To find and track state bills. Go to: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/ Or search for Texas Legislature Online On that page you can either type in a specific Bill number or search for all filed bills with a certain keyword– like swimming pool.

Thursday, January 11th, 2007. A search for “Swimming Pool” brought up 5 filed bills. The following are examples of 2 of the bills that are filed. Then for each bill that you are interested in, you can check to see if it has gone to committee, if there is a committee hearing scheduled, what action has been taken on the bill, etc.

80(R) HB 610 - Introduced version - Bill Text

Caption: Relating to a plan to provide services to an area annexed by a municipality.

Excerpt: If [unless] certain services cannot reasonably be provided within that period, [and] the municipality shall list those services in the service plan and propose in the plan [proposes] a schedule for providing those services. However, under the program if the municipality provides any of the following services within the corporate boundaries of the municipality before annexation, the municipality must provide those services in the area proposed for annexation on the effective date of the ... Show other documents like this...

80(R) SB 88 - Introduced version - Bill Text

Caption: Relating to the proximity of certain sex offenders' residences to premises where children commonly gather.

Excerpt: SECTION 7. Section 508.149(a), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) An inmate may not be released to mandatory supervision if the inmate is serving a sentence for or has been previously convicted of: (1) an offense for which the judgment contains an affirmative finding under Section 3g(a)(2),

Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure; (2) a first degree felony or a second degree felony under Section 19.02, Penal Code; (3) a capital felony under Section 19.03, Penal Code; (4) a ... Show other documents like this...