizen.

TX - HB738 Relating to the authority of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas to invest in hedge funds.

TX - HB1046 Relating to the confidentiality of certain personal information concerning current and former employees of certain divisions of the office of attorney general.

TX - HB1094 Relating to the availability on the Internet of reports of political expenditures and contributions filed in connection with certain county and municipal offices.

TX - HB1061 Relating to certain investment authority of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

TX - HB1135 Relating to an application to run for political office.

TX - HB1226 Relating to the eligibility of certain persons who have received deferred adjudication to vote.

TX - HB1136 Relating to requiring an election authority to provide notice to certain county chairs regarding certain election activities.

TX - HB1418 Relating to inmate litigation.

TX - HB1036 Relating to eligibility to file a sworn complaint with the Texas Ethics Commission.

TX - HB1032 Relating to a rescission period for annuity contracts.

TX - HB1253 Relating to certain modifications of a health benefit plan.

TX - HB1354 Relating to liability of certain certified municipal inspectors for services rendered during an emergency or disaster.

TX - HB1789 Relating to the payment of state funds directly to an entity that conducts a primary election under contract in certain counties.

TX - HB1129 Relating to a study by the attorney general of the effects on state law and authority of certain international and other agreements and bodies.

TX - HB1405 Relating to provision by a health benefit plan of prescription drug coverage specified by formulary and to modifications of that coverage.

TX - HB1776 Relating to contracts between dentists and health maintenance organizations or insurers.

TX - HB1627 Relating to the eligibility requirements of election judges.

TX - HB1772 Relating to the regulation of certain benefit plans.

TX - HB1872 Relating to requirements regarding information to be provided to employees covered by workers' compensation health care networks.

TX - HB1955 Relating to contracting with a lottery operator by the Texas Lottery Commission.

TX - HB2144 Relating to the use of uniform election dates by newly incorporated municipalities.

TX - HB1593 Relating to the inclusion of a candidate's e-mail address on an official application for a place on the ballot.

TX - HB1608 Relating to participation in and contributions to the state employee charitable campaign by retired state employees.

TX - HB1545 Relating to the authority of certain political subdivisions to change the date of their general elections.

TX - HB1502 Relating to allowing military voters on active duty overseas to receive and cast a ballot electronically.

TX - HB1570 Relating to training for deputy voter registrars.

TX - HB1503 Relating to the qualifications to serve as a special peace officer at a polling place.

TX - HB1528 Relating to consolidating precincts in a primary election.

TX - HB1631 Relating to expedited credentialing for certain podiatrists providing services under a managed care plan.

TX - HB1616 Relating to the reporting of political contributions, political expenditures, and personal financial information, and to complaints filed with the Texas Ethics Commission.

TX - HB1678 Relating to the employment of an elections administrator.

TX - HB2172 Relating to the eligibility of certain children under group life insurance policies.

TX - HB1871 Relating to the amount and payment of attorney's fees in certain workers' compensation cases.

TX - HB1766 Relating to the creation of a voluntary consumer-directed health plan for certain individuals eligible to participate in the insurance coverage provided under the Texas Employees Group Benefits Act and their qualified dependents.

TX - HB2193 Relating to service and qualifications for membership on an advisory committee established by the Employees Retirement System of Texas to provide advice to the board of trustees on investments and investment-related issues.

TX - HB2052 Relating to the reporting of certain information to county voter registrars by the secretary of state.

TX - HB2194 Relating to certain election practices and procedures; providing a penalty.

TX - HB2098 Relating to the authority of physicians and physician assistants to form certain entities.

TX - HB2120 Relating to the composition of the board of trustees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

TX - HB2595 Relating to the electronic submission and recording of documents associated with voting by mail.

TX - HB2190 Relating to the deadlines by which provisional ballots must be processed and the state canvass must be conducted for certain elections.

TX - HB2589 Relating to the distribution and delivery of voter registration applications by volunteer deputy registrars; providing criminal penalties.

TX - HB1904 Relating to the deadlines for write-in candidates for the office of county or precinct chair of a political party.

TX - HB2173 Relating to the adoption of certain voting procedures and to certain elections, including procedures necessary to implement the federal Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act, deadlines for declaration of candidacy and dates for certain elections, and to terms of certain elected officials.

