Bills & Legislation

In memory of John Wilbur Franklin of Galveston.

Terri Leo Wilson

Commending the Ball High School Choir from Galveston for performing in the rotunda of the State Capitol on December 6, 2025.

Terri Leo Wilson

Congratulating Manuel Moreno Jr. of J. Frank Dobie High School on his induction into the Texas Tennis Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

Terri Leo Wilson

Commemorating the first annual Galveston Pickleball Championship.

Terri Leo Wilson

Congratulating Brenda Martin on her selection as the City of Katy 2024-2025 Senior Volunteer of the Year.

Mike Schofield

Commemorating the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Katy Visitors Center.

Mike Schofield

Commemorating the 20 Year Founder's Day Celebration of the Cy-Fair Republican Women of Harris County.

Mike Schofield

Amending the permanent rules of the House of Representatives relating to quorum and attendance to remove seniority, office assignments, parking spaces, or desks from certain members due to absence.

Brent Money

Amending the permanent rules of the House of Representatives relating to quorum and attendance to withhold disbursement of a member's operating budget due to significant absences during a called session.

Don McLaughlin

Urging Governor Abbott to return federal reconciliation bill funds to taxpayers through property tax relief.

Helen Kerwin

Congratulating Joseph C. Longway on his retirement as the Northwest Region chief of the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Carl H. Tepper

Congratulating Richard L. Jankovsky III on his retirement from the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Ryan Guillen

In memory of Kenneth Allen Griffin of Katy.

Cecil Bell Jr.

Honoring the first responders who provided aid to those impacted by the Texas Hill Country floods of July 2025.

Wes Virdell

Honoring the Czech urban search-and-rescue team for its assistance in the response to the July 4, 2025, Hill Country flood.

Wes Virdell

Honoring the search and rescue team from Fundación 911 of Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico, for its assistance in the response to the July 4, 2025, Hill Country flood.

Wes Virdell

Congratulating Bertha Saucedo of Jaime Padrón Elementary School on her selection as an Austin ISD 2025 Teacher of Promise.

Gina Hinojosa

Congratulating Michael Rye of the Rosedale School on his selection as an Austin ISD 2025 Teacher of the Year.

Gina Hinojosa

Congratulating Elena Cantu of the Rosedale School on her selection as an Austin ISD 2025 Teacher of Promise.

Gina Hinojosa

Congratulating the Most Reverend Daniel E. Garcia on his appointment as bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Austin.

Gina Hinojosa

Congratulating Burnt Bean Co. in Seguin on being chosen the No. 1 restaurant in the Texas Monthly 2025 list of the 50 Best BBQ Joints in Texas.

Alan Schoolcraft

Commending Camille McWhorter for her service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Terri Leo Wilson.

Terri Leo Wilson

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict the United States House of Representatives and the Texas Legislature.

Judith ZaffiriniDemocrat

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an independent redistricting commission to establish districts for the election of the members of the United States House of Representatives elected from this state, the Texas Senate, and the Texas House of Representatives.

Nathan JohnsonDemocrat

Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time in which the legislature may enact or modify districts for the Texas Legislature or the United States House of Representatives.

Nathan JohnsonDemocrat

Proposing a constitutional amendment limiting to two the number of consecutive terms for which a person may be elected or appointed to hold certain state offices.

Nathan JohnsonDemocrat

Proposing a constitutional amendment specifying the authority of the attorney general to prosecute a criminal offense prescribed by the election laws of this state.

Matt Shaheen

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the determination of a quorum of the senate or house of representatives.

Richard Hayes

Proposing a constitutional amendment concerning the limitation on the rate of growth in state and local appropriations with the return of over-collected taxpayer money by reducing taxes.

Steve Toth

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the repeal of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders in this state, and transferring from that fund $3 billion to Texas Education Agency for property tax relief.

Brian Harrison

Proposing a constitutional amendment specifying the authority of the attorney general to prosecute a criminal offense prescribed by the election laws of this state.

Terri Leo Wilson

Proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish ad valorem taxes.

Brian Harrison

Proposing a constitutional amendment to exempt from ad valorem taxation the total market value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses.

Cecil Bell Jr.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to exempt from ad valorem taxation the total market value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses.

Cecil Bell Jr.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish ad valorem taxes.

Brent Money

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes.

Cecil Bell Jr.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the market value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of such a veteran based on the disability rating of the veteran.

Marc LaHood

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.

Mitch Little

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to define certain terms for purposes of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of farm products in the hands of the producer.

Ryan Guillen

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict the United States House of Representatives and the Texas Legislature.

Ann Johnson

Proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish ad valorem taxes.

Sergio Muñoz Jr.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes.

David Cook

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a percentage of the assessed value of property owned by certain disabled veterans.

David Cook

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature, Texas congressional districts, and State Board of Education districts and revising procedures for redistricting.

James Talarico

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of certain commercial real property for ad valorem tax purposes.

Will Metcalf

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of certain commercial real property for ad valorem tax purposes.

Will Metcalf

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that members of the legislature are not entitled to receive a state salary, per diem, or reimbursement for mileage for an unexcused absence when the applicable house of the legislature lacks a quorum.

Shelby Slawson