89th Legislature: House and Senate Bills Relating to Higher Education in Texas
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2025 TACC Legislative Priorities
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| Bill # | Author | Description | Filed Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 232 | Vasut | Relating to the determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 271 | González, Mary | Relating to a report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding enrollment and success in higher education for students with disabilities. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 424 | Hayes | Relating to the determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 740 | Walle | Relating to the eligibility of certain students enrolled in a postsecondary educational institution for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 753 | Gervin-Hawkins | Relating to the offering of certain high school courses for which students may earn college credit. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 820 | Howard | Relating to the eligibility of certain students enrolled in a postsecondary educational institution for the supplemental nutrition assistance program. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 979 | Cain | Relating to the determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 1211 | Lujan | Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain students who were under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. | 11/12/2024 |
| SB 94 | Hall | Relating to the affidavit form provided by the Department of State Health Services for certain immunization exemptions. | 11/12/2024 |
| SB 166 | Menéndez | Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain students who were under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. | 11/12/2024 |
| SB 199 | Menéndez | Relating to the enforcement of certain requirements regarding the transfer of course credit between public institutions of higher education. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 936 | Jones, Jolanda | Relating to the withdrawal or revocation of an athletic scholarship by a public institution of higher education on the basis of a student athlete's injury, illness, or disability. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 393 | Bucy | Relating to the repeal of certain requirements regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at public institutions of higher education. | 11/12/2024 |
| SB 48 | Zaffirini | Relating to paid leave by certain state employees for the birth or adoption of a child. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 173 | Capriglione | Relating to prohibiting public institutions of higher education from soliciting or accepting gifts, grants, or donations from certain foreign countries. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 281 | Tepper | Relating to the review, funding, and continuation of degree and certificate programs at public institutions of higher education based on certain performance standards. | 11/12/2024 |
| HJR 85 | Lambert | Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of funds to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System and certain component institutions of the Texas State University System and repealing the limitation on the allocation to the Texas State Technical College System and its campuses of the annual appropriation of certain constitutionally dedicated funding for public institutions of higher education. | 11/12/2024 |
| SB 49 | Zaffirini | Relating to performance tier funding under the public junior college state finance program. | 11/12/2024 |
| SB 184 | Menéndez | Relating to an exemption from certain requirements regarding diversity, equity, or inclusion initiatives for certain activities not funded by state money provided by public institutions of higher education. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 160 | Leo Wilson | Relating to the enrollment, including resident status and tuition rates, of certain persons, including persons not authorized to be present in the United States, in public institutions of higher education. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 281 | Tepper | Relating to the review, funding, and continuation of degree and certificate programs at public institutions of higher education based on certain performance standards. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 332 | Bucy | Relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 393 | Bucy | Relating to the repeal of certain requirements regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at public institutions of higher education. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 484 | Lalani | Relating to the use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and tobacco products on the campus of a public institution of higher education. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 543 | Lalani | Relating to signs posted by public institutions of higher education to facilitate the reporting of and to prevent incidents of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 678 | Walle | Relating to the inclusion of the National Sexual Assault Hotline on certain student identification cards issued by a public institution of higher education. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 718 | Bell, Cecil | Relating to prohibiting a public institution of higher education from partnering with certain private entities for the construction of a student housing facility. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 906 | Shaheen | Relating to a temporary teaching certificate for certain military service members and first responders. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 978 | Cain | Relating to prohibiting a public institution of higher education from considering a student's immigration status for purposes of the institution's disciplinary process. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 1003 | Zwiener | Relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 1103 | Cole | Relating to measures to prevent and respond to opioid-related drug overdoses, including policies and training regarding the use of opioid antagonists, at student residences on campuses of public institutions of higher education; providing immunity. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 1190 | Hinojosa | Relating to the reduction of methane gas flaring on land dedicated to the permanent university fund. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 1233 | Guillen | Relating to measures to encourage the earning of credentials of value at public institutions of higher education. | 11/12/2024 |
| SB 184 | Menéndez | Relating to an exemption from certain requirements regarding diversity, equity, or inclusion initiatives for certain activities not funded by state money provided by public institutions of higher education. | 11/12/2024 |
| SB 240 | Middleton | Relating to regulations and policies for entering or using certain private spaces; authorizing a civil penalty. | 11/12/2024 |
| SB 317 | Creighton | Relating to the removal, relocation, alteration, or construction of certain monuments or memorials located on public property; authorizing a civil penalty. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 185 | Thompson | Relating to the creation of the Mental Health and Brain Research Institute of Texas. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 907 | Moody | Relating to a requirement that certain students, interns, residents, and fellows receiving a clinical education at public or nonprofit hospitals be provided leave to undergo an annual comprehensive health examination. |
11/12/2024 |
| HB 173 | Capriglione | Relating to prohibiting public institutions of higher education from soliciting or accepting gifts, grants, or donations from certain foreign countries. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 180 | Guillen | Relating to border protection agreements between this state and the United Mexican States. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 181 | Lalani | Relating to a requirement that public institutions of higher education provide applicants with certain information regarding eligibility for public health programs. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 184 | Guillen | Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain prosecuting attorneys who are employed as part of the border prosecution unit. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 185 | Thompson | Relating to the creation of the Mental Health and Brain Research Institute of Texas. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 232 | Vasut | Relating to the determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 238 | Guillen | Relating to the allocation of the campuses of the Texas State Technical College System. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 268 | Landgraf | Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for making certain false reports and to restitution for emergency response costs associated with those false reports. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 269 | Guillen | Relating to the creation of the Institute for Chronic Wasting Disease Research. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 277 | Talarico | Relating to the measures to encourage eligible students to claim certain tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for students who are or have been in foster or other residential care. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 281 | Tepper | Relating to the review, funding, and continuation of degree and certificate programs at public institutions of higher education based on certain performance standards. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 287 | Harris Davilla | Relating to an annual study by the Texas A&M University Texas Real Estate Research Center of the purchase and sale of single-family homes by certain institutional buyers. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 299 | Meza | Relating to a study by the Legislative Budget Board concerning the long-term effects of regulating tuition rates and amounts charged by public institutions of higher education. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 319 | Guillen | Relating to the interest rate for student loans issued by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 393 | Bucy | Relating to the repeal of certain requirements regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at public institutions of higher education. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 424 | Hayes | Relating to the determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 526 | Harrison | Relating to requiring coursework in economics for an associate or baccalaureate degree program at a public institution of higher education. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 538 | Bernal | Relating to student access to certain academic records; authorizing a fee. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 738 | Gervin-Hawkins | Relating to creation by the Texas Historical Commission of a program to identify and restore Rosenwald Schools structures. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 771 | Gervin-Hawkins | Relating to a single common course numbering system for and the transfer of course credit among public institutions of higher education in this state. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 979 | Cain | Relating to the determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 1022 | Morales, Eddie | Relating to the course levels offered at Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 1103 | Cole | Relating to measures to prevent and respond to opioid-related drug overdoses, including policies and training regarding the use of opioid antagonists, at student residences on campuses of public institutions of higher education; providing immunity. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 1159 | Hinojosa | Relating to the designation of polling place locations on the campuses of certain general academic teaching institutions. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 1190 | Hinojosa | Relating to the reduction of methane gas flaring on land dedicated to the permanent university fund. | 11/12/2024 |