TX - HB2154 Relating to certain continuing education requirements for agents who sell annuities.

TX - HB2093 Relating to the operation and regulation of certain consolidated insurance programs.

TX - HB2060 Relating to the confidentiality of certain information regarding state election inspectors.

TX - HB2477 Relating to provision of bilingual election materials.

TX - HB2561 Relating to the definition of "school year" for purposes of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

TX - HB2728 Relating to the operation and regulation of charitable bingo.

TX - HB2089 Relating to the resolution of overpayment or underpayment of income benefits under the workers' compensation program.

TX - HB2102 Relating to the requirement that certain mammography reports contain information regarding supplemental breast cancer screening.

TX - HB2277 Relating to life settlements and the sale, exchange, or replacement of life insurance and annuity contracts.

TX - HB2292 Relating to payment of claims to pharmacies and pharmacists.

TX - HB2359 Relating to direct campaign expenditures.

TX - HB2449 Relating to the procedures for voting ballots by mail.

TX - HB2425 Relating to notice to the attorney general of challenges to the constitutionality of Texas statutes.

TX - HB2817 Relating to certain election practices and procedures.

TX - HB2882 Relating to subrogation of certain costs for services provided or paid by the Nueces County Hospital District; providing penalties.

TX - HB2723 Relating to notice of premium increase for certain health benefit plans.

TX - HB2814 Relating to electronic voter registration.

TX - HB2920 Relating to the authority of a governing body of a Type C general law city to adopt an ordinance to determine the manner of when commissioners run for elected office.

TX - HB3017 Relating to the prohibited use of discretionary clauses in certain health maintenance organization and insurance contracts.

TX - HB2973 Relating to encouraging public participation by citizens by protecting a person's right to petition, right of free speech, and right of association from meritless lawsuits arising from actions taken in furtherance of those rights.

TX - HB3033 Relating to retirement under public retirement systems for employees of certain municipalities.

TX - HB2959 Relating to the required transfer of records to a new county chair of a political party; providing a penalty.

TX - HB3093 Relating to the amendment of certain reports of political contributions and expenditures.

TX - HB3152 Relating to recovery of the value of fraudulently obtained health care services provided or paid by the Nueces County Hospital District.

TX - HB3161 Relating to limited purpose subsidiary life insurance companies.

TX - HB3078 Relating to the residency requirement for certain elective offices of certain political subdivisions.

TX - HB3337 Relating to the emergency medical services that give rise to an emergency medical services lien.

TX - HB3270 Relating to the list of candidates compiled by a state or county party chair for a primary election.

TX - HB3255 Relating to the creation of guidelines for the Office of the State Demographer to encourage the inclusion of a broad variety of racial/ethnic groups in estimates and projections.

TX - HB3409 Relating to reporting of lobbying activities and changes in lobbying activities.

TX - HB3542 Relating to a supplemental payment for retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas and the unfunded actuarial liabilities allowed under that system.

TX - HCR50 Affirming the pride of all Texans in both our one and indivisible national union and our one and indivisible state, claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist from certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed.

TX - HCR18 Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states an amendment to the United States Constitution providing for a federal balanced budget.

TX - HB3582 Relating to the allocation to certain school districts of the expenses of a joint election.

TX - HB3747 Relating to the selection of and requirements for serving as a member of the board of trustees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

TX - HCR60 Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification the Parental Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

TX - HCR99 Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker to create a joint interim committee to study the benefits, including health insurance, retirement programs, and other benefits, of active and retired state employees.

TX - SB13 Relating to the reform of certain remedies and procedures in civil actions.

TX - SB85 Relating to the duties of the county tax assessor-collector and voter registrar regarding exemptions from jury service.

TX - SB43 Relating to the civil liability of an employer or former employer of a mental health services provider who engages in sexual exploitation of a patient or former patient.

TX - SB115 Relating to limiting the liability of space flight entities.

TX - SB29 Relating to the eligibility of certain postdoctoral fellows and graduate students to participate in health benefit programs at public institutions of higher education.

TX - SB110 Relating to ethics and accountability of certain public employees, public officers, political contributors, state contractors, and grant recipients; providing penalties.

TX - SB148 Relating to a limitation on the use of the power of eminent domain by certain water districts.

