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Tag: 2019 Texas Legislature

Health & Science

Texas Is Latest State To Attack Surprise Medical Bills

Ashley Lopez, KUT

Posted on June 19, 2019 · A new Texas law says hospitals and insurers will have to work it out when they can't agree on a price — instead of sending huge unexpected bills to patients.

Tags 2019 Texas Legislature 86th Texas Legislature health insurance surprise medical billing

News

Texas Lawmakers Gave More Flood Risk Disclosure Protection To Home Buyers, But Not Renters

Jen Rice

Posted on May 31, 2019 · Landlords are not required to let prospective tenants know if the property has previously flooded.

Tags 2019 Texas Legislature 86th Texas Legislature flood risk Garnet Coleman Hurricane Harvey Joan Huffman

Texas

Eminent Domain Reform Died In The Texas Legislature This Session

Carlos Anchondo, Texas Tribune

Posted on May 28, 2019 · Despite hundreds of hours of negotiations between Texas landowners and industry groups, legislation to address concerns over the eminent domain process could not be finalized, with lawmakers pledging to make it a top priority for future sessions.

Tags 2019 Texas Legislature 86th Texas Legislature eminent domain

Politics

Texas’ Legislative Leaders Say They Have A Deal On School Finance And Property Tax Reform

Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune / Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune

Posted on May 23, 2019 · Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen announced they have finalized the details of the three bills that will accomplish their top policy goals.

Tags 2019 Texas Legislature 86th Texas Legislature property tax reform school finance

Texas

Texas House Passes Bill To Spend More Than $3 Billion To Help Pay For Flood Control Projects

Carlos Anchondo, Texas Tribune

Posted on May 17, 2019 · With the damage from Hurricane Harvey in mind, lawmakers approved two bills aimed at better preparing the state for natural disasters.

Tags 2019 Texas Legislature 86th Texas Legislature brandon creighton flood control Hurricane Harvey

Politics

Texas House Votes To Raise Legal Smoking Age To 21

Elizabeth Byrne, The Texas Tribune

Posted on May 14, 2019 · The bill already passed the Senate but will require another vote in the upper chamber due to minor changes made in the House.

Tags 2019 Texas Legislature 86th Texas Legislature smoking age

Politics

In A Surprising Turn, Texas House Opts To Delay Consideration Of Sales Tax Swap Legislation Until 2021

Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune / Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune

Posted on May 8, 2019 · Gov. Greg Abbott and other legislative leaders endorsed the sales tax increase, intended to help fund ongoing cuts to school district taxes. But it has been effectively killed this session.

Tags 2019 Texas Legislature 86th Texas Legislature property tax sales tax school finance

Politics

Texas Senate Approves School Finance Reform Bill, But Opts Not To Fund It With A Sales Tax Hike

Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune

Posted on May 7, 2019 · The chambers will need to negotiate how to give teachers pay raises, whether to adjust how students take standardized tests and how to provide long-term property tax relief for Texans.

Tags 2019 Texas Legislature 86th Texas Legislature property tax school finance

Texas

Texas Senate Passes School Safety Bill Intended To Prevent Mass Shootings

Alex Samuels, The Texas Tribune

Posted on April 30, 2019 · Senate Bill 11 is authored by state Sen. Larry Taylor, whose district includes Santa Fe High School.

Tags 2019 Texas Legislature 86th Texas Legislature Santa Fe High School Shooting school safety school safety bill

Texas

Texas House Votes To Legalize The Farming Of Industrial Hemp

Alex Samuels, The Texas Tribune

Posted on April 25, 2019 · Hemp is a cousin of the marijuana plant, but it contains low levels of the psychoactive element in marijuana known as THC. The House's bill will now go to the Senate.

Tags 2019 Texas Legislature 86th Texas Legislature hemp

Texas

Texas Senate Votes To Advance Property Tax Reform Bill, Avoids “Nuclear Option” Procedural Move

Shannon Najmabadi, The Texas Tribune / Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune

Posted on April 15, 2019 · After a key Republican holdout voted to bring the bill to the floor, the legislation passed 18-13.

Tags 2019 Texas Legislature 86th Texas Legislature property tax reform Texas property taxes

Texas

Texas Senate Passes Two-Year Budget With Money For Property Tax Cuts — But No Plan For How To Spend It

Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune

Posted on April 10, 2019 · The Senate budget also includes a $6.3 billion boost for public schools, about $4 billion of which would increase teachers’ and librarians’ annual salaries by $5,000.

Tags 2019 Texas Legislature 86th Texas Legislature property tax texas senate

Energy & Environment

Environmental Advocates Demand Public Input On ITC Disaster Response

Jen Rice

Posted on April 5, 2019 · They protested a state committee hearing that only included invited testimony from officials.

Tags 2019 Texas Legislature air pollution ITC Deer Park Plant fire ITC fire Ron Reynolds tceq Texas State Representative Ron Reynolds

Texas

Santa Fe High School Families Testify Against Parole Eligibility Changes

Jen Rice

Posted on March 14, 2019 · Under a new bill, juvenile offenders would not have to wait 40 years to be considered for parole.

Tags 2019 Texas Legislature criminal justice juvenile justice Santa Fe High School Santa Fe school shooting

In-Depth

Hemp Farms In Texas? Ag Commissioner Sid Miller Among Backers For Legalization

Rebekah Morr, KERA

Posted on March 6, 2019 · State Senate Bill 116 would allow Texans to grow hemp — an offshoot of marijuana without the high.

Tags 2019 Texas Legislature 86th Texas Legislature cannabis hemp

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