All Roll Calls
Yes: 332 • No: 34
Sponsored By: Carol Alvarado (Democratic), Paul Bettencourt (Republican), Brian Birdwell (Republican), César Blanco (Democratic), Donna Campbell (Republican), Creighton, Drew Darby, Lulu Flores, Roland Gutierrez (Democratic), Brent Hagenbuch (Republican), Bob Hall (Republican), Adam Hinojosa (Republican), Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa (Democratic), Joan Huffman (Republican), Bryan Hughes (Republican), Ken King, Lois Kolkhorst (Republican), Terri Leo Wilson, José Menéndez (Democratic), Mayes Middleton (Republican), Borris L. Miles (Democratic), Robert Nichols (Republican), Tan Parker (Republican), Angela Paxton (Republican), Charles Perry (Republican), Charles Schwertner (Republican), Kevin Sparks (Republican), Wes Virdell, Royce West (Democratic), Trey Wharton, Terry M. Wilson, Judith Zaffirini (Democratic)
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The law covers places in the Governor’s July 2025 Hill Country flood disaster area, and it treats outdoor warning sirens as full systems with all needed parts. The Water Development Board picks areas with repeat or severe flooding that need sirens, and its decisions are final. Cities must install, operate, and maintain sirens inside city limits; counties handle unincorporated areas. Governments can partner by written agreement. A new siren is not needed where a compliant siren already exists. All public entities with sirens in these areas must test them regularly and keep records, and the Board sets rules and best practices, including guidance to add a backup power source different from the main power.
The Governor’s Office runs a grant program, using available money, to help local governments pay to install required outdoor warning sirens. The office sets who can apply, how to apply, award guidelines, how applications are scored, and monitoring rules. The Governor may move money to a state agency and let it run the program, and agencies may use funds for reasonable admin costs. The Water Development Board cannot approve other financial help for a city or county until it certifies it follows the siren law; this limit does not apply to siren aid and only applies to applications filed on or after the law’s effective date.
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Carol Alvarado
Democratic • Senate
Paul Bettencourt
Republican • Senate
Brian Birdwell
Republican • Senate
César Blanco
Democratic • Senate
Donna Campbell
Republican • Senate
Creighton
Affiliation unavailable
Drew Darby
House
Lulu Flores
House
Roland Gutierrez
Democratic • Senate
Brent Hagenbuch
Republican • Senate
Bob Hall
Republican • Senate
Adam Hinojosa
Republican • Senate
Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa
Democratic • Senate
Joan Huffman
Republican • Senate
Bryan Hughes
Republican • Senate
Ken King
House
Lois Kolkhorst
Republican • Senate
Terri Leo Wilson
House
José Menéndez
Democratic • Senate
Mayes Middleton
Republican • Senate
Borris L. Miles
Democratic • Senate
Robert Nichols
Republican • Senate
Tan Parker
Republican • Senate
Angela Paxton
Republican • Senate
Charles Perry
Republican • Senate
Charles Schwertner
Republican • Senate
Kevin Sparks
Republican • Senate
Wes Virdell
House
Royce West
Democratic • Senate
Trey Wharton
House
Terry M. Wilson
House
Judith Zaffirini
Democratic • Senate
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
All Roll Calls
Yes: 332 • No: 34
Senate vote • 8/27/2025
Record vote
Yes: 0 • No: 4
House vote • 8/26/2025
Record vote
Yes: 136 • No: 0
House vote • 8/26/2025
Record vote
Yes: 136 • No: 0
Senate vote • 8/18/2025
Record vote
Yes: 30 • No: 0
Senate vote • 8/18/2025
Record vote
Yes: 30 • No: 0
Senate vote • 8/15/2025
Record vote
Yes: 0 • No: 30
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HB 8 — Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.
SB 16 — Relating to real property theft and real property fraud; establishing recording requirements for certain documents concerning real property; creating the criminal offenses of real property theft and real property fraud and establishing a statute of limitations, restitution, and certain procedures with respect to those offenses.
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