Every post names the bill, the session, and the verified status, then explains what the bill does and what it changes where you live.
HB 174Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If you were turned down for a job, fired, or paid less because of your sexual orientation, gender identity, or veteran status, you could file a complaint with the Texas Workforce Commission, and if the agency cannot resolve it you can ask for the right to sue in court. Renters and buyers would get the same protection, so a landlord or agent could not refuse to sell or rent, or change the terms of a deal, on those grounds. City and county leaders would have more say, because the bill lets local governments create their own commissions on these issues and lets the state send some housing complaints to a certified local fair housing agency only when that city already has laws covering the same discrimination.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 483Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If a disaster is declared for your area, you would not have to pay tolls for toll projects inside that area while the declaration is in effect. That applies to every driver, including delivery trucks and other business vehicles, so companies moving through the area keep that money in their pocket too. For cities and counties in the disaster zone, the relief comes with the state declaration rather than a decision made locally, so the pause arrives with the disaster order. If the Legislature passes the bill, the change would take effect September 1, 2027.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 127Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If your registration application is turned down, the written notice would point to the exact part of the form that caused the problem and say whether it was incomplete, filled out incorrectly, or marked you as ineligible. That gives you something specific to fix before you apply again. Registrars who handle sign-ups would have to use one official form written by the secretary of state, so local offices would follow a single state rule. This is a proposal, and it does not change how applications are handled yet.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 242Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
A religious organization that declines to officiate a wedding could not be sued in civil court over that refusal. State and local agencies could not take away tax exemptions, governmental contracts, grants, or licenses because of the refusal. A couple planning a wedding could find that no officiant will perform the ceremony, and this bill would leave them without a court remedy against the group that declined. The new protection would cover only cases that begin after the bill takes effect, not cases already underway.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 353Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
Voting would happen on fewer days, so campaigns and voter planning would concentrate on one date each year. Local races for city council, school board, and other offices would move onto the same November ballot as state races, so one trip to the polls could cover more offices. Your county elections office would have to put a written contract and an agreed cost schedule in place whenever a city, school district, or other local government asks it to run an election. The 30-day rule would also push some special elections to the next uniform date instead of holding them right before or after a primary or the November general election.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 337Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If you are not registered but meet every other voter requirement, this would let you sign up at the polls instead of being turned away. County election offices would take on more paperwork at each polling place, and the bill directs the secretary of state to write rules that keep election officers accountable. The change would apply only to an election for which early voting by personal appearance begins on or after Feb. 1, 2028, and the bill takes effect Sept. 1, 2027.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 189Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If you buy a home in a new subdivision, the developer would have to show that the groundwater under the land can support the whole development before the plat is approved. For cities and counties where groundwater is running low, local officials approving plats would have a clear reason to reject projects that could use more water than the area can supply. The change would apply only to plat applications filed on or after Jan. 1, 2028, when the bill takes effect.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HJR 36Proposing a constitutional amendment; filed Nov. 9, 2026
A low-income homeowner who is disabled or 65 or older would keep the same total property tax instead of watching it climb, as long as the taxing body that bills the property chooses the cap. Your city, county, school district and junior college are not covered, so the change would only reach other local taxing bodies. If the homeowner dies, the cap could stay with a surviving spouse who is also of limited financial means and is disabled or 55 years of age or older at the time of death. Texas voters would decide this one at the polls on Nov. 2, 2027.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 810Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
For job seekers and employees, this would mean you can file a complaint with the Texas Workforce Commission or take your case to court when you are refused a job, fired, or treated worse over your sexual orientation or gender identity. Renters and home buyers would gain the same protection, so landlords, agents, and real estate brokers could not refuse a sale or rental, or change the terms, on those grounds. Cities are part of the picture too, because the state commission that handles fair housing complaints would have to keep a case in Austin when the city where the problem happened has no law of its own covering this discrimination.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 802Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
New builds and remodels in your city would be reviewed against a newer code, which can change what a permit covers and what an inspector looks for. Work already agreed to or already under way before January 1, 2028 would stay under the older code. The bill would take effect September 1, 2027 if the Legislature passes it.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 331Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
