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Dr. Susan Bohn

Superintendent

Aledo ISD

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Matt Kimball

Superintendent

Sunnyvale ISD

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Dr. Brad Schnautz

Superintendent

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD

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Dr. Sean Scott

Deputy Superintendent

Mansfield ISD

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Danny Stockton

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Texas Education Policy Tracker

Special Session Item
Bill Type
Bill No.
Author
Caption
Source Link
Ban Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
HB
81
Briscoe Cain
Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB81
Ban Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
HB
96
Shelby Slawson
Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB96
Ban Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
HB
115
Terri Leo Wilson
Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB115
Ban Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
HB
158
Matt Shaheen
Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB158
Ban Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
HB
167
Ellen Troxclair
Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB167
Ban Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
HB
173
Hillary Hickland
Relating to the use by a school district or a school district employee of public funds for lobbying activities.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB173
Ban Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
HB
174
Hillary Hickland
Relating to the prohibition of lobbyist representation of both political subdivisions and private entities.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB174
Ban Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
HB
185
Brent Money
Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB185
Ban Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
HB
186
Mike Olcott
Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB186
Ban Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
SB
13
Mayes Middleton
Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=SB13
Cut Property Taxes
HB
9
Morgan Meyer
Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB9
Cut Property Taxes
HB
17
Morgan Meyer
Relating to the requirements regarding notice of certain property tax-related information to be provided by taxing units and appraisal districts.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB17
Cut Property Taxes
HB
39
Mike Schofield
Relating to the provision of funding under the public school finance system on the basis of property values that take into account optional homestead exemptions.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB39
Cut Property Taxes
HB
41
Mike Schofield
Relating to the establishment of a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that certain taxing units may impose on the residence homesteads of individuals who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB41
Cut Property Taxes
HB
46
Carl H. Tepper
Relating to a limit on political subdivision expenditures.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB46
Cut Property Taxes
HB
47
Carl H. Tepper
Relating to the authority of a property owner to obtain an injunction restraining the collection of ad valorem taxes by a taxing unit if the taxing unit adopts a tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate and subsequently takes an action that constitutes a material deviation from the stated purpose of the tax increase.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB47
Cut Property Taxes
HB
67
Cecil Bell, Jr.
Relating to the allocation and deposit of certain surplus state revenue to the property tax relief fund for use in reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB67
Cut Property Taxes
HB
77
Briscoe Cain
Relating to the repeal of or limitations on certain state and local taxes, including school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes, the enactment of state and local value added taxes, and related school finance reform; imposing taxes.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB77
Cut Property Taxes
HB
79
Briscoe Cain
Relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes through the use of certain surplus state revenue.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB79
Cut Property Taxes
HB
84
Carl H. Tepper
Relating to the limitations on increases in the appraised value of certain property for ad valorem tax purposes.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB84
Cut Property Taxes
HB
85
Stan Gerdes
Relating to the vote required in an election to approve an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds a taxing unit's voter-approval tax rate; making conforming changes.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB85
Cut Property Taxes
HB
87
Benjamin Bumgarner
Relating to a prohibition on the issuance of certain bonds by a school district.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB87
Cut Property Taxes
HB
89
Benjamin Bumgarner
Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to propose for voter approval the issuance of general obligation bonds for a purpose rejected by voters at a bond election held during the preceding two years.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB89
Cut Property Taxes
HB
91
Steve Toth
Relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes through the use of certain surplus state revenue.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB91
Cut Property Taxes
HB
92
Steve Toth
Relating to the repeal of or limitations on certain state and local taxes, including school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes, the enactment of state and local value added taxes, and related school finance reform; imposing taxes.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB92
Cut Property Taxes
HB
93
Steve Toth
Relating to a limitation on the rate of growth in state and local appropriations with the return of over-collected taxpayer money by reducing taxes.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB93
Cut Property Taxes
HB
97
Helen Kerwin
Relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes through the use of certain surplus state revenue.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB97
Cut Property Taxes
HB
98
Helen Kerwin
Relating to the repeal of or limitations on certain state and local taxes, including school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes, the enactment of state and local value added taxes, and related school finance reform; imposing taxes.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB98
Cut Property Taxes
HB
99
Jay Dean
Relating to the repeal of or limitations on certain state and local taxes, including school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes, the enactment of state and local value added taxes, related school finance reform, and directing the comptroller to identify alternatives to local ad valorem taxes; imposing taxes.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB99
Cut Property Taxes
HB
100
Jay Dean
Relating to the use of certain federal funds received by the state to provide property tax refunds to Texas homestead owners.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB100
Cut Property Taxes
HB
101
Jay Dean
Relating to requiring voter approval for certain local tax rate increases adopted pursuant to a disaster declaration.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB101
Cut Property Taxes
HB
104
Brian Harrison
Relating to the vote required in an election to approve an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds a taxing unit's voter-approval tax rate; making conforming changes.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB104
Cut Property Taxes
HB
105
Brian Harrison
Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit and the manner in which a proposed ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate is approved; making conforming changes.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB105
Cut Property Taxes
HB
106
Brian Harrison
Relating to the abolition of ad valorem taxes and the creation of a joint interim committee on the abolition of those taxes.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB106
Cut Property Taxes
HB
109
Brian Harrison
Relating to the text of ballot propositions that increase taxes.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB109
Cut Property Taxes
HB
111
Brian Harrison
Relating to the vote required to approve the issuance of general obligation bonds by a political subdivision.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB111
Cut Property Taxes
HB
113
Brian Harrison
Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to propose for voter approval the issuance of general obligation bonds for a purpose rejected by voters at a bond election held during the preceding five years.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB113
Cut Property Taxes