| HJR 24 | Thompson | Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Mental Health and Brain Research Institute of Texas and the Mental Health and Brain Institute Research Fund to provide funding for scientific research of mental health issues and human brain diseases and disorders. | 11/12/2024 |
| HJR 85 | Lambert | Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of funds to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System and certain component institutions of the Texas State University System and repealing the limitation on the allocation to the Texas State Technical College System and its campuses of the annual appropriation of certain constitutionally dedicated funding for public institutions of higher education. | 11/12/2024 |
| SB 44 | Zaffirini | Relating to the establishment and operation of the Texas B-On-time student loan program; authorizing a fee. | 11/12/2024 |
| SB 126 | Hall | Relating to studies or surveys on children's sexual behavior conducted at or by a public primary or secondary school, a public institution of higher education, a prescription drug manufacturer, a research entity, or another person; creating criminal offenses; imposing civil penalties. | 11/12/2024 |
| SB 127 | Menéndez | Blanco | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Johnson | Zaffirini | Relating to the designation of polling place locations on the campuses of certain institutions of higher education. | 11/12/2024 |
| SB 153 | Menéndez | Relating to establishing a social work recruitment and retention program administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. | 11/12/2024 |
| SB 158 | Menéndez | Relating to the establishment of the Texas Emergency Aid for Public Postsecondary Students (TEAPPS) grant program for students at certain public institutions of higher education. | 11/12/2024 |
| SB 165 | Menéndez | Relating to the measures to encourage eligible students to claim certain tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for students who are or have been in foster or other residential care. | 11/12/2024 |
| SB 186 | Menéndez | Relating to the establishment of the Texas Students with Disabilities Scholarship Program for certain students at public institutions of higher education. | 11/12/2024 |
| SB 187 | Menéndez | Relating to reporting and providing information regarding discrimination and harassment based on race, color, or ethnicity at public institutions of higher education. | 11/12/2024 |
| SB 199 | Menéndez | Relating to the enforcement of certain requirements regarding the transfer of course credit between public institutions of higher education. | 11/12/2024 |
| SB 223 | West | Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain prosecuting attorneys who are employed as part of the border prosecution unit. | 11/12/2024 |
| SB 306 | Perry | Relating to the protection of expressive activities at public institutions of higher education. | 11/12/2024 |
| SB 49 | Zaffirini | Relating to performance tier funding under the public junior college state finance program. | 11/12/2024 |
| SB 44 | Zaffirini | Relating to the establishment and operation of the Texas B-On-time student loan program; authorizing a fee. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 928 | Cain | Relating to tuition and fee bills or billing statements provided to students by public institutions of higher education. | 11/12/2024 |
| SB 43 | Zaffirini | Relating to the establishment of the Texas Promise Grant Program for Two-Year Programs and the Texas Promise Grant Program for Four-Year Programs for certain students at public institutions of higher education. | 11/12/2024 |
| SB 61 | Zaffirini | Relating to conditions on the continued receipt of tuition and fee benefits at public institutions of higher education for senior citizens. | 11/12/2024 |
| SB 166 | Menéndez | Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain students who were under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 290 | Lopez, Rey | Relating to assistance for tuition and fees at postsecondary educational institutions for certain members of the Texas military forces. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 322 | Guillen | Relating to the use of funds awarded under the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program. | 11/12/2024 |
| SB 59 | Zaffirini | Relating to the use of funds awarded under the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 433 | Bucy | Relating to the establishment of the Higher Education and Corrections Council. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 1105 | Cole | Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 1211 | Lujan | Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain students who were under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. | 11/12/2024 |
| SB 60 | Zaffirini | Relating to the disposition by a public junior college library of certain library materials. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 440 | Morales, Christina | Relating to requiring certain alert messages to be in English and Spanish. | 11/12/2024 |
| SB 326 | King | Relating to the procedure for determining whether a student's violation of a public school's or public institution of higher education's student code of conduct was motivated by antisemitism. | 11/13/2024 |
| HB 1289 | Bucy | Relating to measures to address student hunger at postsecondary educational institutions. | 11/13/2024 |
| SB 354 | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns on the campuses of and certain other locations associated with institutions of higher education. | 11/13/2024 |
| HB 1324 | Olcott | Relating to the determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education. | 11/14/2024 |
| HB 1330 | Howard | Relating to the period for which an applicant for admission as an undergraduate student to a public institution of higher education is entitled to an academic fresh start. | 11/14/2024 |
| SB 365 | Eckhardt | Cook | Flores | Menéndez | Parker | Relating to the period for which an applicant for admission as an undergraduate student to a public institution of higher education is entitled to an academic fresh start. | 11/14/2024 |
| SB 364 | Eckhardt | Relating to eligibility for tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain students who were under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. | 11/14/2024 |
| HB 1213 | Hinojosa | Relating to the issuance of a transcript by a postsecondary educational institution to a student who is in default on certain student loans. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 1281 | Olcott | Relating to the jurisdiction and enforcement of certain policies of certain international organizations. | 11/13/2024 |
| HB 1079 | Curry | Relating to the inclusion of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps and Leadership Officer Training Corps programs as public school career and technology education programs and the indicator of achievement for military readiness under the public school accountability system. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 1113 | Cain | Relating to the production and regulation of hemp; providing an administrative penalty; requiring a permit to conduct certain research involving hemp; authorizing a fee; creating a criminal offense. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 1083 | Curry | Relating to eligibility for tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain students who were under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 928 | Cain | Relating to tuition and fee bills or billing statements provided to students by public institutions of higher education. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 1010 | Toth | Relating to measures for ensuring safety and security in public schools, including measures related to certain student records and conduct. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 1381 | Virdell | Relating to contracts with and the acceptance of money from certain foreign entities by public institutions of higher education. | 11/18/2024 |
| HB 1251 | Martinez Fischer | Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain educational materials. | 11/12/2024 |
| SB 452 | Middleton | Relating to requiring the approval of the governing board of a public institution of higher education for the hiring of certain institution employees. | 11/21/2024 |
| HB 1450 | Capriglione | Relating to requiring public institutions of higher education to report certain information regarding gifts, grants, donations, and investments received from certain foreign sources. | 11/21/2024 |
| HB 1452 | Capriglione | Relating to the promotion of film and television production in this state, including the eligibility of film or television productions for funding under the major events reimbursement program, the creation of a film events trust fund and a film production tax rebate trust fund, the establishment of virtual film production institutes, and the designation of media production development zones. | 11/21/2024 |
| SB 418 | Middleton | Relating to baccalaureate degree programs offered by a public junior college. | 11/21/2024 |
| HB 1214 | Hinojosa | Relating to consideration of education-related income in determining eligibility of applicants for residential tenancies. | 11/12/2024 |
| SB 460 | Middleton | Relating to the jurisdiction and enforcement of certain international organization policies. | 11/22/2024 |
| HB 1454 | Tepper | Relating to waivers and reductions of tuition and fees by institutions of higher education. | 11/22/2024 |
| HB 239 | Swanson | Relating to regulations and policies for entering or using certain private spaces; authorizing a civil penalty. | 11/12/2024 |
| HB 1479 | Cain | Relating to the protection of expressive activities at public institutions of higher education. | 11/26/2024 |
| SB 521 | Kolkhorst | Relating to requiring the consideration of standardized test scores as a factor in nonautomatic admissions decisions at certain public institutions of higher education. | 12/02/2024 |
| HB 1501 | Tinderholt | Relating to a study of the feasibility of using seawater desalination processes in Texas. | 12/03/2024 |
| HB 1507 | Ashby | Relating to tuition and fee exemptions for firefighters enrolled in certain courses at public institutions of higher education. | 12/04/2024 |
| HB 1526 | González, Mary | Relating to a study by Texas State University on the expected effects of future climate change in this state and the preparedness of this state to address those effects. | 12/05/2024 |
| SB 530 | Sparks | Relating to the accreditation of certain postsecondary educational institutions in this state or of certain programs offered by those institutions. | 12/05/2024 |
| HB 1527 | Alders | Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain peace officers. | 12/05/2024 |