TX - SB211 Relating to the registration of voters at a polling place during early voting by personal appearance and related procedures.

TX - SB210 Relating to the designation of certain election days as state holidays.

TX - SB276 Relating to a rescission period for annuity contracts.

TX - SB204 Relating to insurance coverage for certain devices used in the treatment of diabetes.

TX - SB216 Relating to procedures related to the placement of a voter on the suspense list.

TX - SB214 Relating to early voting by mail by any qualified voter.

TX - SB130 Relating to informed consent to an abortion.

TX - SB128 Relating to lobbying by former members of the legislature; creating an offense.

TX - SB21 Relating to the establishment of a voluntary compensation plan as an alternative to litigation.

TX - SB16 Relating to informed consent to an abortion.

TX - SB212 Relating to prohibited deceptive or disenfranchising practices regarding an election; providing criminal penalties.

TX - SB247 Relating to the authority of the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission to participate in the establishment and operation of an affiliated nonprofit organization and provide grants.

TX - SB213 Relating to the registration of voters at a polling place and related procedures.

TX - SB258 Relating to the pledge of allegiance to the state flag during a state flag retirement ceremony.

TX - SB303 Relating to health care services provided or paid by certain hospital districts.

TX - SB230 Relating to the venue for the filing of certain applications by a pregnant minor with respect to an abortion.

TX - SB371 Relating to the eligibility for service retirement annuities of certain elected officials convicted of certain crimes.

TX - SB59 Relating to the provision of assistance by the Texas Ethics Commission in the reporting of political contributions and expenditures made in connection with offices of and measures proposed by local governmental entities.

TX - SB18 Relating to the use of eminent domain authority.

TX - SB25 Relating to the Interstate Health Care Compact.

TX - SB139 Relating to the elimination of straight-party voting.

TX - SB93 Relating to the appointment of an attorney for a workers' compensation claimant in certain proceedings initiated by a workers' compensation insurance carrier.

TX - SB100 Relating to the adoption of certain voting procedures and to certain elections, including procedures necessary to implement the federal Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act, deadlines for declaration of candidacy and dates for certain elections, and to terms of certain elected officials.

TX - SB262 Relating to health benefit plan coverage for orally administered anticancer medications.

TX - SB180 Relating to the use of eminent domain authority.

TX - SB174 Relating to prohibiting the use of eminent domain to take private property for recreational purposes.

TX - SB169 Relating to coverage for autism spectrum disorder under certain health benefit plans offered to state employees.

TX - SB372 Relating to certain reports, communications, publications, and other documents involving the attorney general.

TX - SB440 Relating to health benefit plan coverage for autism spectrum disorder under certain health benefit plans.

TX - SB215 Relating to the date on which certain voters may be removed from a county's voter registration list and related requirements.

TX - SB381 Relating to partial surrender of or withdrawals from annuity contracts, life insurance policies, and endowment contracts.

TX - SB380 Relating to the election of the governing body of certain municipalities.

TX - SB358 Relating to the waiver of sovereign and governmental immunity in this state.

TX - SB450 Relating to the time for bringing an action on a consumer debt.

TX - SB361 Relating to indemnification provisions in construction contracts.

TX - SB465 Relating to retirement benefits of school district or institution of higher education peace officers under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

TX - SB477 Relating to the allocation to a school district of the expenses of a joint election.

TX - SB328 Relating to notice of a hospital lien.

TX - SB428 Relating to notice to a judgment debtor of the filing of a foreign judgment.

TX - SB441 Relating to coverage for autism spectrum disorder under certain health benefit plans.

TX - SB423 Relating to health insurance coverage and financial assistance for eligible survivors of certain public servants killed in the line of duty.

TX - SB464 Relating to tracking peace officer membership in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

TX - SB384 Relating to the cancellation of the voter registrations of persons who are not United States citizens.

TX - SB404 Relating to health plan and health benefit plan coverage for abortions.

TX - SB344 Relating to municipal civil service for firefighters and police officers.

TX - SB318 Relating to the provision of pharmaceutical services through informal and voluntary networks in the workers' compensation system; providing an administrative violation.

TX - SB426 Relating to the liability of and payment of legal fees for court-appointed trustees of certain facilities.

