Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of a partially disabled veteran if the residence homestead was donated to the disabled veteran by a charitable organization.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a member of the armed services of the United States who is killed in action.

Proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the sixty-eighth day of the Regular session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.

The Journal contains the proceedings of the Senate of Texas including legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order. This volume documents the sixty-first through sixty-third days of the legislature, in May 2013.

For over fifty years, the H Canyon facility at the Savannah River Site (SRS) has performed remotely operated radiochemical separations of irradiated targets to produce materials for national defense. Although the materials production mission has ended, the facility continues to play an important role in the stabilization and safe disposition of proliferable nuclear materials. As part of the US HEU Disposition Program, SRS has been down blending off-specification (off-spec) HEU to produce LEU since 2003. Off-spec HEU contains fission products not amenable to meeting the American Society for Testing and Material (ASTM) commercial fuel standards prior to purification. This down blended HEU material produced 301 MT of ~5% enriched LEU which has been fabricated into light water reactor fuel being utilized in Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) reactors in Tennessee and Alabama producing economic power. There is still in excess of ~10 MT of off-spec HEU throughout the DOE complex or future foreign and domestic research reactor returns that could be recovered and down blended for beneficial use as either ~5% enriched LEU, or for use in subsequent LEU reactors requiring ~19.75% enriched LEU fuel.

Document detailing the proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the sixty-seventh day of the Regular session of the 83rd Legislature including legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to eligibility requirements for a residential fire alarm training school instructor.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the collection of data relating to military-connected students through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS).

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the powers, duties, and compensation of the board of directors of the Duval County Groundwater Conservation District.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the repeal of the statutory authority for the State Medical Education Board.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to venue for certain alleged violations or offenses under the Water Safety Act.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 287 in Sherman and Dallam Counties as the Trooper Bobby Steve Booth Memorial Highway.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the disposition of certain seized weapons.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the continuation and functions of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, to the transfer of certain functions from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to the Public Utility Commission of Texas, to the rates for water service, and to the functions of the Office of Public Utility Counsel; authorizing a fee.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the official name of The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to contractual subrogation rights of certain insurers and benefit plan issuers.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to an animal identification program.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to a study by the Department of Information Resources regarding state agency technology efficiency.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the social security numbers of school district employees.

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate designating Jewett as the Sculpture Capital of Texas and commemorating the third annual Leon County Art Trail.

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate commemorating the 125th anniversary of the founding of Alcoa Inc.

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate encouraging school districts to adopt policies that promote the use of technology and technological devices in classrooms.

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate designating April 2013 as Civitan International Awareness Month.

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate honoring Conquer Chiari for its efforts in behalf of those with Chiari Malformation.