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May 10, 2019|
Legislative News
Rep. Dan Huberty (R-Houston), the author of House Joint Resolution (HJR) 3 and House Bill 4621, which would have asked voters to increase the state sales tax by 1 cent to buy down school district property taxes, postponed consideration for the resolution and House bill until Jan. 12, 2021.
May 03, 2019|
Legislative News
The Week Behind Us and the Week(s) Ahead of Us – We are just under 25 days away from sine die, the last day of the regular legislative session. The House passed SB 2, the 3.5 percent revenue cap bill, and the measure now moves to a conference committee.
May 03, 2019|
Legislative News
April 30 was County Government Day at the Capitol and on the same day, the Texas House took up Senate Bill 2 in place of HB 2 by Rep. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock). SB 2 is the property tax bill that remains a top priority of the Governor, Lt. Governor and Speaker during the 86th Session.
May 03, 2019|
Legislative News
Tuesday's County Government Day celebration began in the TAC Events Center with the weekly Tuesday Morning Breakfast and an update on bills scheduled for the week.
May 03, 2019|
Legislative News
TAC has highlighted recent Attorney General Opinions and Requests for Opinions of interest to counties.
April 26, 2019|
Legislative News
The Week Behind Us and the Week(s) Ahead of Us – With about 30 days remaining in the legislative session, deadlines are looming and bills are accordingly moving quickly. The big revenue cap bill is one stop away from the House floor, as the dance between the chambers over this and school finance reform continues.
April 26, 2019|
Legislative News
House Bill 2048 by Rep. John Zerwas (R-Richmond), a bill that would repeal the Driver Responsibility Program (DRP) and eliminate program surcharges assessed on drivers convicted of certain offenses, is scheduled for consideration on the House Floor on Monday, April 29.
April 26, 2019|
Legislative News
Now that both chambers have adopted their versions of the 2020-21 budget, House Bill 1, Speaker Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton) and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R-Houston) have appointed members to a conference committee to reconcile the differences between the bills.
April 26, 2019|
Legislative News
You are invited to participate in a TAC tradition to celebrate County Government Day on Tuesday, April 30. Please join us for an informal barbecue luncheon with legislators and their staff at the Capitol.
April 26, 2019|
Legislative News
The Water Supply Division of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is offering free Emergency Response Plan Workshops on April 30 and May 23.
April 18, 2019|
Legislative News
The Week Behind Us and the Week(s) Ahead of Us – With about five weeks remaining in the legislative session, it was a busy week in both chambers at the Capitol.
April 18, 2019|
Legislative News
On April 15, the Senate passed SB 2 by Chairman Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston), the Senate’s property tax bill, with a final vote of 18-12-1. SB 2 remains a top priority bill for Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, but support had stalled over the last two months as members considered the impacts to counties and other local governments.
April 12, 2019|
Legislative News
Take Action Now. We encourage you to share your county story. Please call your state senator and state representative to let them know the effect this legislation would have on the services you provide your county and community.
April 12, 2019|
Legislative News
The Week Behind Us and the Week(s) Ahead of Us – The big rollback bill ran into some choppy seas, state leaders are pushing a sales tax increase to buy down property taxes, and the budget is headed to conference committee, as usual.
April 12, 2019|
Legislative News
Yesterday, floor debate on HB 2 was postponed until this Monday, April 15, and SB 2 was not considered although it can be called up at any time. Your diligence in contacting lawmakers to explain how these bills threaten essential county government services has made a difference.
April 05, 2019|
Legislative News
The Week Behind Us and the Week(s) Ahead of Us – The House passed a major school finance reform bill, a House committee heard about getting rid of the Driver Responsibility Program, and sheriffs worked on jailers, jails and training.
April 05, 2019|
Legislative News
TAC has highlighted recent Attorney General Opinions and Requests for Opinions of interest to counties.
March 29, 2019|
Legislative News
The Week Behind Us and the Week(s) Ahead of Us – In a late-night meeting after the House voted out its budget (and the supplemental budget), a House committee voted out HB 2, and a Senate committee talked more about property taxes.
March 29, 2019|
Legislative News
The House passed CSSB 500 by Sen. Jane Nelson (R-Flower Mound), the supplemental appropriations bill for the current biennium budget, 2018-2019. The bill represents $9.3 billion in funding - $2.7 billion of General Revenue, $2.3 billion in federal funds, and $4.3 billion from the Economic Stabilization Fund (ESF).
March 29, 2019|
Legislative News
House Ways and Means Chairman Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) introduced a committee substitute for HB 2, the House’s property tax bill.
March 29, 2019|
Legislative News
Chairman Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) and the Senate Committee on Property Tax met on Mar. 26 to hear 11 bills all addressing various exemptions and exceptions from ad valorem taxation.
March 22, 2019|
Legislative News
The Week Behind Us and the Week(s) Ahead of Us – This week, Senate State Affairs heard eminent domain bills and moved the big eminent domain bill out of committee.
March 22, 2019|
Legislative News
The Cost of County Government: 2018 Unfunded Mandates Survey is now available online. This first-of-its-kind survey highlights the costs of Texas county government and details the growing financial impact of unfunded and underfunded mandates on county budgets.
March 22, 2019|
Legislative News
The Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee met Wednesday, Mar. 20 to hear a full agenda of legislation, including several high priority disaster-related bills. A common theme among the bills heard is helping local communities respond more quickly by streamlining the disaster related recovery processes.
March 22, 2019|
Legislative News
The Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations (IGR), chaired by Sen. Eddie Lucio (D-Brownsville), met Monday, Mar. 18 to hear several bills on public improvement districts and others related to emergency management and hurricane preparedness.
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