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HB 3196 (89R): Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the projec
89th Legislature, regular session · filed 2025-02-21 · Latest: Referred to Economic Development
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Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project.
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Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project.
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Authors: Lopez, Janie, Muñoz, Guillen, Raymond, Lujan
Bill history (latest 25 steps)
- 2025-05-21: Referred to Economic Development
- 2025-05-21: Read first time
- 2025-05-14: Received from the House
- 2025-05-13: Reported engrossed
- 2025-05-13: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- 2025-05-13: Record vote (RV#2302)
- 2025-05-13: Passed
- 2025-05-13: Read 3rd time
- 2025-05-12: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- 2025-05-12: Record vote (RV#2237)
- 2025-05-12: Passed to engrossment as amended
- 2025-05-12: Amended (1-Gerdes)
- 2025-05-12: Read 2nd time
- 2025-05-10: Placed on General State Calendar
- 2025-05-08: Considered in Calendars
- 2025-05-07: Committee report sent to Calendars
- 2025-05-07: Committee report distributed
- 2025-05-07: Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- 2025-05-01: Reported favorably as substituted
- 2025-05-01: Committee substitute considered in committee
- 2025-05-01: Considered in formal meeting
- 2025-04-14: Left pending in committee
- 2025-04-14: Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- 2025-04-14: Considered in public hearing
- 2025-04-14: Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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Words on this page, explained (2)
- Obligation
- A binding promise by a government agency to pay money, for example by signing a contract or awarding a grant. Spending data such as USAspending.gov counts money when it is obligated, which can be before it is actually paid out.
- Veto
- The power of a president or governor to reject a bill passed by the legislature. Lawmakers can override a veto with a large enough vote (two-thirds of each chamber in Congress).
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Sources
- Official summary
- Texas Legislature Online: bill history
- Data: Texas Legislature Online bill history XML (Texas Legislative Council), ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/
Record st-tx-89r-hb3196 · catalog st-tx-tlo-bills-89r · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol tx-bills