Texas - Session 892
Title: Relating to the funding of law enforcement agencies in certain counties.
Accepting Harris County's acknowledgment of reducing certain law enforcement funding, then‑Comptroller Glenn Hegar stated in an April 2023 press release on the matter that "removing rollover budgets, refusing to allow law enforcement agencies to hire patrol officers and other staff despite budgeting for those positions, [and] claiming that planting trees and striping bike lanes is law enforcement"" were all methods taken by the county to undermine the rule of law. He further stated that ""[f]ully funding the police is also about making sure they have full access to those funds and the flexibility to use that money to keep communities safe and criminals off the streets."" C.S.H.B. 192 seeks to address those concerns and prevent what, in that same press release, Representative Oliverson refers to as ""accounting tricks"
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-18 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2025-09-17 | Status | introduced |
| 2025-09-17 | Latest Action | Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 4, 2025 |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SB 5 | Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations. | introduced |
| HB 20 | Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation program for disaster relief nonprofit organizations and financial institutions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty. | introduced |
| HB 1 | Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. | introduced |
| SB 1 | Relating to campground and youth camp safety. | introduced |
| SR 82 | Recognizing Irving Fire Department on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. | enacted |
| HR 174 | Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 5. | enacted |
| HR 177 | Creating a general investigating committee on disaster response. | enacted |
| SR 85 | Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 5. | enacted |