TX - SB350 Relating to the restructuring of fund obligations and accounts of the Texas Municipal Retirement System and related actuarial and accounting procedures.

TX - SB562 Relating to the waiver of sovereign immunity for certain claims arising under written contracts with state agencies.

TX - SB642 Relating to optional annuity increases for certain retirees and beneficiaries of the Texas Municipal Retirement System.

TX - SB367 Relating to the review by the attorney general of invoices related to legal services provided to state agencies by outside counsel.

TX - SB521 Relating to the operation of certain managed care plans with respect to health care providers.

TX - SB561 Relating to damages in an action arising out of a deficiency in the construction or repair of an improvement to real property.

TX - SB554 Relating to contracts between dentists and health maintenance organizations or insurers.

TX - SB511 Relating to the designated doctor's examination under the workers' compensation system.

TX - SB574 Relating to the requirement and study of insurance coverage for serious emotional disturbance of a child.

TX - SB515 Relating to required individual health insurance coverage.

TX - SB547 Relating to provision by a health benefit plan of prescription drug coverage specified by formulary and to notice to an enrollee of a modification in a small or large employer health benefit plan.

TX - SB592 Relating to the powers and duties of the state auditor's office.

TX - SB603 Relating to the filing and posting on the Internet of reports of political contributions and expenditures required in connection with the office of member of the board of trustees of certain school districts.

TX - SB567 Relating to the Texas Life, Accident, Health, and Hospital Service Insurance Guaranty Association.

TX - SB741 Relating to prohibition of certain insurance discrimination.

TX - SB671 Relating to the creation of a state occupational health and safety plan; establishing a maintenance tax.

TX - SB829 Relating to the provision of certain professional services by certain governmental entities.

TX - SB831 Relating to considering ownership interests of certain disabled veterans in determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting.

TX - SB865 Relating to the payment of state funds directly to an entity that conducts a primary election under contract in certain counties.

TX - SB812 Relating to the resumption of employment by certain retirees within the Texas Municipal Retirement System.

TX - SB800 Relating to the qualifications and operations of workers' compensation data collection agents.

TX - SB822 Relating to expedited credentialing of certain physicians by managed care plans.

TX - SB729 Relating to a joint election for trustees of an independent school district.

TX - SB869 Relating to the requirement that a member of the board of trustees of an independent school district file a financial disclosure statement.

TX - SB780 Relating to the creation of an instant-ticket lottery game with revenue dedicated to the TEXAS grant program.

TX - SB809 Relating to adjudication of certain workers' compensation disputes, including judicial review in district court.

TX - SB849 Relating to certain election practices and procedures.

TX - SB904 Relating to the eligibility of certain citizens residing outside the United States to vote a full ballot.

TX - SB626 Relating to lottery winnings, including assignment of winnings, periodic payments of winnings, and the deduction of child support delinquency amounts from winnings paid to a prize winner.

TX - SB894 Relating to employment of physicians by certain hospitals.

TX - SB806 Relating to considering ownership interests of disabled veterans in determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting.

TX - SB792 Relating to the duties of the secretary of state.

TX - SB859 Relating to small and large employer health group cooperatives and to employer contributions to individual health insurance policies.

TX - SB807 Relating to the authority of the office of injured employee counsel under the workers' compensation program to obtain grant funding.

TX - SB791 Relating to electronic notification of certain state officials and agencies of certain rules and rulemaking filings.

TX - SB749 Relating to provision of notice regarding and limitation of attorney's fees for services provided in connection with the making of a wrongful imprisonment claim.

TX - SB1039 Relating to the provision of bilingual election materials.

TX - SB997 Relating to the public inspection of an application for a ballot to be voted early by mail.

TX - SB1063 Relating to the election and qualifications of the commissioner of insurance.

TX - SB996 Relating to establishing a pill splitting program to reduce health plan costs for certain public employees.

TX - SB938 Relating to required workers' compensation insurance coverage for building and construction contractors.

TX - SB919 Relating to the adoption of the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.

TX - SB1038 Relating to certain continuing education requirements for agents who sell Medicare-related products and annuities.

TX - SB1029 Relating to the designation of a person as a vexatious litigant.

TX - SB1109 Relating to state agency procurement and the comptroller's procurement powers and duties.

