All Roll Calls
Yes: 176 • No: 98
Sponsored By: Paul Bettencourt (Republican), Mano DeAyala, Sam Harless, Lacey Hull, Tom Oliverson, Mike Schofield
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In Texas counties with more than 3.3 million people, the sheriff and constables can sign contracts to provide law enforcement. They can contract with a local government, a property owners' association, or a landowner. Services can be only in or near the area that party manages or owns, and for people who live in or visit there. The sheriff or constable sets the contract terms, and the county commissioners court cannot block or change them. Constables' contracts must be within their precinct. The law takes effect on the 91st day after the legislative session ends.
Paul Bettencourt
Republican • Senate
Mano DeAyala
House
Sam Harless
House
Lacey Hull
House
Tom Oliverson
House
Mike Schofield
House
Keith Bell
House
Briscoe Cain
House
David Cook
House
Charles Cunningham
House
Jay Dean
House
Cody Harris
House
Joan Huffman
Republican • Senate
Terri Leo Wilson
House
Janie Lopez
House
Will Metcalf
House
Mayes Middleton
Republican • Senate
Dennis Paul
House
Valoree Swanson
House
Steve Toth
House
Trey Wharton
House
All Roll Calls
Yes: 176 • No: 98
House vote • 8/27/2025
Record vote
Yes: 88 • No: 49
House vote • 8/27/2025
Record vote
Yes: 88 • No: 49
Senate vote • 8/27/2025
Record vote
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 8/27/2025
Record vote
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 8/27/2025
Record vote
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 8/27/2025
Record vote
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 8/27/2025
Record vote
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (December 4, 2025)
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House Committee Report
Introduced
HB 23 — Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain nonprofit corporations, located in a populous county, and used to promote agriculture, support youth, and provide educational support in the community.
SB 8 — Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
SB 5 — Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.
HB 16 — Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, jurors, and the special prosecution unit; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.
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.