Local police departments and state agencies could no longer use these systems, and a person who is hurt by one could take the agency to court. The $1,000 statutory damages option would give someone a way to bring a case without proving a dollar of loss. The ban would take effect September 1, 2027 if the Legislature passes it, and it would apply only to claims that arise on or after that date.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 161Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
Hotels in the border counties this bill covers could pass the cost of the new county tax to guests as higher room rates, unless the city already collects a hotel tax on that hotel. Cities keep their own hotel tax money, and the county would collect on top of it. Only hotel tax revenue collected on or after the effective date would be affected.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 670Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If someone in your city is arrested on a misdemeanor charge, the judge would release the person on personal bond unless the judge finds a risk that they will not appear in court or a safety risk. So fewer people would sit in jail waiting on a money bond they cannot post. The bill does not change how defendants charged with more serious offenses are handled.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 129Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If your city runs its own water or sewer system, the city council would decide whether to offer this help and how to run it. State law now limits what these programs can do, and the bill would override one part of that limit for city-owned utilities. Customers who qualify could get help with the bill during a hard month.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HJR 23Proposing a constitutional amendment; filed Nov. 9, 2026
Your city, county, and school district would not be allowed to levy a property tax for any purpose after January 1, 2032, beyond repaying old bonds. The bill text does not say what would replace that money for schools, roads, police, and other services. Voters would decide on November 2, 2027.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 322Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If you fell behind on property taxes, the collector could no longer take your payment first for penalties and interest. That money would go toward what you actually owe, and the 5 percent cap limits how much extra can pile up on a delinquent bill. The rule applies to the collector who handles your taxing unit's bill.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 197Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
The bill leaves the choice to your city council, so rent control for older renters would exist only in cities that adopt an ordinance. In a city that adopts one, a renter who is 75 or older could see rent held down. Renters of any age would see no change in a city that does not adopt an ordinance.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → SB 213Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If your city charges drivers to stop at the curb, it would have to stop collecting that fee. The change would hit the delivery, taxi, and ride-share businesses working in your city, and cities would lose the money from those fees. The text of this bill covers cities only, and it does not say what happens to fees that were already paid.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 150Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
You could register to vote without printing a form or mailing it in. The bill puts the program in the hands of state agencies: the secretary of state, the Department of Public Safety, and the Department of Information Resources. When you have a current Texas license or ID, the state would pull a digital copy of your signature from the Department of Public Safety. An online application would count as an application submitted by mail for all purposes, and the website would have to warn applicants about the fraud offense in Section 13.007.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 116Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
In a border county with a city of 500,000 or more people, your school district and local government offices could get a lower electric bill. Residential customers would not pick up the cost, because the utility could not pass the cost of serving those schools and offices on to them or to any other customer class. A utility is off the hook if the discount would take more than 1 percent of its total yearly revenue. Charges under contracts entered into before the bill takes effect would keep the old rules.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 305Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If you use a state agency for forms, notices, or website information, the agency would not have to provide it in another language. State agencies here include public colleges and universities, the Legislature and its agencies, and state courts and the state bar. Cities and counties are not part of this definition, so their own language rules would not change. Any translation a state agency does offer would be labeled unofficial and nonbinding.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 240Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
When a utility buys a water or sewer system, your first bill could be set at the rates that were already in force, or at the rates the utility charges in another system it owns. Either way, no new rate case could start while the purchase was pending, so the starting prices would be set without one. The bill covers only purchases whose application is filed on or after September 1, 2027.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 158Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
For women held in county jails and the families supporting them, the bill would set a statewide floor for prenatal and postpartum care and would make outside audits a regular part of the process. Sheriffs who run county jails would be the ones responsible for meeting the standards and for the audits. If a jail fell short, the commission's annual report would identify the deficiencies in care. The bill would take effect September 1, 2027 if the legislature passes it.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → SB 251Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If you earn at or below that pay level, your boss could not lock you into a non-compete, so you could take a job with another employer and the agreement could not be enforced against you. City and county employers are not covered, because the bill's definition of employer leaves out public employers. Agreements you signed before September 1, 2027 would still be governed by the old law.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 162Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
