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State (Texas)
Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a county to regulate land development if approved by a majority vote in a countywide election. [SJR-47] [Real Estate ] [Voting Rights ] [Community Development ] [Elections ] [Property Tax ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a county to regulate land development if approved by a majority vote in a countywide election.

Sponsored by: Sen. Eddie Lucio Read First Time on 03/31/2009

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Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment for filling vacancies in appellate judicial offices by appointment, for partisan elections for all judicial offices, and for subsequent nonpartisan retention elections for all judicial offices. [SJR-44] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment for filling vacancies in appellate judicial offices by appointment, for partisan elections for all judicial offices, and for subsequent nonpartisan retention elections for all judicial offices.

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Duncan Not Again Placed On Intent Calendar on 05/11/2009

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Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring a candidate for public office to win by a margin of one percent of the votes cast at the election before the candidate is elected to that office. [SJR-29] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring a candidate for public office to win by a margin of one percent of the votes cast at the election before the candidate is elected to that office.

Sponsored by: Sen. Steve D. Ogden Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/23/2009

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Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Post-ratifying Amendment XXIV to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the denial or abridgment of the right to vote for failure to pay any poll tax or other tax. [SJR-27] [Voting Rights ] [Elections ]
Post-ratifying Amendment XXIV to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the denial or abridgment of the right to vote for failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.

Sponsored by: Sen. Rodney Ellis Read First Time on 03/13/2009

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Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment for filling vacancies in appellate judicial offices by appointment and for nonpartisan retention elections for those offices. [SJR-23] [Elections ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment for filling vacancies in appellate judicial offices by appointment and for nonpartisan retention elections for those offices.

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Duncan Read First Time on 03/13/2009

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Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to tampering with a direct recording electronic voting machine. [SB-927] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ] [Cybersecurity ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to tampering with a direct recording electronic voting machine.

Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Huffman Signed By The Governor on 06/19/2009

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Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the establishment of a program to provide a ballot by electronic mail to military personnel serving overseas and their spouses and dependents residing overseas. [SB-92] [Elections ] [Military ] [Voting Rights ] [Cybersecurity ]
Relating to the establishment of a program to provide a ballot by electronic mail to military personnel serving overseas and their spouses and dependents residing overseas.

Sponsored by: Sen. Carlos Uresti Reported Favorably As Substituted on 03/26/2009

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Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to dates on which certain independent school districts may hold an election of trustees. [SB-906] [Education ] [Elections ]
Relating to dates on which certain independent school districts may hold an election of trustees.

Sponsored by: Sen. Tommy Williams Read First Time on 03/09/2009

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Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to a county motor fuels tax in certain counties for mobility improvement projects; providing authority to impose the tax, issue bonds, and impose penalties. [SB-855] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Infrastructure ] [Construction ] [Economic Development ]
Relating to a county motor fuels tax in certain counties for mobility improvement projects; providing authority to impose the tax, issue bonds, and impose penalties.

Sponsored by: Sen. Kirk Watson Placed On General State Calendar on 05/21/2009

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Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the election, and validation of acts, of members of the board of directors of Anderson County Underground Water Conservation District. [SB-848] [Water ] [Elections ] [Community Development ]
Relating to the election, and validation of acts, of members of the board of directors of Anderson County Underground Water Conservation District.

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Nichols Signed By The Governor on 05/19/2009

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Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the date for electing directors of the Goliad County Groundwater Conservation District. [SB-834] [Water ] [Elections ] [Community Development ]
Relating to the date for electing directors of the Goliad County Groundwater Conservation District.

Sponsored by: Sen. Glenn Hegar Read First Time on 03/04/2009

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Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the filling of a vacancy in an appellate judicial office by appointment and a nonpartisan election for the retention or rejection of the person appointed. [SB-782] [Elections ] [Criminal Justice ]
Relating to the filling of a vacancy in an appellate judicial office by appointment and a nonpartisan election for the retention or rejection of the person appointed.

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Duncan Read First Time on 03/04/2009

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Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the right of certain municipalities to maintain local control over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. [SB-764] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Relating to the right of certain municipalities to maintain local control over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.

Sponsored by: Sen. Kirk Watson Placed On General State Calendar on 05/23/2009

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Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the qualification of supervisors of a fresh water supply district. [SB-724] [Water ] [Community Development ]
Relating to the qualification of supervisors of a fresh water supply district.

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Brandon Creighton Laid Out As Postponed Business on 05/25/2009

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Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the requirements for a petition proposing an amendment to the charter of a home-rule municipality. [SB-690] [Elections ]
Relating to the requirements for a petition proposing an amendment to the charter of a home-rule municipality.

Sponsored by: Sen. Earl Jeffrey Wentworth Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 03/18/2009

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Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to political contributions and expenditures; providing civil and criminal penalties. [SB-613] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to political contributions and expenditures; providing civil and criminal penalties.

Sponsored by: Sen. Eliot Shapleigh Read First Time on 02/23/2009

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Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to Gonzales Healthcare Systems; authorizing a tax. [SB-606] [Healthcare ] [Taxes ]
Relating to Gonzales Healthcare Systems; authorizing a tax.

Sponsored by: Sen. Glenn Hegar Reported Favorably As Substituted on 05/23/2009

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Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the time for dissolution of crime control and prevention districts and to certain taxes imposed by such districts or by fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services districts. [SB-575] [Crime ] [Taxes ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the time for dissolution of crime control and prevention districts and to certain taxes imposed by such districts or by fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services districts.

Sponsored by: Sen. Jane Nelson Filed Without The Governor's Signature on 06/19/2009

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Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the designation of a candidate as an incumbent on a primary ballot. [SB-563] [Elections ]
Relating to the designation of a candidate as an incumbent on a primary ballot.

Sponsored by: Sen. Eddie Lucio Placed On General State Calendar on 05/22/2009

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Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the date on which certain voters may be removed from a county's voter registration list and related requirements. [SB-438] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ]
Relating to the date on which certain voters may be removed from a county's voter registration list and related requirements.

Sponsored by: Sen. Rodney Ellis Read First Time on 02/17/2009

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