Relating to a request by a member of the legislature for an unannounced inspection of a permanent concrete batch plant by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Relating to the inclusion of the National Sexual Assault Hotline on certain student identification cards issued by a public institution of higher education.
Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name the building being constructed in Phase Two of the Texas Capitol Complex Master Plan at the northwest corner of Congress Avenue and 15th Street the Irma Rangel Building.
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue.
Expressing support for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's application to the Cell and Gene Therapy Access Model through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and its Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation.
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Commending Senior Captain Edward Escamilla and firefighters Jonathan Guzman and Darren Jones of the Houston Fire Department for their actions in responding to an apartment fire.