HB
121
Terri Leo Wilson
Relating to the definition of "eligible school district" for purposes of the study of school district property values conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB121
Cut Property Taxes
HB
139
Carrie Isaac
Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit and the manner in which a proposed ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate is approved; making conforming changes.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB139
Cut Property Taxes
HB
140
Terri Leo Wilson
Relating to a limitation on the authority of political subdivisions to issue public securities.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB140
Cut Property Taxes
HB
142
Carrie Isaac
Relating to a reduction in the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district; making an appropriation.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB142
Cut Property Taxes
HB
143
Terri Leo Wilson
Relating to the election date for the authorization of the issuance of bonds.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB143
Cut Property Taxes
HB
152
Brent Money
Relating to a study of alternative methods of taxation to replace revenue lost to political subdivisions if ad valorem taxes are abolished.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB152
Cut Property Taxes
HB
155
Cecil Bell, Jr.
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the total appraised value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB155
Cut Property Taxes
HB
166
Will Metcalf
Relating to the elimination of school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes and the creation of a joint interim committee on the elimination of those taxes.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB166
Cut Property Taxes
HB
176
Hillary Hickland
Relating to the repeal of provisions providing for the calculation of an unused increment rate and the use of that rate in calculating certain other ad valorem tax rates.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB176
Cut Property Taxes
HB
177
Hillary Hickland
Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit and the manner in which a proposed ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate is approved; making conforming changes.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB177
Cut Property Taxes
HB
180
Stan Gerdes
Relating to a temporary reduction in the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district; making an appropriation.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB180
Cut Property Taxes
HB
183
Cecil Bell, Jr.
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the total appraised value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly individuals and their surviving spouses.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB183
Cut Property Taxes
HB
184
Cecil Bell, Jr.
Relating to a limitation on increases in the appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB184
Cut Property Taxes
HB
199
Pat Curry
Relating to the date of an election seeking voter approval for the issuance of a school district bond.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB199
Cut Property Taxes
HB
201
Marc LaHood
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the appraised 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.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB201
Cut Property Taxes
HB
202
Marc LaHood
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the appraised 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.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB202
Cut Property Taxes
HB
203
Marc LaHood
Relating to a limit on political subdivision expenditures and the adoption of ad valorem tax rates.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB203
Cut Property Taxes
HJR
6
Mike Schofield
Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that certain political subdivisions may impose on the residence homesteads of persons who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HJR6
Cut Property Taxes
HJR
9
Carl H. Tepper
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set lower limits on the maximum appraised value of residence homesteads and of real property other than a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes and to make permanent the limit on the maximum appraised value of real property other than a residence homestead.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HJR9
Cut Property Taxes
HJR
11
Steve Toth
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.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HJR11
Cut Property Taxes
HJR
12
Brian Harrison
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.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HJR12
Cut Property Taxes
HJR
14
Brian Harrison
Proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish ad valorem taxes.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HJR14
Cut Property Taxes
HJR
15
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.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HJR15
Cut Property Taxes
HJR
16
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.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HJR16
Cut Property Taxes
HJR
17
Brent Money
Proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish ad valorem taxes.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HJR17
Cut Property Taxes
HJR
18
Cecil Bell, Jr.
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HJR18
Cut Property Taxes
HJR
19
Marc LaHood
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.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HJR19
Cut Property Taxes
SB
10
Paul Bettencourt
Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=SB10
Eliminate STAAR Test
HB
8
Brad Buckley
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.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB8
Eliminate STAAR Test
HB
56
Janie Lopez
Relating to the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB56
Eliminate STAAR Test
HB
102
Jay Dean
Relating to public school accountability, including reducing state required accountability exams to the minimum required by federal law and replacing current state required assessments with instructionally supportive assessments.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB102
Eliminate STAAR Test
HB
122
Brooks Landgraf
Relating to eliminating certain state-required assessment instruments and certain end-of-course assessment instruments not required by federal law.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB122
Eliminate STAAR Test
HB
159
Matt Shaheen
Relating to the use of interim testing and adaptive, growth-based assessment instruments for certain required assessments of public school students and prohibiting the use of the results of certain required assessments of public school students for certain purposes.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB159
Eliminate STAAR Test
SB
9
Paul Bettencourt
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.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=SB9
Protect Women's Spaces
HB
52
Valoree Swanson
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.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB52
Protect Women's Spaces
SB
8
Mayes Middleton
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.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=SB8
Public Education- Not on Special Session Call
HB
37
Mike Schofield
Relating to the separation of federal elections from state and local elections, and to related practices and procedures.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB37
Public Education- Not on Special Session Call
HB
114
Brian Harrison
Relating to a prohibition on the guarantee of public school bonds.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB114
Public Education- Not on Special Session Call
HB
134
Terri Leo Wilson
Relating to the establishment of the teachers' classroom supply savings account program.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB134
Public Education- Not on Special Session Call
HB
137
Brian Harrison
Relating to repealing the state budget for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2027.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB137
Public Education- Not on Special Session Call
HB
148
Cassandra Garcia Hernandez
Relating to the use of artificial intelligence to score constructed responses on assessment instruments administered to public school students.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB148
Public Education- Not on Special Session Call
HB
198
Pat Curry
Relating to the administration of an election for a member of a board of trustees of an independent school district.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB198
Public Education- Not on Special Session Call
SB
37
Angela Paxton
Relating to fetal development instruction included as part of the public school health curriculum in certain grade levels.
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=SB37

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