TX - SB1245 Relating to local option elections to legalize or prohibit the operation of eight-liners and the imposition of a fee on eight-liner owners; providing penalties.

TX - SB1203 Relating to state collaboration with federally recognized Indian tribes.

TX - SB1207 Relating to the designation of a responsible third party.

TX - SB1216 Relating to determination of the validity and enforceability of a contract containing an arbitration agreement in suits for dissolution of marriage and certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

TX - SB1212 Relating to the operation of video gaming by authorized organizations and commercial operators that are licensed to conduct bingo or lease bingo premises; providing penalties.

TX - SB1389 Relating to safety training for employees of certain contractors with a governmental entity.

TX - SB1286 Relating to the funding of retirement systems for firefighters in certain municipalities.

TX - SB1271 Relating to alternative dispute resolution systems established by counties.

TX - SB1283 Relating to the penalty for fraudulent or deceptive voting practices; creating an offense.

TX - SB1397 Relating to creation of a study committee for the Interstate Health Care Compact.

TX - SB1536 Relating to retirement under public retirement systems for employees of certain municipalities.

TX - SB1090 Relating to the liability of certain social workers who provide volunteer health care services to charitable organizations.

TX - SB1033 Relating to the authority of certain political subdivisions to change the date of their general elections.

TX - SB1034 Relating to the authority of certain political subdivisions to change the date of their general elections.

TX - SB1128 Relating to the conduct and administration of elections.

TX - SB1222 Relating to recovery of the value of fraudulently obtained health care services provided or paid by the Nueces County Hospital District.

TX - SB1174 Relating to provision of workers' compensation medical benefits to a peace officer or firefighter injured in the line of duty; providing an administrative violation.

TX - SB1287 Relating to participation in and contributions to the state employee charitable campaign by retired state employees.

TX - SB1302 Relating to the offense of paying or receiving certain forms of compensation for assisting voters who vote early by mail; providing criminal penalties.

TX - SB961 Relating to the authority of physicians and physician assistants to form certain entities.

TX - SB1194 Relating to the amount of temporary income benefits to which an injured employee is entitled under the workers' compensation system.

TX - SB1118 Relating to the operation of video lottery games by licensed horse and greyhound racetrack operators, to a defense for the operation of video lottery by Indian tribes, to the authority of the Texas Lottery Commission and the Texas Racing Commission, and to the conduct of gambling in this state; providing penalties.

TX - SB1115 Relating to fraud against the state and actions by the state and private persons to prosecute those frauds; providing a civil penalty.

TX - SB1211 Relating to payment of claims to pharmacies and pharmacists.

TX - SB1317 Relating to coverage for certain pharmaceutical services by a workers' compensation insurance carrier.

TX - SB1565 Relating to encouraging public participation by citizens by protecting a person's right to petition, right of free speech, and right of association from meritless lawsuits arising from actions taken in furtherance of those rights.

TX - SB1542 Relating to a limited waiver of sovereign immunity for state and local governmental entities in certain employment lawsuits filed by nurses.

TX - SB1418 Relating to filling certain vacancies on the governing body of certain home-rule municipalities.

TX - SB1046 Relating to information regarding deceased registered voters.

TX - SB1202 Relating to asbestos and silica litigation.

TX - SB1160 Relating to the liability of landowners for damage or injury, including liability for harm to a trespasser.

TX - SB1101 Relating to the provision of certain professional services by certain governmental entities.

TX - SB1201 Relating to regulatory takings.

TX - SB1342 Relating to the use of bingo proceeds by licensed authorized organizations, including the use of proceeds to provide health insurance or health insurance benefits to certain employees.

TX - SB1379 Relating to a deferred retirement option for certain members of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

TX - SB1333 Relating to a supplemental payment for retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas and the unfunded actuarial liabilities allowed under that system.

TX - SB1285 Relating to contributions to the retirement systems for certain police officers in certain municipalities.

TX - SB1223 Relating to the service retirement annuity for appellate judges under the Judicial Retirement System Plan Two.

TX - SB1398 Relating to verification of precinct and ballot styles during the public testing of direct recording electronic voting machine systems.

TX - SB1355 Relating to allowing for countywide polling places as an alternative election system.

