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SB3 - Relating to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system, exemptions, limitations on appraisals and taxes, and property tax administration.
Paul D. Bettencourt, Carol Alvarado, Brian Birdwell
Last updated over 1 year ago
116 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Engrossed
SB1425 - Relating to disbursements from the universal service fund for certain small and rural companies.
Charles Perry, Peter P. Flores, Drew Springer
Last updated over 1 year ago
24 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
SB1866 - Relating to the use of customer-sited distributed generation facilities owned by certain non-ERCOT electric utilities.
Robert Nichols, William Metcalf, Charles Cunningham
Last updated over 1 year ago
10 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
HB3837 - Relating to the designation of advanced clean energy projects.
Charlie Geren, Ernest Bailes, Carrie Isaac
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
SB24 - Relating to the powers and duties of the Health and Human Services Commission and the transfer to the commission of certain powers and duties from the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Lois Kolkhorst, Donna Campbell, Charles Brandon Creighton
Last updated over 1 year ago
48 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
HB3780 - Relating to public school system accountability.
Alma A. Allen, Eugene Wu, Senfronia Thompson
Last updated over 1 year ago
44 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Introduced
HB4049 - Relating to the powers and duties of the Health and Human Services Commission and the transfer to the commission of certain powers and duties from the Department of Family and Protective Services.
James Frank, Candy Noble, David Cook
Last updated over 1 year ago
35 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Introduced
HB4402 - Relating to the administration of certain assessment instruments, the accountability rating system for assessing campus and district performance, public school career and technology education programs, and an extracurricular and cocurricular allotment under the Foundation School Program.
Keith Bell, Bradley Buckley, Gary Vandeaver
Last updated over 1 year ago
22 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Engrossed
HB600 - Relating to contributions to, benefits from, and the administration of systems and programs administered by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Greg Bonnen, Dewayne C. Burns, Giovanni Capriglione
Last updated over 1 year ago
32 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Introduced
HB2127 - Relating to state preemption of and the effect of certain state or federal law on certain municipal and county regulation.
Dustin Burrows, Morgan Meyer, Craig Goldman
Last updated over 1 year ago
77 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Texas district HD-018
COMMITTEES
Texas House
BIRTH
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Ernest Bailes is from Shepherd, Texas. He earned his BBA from Stephen F. Austin State University in 2005. Bailes has worked as a consultant in the agriculture and oil and gas industries. In 2016, Bailes was elected to the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 18. While in office, he has served on various committees including Agriculture & Livestock, Natural Resources, and Public Education. Bailes has supported legislation related to education funding, balancing the state budget, and providing tax relief for Texans.read less
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Texas House from Texas
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