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Next election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026 (Texas General Election). No statewide propositions this time, only candidate races. Your city, county or school district may have local propositions: check your county's sample ballot. Details · VoteTexas.gov
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- HB 1242 (89R): Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 as the Ernesto Soliz Cantu Memorial Highway.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Effective on 9/1/25 - HB 1243 (89R): Relating to the authority of spouses who occupy separate properties as their principal residences to each qualify the property in which they reside as their residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Left pending in committee - HB 1244 (89R): Relating to the eligibility of land to continue to be appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land following a transfer to a person who uses the land in materially the same way as the former owner a
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Effective on 1/1/26 - HB 1245 (89R): Relating to a prohibition on the use of water on nonresidential property to irrigate nonfunctional turf during a drought.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Referred to Natural Resources: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM - HB 1246 (89R): Relating to the authority of sheriffs and constables to enter into contracts to provide law enforcement services and county financial authority in relation to sheriffs and constables.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Withdrawn from schedule - HB 1247 (89R): Relating to the interruption of utility service by a residential landlord.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM - HB 1248 (89R): Related to making the Texas Education Commissioner an elected office.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Referred to Public Education: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM - HB 1249 (89R): Relating to authorizing the use of a writing portfolio assessment to assess writing performance for public school students.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Referred to Education K-16 - HB 1250 (89R): Related to making the Texas Insurance Commissioner an elected office.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Referred to Insurance: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM - HB 1251 (89R): Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain educational materials.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM - HB 1252 (89R): Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for purchases up to a certain amount.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM - HB 1253 (89R): Relating to the instruction on bullying and harassment included in the required health curriculum for public school students.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Referred to Public Education: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM - HB 1254 (89R): Related to expanding the exemptions of abortions and Texas women's access to reproductive healthcare including in vitro fertilization.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Referred to Public Health: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM - HB 1255 (89R): Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenses committed by a professional who is required to report child abuse or neglect and against a child under the care of that professional.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Left pending in subcommittee - HB 1256 (89R): Relating to the authority of a county commissioners court to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation by each taxing unit that taxes the property of the portion of the appraised value of a person's property that is at
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) - HB 1257 (89R): Relating to the compensation of public school educators, the public school finance system, public school prekindergarten and kindergarten programs, and the school health and related services program.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Referred to Public Education: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM - HB 1258 (89R): Relating to public school policies regarding student possession of personal communication devices; authorizing a fee.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Referred to Public Education: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM - HB 1259 (89R): Relating to the establishment of the State Agency Rules Review Commission and the procedures by which state agencies adopt rules.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM - HB 1260 (89R): Relating to a determination of a school district's assets to liabilities ratio under the public school financial accountability rating system.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Referred to Public Education: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM - HB 1261 (89R): Relating to the disposition of abandoned or unclaimed property seized by a peace officer.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Effective on 9/1/25 - HB 151 (89R): Relating to honesty in state taxation.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Referred to Ways & Means: Feb 27 2025 11:13AM - HB 152 (89R): Relating to the provision of funding under the public school finance system on the basis of property values that take into account optional homestead exemptions.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Referred to Public Education: Feb 27 2025 11:13AM - HB 153 (89R): Relating to the eligibility of service members and veterans to participate in a veterans treatment court program.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Withdrawn from schedule - HB 154 (89R): Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for certain inpatient mental health services.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Referred to Human Services: Feb 27 2025 11:13AM - HB 155 (89R): Relating to the confidentiality of certain autopsy records.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Referred to Criminal Justice - HB 156 (89R): Relating to a study by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding the protection of certain water facilities from catastrophes.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Referred to Natural Resources: Feb 27 2025 11:13AM - HB 157 (89R): Relating to the production by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of an annual report on public drinking water supply systems.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Referred to Natural Resources: Feb 27 2025 11:13AM - HB 158 (89R): Relating to a study on the use of surplus government property to provide housing to veterans.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Received from the House - HB 159 (89R): Relating to certain payment recovery and recoupment efforts under Medicaid and the child health plan program.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Referred to Human Services: Feb 27 2025 11:13AM - HB 160 (89R): Relating to the enrollment, including resident status and tuition rates, of certain persons, including persons not authorized to be present in the United States, in public institutions of higher education.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Referred to Higher Education: Feb 27 2025 11:13AM - HB 161 (89R): Relating to excused absences from public school for students with a menstrual disorder.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Referred to Public Education: Feb 27 2025 11:13AM - HB 162 (89R): Relating to prohibiting the recognition, service, and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders; creating a criminal offense.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Referred to State Affairs: Feb 27 2025 11:13AM - HB 163 (89R): Relating to the possession and administration of epinephrine delivery systems by certain entities.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Effective on 9/1/25 - HB 164 (89R): Relating to the regulation of migrant labor housing facilities; changing the amount of a civil penalty.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Committee report sent to Calendars - HB 165 (89R): Relating to the elimination of ad valorem taxes and the creation of a joint interim committee on the elimination of those taxes.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Referred to Ways & Means: Feb 27 2025 11:13AM - HB 166 (89R): Relating to committing the criminal offense of endangering a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual by engaging in certain conduct involving a controlled substance listed in Penalty Group 1-B of the Texas Cont
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Effective on 9/1/25 - HB 167 (89R): Relating to the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and certain prohibited considerations in contracting by governmental entities.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Referred to State Affairs: Feb 27 2025 11:13AM - HB 168 (89R): Relating to the age at which a person in this state may marry and to certain rights of a party to a void marriage entered into when the party was a minor.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Received from the House - HB 169 (89R): Relating to establishing a communications office in the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: Feb 27 2025 11:13AM - HB 170 (89R): Relating to civil liability arising out of justified uses of or threats to use force or deadly force.
TX state bill 2024-11-12 · Referred to State Affairs
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