TX - SB1336 Relating to charitable immunity of a licensed marriage and family therapist.

TX - SB1337 Relating to the operation and regulation of certain consolidated insurance programs; providing administrative penalties.

TX - SB1451 Relating to direct campaign expenditures by corporations and labor organizations.

TX - SB1443 Relating to the mailing of notices, decisions, and reports by the Texas Ethics Commission.

TX - SB1500 Relating to liability for the death of a pet.

TX - SB1714 Relating to certain actions against an employer by an employee who is not covered by workers' compensation insurance.

TX - SB1661 Relating to the regulation of health organizations certified by the Texas Medical Board; imposing an administrative penalty.

TX - SB1675 Relating to the inclusion in the results of an election of ballots that were mistakenly not counted.

TX - SB1669 Relating to the resumption of service by retirees under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

TX - SB1716 Relating to voidability of contracts procured through and liability arising from conduct constituting barratry; providing a civil penalty.

TX - SB1668 Relating to purchase of service credit in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

TX - SB1612 Relating to the monitoring, oversight, and funding of certain public retirement systems.

TX - SB1224 Relating to contributions made and personal services rendered to public servants.

TX - SB1199 Relating to a ballot by mail single language requirement.

TX - SB1213 Relating to consumer protections in the purchase of life settlement contracts; imposing penalties.

TX - SB1221 Relating to subrogation of certain costs for services provided or paid by the Nueces County Hospital District.

TX - SB1495 Relating to payment of out-of-network ambulatory surgery benefits by certain health benefit plans.

TX - SB1417 Relating to the limitation of liability of certain landowners.

TX - SB1467 Relating to the assessment, collection, and distribution of a county or municipal occupation tax on certain coin-operated machines.

TX - SB1445 Relating to the contents of reports of political contributions and expenditures.

TX - SB1570 Relating to the sale of surplus leased land by a governmental entity to a private party.

TX - SB1560 Relating to liability of certain local emergency management or homeland security organizations.

TX - SB1523 Relating to the liability of the state for a violation of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.

TX - SB1561 Relating to state agency purchasing.

TX - SB1594 Relating to offers of settlement in civil cases.

TX - SB1510 Relating to creation of the Texas Health Insurance Connector.

TX - SB1183 Relating to the offense of coercing a person to have or seek an abortion and informed and voluntary consent for an abortion; providing penalties.

TX - SB1415 Relating to the suitability of certain annuity transactions.

TX - SB1427 Relating to eligibility to file for compensation by persons wrongfully imprisoned.

TX - SB1517 Relating to the sterilization of dogs and cats; providing a penalty.

TX - SB1665 Relating to the expiration of certain investment authority of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

TX - SB1685 Relating to the time for correcting an application for compensation for wrongful imprisonment that is denied.

TX - SB1614 Relating to payment of and disclosures related to certain ambulatory surgical center charges.

TX - SB1686 Relating to group health benefits coverage for persons wrongfully imprisoned.

TX - SB1632 Relating to certain do-not-resuscitate orders and advance directives; providing penalties.

TX - SB1667 Relating to the administration of and benefits payable by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas and to certain domestic relations orders.

TX - SB1164 Relating to optional annuity increases and annual supplemental payments for certain retirees and beneficiaries of the Texas Municipal Retirement System.

TX - SB1226 Relating to the ballot language for junior college district annexation elections.

TX - SB1430 Relating to the regulation of certain exclusive provider benefit plans.

TX - SB1545 Relating to the liability of a volunteer health care practitioner who conducts a physical examination or medical screening of a student athlete.

TX - SB1718 Relating to filling vacancies in appellate judicial offices by appointment, partisan elections for all judicial offices, and nonpartisan elections for the retention or rejection for all judicial offices.

TX - SB1671 Relating to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

TX - SB1670 Relating to the definition of "school year" for purposes of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

TX - SB1794 Relating to the employment of physicians by hospital districts.

TX - SB1791 Relating to requiring certain state retirees from the elected class to contribute toward the cost of health insurance.

TX - SB1786 Relating to the coverage by health benefit plans of expenses or procedures that violate certain religious convictions.

TX - SB1770 Relating to contracts between advanced practice registered nurses and health maintenance organizations, preferred provider benefit plans or other insurers.

