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A Bit of Background

The following backgrounds help summarize the author's views on both the general topic: Texas and more specifically 89th Legislative Session as it relates to that topic.

Brief Summary of Texas

Texas is truly a Republic. There are a multitude of items that to modify the state constitution must be modified. So there are times when Constitutional amendments are on the voting ballots. While I sometimes abhor the wording, the concept that all of those legally able to vote in Texas must vote on the change is a good one. And bills in Texas are generally short, making it easier for everyone to understand.

Summary of 89th Legislative Session

This subtopic contains a list of some of the "new" laws reviews. Total laws signed/voted into effect = 1,192. This will begin with an appropriations bill, and then go through a few that went into effect immediately. The following dates were when different laws took, or will take, effect: 7/1/25; 9/1/25; 9/5/25; 9/17/25; 10/1/25; 12/5/25; 1/1/26; 6/1/26; 8/1/26; 9/1/26; 1/1/27; 4/1/27; 9/1/27; 1/1/28

Blog Summary

HB 3810

HB 4486 - a lot of reimbursements on payments previously made or funds withheld

2 House Bills

Published: 2026-07-21

HB 3810 - 3 pages

This is the dissolution of Rose City Municipal Utility District.

HB 4486 - 17 pages

A quick summary is provided here, along with the running total of $9,283,112.54 from the general revenue; $624,544.84 from state highway funds; $711.84 from the Federal Disaster Fund; $73,028.34 from Coronavirus Relief Fund; $84,292.02 from Economic Stabilization Fund; $500 from the Sales Tax Guaranty Trust Account; $142,652,122 from suspense account established by the comptroller. If you remove the contract dispute and breach of contract, along with the wrongful death; then the total is $3,628,385.18. Below are just a few items that flow over more than 1 claim. All claims had associated 'accounts' for them.

Medical totals: $1,002,605.86;
Confidential payee for franchise tax: $1,361,333.05;
Confidential payee for sale tax: $510,596.40;
Confidential payee for insurance tax: $145,420.32;
County fees reimbursement: $353,746.85;
Property and estate void warrants: $167,143.52;
Retailer: $60,043.89;

This pays claims and judgments as follows:

