Rep. Angelia Orr

Maddy summaryThis resolution (HR 1309) is a symbolic gesture by the Texas House of Representatives congratulating Marco Cunningham, a student at Rapoport Academy in Waco, for winning two gold medals at the 2025 UIL Track & Field State Meet. It specifically recognizes his victories in the 3,200-meter (9:14.94) and 1,600-meter races, along with his earlier cross country championship. The resolution does not create any new laws or policies - it merely expresses the House's recognition of his athletic achievements and academic success. It was formally adopted by the Texas House on June 1, 2025.

Maddy summaryThis is a ceremonial resolution (not a bill with policy changes) congratulating Rapoport Academy Public School's boys' basketball team for winning the 2025 UIL 2A Division 1 state championship. It directly honors the team, players, coaches, and staff - specifically naming MVP Jordan Bradley, coach Turmaine Rice, and others - without creating any new laws or affecting policy. The resolution formally extends the Texas House of Representatives' congratulations and provides the team with an official copy of the resolution. It has no legislative or financial impact beyond recognition.

Maddy summarySB 1248 restricts the disclosure of specific location data from wildlife harvest reports submitted to Texas Parks and Wildlife. It prohibits sharing details like exact harvest locations or personal identifiers (e.g., the hunter's name) with the public, exempting this information from standard public records laws. The bill allows disclosure only to law enforcement with a subpoena, for anonymized statistical reports, or to contracted researchers under strict confidentiality agreements. This directly affects hunters and anglers who submit harvest reports by protecting their location data from public access. The law takes effect September 1, 2025.

Maddy summaryHB 2003 requires entities proposing high-speed rail projects in Texas to annually submit detailed financial and operational information to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). This includes financing methods, cost projections, construction timelines, ridership estimates, and foreign investment disclosures. TxDOT must then make all submitted data publicly accessible on its website. The bill directly affects companies or organizations planning high-speed rail projects within Texas, mandating transparency about their financial and operational plans.

Maddy summaryHB 198, known as the Wade Cannon Act, requires Texas cities and counties that employ firefighters to provide free occupational cancer screenings starting in a firefighter's fifth year of service, with annual screenings thereafter. The screenings must include specific tests: urine, pulmonary function, electrocardiogram, infectious disease screening, breast cancer screening, blood tests, and chest x-rays (limited to once every five years). Political subdivisions may exempt themselves if they already offer annual occupational medical exams meeting standards set by the National Fire Protection Association and approved by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection. The law takes effect June 1, 2026, directly affecting all Texas firefighters employed by local governments.

Maddy summaryHB 4 restricts Texas public school districts and campuses from obtaining exemptions or waivers for specific requirements, including graduation standards, school accountability measures under Chapters 39 and 39A, health and safety rules, and programs for special education and bilingual students. The bill explicitly prohibits waivers for federal mandates, essential knowledge/skills, class size limits (except as allowed by law), extracurricular activities, and other key areas listed in the legislation. It also changes the appeal process for challenges to the commissioner's decisions, requiring appeals to be filed in Travis County district court with specific procedural steps. This bill directly affects school districts, the Texas Education Agency, and individuals seeking to challenge educational decisions.

Maddy summaryHCR 59 is a ceremonial resolution designating April as "Promise Month" in Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035. It does not create new laws, funding, or obligations - it is solely a symbolic recognition intended to honor religious and historical perspectives on promises. The resolution references biblical principles and the founding of the U.S. on "Biblical principles," but the designation itself has no legal or policy impact on residents or state operations. This is a procedural, commemorative resolution with no concrete policy changes.

Maddy summaryHB 37 requires hospitals with maternal care designations to provide bereavement counseling options and perinatal bereavement devices (which delay tissue deterioration for up to 72 hours after pregnancy loss or infant death) to families following intrauterine fetal demise, neonatal death, or stillbirth. The Texas Department of State Health Services must establish a perinatal bereavement care initiative offering hospitals training for staff on compassionate communication and resources like devices with maintenance support. This law directly affects designated hospitals and families experiencing pregnancy or infant loss in Texas. The initiative aims to improve access to supportive care during this difficult time, with the law taking effect September 1, 2025.

Maddy summaryHB 21 amends Texas Local Government Code provisions affecting housing finance corporations that develop or manage low- and moderate-income housing. It defines qualifying residential developments as those where at least 90% of units are intended for households with adjusted gross income below state-defined moderate income levels. The bill also requires these corporations to follow open meetings and public records laws (Chapter 551 and 552, Government Code) and restricts their development to areas within the boundaries of their sponsoring local governments - unless approved by those governing bodies. These changes clarify operational rules and transparency requirements for housing finance corporations serving low- and moderate-income residents.

Maddy summaryHB 3225 requires municipal public libraries in Texas to restrict minors (under 18) from accessing sexually explicit materials in sections designated for younger audiences. Libraries must remove such materials from "minor's sections" and obtain legal guardian consent before allowing minors to check out or view these materials. The bill imposes civil penalties for violations, including fines. It directly affects municipal public libraries, minors, and their guardians by changing how libraries manage content access in designated youth areas.