Texas - Session 892
Title: Relating to the establishment of the Institute for Animal Health Research and Response at Texas A&M University.
Texas is facing increasing threats to animal health from rapidly spreading diseases and invasive parasitic insects such as the New World screwworm, which endangers the state's livestock industry, wildlife populations, public health, and rural economies that depend on animal agriculture. While the state currently relies on multiagency collaboration across the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC), the Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), and academic partners to track and respond to disease events, no permanent centralized institute exists to coordinate research, field responses, and treatments focused specifically on animal disease outbreaks and invasive parasites, which may limit the state's ability to prepare for and respond to these emergencies. H.B. 253 seeks to address this issue by creating the Institute for Animal Health Research and
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-19 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2025-08-27 | Status | in_committee |
| 2025-08-27 | Latest Action | Committee report sent to Calendars |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 23 | Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain nonprofit corporations, located in a populous county, and used to promote agriculture, support youth, and provide educational support in the community. | introduced |
| HCR 13 | Urging the federal government to take immediate action to curb the spread of the New World screwworm in Texas. | enacted |
| HB 26 | Relating to contracting with law enforcement agencies in certain counties. | introduced |
| HB 8 | Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability. | introduced |
| HCR 20 | Commemorating the 75th anniversary of St. Ann's Catholic School in Midland. | enacted |
| SR 9 | Recognizing Betty J. Reynard for her service as president of Lamar State College--Port Arthur. | enacted |
| HR 144 | Congratulating Manuel Delgadillo of Del Valle High School on his selection as the 2025-2026 Secondary Teacher of the Year in Ysleta ISD. | enacted |
| HR 145 | Congratulating Gladis Hinojos of Riverside Elementary School on her selection as the 2025-2026 Elementary Teacher of the Year in Ysleta ISD. | enacted |