| SB 550 | Kolkorst | Relating to requiring public institutions of higher education to post information regarding the compensation of certain employees and independent contractors on the institution's Internet website. | 12/06/2024 |
| SB 551 | Schwertner | Relating to selection of statewide competition locations by the University Interscholastic League. | 12/09/2024 |
| SB 556 | Johnson | Relating to measures to prevent and respond to opioid-related drug overdoses, including policies and training regarding the use of opioid antagonists, at student residences on campuses of public institutions of higher education; providing immunity. | 12/09/2024 |
| SB 580 | West | Relating to an exemption from certain requirements regarding diversity, equity, or inclusion initiatives for certain scholarly research or creative works at public institutions of higher education. | 12/13/2024 |
| SB 579 | West | Relating to an exemption from certain requirements regarding diversity, equity, or inclusion initiatives for certain scholarships provided by public institutions of higher education. | 12/13/2024 |
| SB 581 | West | Relating to an exemption from certain requirements regarding diversity, equity, or inclusion initiatives for certain charitable funds at public institutions of higher education. | 12/13/2024 |
| HB 1634 | Lujan | Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain students who were under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. | 12/16/2024 |
| HB 1645 | Leo Wilson | Relating to a private civil cause of action against local entities and campus police departments that violate certain laws related to immigration enforcement. | 12/17/2024 |
| SB 655 | West | Relating to prohibited student athlete name, image, and likeness agreements; providing injunctive relief and a civil penalty. | 12/18/2024 |
| SB 646 | West | Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans. | 12/18/2024 |
| SB 683 | Hughes | Relating to service requirements of certain current or former members of the Texas National Guard, the Texas Air National Guard, or a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States for tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education. | 12/19/2024 |
| SB 685 | Paxton | Relating to performance tier funding under the public junior college state finance program. | 12/20/2024 |
| HB 1702 | Lozano | Relating to eligibility for the Lone Star Workforce of the Future Fund grant program. | 12/20/2024 |
| HB 20 | Gates | Relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway program. | 12/23/2024 |
| HB 1705 | Shofner | Relating to the accreditation of certain postsecondary educational institutions in this state or of certain programs offered by those institutions. | 12/20/2024 |
| SB 709 | Eckhardt | Relating to exempting textbooks purchased, used, or consumed by university and college students from sales and use taxes for limited periods. | 1/06/2025 |
| SB 724 | Kolkhorst | Relating to providing in-person meeting requirements for governing boards of public institutions of higher education; authorizing a civil penalty. | 1/07/2025 |
| SB 735 | Menéndez | Relating to Holocaust education and training provided to students enrolled at public schools and public institutions of higher education. | 1/07/2025 |
| HB 1784 | Bucy | Relating to measures to assist students enrolled at public institutions of higher education who are homeless or who are or were in foster care. | 1/08/2025 |
| HB 1787 | Howard | Relating to the establishment of a higher education plan for human papillomavirus education and prevention. | 1/08/2025 |
| SB 752 | Menéndez | Relating to measures to ensure the safety of individuals with disabilities during an emergency situation at public postsecondary institutions. | 1/09/2025 |
| SB 750 | Eckhardt | Flores | Parker | Zaffirini | Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics. | 1/09/2025 |
| SB 749 | Kolkhorst | Relating to the adoption of an ad valorem tax rate by certain special districts and voter approval of a proposed ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate. | 1/09/2025 |
| HB 1815 | Pattereson | Relating to the determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education. | 1/10/2025 |
| SB 757 | Middleton | Relating to the review, funding, and continuation of degree and certificate programs at public institutions of higher education based on certain performance standards. | 1/10/2025 |
| SB 769 | Menéndez | Relating to a report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding enrollment and success in higher education for students with disabilities. | 1/13/2025 |
| HB 1830 | Shaheen | Relating to tenure and employment status at public institutions of higher education in this state. | 1/13/2025 |
| HB 1868 | Leo Wilson | Relating to performance tier funding under the public junior college state finance program. | 1/15/2025 |
| SB 800 | Zaffirini | Relating to a public institution of higher education's orientation on the institution's sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking policy. | 1/15/2025 |
| HB 1870 | Leo Wilson | Relating to the accreditation of public institutions of higher education. | 1/15/2025 |
| HB 1867 | Raymond | Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for the siblings of certain military personnel. | 1/15/2025 |
| HB 1881 | Simmons | Relating to a study regarding establishing a public medical school as a professional school of Texas Southern University. | 1/16/2025 |
| HB 1925 | Dean | Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain peace officers. | 1/16/2025 |
| HB 1934 | Goodwin | Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain child-care workers. | 1/17/2025 |
| HB 1972 | Oliverson | Relating to requiring coursework in nutrition at public medical schools. | 1/22/2025 |
| SB 856 | Flores | Relating to the use of the skills development fund by certain entities. | 1/22/2025 |
| SB 895 | Hughes | Relating to a student's eligibility to participate in the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program. | 1/24/2025 |
| SB 2 | Creighton | Bettencourt | Campbell | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Adam | King | Middleton | Parker | Paxton | elating to the establishment of an education savings account program. | 1/28/2025 |
| HB 2081 | Bucy | Relating to the establishment of the Building Better Futures Program to support educational and occupational skills training opportunities and support services for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities at public and private institutions of higher education. | 1/24/2025 |
| HB 2088 | Martinez | Relating to the establishment of a public law school in the Rio Grande Valley. | 1/24/2025 |
| SB 915 | Blanco | Relating to a limitation on the amount of tuition charged by public institutions of higher education. | 1/24/2025 |
| HB 2110 | VanDeaver | Relating to public higher education. | 1/27/2025 |
| HB 2102 | Leo Wilson | Relating to prohibiting discrimination and conduct motivated by antisemitism by public schools and institutions of higher education and providing antisemitism awareness training and instruction at those schools and institutions. | 1/27/2025 |
| HB 2062 | Holt | Relating to regulations and policies for entering or using certain private spaces; authorizing a civil penalty. | 1/24/2025 |
| HB 2164 | Gámez | Relating to a limitation on the location of a commencement ceremony held by a public institution of higher education. | 1/28/2025 |
| HB 2185 | Louderback | Relating to a tuition exemption for the children of certain law enforcement officers. | 1/28/2025 |
| HB 2211 | Bumgarner | Relating to the compensation and professional representation of certain students participating in University Interscholastic League activities or in intercollegiate athletic programs at certain institutions of higher education. | 1/29/2025 |
| HB 2189 | Howard | Relating to methods to improve health profession-related career and technology education and dual credit programs offered by school districts. | 1/29/2025 |
| HB 2212 | Bumgarner | Relating to the promotion of film and television production in this state, including the eligibility of film or television productions for funding under the major events reimbursement program, the creation of a film events trust fund and a film production tax rebate trust fund, the establishment of virtual film production institutes, and the designation of media production development zones. | 1/29/2025 |
| SB 975 | Eckhardt | Relating to a study on the prevalence and tracking of heat-related deaths in this state. | 1/29/2025 |
| HB 2228 | Vasut | Relating to student fees at public institutions of higher education. | 1/29/2025 |
| SB 1017 | Blanco | Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for certain capital projects at The University of Texas at El Paso. | 1/30/2025 |
| HB 2283 | Cortez | Relating to the use of an epinephrine delivery device by certain entities. | 1/30/2025 |
| HB 2290 | Johnson | Relating to health benefits offered by institutions of higher education to students and their families. | 1/30/2025 |
| SB 1016 | Blanco | Relating to student union building fees at The University of Texas at El Paso. | 1/30/2025 |
| HB 2249 | Bernal | Relating to the establishment of the Texas Teacher Recruitment Scholarship Program and the Texas Teacher Retention Incentive Program. | 1/30/2025 |
| HB 2321 | Harris Davilla | Relating to the development of a standard method of computing a student's high school grade point average. | 1/31/2025 |
| HB 2311 | Harrison | Relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at public institutions of higher education. | 1/31/2025 |
| SB 1032 | Kolkhorst | Relating to participation in the governor's university research initiative. | 1/31/2025 |
| SB 1068 | Middleton | Relating to intercollegiate athletic competitions based on biological sex. | 2/03/2025 |
| HB 2239 | Harrison | Relating to prohibiting public institutions of higher education from offering programs or courses in LGBTQ or DEI studies. | 2/03/2025 |
| SB 1067 | Middleton | Relating to prohibiting public institutions of higher education and employees of public institutions of higher education from soliciting or accepting gifts, grants, donations, or investments from certain foreign entities. | 2/03/2025 |
| SB 1069 | Middleton | Relating to the procedure for resolving allegations of religious discrimination against a student at a public institution of higher education. | 2/03/2025 |
| SB 1065 | Hall | Relating to a required provision in certain governmental entity contracts regarding the carrying of handguns by license holders; providing civil penalties. | 2/03/2025 |
| SB 1095 | Blanco | Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for certain capital projects at Sul Ross State University. | 2/04/2025 |
| SB 1096 | Blanco | Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for certain capital projects at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso. | 2/04/2025 |
| HB 2391 | Capriglione | Relating to the procedure for determining whether a student's violation of a public school's or public institution of higher education's student code of conduct was motivated by antisemitism. | 2/04/2025 |
| HB 2386 | GErvin-Hawkins | Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain legal paraprofessionals and establishing a legal paraprofessional licensing pilot program; requiring an occupational license; imposing fees. | 2/04/2025 |
| HB 2397 | Dutton | Relating to the oversight of Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University. | 2/04/2025 |
| HB 2410 | Leo Wilson | Relating to granting charters to certain public and private institutions of higher education for open-enrollment charter schools. | 2/04/2025 |
