Criminal Age Bill Delayed In Texas House Debate
Special to The Light from Austin. Texas representatives debated HB 8 altering the age for felony indictment to 16, with Rep. Grover defending a substitute tied to juvenile jurisdiction and 15 as an amendment. Rep. Alaniz objected that the bill wasn't on desks. an amendment by Rep. Esquivel proposed lowering to 15. The measure faces postponement to Monday as lawmakers seek clarity and study.
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Solons End Busy Week Take Recess
AUSTIN. After a productive week of action on Padre Island national seashore, shark annexation and higher education bills, the legislature recessed. The Senate approved a compromise to make middle 80 miles of Padre Island a national seashore. House action on the Padre Island bill is expected Monday. House tentative approval was given to enabling legislation for water storage in federal reservoirs, boosting state storage capacity and allowing bonds by subdivisions. Other action included: a bill to raise aid to needy families ages, a 70 mph speed limit, and repeal of a Sunday bowling ban. Final passage approved bills extending state hospital research facility use, contracting care for state patients, and renaming West Texas State College to West Texas State University.
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Austin med school bill signals Texas South Medical School change
Earlier this week Rep Kim Segvest and Rep Stanford Sming from San Antonio introduced a bill that would rename the South Texas Medical School to the University of Texas South Texas Medical School. The move aims to reflect broader university status and alignment with UT branding. The measure, noted by the Austin medical education office, awaits committee consideration.
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Raise for Judges Okayed by House Committee
A bill by Ford Smith of San Antonio to increase salaries of Bexar County district judges was reported favorably by the House Committee on Counties and moves to the House for consideration.
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Taxing Fee Hike in Bill
The bill proposes higher tax assessment and collection fees limited to counties with populations around six hundred thousand. Rep Bill Newton Walker and Houston area officials argue for a 4 percent rate on the first million, tapering to 1 percent for five million plus, with a 2 percent collection fee. Other measures seek district judge raises and per mile car expense for deputy tax collectors, moving current limits higher.
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Pasadena
Consolidated Public Notices Broadens San Antonio Tax
A public notice from San Antonio CAL outlines amended taxes and broader filing requirements. The document references the San Antonio Gazette Hears and Ine Senartonio Light as sources in the consolidation. It notes second class postage and related fiscal details for Texas statutes and local government.
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Hospital Bill Gets Approval
Texas House approves bills with Senate amendments affecting a reform measure to rename and reorganize the Legion Branch of the San Antonio State Hospital near Keriyville. The action follows a Senate amendment that preserves the bill’s core intent to repurpose the state facility for mental health care.
New Courts Bill Clears House Plan for Civil Appeal Courts
The Texas House approved a bill creating Courts of Civil Appeals within a state Supreme Court system. The measure narrows districts, retaining Live Oak in the 4th Court and moving other counties into the 13th or 14th districts. Lawmakers from Corpus Christi and Goliad helped finalize the district map with Rep. Ben Jarvis and Rep. Mina Travis Peeler leading the negotiations.
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Notaries May Get Help Ready for Action in House
A Texas bill would let a notary public hold commissions in multiple counties beyond his home county enabling service statewide. Reported by the House State Affairs Committee without objection it will go to the House floor next week.
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