Retains current language - 1/4 page legal notice

Same as HB 31, HB 1376 and 2841

Contains newspaper notice - Monitor

Need to find out the purpose of this bill. It could be detrimental to newspaper.

Local elections to legalize 8-liners, requires newspaper notice

This bill would increase access to public information by eliminating some of the privileges that currently allow for withholding. The “basic information” piece would make clear that basic information about an incident (which the press has a right to) is not limited to just arrests and crimes, but would apply to incidents that don’t necessarily result in an arrest. The last section regarding “video” would ensure that audio recordings aren’t subject to the stricter standards for releasing body cams.

Companion is SB 1658 by Chuy Hinojosa

Trying to get notices into the Eagle Pass newspaper. Amends Gov't Code 2051.0441, counties with no newspaper. Allows local government to name newspaper of record. Same bill was filed last session, but didn’t get a hearing.

3/15/23: Discussed HB 3117, a bill to fix the problem with Eagle Pass and Maverick County notices having to run in San Antonio Express-News, 140 miles away. The bill could present unintended consequences. We suggested they amend the bill to the language that Fannin County used to carve out an exception. Aaron will contact Leg. Council to see about amending. Yvonne will be our contact 512-463-2910.

3/21 Follow up with Yvonne, She is waiting on Leg. Council for committee substitute. Chief of Staff Aaron Gibson requested a carve out like Fannin County has.

Targets sexual materials materials to minors on the Internet. Current language excludes news gathering organizations. 

Companion to HB 3570 by Schatzline and HB 3570 by Leo-Wilson

3/5/23 We met with Saul Mendoza in Leo-Wilson’s office. Reminded him of our previous meeting regarding HB 2863 and that he was supposed to encourage Leo-Wilson to visit with Hunter about the statewide notice bill (HB 2178).

Prohibits state agencies from purchasing periodicals. Bad public policy.

Similar to Springer's bill.

Go see author and see if we can add Newspaper Notice to the bill. Note that he is calling for a website notice with email notification which our statewide site can provide.

Current language retains existing 1/4-page notice provisions

Current Language retains existing 1/4-page public notice

(Refile of HB 183 from last session)

Current language retains existing 1/4-page public notice

Current language retains existing 1/4-page notice provision

Per Reid Pillifant: HB 2221 just changes the percentage required to approve a tax rate (from a majority to 60 percent). Suggests we monitor. 

Per Reid Pillifant: HB 220 Tweaks the text of the notice that’s required, but doesn’t alter where notice appears. Worth monitoring

Current language retains existing 1/4-page notice provisions

This bill preserves newspaper notice to establish such a tax. The bill requires an election to conform to Section 775.018, which cross-references Elections Code 4.003, and that section requires newspaper notice. This bill would require more disclosure in the notice, but wouldn’t change the newspaper requirement

Monitor for possible malignant amendments. Reid: "This bill doesn’t appear to affect how notice is provided. The Tax Code already makes the notices newspaper-optional: (c)  The notice of a public hearing under this section may be delivered by mail to each property owner in the taxing unit, or may be published in a newspaper.  If the notice is published in a newspaper, it may not be in the part of the paper in which legal notices and classified advertisements appear.  If the taxing unit publishes the notice in a newspaper, the taxing unit must also post the notice prominently on the home page of the Internet website of the taxing unit from the date the notice is first published until the public hearing is concluded."

Contains newspaper notice - monitor