| HB 2420 | González, Mary | Relating to requiring each public institution of higher education to designate a Title VI coordinator. | 2/04/2025 |
| SB 1085 | Blanco | Relating to the course levels offered at Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College. | 2/04/2025 |
| SB 1097 | Hughes | Relating to a franchise tax credit for taxable entities that make contributions to employees' Texas 529 plans. | 2/04/2025 |
| HB 2465 | Reynolds | Relating to funding for agricultural research and programs at Texas A&M University and Prairie View A&M University. | 2/05/2025 |
| HB 2456 | Slawson | Relating to the flying and display of flags by public schools. | 2/05/2025 |
| HB 2476 | Simmons | Relating to a grant program for living expenses for certain students enrolled at public institutions of higher education. | 2/05/2025 |
| HB 2490 | Bucy | Relating to student access to certain academic records held by a public institution of higher education or career school or college; authorizing fees. | 2/05/2025 |
| HB 2474 | Simmons | Relating to a study regarding the education and retention of obstetricians and gynecologists in this state. | 2/05/2025 |
| HB 2475 | Simmons | Relating to medical education coursework in cultural competence and implicit bias. | 2/05/2025 |
| SB 1114 | Hinojosa, Adam | Relating to eligibility for the Lone Star Workforce of the Future Fund grant program. | 2/05/2025 |
| HB 2548 | Harris | Relating to a prohibition on public institutions of higher education requiring students to enroll in certain courses to complete a certificate or degree program, using such courses to satisfy general education requirements, funding such courses using state appropriations, or requiring related faculty practices, and to freshman student orientation at those institutions. | 2/06/2025 |
| SB 1127 | Middleton | Relating to charter schools, including the admission, enrollment, and employment policies of and the applicability of certain laws to open-enrollment charter schools. | 2/06/2025 |
| SB 1140 | Miles | Relating to establishment of the Texas Rare Disease Advisory Council. | 2/06/2025 |
| HB 2544 | Orr | Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain nurses employed by a long-term care facility. | 2/06/2025 |
| SB 1134 | Hagenbuch | Relating to assistance for tuition and fees at postsecondary educational institutions for certain members of the Texas military forces. | 2/06/2025 |
| SB 1157 | Eckhardt | Relating to the flaring and venting of methane gas on land dedicated to the permanent university fund. | 2/07/2025 |
| HB 2595 | Cain | Relating to prohibiting certain dealings with foreign adversaries by public schools and public institutions of higher education; providing civil penalties; creating criminal offenses. | 2/07/2025 |
| SB 1162 | Hughes | Relating to providing information to undergraduate students regarding certain fixed or flat tuition rates provided by certain public institutions of higher education. | 2/07/2025 |
| HB 290 | Lopez, Ray | Relating to assistance for tuition and fees at postsecondary educational institutions for certain members of the Texas military forces. | 11/12/2024 |
| SB 1191 | Creighton | Relating to the development of a standard method of computing a student's high school grade point average. | 2/10/2025 |
| SB 1205 | Hall | Relating to the provision of certain public benefits and services to persons not lawfully present in the United States. | 2/10/2025 |
| HB 2664 | Bowers | Relating to the task force on racial diversity in the nursing workforce. | 2/11/2025 |
| HB 2654 | Bhojani | Relating to the establishment of the Texas Promise Grant Program for certain students at two-year public institutions of higher education. | 2/11/2025 |
| SB 1241 | Middleton | Relating to college entrance examinations considered for admission to certain public institutions of higher education. | 2/12/2025 |
| HB 2705 | Zwiener | Relating to the protection of free speech rights at institutions of higher education, including the prosecution of the offenses of trespass, damage, and defacement at certain institutions of higher education, and criminal trespass. | 2/12/2025 |
| SB 1242 | Birdwell | Relating to the acquisition of land and facilities by the Texas State Technical College System. | 2/12/2025 |
| HB 2800 | Dutton | Relating to the apprenticeship system of adult career and technology education. | 2/13/2025 |
| SB 1273 | Hughes | Relating to establishing the Higher Education Research Security Council. | 2/13/2025 |
| HB 2768 | Capriglione | Relating to the development of a state information technology apprenticeship credential offered by public junior colleges or public technical institutes to address shortages in the state information resources workforce. | 2/13/2025 |
| HB 2851 | Howard | Relating to including nursing school applications in a consolidated application service. | 2/14/2025 |
| SB 1319 | Creighton | Relating to a limit on the number of athletic scholarships that may be awarded to foreign students by a public institution of higher education. | 2/14/2025 |
| HB 2855 | Perez, Vincent | Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for certain capital projects at The University of Texas at El Paso. | 2/14/2025 |
| HB 2856 | Howard | Relating to a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on the feasibility of implementing a statewide system for coordinating clinical training placements. | 2/14/2025 |
| HB 2860 | Guerra | Relating to a plan by the Department of State Health Services to establish and improve tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment programs for health care professionals serving border communities. | 2/14/2025 |
| HB 2853 | Perez, Vincent | Relating to student union building fees at The University of Texas at El Paso. | 2/14/2025 |
| HB 2893 | Patterson | Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer certain baccalaureate degree programs. | 2/14/2025 |
| SB 1322 | Hagenbuch | Relating to the accreditation of public institutions of higher education. | 2/14/2025 |
| HB 2839 | Isaac | Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain military personnel. | 2/14/2025 |
| HB 2848 | Dutton | Relating to an exemption from or refund of tuition and fees for certain lower-division students enrolled at Texas Southern University or Prairie View A&M University. | 2/14/2025 |
| HB 2434 | Plesa | Relating to eligibility for tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain students who were under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. | 2/14/2025 |
| SB 1324 | Johnson | Relating to the establishment of a housing assistance pilot program to assist certain students enrolled in public junior colleges. | 2/14/2025 |
| HB 2992 | Tepper | Relating to the name and function of the rural veterinarian incentive program. | 2/18/2025 |
| SB 1357 | Parker | Relating to a cancer clinical trial participation program. | 2/18/2025 |
| HB 2899 | Alders | Relating to requirements for courses in the core curriculum adopted by public institutions of higher education. | 2/18/2025 |
| HB 2917 | González, Mary | Relating to the establishment of the Building Better Futures Program to support educational and occupational skills training opportunities and support services for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities at public and private institutions of higher education. | 2/18/2025 |
| SB 1338 | Zaffirini | Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for the siblings of certain military personnel. | 2/18/2025 |
| HB 3027 | Reynolds | Relating to the admission of nonresident undergraduate and graduate students to public institutions of higher education. | 2/19/2025 |
| HB 3041 | Paul | Relating to measures to support the enrollment of students with a nontraditional secondary education at public institutions of higher education, including eligibility for certain student financial assistance programs. | 2/19/2025 |
| HB 3058 | Richardson | Relating to the admission of persons holding certain nonimmigrant visas to public institutions of higher education. | 2/19/2025 |
| HB 3062 | Guerra | Relating to fentanyl prevention and drug poisoning awareness education for students enrolled in public institutions of higher education. | 2/19/2025 |
| SB 1400 | Kolhorst | Relating to measurable outcomes for certain transfer students for performance tier funding under the public junior college state finance program | 2/19/2025 |
| SB 1418 | Campbell | Relating to the terminology used to refer to certain assessment instruments administered to public school students. | 2/19/2025 |
| HB 3032 | Howard | Relating to a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in coordination with other state agencies on the feasibility of developing clinical sites for nursing students. | 2/19/2025 |
| SB 1401 | West | Relating to the creation of the Texas Mental Health Profession Pipeline Program by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. | 2/19/2025 |
| SB 1430 | Blanco | Relating to a requirement that certain students, interns, residents, and fellows receiving a clinical education at public or nonprofit hospitals be provided leave to undergo an annual comprehensive health examination. | 2/19/2025 |
| HB 3008 | Harless | Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain peace officers. | 2/19/2025 |
| SB 1409 | Parker | Relating to health benefits offered by institutions of higher education to students and their families. | 2/19/2025 |
| SB 1419 | West | Relating to participation in the Texas Leadership Scholars Program. | 02/19/2025 |
| SB 1424 | Paxton | Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer certain baccalaureate degree programs. | 2/19/2025 |
| HB 3030 | Howard | Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain state employees. | 2/19/2025 |
| HB 3068 | Leo Wilson | Relating to the consideration of an alternative assessment instrument score in undergraduate admissions at certain public institutions of higher education. | 2/20/2025 |
| HB 3100 | Darby | Relating to a limit on the number of athletic scholarships that may be awarded to foreign students by a public institution of higher education. | 2/20/2025 |
| HB 3114 | Green | Relating to the view of the State Capitol. | 2/20/2025 |
| SB 1489 | Bettencourt | Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education, including the establishment of a faculty council or senate and the decision-making authority of public institutions of higher education. | 2/20/2025 |
| HJR 5 | Lambert | Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of funds to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System and repealing the limitation on the allocation to that system and its campuses of the annual appropriation of certain constitutionally dedicated funding for public institutions of higher education. | 2/20/2025 |
| SB 1463 | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information in property tax appraisal records. | 2/20/2025 |
| SB 1488 | Hall | Relating to restricting research on potentially pandemic pathogens in this state; creating a civil penalty. | 2/20/2025 |
| SB 25 | Kolhorst | Relating to health and nutrition standards to promote healthy living. | 2/20/2025 |
| SJR 3 | Huffman | Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue. | 2/20/2025 |
| HB 3 | Buckley | Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program. | 2/20/2025 |
| HB 3125 | Guerra | Relating to establishment by the Texas Workforce Commission of a geothermal energy workforce education and training initiative. | 2/20/2025 |
| SB 1468 | Schwertner | Relating to the authority of the board of regents of the Texas A&M University System to construct, acquire, improve, extend, and equip utility systems located on university system property. | 2/20/2025 |
