The mission of the TXCVDS is to “educate, inform and facilitate action among Texans to reduce the human and financial toll of cardiovascular disease and stroke.” The council was created…
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A document consisting of the text of a bill and its required attachments that is issued when a conference committee has completed its work in resolving the differences between the…
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A committee composed of five members from each chamber appointed by the respective presiding officers to resolve the differences between the house and senate versions of a measure when the…
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A bill filed in one chamber that is identical or very similar to a bill filed in the opposite chamber. Companion bills are used to expedite passage, as they provide…
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A new bill or resolution recommended by a committee in lieu of the original measure. A committee may report a committee substitute rather than a bill with proposed amendments. The…
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A document consisting of the text of a bill or resolution and its required attachments that is prepared when the measure is reported from a committee for further consideration by…
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CHIP provides coverage for low-income Texas children who do not qualify for Medicaid but lack health care coverage. The program was created in 1997 and is funded by the state…
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