$1,988.64 for claim to Baylor Scott & White Health, LLC;
$1,933.40 for claim to Baylor Scott & White Health, LLC;
$9,453.00 for claim to Scott & White Memorial Hospital;
$167.00 for claim to a confidential payee for replacement of a void franchise tax refund warrant;
$1,100.91 for claim to confidential payee for voice franchise tax refund warrant;
$188,045.17 for claim to confidential payee for replacement of void franchise tax refund warrant;
$43,825.45 for claim to confidential payee for replacement of void sales tax refund warrant;
$251,145.94 for claim to confidential payee for replacement of void sales tax refund warrant;
$2,166.38 for claim to the Hidalgo County Treasurer for record locator services;
$113,531.99 for claim to confidential payee for replacement of void sales tax refund warrant;
$9,225.08 for claim to Baylor Scott & White Health, LLC for replacement of void newborn screening kit warrant;
$3,148.68 for claim to Baylor Scott & White Health, LLC for replacement of void newborn screening kit warrant;
$3,645.84 for claim to Baylor Scott & White Health, LLC for replacement of a void newborn screening kit warrant;
$3,590.60 for claim to Baylor Scott & White Health, LLC for replacement of a void newborn screening kit warrant;
$2,099.12 for claim to Baylor Scott & White Health, LLC for replacement of a void newborn screening kit warrant;
$1,712.44 for claim to Baylor Scott & White Health, LLC for replacement of a void newborn screening kit warrant;
$2,596.28 for claim to Baylor Scott & White Health, LLC for replacement of a void newborn screening kit warrant;
$4,300.80 for claim to Baylor Medical Center at Irving for replacement of a void refund of revenue warrant;
$303.75 for claim to Jerod White for a refund of a fee;
$57,549.05 for claim to Harris County Treasurer's Office for reimbursement of COVID-19 services;
$1,270.52 for claim to Baylor Scott & White Health, LLC for replacement of a void refund of credit warrant;
$6,794.52 for claim to Baylor Scott & White Health, LLC for replacement of a void refund of credit warrant;
$1,657.20 for claim to Baylor Scott & White Health, LLC for replacement of a void refund of credit warrant;
$2,264.84 for claim to Baylor Scott & White Health, LLC for replacement of a void refund of credit warrant;
$16,185.32 for claim to Baylor Scott & White Health, LLC for replacement of a void refund of credit warrant;
$1,325.76 for claim to Baylor Scott & White Health, LLC for replacement of a void refund of credit warrant;
$2,320.08 for claim to Baylor Scott & White Health, LLC for replacement of a void refund of credit warrant;
7,331.50 for claim to Community Living Concepts, Inc. Intermediate Care Facilities for services to persons with intellectual disabilities;
$99,198.48 for claim to Quanzella Jackson for replacement of a void unclaimed property warrant;
$1,249.69 for claim to Romiro Gomez for replacement of a void motor vehicle sales claim warrant;
$250.00 for claim to Development Associates of Texas, Inc for plan review compliance assessment services;
$28,260.40 for claim to Chartwell Community Services DBA Jordan Health Services for community care services;
$231,213.64 for claim to JHC Operations, LLC DBA Jordan Health Services for community care services;
$13,207.04 for claim to Chartwell Community Services, Inc. DBA Jordan Health Services for community care services;
$59,000.00 for claim to QuickLaunch, LLC for replacement of void warrant;
$39,752.52 for claim to Hidalgo County District Clerk for court costs and filing fees;
$67,345.52 for claim to Jennifer Lynn Follett and Charles Gordan Follett, Independent Co-Administrators for replacement of a void unclaimed property warrant;
$3,355.75 for claim to Community Living Concepts, Inc. Intermediate Care Facilities for services for people with intellectual disabilities;
$29,817.20 for clam to Chartwell Community Services, Inc for community care;
$92,714.75 for claim to Chartwell Community Services, Inc. DBA Jordan Health Services for community care;
$99,370.60 for claim to Chartwell Community Services, Inc. DBA Jordan Health Services for community care;
$85,870.13 for claim to a confidential payee for replacement of a void warrant for franchise tax refund;
$55,042.80 for claim to Legacy Hospice, LLC for hospice services;
$317.15 for claim to Dean Smith for replacement of a void unclaimed property warrant;
$59,022.62 for claim to a confidential payee for replacement of a void insurance premium tax refund warrant;
$7,609.77 for claim to Chartwell Community Services, Inc for community care services;
$86,397.70 for claim to confidential payee for replacement of a void insurance premium tax refund warrant;
$1,000.00 for claim to PTCAA Texas, LP for replacement of a void retailer bonus claim form;
490,125.56 for claim to confidential payee for replacement of a void franchise tax refund warrant;
$43.89 for claim to Big Bend Telephone Company Inc for local telephone services;
$136.89 for claim to Estate of Anita Stubblefield for replacement of a void warrant;
$59,272.57 for claim to Superior Healthplan, Inc for replacement of a void warrant for disability determination services;
$145.48 for claim to Wallace Perez for replacement of a void unclaimed property warrant;
$6,274.59 for claim to confidential payee for replacement of a void franchise tax refund warrant;
$16,067.40 for claim to McKesson Medical-Surgical Government Solutions, LLC for isolation non-surgical gowns;
$16,560.00 for claim to McKesson Medical-Surgical Government Solutions, LLC for shoe non-skid sole covers;
$7,020.80 for claim to Community Living Concepts, Inc., Intermediate Care Facilities for service to people with intellectual disabilities;
$82.00 for claim to National Medical Services, Inc for controlled substance analysis;
$8,256.02 for claim to confidential payee for replacement of a void franchise tax refund warrant;
$33,785.22 for claim to Travis County District Clerk for court costs and filing fees;
$41,369.10 for claim to Travis County District Clerk for court costs and filing fees;
$41,220.42 for claim to Travis County District Clerk for court costs and filing fees;
$27,620.28 for claim to Travis County District Clerk for court costs and filing fees;
$41,129.26 for claim to Travis County District Clerk for court costs and filing fees;
$36,996.30 for claim to Travis County District Clerk for court costs and filing fees;
$32,158.32 for claim to Travis County District Clerk for court costs and filing fees;
$211,790.00 for claim to Care Improvement Plus South Central Insurance Company for replacement of a void warrant for Medicare advantage special needs plan;
$42,100.95 for claim to Jay Shree Meladi MAA, LLC, DBA Stockton Pharmacy for vendor drug program;
$6,021.57 for claim to Will-O-Bell for nursing home services;
$25,941.85 for claim to Texas State University - Office of Sponsored Program for environmental flow studies;
$104,195.76 for claim to confidential payee for replacement of void warrant for franchise tax refund;
$102,093.02 for claim to confidential payee for replacement of a void warrant for sales tax refund;
$333,457.19 for claim to confidential payee for replacement of a void warrant for franchise tax refund;
$143,840.72 for claim to confidential payee for replacement of a void warrant for franchise tax refund;
$416,000.00 for claim to Lonestar Social Services, LLC for a settlement resulting from breach of contract claim for unpaid services;
$4,238,727.36 for claim to Educational Testing Service for a judgment by an administrative law judge resulting from a contract dispute;
$1,000,000.00 for claim to Alma Garcia for a wrongful death settlement;

These funds are paid out of the state highway funds:

$79,443.23 for claim to Southwest Surveying and Mapping Partners, LLC for professional personnel and consultant fee;
$1,725.00 for claim to Neopost c/o Quadient Holdings USA, Inc for replacement of a canceled leasing payment warrant;
$308,664.33 for claim to BGE, Inc for engineering services;
$53,424.90 for claim to City of Houston Planning and Development Department for expansion of Houston Bike Share's B-Cycle Program Project;
$172,495.16 for claim to Geosolutions, LLC for professional survey services;
$4,248.40 for claim to Concord Commercial Services, Inc for irrigation maintenance;
$4,543.82 for claim to TXU Energy Replacement for void warrant for electrical utility bill payments;

These funds are paid out of the Federal Disaster Fund:

$711.84 for claim to confidential payee for replacement of a void payroll warrant;

These funds are paid out of the Coronavirus Relief Fund (interesting because one of the above was for COVID):

$73,028.34 for claim to Uvalde County for COVID-19 health disparities charges;

These funds are paid out of the Economic Stabilization Fund:

$84,292.02 for claim to Valley Baptist Medical Center for replacement of void economic stabilization warrant;

These funds are paid out of the Sales Tax Guaranty Trust Account:

$500.00 for claim to confidential payee for replacement of a void warrant for sales tax guaranty trust;

These funds are paid out of the suspense account established by the comptroller:

$96,648,243.00 for claim to Keller Postman, LLC legal fees and expenses related to contingency fee for outside counsel in Texas v Meta Platforms;
$46,003,879.00 for claim to McKool Smith, P.C. legal fees and expenses related to contingency fee for outside counsel in Texas v Meta Platforms;

These funds are paid out of General revenue - the amount Warren Kenneth Paxton, Jr is owed for salary he did not receive during the period of impeachment.

Legislative Blog

J.B. Williams, J.D.

2 House Bills

A Bit of Background

Brief Summary of Texas

Summary of 89th Legislative Session

Blog Summary

2 House Bills

J.B. Williams, J.D.