| SB 1514 | Johnson | Relating to certain energy consumption goals for institutions of higher education and certain governmental entities. | 2/20/2025 |
| HB 1300 | Darby | Relating to a limit on the number of athletic scholarships that may be awarded to foreign students by a public institution of higher education. | 2/20/2025 |
| HB 3148 | Hickland | Relating to the automatic admission of students to general academic teaching institutions. | 2/21/2025 |
| HB 3186 | Swanson | Relating to intercollegiate athletic competitions based on biological sex. | 2/21/2025 |
| HB 3204 | Metcalf | Relating to the Polytechnic College at Sam Houston State University, including the college's eligibility to participate in certain programs. | 2/21/2025 |
| SB 1535 | Zaffirini | Parker | Relating to the establishment by the Texas Workforce Commission of an advanced nuclear energy workforce development program. | 2/21/2025 |
| HB 3209 | Morales, Christina | Relating to carbon monoxide detectors in certain properties. | 2/21/2025 |
| HB 3197 | Slawson | Relating to the creation of the Tarleton State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. | 2/21/2025 |
| HB 3144 | Isaac | Relating to the use of a public school or institution of higher education as a polling place. | 2/21/2025 |
| SB 1534 | Zaffirini | Parker | Relating to a study and report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding health physics education in this state. | 2/21/2025 |
| HB 3220 | Tepper | Relating to the compensation and professional representation of prospective student athletes and student athletes participating in intercollegiate athletic programs at certain institutions of higher education. | 2/24/2025 |
| SB 1569 | King | Relating to the availability of certain personal information of a member of the governing board of an institution of higher education, the chief executive officer of the institution, or the chief executive officer of a university system. | 2/24/2025 |
| HB 3227 | Gerdes | Relating to the removal, relocation, alteration, or construction of certain monuments or memorials located on public property; authorizing a civil penalty. | 2/24/2025 |
| HB 3254 | Leo Wilson | Relating to the eligibility of members of the State Board of Education to participate in a health benefit plan offered under the state employees group benefits program. | 2/24/2025 |
| SB 1570 | Birdwell | Relating to the creation of the Tarleton State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. | 2/24/2025 |
| HB 3304 | Lowe | Relating to a prohibition on vaccination mandates. | 2/25/2025 |
| HB 3295 | Reynolds | Relating to the repeal of certain requirements regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at public institutions of higher education. | 2/25/2025 |
| HB 3326 | Allen | Relating to certain duties of a public institution of higher education in relation to the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. | 2/25/2025 |
| HB 3296 | Reynolds | Relating to the establishment of a higher education consortium for civic education and a grant program for that consortium. | 2/25/2025 |
| SJR 59 | Birdwell | Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of funds to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System and repealing the limitation on the allocation to that system and its campuses of the annual appropriation of certain constitutionally dedicated funding for public institutions of higher education. | 2/25/2025 |
| SB 1619 | Zaffirini | Relating to the use of an epinephrine delivery device by certain entities. | 2/25/2025 |
| SB 1645 | Perry | Relating to a study by the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center on health, nutrition, physical activity, and chronic health issues in this state. | 2/25/2025 |
| HB 3283 | Bowers | Relating to the mission of governing boards of public institutions of higher education. | 2/25/2025 |
| SB 1620 | Huffman | Relating to the establishment of the Texas forensic analyst apprenticeship pilot program. | 2/25/2025 |
| SB 1631 | Campbell | Relating to the establishment by the Texas Workforce Commission of an advanced nuclear energy workforce development program. | 2/25/2025 |
| HB 3423 | Tinderholt | Relating to a study regarding the feasibility of integrating into the electric grid facilities that use nuclear energy to generate electricity. | 2/26/2025 |
| SB 1649 | Blanco | Parker | Relating to designating the Windham School District to provide postsecondary education to students of the district. | 2/26/2025 |
| HB 3416 | Villalobos | Relating to prohibiting a fee for the issuance of an official transcript by a public institution of higher education. | 2/26/2025 |
| HB 3434 | Tinderholt | Relating to prohibiting public institutions of higher education from setting aside a portion of designated tuition for student financial assistance. | 2/26/2025 |
| HB 3452 | Jones, Venton | Relating to inquiries into the criminal and disciplinary history of an applicant for undergraduate admission to a public institution of higher education. | 2/27/2025 |
| SB 1679 | Menéndez | Relating to the establishment of the Building Better Futures Program to support educational and occupational skills training opportunities and support services for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities at public and private institutions of higher education. | 2/27/2025 |
| SB 1716 | Middleton | Relating to measures to support the enrollment of students with a nontraditional secondary education at public institutions of higher education, including eligibility for certain student financial assistance programs. | 2/27/2025 |
| SB 1701 | Parker | Relating to the health care professional education fund. | 2/27/2025 |
| SJR 62 | Parker | Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Health Care Workforce Education Fund to provide funding to eligible institutions of higher education to address Texas' health care workforce needs and drive the state economy. | 2/27/2025 |
| HB 3475 | Perez, Vincenet | Relating to the establishment of a public law school in El Paso County. | 2/27/2025 |
| SB 1741 | Parker | Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | Kolkhorst | Middleton | Relating to measures to prevent espionage and intellectual property theft at public institutions of higher education. | 2/27/2025 |
| SB 1728 | Perry | Relating to the participation of certain juvenile justice entities in the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program. | 2/27/2025 |
| SB 1786 | Creighton | Relating to public higher education. | 2/28/2025 |
| SB 1779 | Miles | Relating to the issuance of a transcript by a public institution of higher education to a student who fails to pay certain student fees. | 2/28/2025 |
| HB 25 | Hull | Relating to health and nutrition standards to promote healthy living. | 2/28/2025 |
| HB 125 | Slawson | Relating to the creation of the Tarleton State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. | 2/28/2025 |
| HB 3559 | Tinderholt | Relating to prohibiting consideration of certain factors regarding student financial assistance by public institutions of higher education. | 2/28/2025 |
| SB 1798 | Middleton | Schwertner | Relating to the resident status, tuition rates, and certain financial support for students enrolled at public institutions of higher education, including students not lawfully present in the United States. | 3/03/2025 |
| SB 1817 | Hancock | Relating to the compensation and professional representation of prospective student athletes and student athletes participating in intercollegiate athletic programs at certain institutions of higher education. | 3/03/2025 |
| HB 33 | McLaughlin | Relating to active shooter events and other emergencies, including certain accreditations of law enforcement agencies that respond to such emergencies. | 3/03/2025 |
| HB 3574 | Smithee | Relating to the maximum number of nonresident scholarship students permitted to pay resident tuition and fees at certain public institutions of higher education. | 3/03/2025 |
| SB 1835 | Sparks | Relating to the maximum number of nonresident scholarship students permitted to pay resident tuition and fees at certain public institutions of higher education. | 3/03/2025 |
| HB 3656 | Paul | Relating to the composition of the board of directors of the Texas School Safety Center. | 3/03/2025 |
| HB 3741 | Shofner | Relating to requiring a sworn statement by certain foreign students enrolled at or employees of public institutions of higher education. | 3/04/2025 |
| HB 3683 | Frank | Relating to a student's eligibility to participate in the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program. | 3/04/2025 |
| HB 3692 | Morales, Eddie | Relating to additional state aid for school districts for the provision of certain prekindergarten classes. | 3/04/2025 |
| SB 1878 | Schwertner | Relating to the Polytechnic College at Sam Houston State University, including the college's eligibility to participate in certain programs. | 3/04/2025 |
| HB 3730 | Reynolds | Relating to the creation of the Texas Southern University College of Dentistry at Texas Southern University. | 3/04/2025 |
| HB 3742 | Shofner | Relating to prohibiting public institutions of higher education from providing instruction regarding the use of gender pronouns. | 3/04/2025 |
| HB 3752 | Reynolds | Relating to the creation of the Texas Southern University College of Medicine at Texas Southern University. | 3/04/2025 |
| HB 3761 | Plesa | Relating to requiring training in the importance of mental and physical health as a requisite for certain medical degrees. | 3/04/2025 |
| HB 3701 | Dyson | Relating to the authority of the board of regents of the Texas A&M University System to construct, acquire, improve, extend, and equip utility systems located on university system property. | 3/04/2025 |
| HB 3769 | Plesa | Relating to the provision of contraception to students at public institutions of higher education. | 3/04/2025 |
| SB 1849 | Zaffirini | Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans. | 3/04/2025 |
| HB 3797 | Ashby | Relating to the terminology used to refer to certain assessment instruments administered to public school students. | 3/05/2025 |
| HB 3844 | Villalobos | Relating to individuals who are considered opportunity youth for purposes of administering certain federal workforce development funds. | 3/05/2025 |
| SB 1909 | Creighton | Relating to a policy prohibiting antisemitism at public institutions of higher education. | 3/05/2025 |
| HB 3820 | Moody | Relating to requiring an opportunity for an annual physical examination for certain students, interns, residents, and fellows enrolled in or receiving residency training or clinical education from public and private medical schools and graduate medical education programs. | 3/05/2025 |
| SB 1908 | Zaffirini | Relating to a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on the feasibility of implementing a statewide system for coordinating clinical training placements. | 3/05/2025 |
| SB 1961 | Bettencourt | Relating to the reporting of data relating to postsecondary education and workforce trends by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Workforce Commission, to performance tier funding under the public junior college finance program, and to a biennial regional labor demand assessment by the coordinating board. | 3/05/2025 |
| HJR 169 | Manuel | Phelan | Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of funds to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by certain component institutions of the Texas State University System. | 3/06/2025 |
