House State Affairs

House State Affairs Interim Hearing

Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Time: 10:00am

Location: JHR 140

In this meeting, the committee will hear invited and public testimony on an interim charge that we are following:

Public-Private Partnerships: Evaluate state and local public-private partnerships governed by Chapter 2267, Government Code, for effectiveness, competitiveness, and taxpayer transparency. Recommend statutory revisions that encourage public-private partnerships by streamlining and clarifying procedures and obligations.

Hearing Notice

Hearing Video

Electronic public comments may be submitted for this interim charge here.

House Public Education

House Public Education Interim Hearing

Date: Monday, May 11, 2026

Time: 10:00am

Location: JHR 140

In this meeting, the committee will hear invited and public testimony on the following interim charges:

State of Education: Study the current state of public education in Texas. Examine academic outcomes, enrollment trends pertaining to the stability of the school finance system, school safety, and the role of technology and artificial intelligence. Identify emerging challenges, opportunities, and best practices to sustain and expand high-performing schools across Texas. Explore ways to streamline statutory and regulatory provisions to improve efficiency in district operations.

Monitoring: Monitor the implementation and associated rulemaking of all legislation passed by the Committee and enacted by the 89th Legislature to ensure that legislative purposes are properly implemented, including the following:

• HB 1481, relating to school district and open-enrollment charter school policies regarding student use of personal communication devices

Hearing Notice

Hearing Video

Electronic public comments may be submitted for these interim charges here.

Senate Finance

Senate Finance Interim Hearing

Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Time: 10:00am

Location: E1.036

In this meeting, the committee will hear invited and public testimony on one of the interim charges that we are following:

Further Property Tax Cuts: The Homestead Exemption has proven overwhelmingly popular with voters. It has eliminated school property taxes for the average senior and reduced school taxes in half for those under 65. Study and report on the effect of the

continued increasing of the Homestead Exemption. Assess the impact of reducing the senior homestead exemption from 65 to 55 years of age. This change would freeze home values 10 years sooner for over 3 million homeowners, saving 55 plus homeowners thousands of additional dollars.

Hearing Notice

Hearing Video

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