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Commissioners receive legislative updates; court instructed lobbyists to keep court informed and may authorize judge to act on urgent items
Summary
Nueces County lobbyists updated the commissioners court on several bills of local interest — including appraisal changes (HB 3093), water and flood-infrastructure language, port-related bills, bail reform, and a proposed motion-picture incentive — and the court agreed to a process for rapid responses during the final weeks of session.
County lobbyists Joel and Patricia briefed the Nueces County Commissioners Court May 5 on multiple pieces of legislation and recommended continued, coordinated advocacy in the session's final weeks.
Joel told the court the appraisal bill the county has prioritized, House Bill 3093, had passed the House (April 17), been reported out of Senate Local Government (May 1) and was on the Senate local noncontested calendar; lobbyists asked the court to consider sending a letter to the governor asking him to sign the bill if the Senate passes it. On water and financing, Joel and Patricia reported that Senate Bill 7 and a related joint resolution had passed the Senate and were under consideration in the House, and they…
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