| SB 2003 | Hinojosa, Adam | Relating to training requirements for certain governing bodies and administrators of public schools and making publicly available information regarding the expenditure of money by those public schools. | 3/06/2025 |
| HB 3989 | Walle | Relating to the establishment of the supporting life pilot program as part of the Thriving Texas Families Program. | 3/06/2025 |
| HB 3976 | Button | Relating to the waiver of license renewal fees for certain instructors in high-demand fields at public institutions of higher education. | 3/06/2025 |
| SB 1969 | Middleton | Relating to the waiver of license renewal fees for certain instructors in high-demand fields at public institutions of higher education. | 3/06/2025 |
| SB 1998 | Huffman | Relating to a preceptorship program in a pediatric subspecialty for medical students in this state. | 3/06/2025 |
| SB 1999 | Hughes | Relating to protection for certain individuals' use of terms consistent with biological sex. | 3/06/2025 |
| HB 3920 | Bell, Keith | Relating to the recognition of career and technology education programs by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. | 3/06/2025 |
| HB 3959 | Morales, Christina | Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at a public institution of higher education or a career school or college for a student meeting certain income and grade requirements. | 3/06/2025 |
| HB 3882 | Lalani | Relating to the participation of certain juvenile justice entities in the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program. | 3/06/2025 |
| HB 3941 | Hunter | Relating to services provided to foster youth transitioning to independent living, including transitional living services and Medicaid eligibility. | 3/06/2025 |
| HB 2081 | Bucy | Relating to the establishment of the Building Better Futures Program to support educational and occupational skills training opportunities and support services for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities at public and private institutions of higher education. | 1/24/2025 |
| HB 2917 | González, Mary | Relating to the establishment of the Building Better Futures Program to support educational and occupational skills training opportunities and support services for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities at public and private institutions of higher education. | 2/18/2025 |
| SB 2030 | West | Relating to prohibited student athlete name, image, and likeness agreements; providing injunctive relief and a civil penalty. | 3/07/2025 |
| HB 42 | Wilson | Relating to the amount and allocation of the annual constitutional appropriation to certain agencies and institutions of higher education and to the permissible uses of that money. | 3/07/2025 |
| HB 4066 | Bonnen | Relating to the repeal of the Texas Research Incentive Program | 3/07/2025 |
| SB 2066 | Huffman | Relating to the repeal of the Texas Research Incentive Program. | 3/07/2025 |
| HB 16 | Harris | Relating to the oversight and financing of certain water infrastructure matters under the jurisdiction of the Texas Water Development Board. | 3/07/2025 |
| HB 4019 | Lalani | Relating to providing certain students in this state with career opportunities in state agencies through the Texas pathways program. | 3/07/2025 |
| HB 4044 | Meyer | Relating to certain expenditures by public institutions of higher education and university systems that are eligible for certain tax credits. | 3/07/2025 |
| HB 4071 | Howard | Relating to certain duties of the Texas Board of Nursing and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in relation to the reporting and publication of nursing program clinical site data. | 3/07/2025 |
| SB 2058 | Parker | Relating to certain duties of the Texas Board of Nursing and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in relation to the reporting and publication of nursing program clinical site data. | 3/07/2025 |
| HB 18 | VanDeaver | Relating to the establishment and administration of certain programs and services providing health care services to rural counties. | 3/07/2025 |
| HB 4017 | Anchía | Relating to the carrying of handguns on the campuses of and certain other locations associated with institutions of higher education. | 3/07/2025 |
| SB 2055 | West | Relating to participation in the Texas Leadership Scholars Program. | 3/07/2025 |
| SB 2059 | Parker | Relating to the recognition of career and technology education programs by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. | 3/07/2025 |
| SB 2066 | Huffman | Relating to the repeal of the Texas Research Incentive Program. | 3/07/2025 |
| SB 2094 | Cook | Relating to the establishment of a higher education plan for human papillomavirus education and prevention. | 3/07/2025 |
| SB 2097 | Hughes | Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain peace officers. | 3/07/2025 |
| SB 2098 | Hughes | Relating to requirements for courses in the core curriculum adopted by public institutions of higher education. | 3/07/2025 |
| SB 2054 | Kolkhorst | Relating to the authorization for and approval of certain nursing programs offered by private postsecondary educational institutions or for-profit entities. | 3/07/2025 |
| HB 4032 | Plesa | Relating to the election of junior college district trustees by plurality vote. | 3/07/2025 |
| HB 126 | Tepper | Relating to the compensation and professional representation of prospective student athletes and student athletes participating in intercollegiate athletic programs at certain institutions of higher education. | 3/10/2025 |
| HB 4136 | Darby | Relating to the availability of certain personal information of a member of the governing board of an institution of higher education, the chief executive officer of the institution, or the chief executive officer of a university system. | 3/10/2025 |
| SB 2138 | Creighton | Relating to prohibiting the investment of the permanent university fund, the Texas University Fund, or money held by a public institution of higher education in financial companies that boycott certain energy companies. | 3/10/2025 |
| HB 4195 | Leo Wilson | Relating to contracts with and the acceptance of money from certain foreign sources by public schools and public institutions of higher education; providing administrative penalties. | 3/10/2025 |
| HB 4234 | Shofner | Relating to a requirement that a student's postsecondary transcript include the average or median grade awarded in each class. | 3/10/2025 |
| HB 4235 | Shofner | Relating to postsecondary degree requirements in hiring and contracting by governmental entities. | 3/10/2025 |
| HB 4240 | Vasut | Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property of a charitable organization that provides financial support for medical care at certain institutions of higher education. | 3/10/2025 |
| SB 2119 | Sparks | Relating to an exemption from certain immunization requirements for medical and veterinary students. | 3/10/2025 |
| SB 2150 | Bettencourt | Relating to coordination between teaching hospitals and medical schools regarding student field-based experience placements and to preference in those placements. | 3/10/2025 |
| SB 2170 | Hall | Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property of a charitable organization that provides financial support for medical care at certain institutions of higher education. | 3/10/2025 |
| HB 4143 | Reynolds | Relating to initiatives for first-generation students, low-income students, or underserved student populations at public institutions of higher education. | 3/10/2025 |
| HB 4277 | Howard | Relating to scholarly research and grant applications at public institutions of higher education. | 3/10/2025 |
| SB 2163 | Parker | Relating to measures to assist students enrolled at public institutions of higher education who are homeless or who are or were in foster care. | 3/10/2025 |
| SB 2176 | Parker | Relating to the establishment of the Texas Cyber Command as a component institution of The University of Texas System and the transfer to it of certain powers and duties of the Department of Information Resources. | 3/10/2025 |
| HB 4186 | McLaughlin | Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain physicians employed as county medical examiners. | 3/10/2025 |
| HB 4279 | Davis, Yvonne | Relating to the urban scholarship; enforcement and authorizing penalties. | 3/10/2025 |
| HB 4320 | Davis, Aicha | Relating to allowing a dual credit course to be offered through remote instruction under a school district's college credit program. | 3/11/2025 |
| SB 2231 | Hinijosa, Adam | Relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to waive fees for admission applications submitted to public institutions of higher education during certain periods. | 3/11/2025 |
| SB 2314 | Creighton | Relating to the creation of an electronic platform and submission portal, known as My Texas Future, to facilitate the awareness and application of public high school students into institutions of higher education using the electronic common admission application form. | 3/11/2025 |
| SB 2239 | Alvarado | Relating to charitable raffles conducted by certain intercollegiate athletics teams; creating criminal offenses. | 3/11/2025 |
| HB 4416 | McLaughlin | Relating to disorderly or threatening behavior and measures by public schools and institutions of higher education to prevent that behavior; increasing criminal penalties; creating a criminal offense. | 3/11/2025 |
| HB 4349 | Shofner | Relating to prohibiting a public institution of higher education from providing funding to a student organization that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. | 3/11/2025 |
| HB 4351 | Dutton | Relating to postsecondary degree requirements in hiring and contracting by governmental entities. | 3/11/2025 |
| HB 4361 | Ward Johnson | Relating to establishing policies regarding the timely issuance of emergency notifications at public institutions of higher education. | 3/11/2025 |
| HB 4438 | Shofner | Relating to a preceptorship program in a pediatric subspecialty for medical students in this state. | 3/11/2025 |
| SB 2291 | Miles | Relating to the creation of the Texas Advanced Research Institute. | 3/11/2025 |
| HB 150 | Capriglione | Relating to the establishment of the Texas Cyber Command as a component institution of The University of Texas System and the transfer to it of certain powers and duties of the Department of Information Resources. | 3/11/2025 |
| HB 4345 | Davis, Aicha | Relating to an exemption from certain requirements regarding diversity, equity, or inclusion initiatives for certain activities for veterans or persons with disabilities provided by public institutions of higher education and to reporting regarding those activities. | 3/11/2025 |
| HB 4393 | Geren | Relating to a franchise tax credit for, and the application of sales and use taxes to, certain research and development expenses. | 3/11/2025 |
| HB 4464 | González, Mary | Relating to removing the requirement of provision of workers' compensation insurance coverage for Texas Task Force 1 members and members of intrastate fire mutual aid system teams and regional incident management teams. | 3/11/2025 |
| SB 2206 | Bettencourt | Huffman | Relating to a franchise tax credit for, and the application of sales and use taxes to, certain research and development expenses. | 3/11/2025 |
| SB 2233 | Hinijosa, Adam | Relating to a prohibition on certain persons supporting terrorist activity at public institutions of higher education. | 3/11/2025 |
| SB 2253 | Creighton | Relating to the preparation and certification of public school educators, and certain allotments under the Foundation School Program. | 3/11/2025 |