TX - SB1735 Relating to limited purpose subsidiary life insurance companies.

TX - SB1919 Relating to the election from single-member districts of the governing body of certain populous municipalities.

TX - SB1664 Relating to the powers and duties of and contributions to and benefits from the systems and programs administered by the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

TX - SB1666 Relating to the authority of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas to invest in hedge funds.

TX - SB1801 Relating to benefits from the Employees Retirement System of Texas for certain peace officers and custodial officers.

TX - SB1782 Relating to regulation of health benefit plan issuers in this state.

TX - SB1866 Relating to the selection of providers of professional services by governmental entities.

TX - SB1779 Relating to reports and complaints filed with and notices provided by the Texas Ethics Commission.

TX - SB1784 Relating to workers' compensation insurance coverage for certain workplaces; providing administrative penalties.

TX - SB1764 Relating to workers'compensation supplemental income benefits.

TX - SB1856 Relating to the recovery of medical or health care expenses in civil actions.

TX - SB1853 Relating to hospital and emergency medical services lien notice requirements.

TX - SB1855 Relating to the authority of certain foreign insurers to engage in the business of health and accident insurance in this state.

TX - SB1815 Relating to electioneering on the premises of certain privately owned polling places.

TX - SB1820 Relating to the authority of the attorney general to recover a civil penalty from certain nonprofit hospitals.

TX - SB1802 Relating to subcontracting opportunities for historically underutilized businesses under certain state purchasing contracts.

TX - SB1803 Relating to investments in Texas businesses by certain public retirement systems in this state.

TX - SB1793 Relating to liability of certain public utilities that allow recreational use of land that the public utility owns, occupies, or leases.

TX - SB1754 Relating to the closed formulary for workers' compensation pharmaceutical benefits.

TX - SCR14 Affirming the pride of all Texans in both our one and indivisible national union and our one and indivisible state, claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist from certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed.

TX - SCR1 Claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the United States Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist certain mandates, affirming that the right to keep and bear arms was reserved to the states, and providing that all compulsory federal legislation be prohibited or repealed.

TX - SJR35 Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to legalize the operation of video gaming in this state by persons and organizations licensed to conduct bingo or lease bingo premises and providing that federally recognized Indian tribes are not prohibited from conducting gaming on certain Indian lands.

TX - SJR15 Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution to provide for congressional term limits, the line-item veto, a balanced federal budget, a limit on federal debt, and the repeal of federal law by two-thirds of the several states.

TX - SJR10 Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution to require a balanced federal budget.

TX - SJR1 Urging the Congress of the United States to propose and submit to the states for ratification a federal balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States and, in the event that Congress does not submit such an amendment on or before December 31, 2011, applying to Congress to call a convention for the specific and exclusive purpose of proposing an amendment to that constitution to provide, in the absence of a national emergency and on a two-thirds vote of Congress, for a feder...

TX - SJR34 Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the Texas Gaming Commission and authorizing and regulating casino games and slot machines by licensed operators and certain Indian tribes to provide money for the property tax relief fund and additional financial aid for higher education students.

TX - SJR37 Proposing a constitutional amendment to change the length of the unexpired term that causes the automatic resignation of certain elected county or district officeholders if they become candidates for another office.

TX - SJR33 Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a state video lottery system to operate video lottery games at certain horse and greyhound racetracks and providing that federally recognized Indian tribes are not prohibited from conducting games of chance on certain Indian lands.

TX - SJR17 Proposing a constitutional amendment to restrict the power of the legislature to mandate requirements upon certain local governments.

TX - SJR45 Proposing a constitutional amendment for filling vacancies in appellate judicial offices by appointment, for partisan elections for all judicial offices, and for subsequent nonpartisan retention elections for all judicial offices.

TX - SJR41 Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a home-rule municipality to provide in its charter the procedure to fill a vacancy on its governing body for which the unexpired term is 24 months or less.

TX - SJR49 Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to an individual's or a religious organization's free exercise of religion.

TX - SR1006 Urging the government of Turkey to uphold and safeguard religious and human rights of all its citizens without compromise, to grant the Ecumenical Patriarch appropriate international recognition, ecclesiastical succession, and the right to train clergy of all nationalities, and to respect the property rights and human rights of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and all religious and faith traditions.