Your state representative, your state senator, and your member of Congress would come from districts drawn by this commission. The bill requires at least one member chosen by each chamber of the legislature to live in a county that is not part of a metro area. Each map would have to keep districts next to each other and close to equal in population, and the secretary of state would publish a report with population figures, maps, and spending. If the constitutional amendment fails, none of this changes, because the bill would have no effect.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 304Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
Your county election clerk would handle these requests and mail the ballots, and the application would now ask for an ID number, which adds a step for staff and voters. If you want to vote early, you would no longer have to explain why, and if your address is protected through the state's address confidentiality program, you would still need to register in person to get a ballot. The new rules would apply only to elections ordered on or after September 1, 2027.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 376Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
For families, the biggest change is that a district's state money would start from the number of students enrolled rather than the number of daily attendance counts recorded. Students with excused absences would count as attended for funding purposes, and the bill would remove the method that applied a district's attendance rate to hybrid and virtual campuses, so funding would instead be split in proportion when a student spends part of the year in a traditional campus and part in a hybrid or virtual campus. Local school boards would still set budgets and tax rates, but the state money they start with would come from a different count, and districts would follow new state rules for how programs earn full or half enrollment credit. Other local rules would use the new count too, including how single-member school trustee districts are drawn and which school district appoints one member of the board that runs a county water district.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 180Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
The first place you would notice this is the DMV and your polling place: an automatic registration when you get a license or ID, and a chance to register and vote the same day if you show a Texas license or ID with your current address, or a utility bill dated within the last 30 days along with a license, passport, or military ID. Counties run the polls, so the new hours and drop boxes land on your county clerk: counties with 55,000 or more people would have to offer 12-hour weekdays in the final week of early voting, plus a 12-hour Saturday and a 6-hour Sunday, and counties could place ballot drop boxes at polling places or other sites the state approves. Your city, county, homeowners association, or property manager could no longer write rules that keep volunteers from knocking on doors to register voters or handing out campaign leaflets, though it could still set reasonable limits on the time, place, and manner of that activity. If voters approve the related constitutional amendments, a 14-member citizen commission would draw the districts for Congress, the Texas Legislature, and the State Board of Education, starting with the 2030 census.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 1037Introduced; filed Nov. 10, 2026
Extra sales tax is what you would feel at the register, and the revenue from it is the money a city uses for property tax relief. The change would move the decision about that rate from a ballot question to your city council, so the council could raise or lower what you pay at the store without asking voters. A related change would cancel a county sales tax election if the combined rate for the county and other local taxing units would go over two percent at any spot in the county. If your city annexes land and voters approve the annexation, the city would have to repeal that extra sales tax.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 338Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
The bill covers specific counties and the cities inside them, including counties of 2.5 million or more but under 4 million people, border counties under 300,000 people that contain a city of 200,000 or more, and counties next to those large counties with 190,000 or more people. In covered areas, a city or county could pay a developer back for roads and utility lines it built for a qualifying development. A county's share would cover only property in the unincorporated part of the county. Developers would have to offer units to veterans, active duty military, first responders, and school district employees, and to follow federal rules that protect tenants in the lease.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 325Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
If your city collects a street repair sales tax, this bill could give your city a longer planning window for paving and drainage work instead of asking voters every four years. Money from the tax could also cover utility lines under city streets, where many water and sewer repairs happen. The reauthorization election is where voters decide how many years the tax lasts. Nothing changes until the Legislature passes the bill.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 167Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
Data center operators would pay sales and use tax on the electricity they use, and cities with a local sales tax could collect more from that use, because the bill also takes these projects off the list of power uses that are exempt from city sales tax. Builders with projects already certified keep their tax break for now, so the effect would grow over time. Whether a data center's costs go up depends on how much power it uses and the tax rates where it is located.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → HB 181Introduced; filed Nov. 9, 2026
Counties that move prisoners out of state to save money would add a state review before the contract starts and reporting after it begins. Prisoners with a record of violence involving a deadly weapon, a pattern of violence while confined in Texas, or an escape would not be eligible for transfer without a waiver from the commission. The sending county could still end the contract with 90 days' notice, and the commission could direct it to end.
90th Regular Session (2027) · StatewideContact your rep → 