| SB 2281 | Miles | Relating to measures to assist students enrolled at public institutions of higher education who are homeless or who are or were in foster care. | 3/11/2025 |
| SB 2310 | Paxton | Relating to transparency regarding requirements to complete a certificate or degree program at a public institution of higher education. | 3/11/2025 |
| HB 4347 | Shofner | Relating to the eligibility of children and other dependents of certain military personnel or veterans for tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education. | 3/11/2025 |
| HB 4303 | Howard | Relating to the establishment of the Texas First Generation Matching Grant Program for certain students at public institutions of higher education. | 3/11/2025 |
| HB 4443 | Bhojani | Relating to the establishment by the Texas Workforce Commission of a pilot program to train workers for careers in energy-efficient technologies. | 3/11/2025 |
| HB 4701 | Leo Wilson | Relating to student discretion to use an alternative assessment instrument as part of their undergraduate admissions process. | 3/12/2025 |
| HB 4702 | Lalani | Relating to requiring the consideration of standardized test scores as a factor in nonautomatic admissions decisions at certain public institutions of higher education. | 3/12/2025 |
| HB 4499 | Shaheen | Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education, including review of curriculum and certain degree and certificate programs, the powers and duties of a faculty council or senate, training for members of the governing board, and the establishment of the Office of Excellence in Higher Education. | 3/12/2025 |
| SB 2361 | Kolkhorst | Bettencourt | Relating to the transfer of the University of Houston--Victoria to The Texas A&M University System. | 3/12/2025 |
| SB 2376 | Johnson | Relating to student access to certain academic records held by a public institution of higher education or career school or college; authorizing fees. | 3/12/2025 |
| HB 4469 | Morgan | Relating to the creation of the Texas Advanced Research Institute. | 3/12/2025 |
| HB 4521 | Martinez | Relating to the requirements for certain emergency medical services certification providers; authorizing a fee. | 3/12/2025 |
| HB 4638 | Bonnen | Relating to the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative. | 3/12/2025 |
| HB 4640 | Dorazio | Relating to the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners. | 3/12/2025 |
| HB 4691 | Troxclair | Relating to provisions of state law requiring diversity. | 3/12/2025 |
| SB 2336 | Kolkhorst | Relating to the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative. | 3/12/2025 |
| SB 2369 | Campbell | Relating to provisions of state law requiring diversity. | 3/12/2025 |
| SB 2378 | Hancock | Relating to a report on governmental opioid antagonist programs to reverse and prevent opioid overdoses. | 3/12/2025 |
| SB 2397 | Perry | Relating to the establishment of the task force on disability policy. | 3/12/2025 |
| HB 4625 | Kitzman | Relating to the design-build method for certain government construction projects. | 3/12/2025 |
| HB 4865 | Hefner | Relating to identification of and sanctions against certain foreign actors. | 3/13/2025 |
| HB 4909 | Wilson | Relating to the creation of an electronic platform and submission portal, known as My Texas Future, to facilitate the awareness and application of public high school students into institutions of higher education using the electronic common admission application form. | 3/13/2025 |
| SB 2465 | Menéndez | Relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency and Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding standardizing transcripts for public schools. | 3/13/2025 |
| SB 2656 | Kolkhorst | Relating to including nursing school applications in a consolidated application service. | 3/13/2025 |
| SB 2695 | Kolhorst | Relating to education programs to enable certain students and advanced practice registered nurses to practice medicine in certain rural counties and physician delegation of certain medical acts to advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants. | 3/13/2025 |
| HB 4997 | Reynolds | Relating to the tenure and employment of faculty members at certain public institutions of higher education. | 3/13/2025 |
| SB 37 | Creighton | Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education, including review of curriculum and certain degree and certificate programs, the powers and duties of a faculty council or senate, training for members of the governing board, and the establishment of the Office of Excellence in Higher Education. | 3/13/2025 |
| SB 2613 | Creighton | Relating to the duties of tenured faculty at public institutions of higher education. | 3/13/2025 |
| SB 2615 | Creighton | Relating to restricting remote work by employees of public institutions of higher education. | 3/13/2025 |
| HB 4788 | Shofner | Relating to prohibiting public and private institutions of higher education from accepting federal funding for embryonic or fetal stem cell research. | 3/13/2025 |
| HB 5063 | Garcia, Josey | Relating to tuition and fee exemptions for former foster children with intellectual disabilities to attend comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs at a public institution of higher education. | 3/13/2025 |
| SB 2614 | Creighton | Relating to certain requirements and penalties regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at a medical and dental unit. | 3/13/2025 |
| SB 2683 | Hughes | Relating to prohibiting a public institution of higher education from providing benefits to a student organization that receives financial support from an entity of concern. | 3/13/2025 |
| HB 127 | Wilson | Relating to measures to protect public institutions of higher education from foreign adversaries and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of trade secrets; providing civil and administrative penalties; increasing a criminal penalty. | 3/13/2025 |
| HB 4865 | Hefner | Relating to identification of and sanctions against certain foreign actors. | 3/13/2025 |
| HB 4921 | Davis, Yvonne | Relating to restrictions on the use of state funds to benefit private entities that outsource jobs to foreign countries. | 3/13/2025 |
| HB 4980 | Wilson | Relating to establishing the Child-Care Professional Pathway program. | 3/13/2025 |
| HB 5112 | Shaheen | Relating to a policy prohibiting antisemitism at public institutions of higher education. | 3/13/2025 |
| SB 37 | Creighton | Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education, including review of curriculum and certain degree and certificate programs, the powers and duties of a faculty council or senate, training for members of the governing board, and the establishment of the Office of Excellence in Higher Education. | 3/13/2025 |
| SB 2430 | Hughes | Relating to measures to protect public institutions of higher education from foreign adversaries and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of trade secrets; providing civil and administrative penalties; increasing a criminal penalty | 3/13/2025 |
| SB 2647 | Middleton | Relating to the accreditation of postsecondary educational institutions; authorizing fees. | 3/13/2025 |
| SB 2687 | Paxton | Relating to establishing the Child-Care Professional Pathway program. | 3/13/2025 |
| SB 2714 | Middleton | Relating to a prohibition on public institutions of higher education requiring students to enroll in certain courses to complete a certificate or degree program, using such courses to satisfy general education requirements, funding such courses using state appropriations, or requiring related faculty practices, and to freshman student orientation at those institutions. | 3/13/2025 |
| HB 4927 | Shofner | Relating to an exemption from certain immunization requirements for medical and veterinary students. | 3/13/2025 |
| SB 2721 | Parker | Kolkhorst | Perry | Relating to the licensing and regulation of persons who provide services in relation to the deceased; creating a criminal offense and increasing the punishment for an existing criminal offense; expanding the application of a fee. | 3/13/2025 |
| HB 35 | Thompson | Relating to a peer support network for first responders. | 3/13/2025 |
| HB 4751 | Capriglione | Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Quantum Initiative. | 3/13/2025 |
| HB 4752 | Landgraf | Relating to the eligibility of a charitable organization for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the organization's property if the organization provides for the organized solicitation and collection for distributions through gifts, grants, and agreements to nonprofit charitable, education, religious, and youth organizations that provide direct human, health, and welfare services. | 3/13/2025 |
| HB 4762 | Wilson | Relating to establishing the Higher Education Research Security Council. | 3/13/2025 |
| HB 4763 | Olcott | Relating to reports by certain public institutions of higher education on fraud, waste, and abuse involving state resources. | 3/13/2025 |
| HB 4848 | Harris, Davila | Relating to requiring that competency-based baccalaureate degree programs be offered at certain public institutions of higher education. | 3/13/2025 |
| HB 4893 | Bowers | Relating to the Breakthrough Program. | 3/13/2025 |
| HB 4912 | Wilson | Relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to waive fees for admission applications submitted to public institutions of higher education during certain periods. | 3/13/2025 |
| HB 4948 | Morales, Eddie | Relating to the establishment of a law enforcement academy in Eagle Pass. | 3/13/2025 |
| HB 5008 | Bell, Keith | Relating to the use of the skills development fund by certain entities. | 3/13/2025 |
| HB 5062 | Leach | Relating to requiring a public institution of higher education to award certain course credit for a dual credit course in computer science. | 3/13/2025 |
| HB 5063 | Garcia, Josey | Relating to tuition and fee exemptions for former foster children with intellectual disabilities to attend comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs at a public institution of higher education. | 3/13/2025 |
| SB 2431 | Campbell | Relating to requiring foreign language credit opportunities for students enrolled in study abroad programs offered by certain institutions of higher education in this state. | 3/13/2025 |
| SB 2503 | West | Relating to requiring certain disclosures as part of certain. | 3/13/2025 |
| SB 2533 | Middleton | Relating to the accreditation of law schools in this state. | 3/13/2025 |
| SB 2647 | Middleton | Relating to the accreditation of postsecondary educational institutions; authorizing fees. | 3/13/2025 |
| SB 2678 | Creighton | Relating to the determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education. | 3/13/2025 |
| HB 4930 | Muñoz | Relating to the governing board of certain junior college districts. | 3/13/2025 |
| HB 4979 | Muñoz | Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate of certain junior college districts. | 3/13/2025 |
| SB 2504 | Hinojosa, Adam | Relating to the election of junior college district trustees by plurality vote. | 3/13/2025 |
| SB 2528 | Bettencourt | Relating to the calculation of the petition election tax rate for certain taxing units and the ability of the voters to petition for an election to determine whether to reduce the ad valorem tax rate adopted by those taxing units to the petition election tax rate. | 3/13/2025 |
| HB 4912 | Wilson | Relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to waive fees for admission applications submitted to public institutions of higher education during certain periods. | 3/13/2025 |
| HB 5294 | Bonnen | Relating to medical school admissions, coursework, academic standards, and employment decisions in this state. | 3/14/2025 |
| SB 2788 | Menéndez | Relating to an exemption from the assessment requirements of the Texas Success Initiative for students who achieve certain scores on the PSAT. | 3/14/2025 |
| SB 2831 | Hancock | Relating to the compensation and professional representation of certain students participating in University Interscholastic League activities or in intercollegiate athletic programs at certain institutions of higher education. | 3/14/2025 |
| HB 5202 | Bonnen | Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education. | 3/14/2025 |
| HB 5428 | Bryant | Relating to payroll deductions for employees of a public university system or institution of higher education. | 3/14/2025 |
| SB 2867 | West | Relating to payroll deductions for employees of a public university system or institution of higher education. | 3/14/2025 |
| HB 5150 | Louderback | Relating to the transfer of the University of Houston--Victoria to The Texas A&M University System. | 3/14/2025 |
| HB 5265 | Wilson | Relating to the health care professional education fund. | 3/14/2025 |
| HB 5523 | Darby | Relating to the procedure for the adoption by the board of regents of The University of Texas System of a rate and damage schedule for the management of university land. | 3/14/2025 |
| HJR 203 | Wilson | Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Health Care Workforce Education Fund to provide funding to eligible institutions of higher education to address Texas' health care workforce needs and drive the state economy. | 3/14/2025 |
| HB 5180 | Wilson | Relating to the diploma designation of an institution of higher education. | 3/14/2025 |
| HB 5258 | Bucy | Relating to racial discrimination in voting. | 3/14/2025 |
| HB 5261 | Cunningham | Relating to designating the Windham School District to provide postsecondary education to inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. | 3/14/2025 |
| HB 5290 | Walle | Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Transportation to the University of Houston. | 3/14/2025 |
| HB 5333 | Bonnen | Relating to the establishment of the STEM Excellence Graduate Fellowship Program. | 3/14/2025 |
| HB 5352 | Bucy | Relating to the establishment of the State Blockchain Technology Pilot Program by the Department of Information Resources. | 3/14/2025 |
| SB 2815 | Creighton | Relating to the diploma designation of an institution of higher education. | 3/14/2025 |
| SB 2821 | Bettencourt | Relating to contracts with and the acceptance of money from certain foreign sources by public schools and public institutions of higher education; providing civil penalties. | 3/14/2025 |
| SB 2862 | Flores | Relating to active shooter events and other emergencies, including certain accreditations of law enforcement agencies that respond to such emergencies. | 3/14/2025 |
| SB 2863 | Miles | Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Transportation to the University of Houston. | 3/14/2025 |
| SB 2915 | Miles | Relating to the establishment of the supporting life pilot program as part of the Thriving Texas Families Program. | 3/14/2025 |
| SB 2986 | Campbell | Relating to the protection from adverse action against public schools and institutions of higher education for permitting religious organizations use of facilities. | 3/14/2025 |
| SB 3020 | Menéndez | Blanco | Relating to a biennial state report on suicide rates, the Texas Violent Death Reporting System, and certain suicide data shared under a memorandum of understanding. | 3/14/2025 |
| HB 5154 | Wilson | Relating to the reporting of the Joint Admission Medical Program. | 3/14/2025 |
| HB 5278 | Bell, Keith | Relating to the licensing and regulation of persons who provide services in relation to the deceased; creating a criminal offense and increasing the punishment for an existing criminal offense; expanding the application of a fee. | 3/14/2025 |
| SB 2826 | Parker | Relating to the establishment of an education-based program to prevent medical child abuse through standardized training for medical students, healthcare professionals, and child protective services caseworkers. | 3/14/2025 |
| HB 5214 | Toth | Relating to the creation of the Texas Adoption Is an Option Education and Awareness Program and to required adoption-related curriculum and information. | 3/14/2025 |
| HB 5246 | Bonnen | Relating to the administration, powers, and duties of the Texas Space Commission, the Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium, and other governmental entities and institutions regarding aerospace, aviation, and space exploration initiatives and to the abolishment of the spaceport trust fund. | 3/14/2025 |
| HB 5275 | González, Mary | Relating to measures to ensure the safety of individuals with disabilities during an emergency situation at public postsecondary institutions. | 3/14/2025 |
| HB 5291 | Walle | Relating to reporting and planning requirements to reduce the occurrence of sexual assault near the campuses of public institutions of higher education. | 3/14/2025 |
| HB 5293 | Bonnen | Relating to the establishment of the Texas forensic analyst apprenticeship pilot program. | 3/14/2025 |
| HB 5299 | Talarico | Relating to the establishment of the Texas Promise Grant Program for certain students at two-year public institutions of higher education. | 3/14/2025 |
| HB 5339 | Wilson | Relating to the advancing research for agricultural sustainability and pesticide harm reduction in institutions of higher education. | 3/14/2025 |
| HB 5428 | Bryant | Relating to payroll deductions for employees of a public university system or institution of higher education. | 3/14/2025 |
| HB 5508 | Bumgarner | Relating to the establishment of the Texas Film Academy to facilitate workforce development in the state's film, television, and digital media industries. | 3/14/2025 |
| HB 5608 | Goodwin | Relating to certain requirements regarding persons with disabilities enrolled in public institutions of higher education. | 3/14/2025 |
| HB 5631 | Wilson | Relating to a public institution of higher education's orientation on the institution's sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking policy. | 3/14/2025 |
| SB 2786 | Creighton | Relating to the applicability of the Texas Success Initiative to certain public service officers and employees | 3/14/2025 |
| SB 2827 | Parker | Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Quantum Initiative. | 3/14/2025 |
| SB 2840 | Hinojosa, Adam | Relating to requiring that competency-based baccalaureate degree programs be offered at certain public institutions of higher education. | 3/14/2025 |
| SB 2847 | Hagenbuch | Relating to innovations in core curriculum to accelerate the award of bachelor's degrees. | 3/14/2025 |
| SB 2867 | West | Relating to payroll deductions for employees of a public university system or institution of higher education. | 3/14/2025 |
| SB 2946 | Hagenbuch | Relating to prohibiting public institutions of higher education from offering programs or courses in DEI studies. | 3/14/2025 |
| SB 2972 | Creighton | Relating to expressive activities at public institutions of higher education. | 3/14/2025 |
| SB 2990 | Schwertner | Relating to removing the requirement of provision of workers' compensation insurance coverage for Texas Task Force 1 members and members of intrastate fire mutual aid system teams and regional incident management teams. | 3/14/2025 |
| SB 3006 | Blanco | Relating to the establishment of a public law school in El Paso County. | 3/14/2025 |
| HB 5211 | Phelan | Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain attorneys providing legal services in rural counties. | 3/14/2025 |
| SB 2995 | West | Relating to the displacement of student financial aid at a public institution of higher education. | 3/14/2025 |
| HB 5440 | Garcia, Joesy | Relating to the moving image industry incentive program. | 3/14/2025 |
| SB 2788 | Menéndez | Relating to an exemption from the assessment requirements of the Texas Success Initiative for students who achieve certain scores on the PSAT. | 3/14/2025 |
| SB 2862 | Flores | Relating to active shooter events and other emergencies, including certain accreditations of law enforcement agencies that respond to such emergencies. | 3/14/2025 |
| SB 5646 | Wilson | Relating to in-state tuition for certain students in military related programs. | 3/14/2025 |
| HB 5592 | Davis, Aicha | Relating to state auditing of institutions of higher education on complying on certain uses of funds appropriated by the Legislature. | 3/14/2025 |
| HB 5600 | McLaughlin | Relating to the development and expansion of clean hydrogen production, distribution, and utilization in this state. | 3/14/2025 |
| HB 5619 | Wilson | Relating to extending the Hazlewood Exemption Act to active-duty members. | 3/14/2025 |
| HB 5640 | Davis, Aicha | Relating to scholarships and grants awarded by public institutions of higher education. | 3/14/2025 |
| HB 5236 | Manuel | Relating to the determination by a state agency that an area in this state is a rural area. | 3/14/2025 |
| HB 5202 | Bonnen | Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education. | 3/14/2025 |
| SB 2734 | Cook | Relating to consideration of education-related income in determining eligibility of applicants for residential tenancies. | 4/03/2025 |
| SCR 36 | Creaighton | Urging all public universities in Texas to respond swiftly and decisively to any attempts to occupy or disrupt campus property. | 3/17/2025 |
| HB 2081 | Bucy | Relating to the establishment of the Building Better Futures Program to support educational and occupational skills training opportunities and support services for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities at public and private institutions of higher education. | 3/14/2025 |
| HB 4210 | Shofner | Relating to a study by the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center on health, nutrition, physical activity, and chronic health issues in this state. | 3/31/2025 |
| HB 4909 | Wilson | Relating to the creation of an electronic platform and submission portal, known as My Texas Future, to facilitate the awareness and application of public high school students into institutions of higher education using the electronic common admission application form. | 4/03/2025 |
| SB 2206 | Bettencort | Huffman | Relating to a franchise tax credit for, and the application of sales and use taxes to, certain research and development expenses. | 3/25/2025 |
| SB 2714 | Middleton | Relating to a prohibition on public institutions of higher education requiring students to enroll in certain courses to complete a certificate or degree program, using such courses to satisfy general education requirements, funding such courses using state appropriations, or requiring related faculty practices, and to freshman student orientation at those institutions. | 4/03/2025 |
| HB 1784 | Bucy | Relating to measures to assist students enrolled at public institutions of higher education who are homeless or who are or were in foster care. | 3/14/2025 |
| SB 2281 | Miles | Relating to measures to assist students enrolled at public institutions of higher education who are homeless or who are or were in foster care. | 3/25/2025 |
| HB 2490 | Bucy | Relating to student access to certain academic records held by a public institution of higher education or career school or college; authorizing fees. | 3/17/2025 |
| SB 3039 | West | Relating to the transfer of students in public higher education. | 4/04/2025 |