Bill > HB500

This bill makes supplemental appropriations and reductions in appropriations for the state of Texas for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of the Act. * **Comptroller of Public Accounts:** * $40,454,048 from the General Revenue Fund to the compensation to victims of crime account. * $104,498,347 from unexpended balances to the Texas state buildings preservation endowment fund. * $300,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the space exploration and aeronautics research trust fund for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025. * $2,364,230 in capital budget authority for facility relocation and upgrades. * $5,940,000 from the General Revenue Fund for administration of the jobs, energy, technology, and innovation act. * **Texas Facilities Commission:** * $121,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for the removal and replacement of the State Insurance Building. * $4,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to relocate tenants of the Sam Houston Building. * $50,900,000 from the General Revenue Fund to renovate the James E. Rudder State Office Building. * $94,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for the design and construction of two sensitive compartmentalized information facilities (SCIFs), with specific amounts for Lubbock and San Antonio contingent on federal sponsorship. * $17,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for land purchase and construction of a flexible multi-purpose building in North Austin. * $53,299,326 in unexpended balances from the sale of the William P. Hobby, Jr. State Office Building for the Capitol Complex - Phase 2 construction project. * **State Preservation Board:** * $75,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for improvements to senate facilities, requiring Lieutenant Governor approval. * $250,000 from the General Revenue Fund for deferred maintenance. * $20,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for historical enhancement and upgrades of the governor's mansion. * $47,163,000 from the General Revenue Fund for construction of facilities for warehouse, server space, document storage, and legislative agency offices. * **Department of Information Resources:** * $10,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for operating regional security operations centers. * **Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor:** * $250,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for the Texas moving image industry incentive program, contingent on the failure to enact similar legislation. * $5,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for a regional law enforcement training facility at the University of North Texas at Dallas. * $13,900,000 from the General Revenue Fund for costs associated with leasing temporary facilities and relocating staff. * $10,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for defense economic adjustment assistance grants. * $20,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for the governor's university research initiative account. * $177,200,000 from the General Revenue Fund to address the federal victims of crime funding shortfall. * $64,007,981 from the General Revenue Fund for potential disaster needs and existing invoices. * $9,500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to pay outside counsel for litigation. * $95,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for grants to local governments for preparations for major events. * $250,000,000 from the Texas semiconductor innovation account for the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium, contingent on specific legislation. * $149,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for a grant to Texas Tech University for an electromagnetic pulse site and cybersecurity infrastructure, contingent on legislative approval. * $5,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for a grant program to equip peace officer vehicles with bullet-resistant components, contingent on specific legislation. * **Health and Human Services Commission:** * Transfer authority for unexpended balances within Goal A (Medicaid Client Services) and between strategies within Goal A. * $43,431,000 from unexpended balances for construction and operation of crisis services facilities in El Paso. * 414.0 FTE employees for newly renovated state mental health hospitals. * $2,154,376,606 for various state hospital projects, including new construction, renovations, and electronic health record system upgrades. * $7,380,403 from the General Revenue Fund for the Texas Civil Commitment Office for offsite healthcare costs. * $12,863,315 from the General Revenue Fund for renovations at the Harris County Psychiatric Hospital, contingent on legislative approval. * $205,000,000 from federal reimbursements for expansion of laboratory capacity. * $82,568,491 from the General Revenue Fund and $14,000,000 from federal funds to address budget shortfalls in child protective services, adult protective services, and day care services. * $900,000 from the General Revenue Fund for fencing repairs at Terrell State Hospital. * $98,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for deferred maintenance of state facilities. * $20,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for pregnancy support services. * $100,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for Dallas State Hospital, including 144.0 FTE employees. * $957,502 from the General Revenue Fund and $12,420 from federal funds to address a backlog in abuse, neglect, and exploitation cases, including 34.0 FTE employees. * $750,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for the medical assistance program. * **Texas Education Agency:** * $1,149,607,286 from the General Revenue Fund for the Foundation School Program. * $243,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for school districts and charter schools to adopt open educational resources, contingent on specific legislation. * **School for the Deaf:** * $35,300,000 from the General Revenue Fund for campus master plan phase 3B construction. * **Teacher Retirement System:** * $369,224,574 from the General Revenue Fund for TRS-ActiveCare. * **School for the Blind and Visually Impaired:** * $1,394,000 from the General Revenue Fund for special education, vacant positions, and transportation. * **Texas A&M Forest Service:** * $124,754,143 from the General Revenue Fund for natural disaster response. * $44,000,000 from the volunteer fire department assistance account for the rural volunteer fire department assistance program. * $257,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for the purchase, maintenance, and operation of firefighting aircraft. * $192,291,000 from the General Revenue Fund to address the backlog of volunteer fire department assistance. * **Texas A&M University System:** * $59,800,000 from the General Revenue Fund for the Bush Combat Development Center, contingent on legislative approval. * $25,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for runway improvements at Easterwood Airport, contingent on legislative approval. * **Texas Tech University:** * $71,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for pulsed power research, contingent on legislative approval. * $120,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for an advanced nuclear reactor and water desalination research, contingent on legislative approval for the reactor component. * **Higher Education Coordinating Board:** * $400,948,993 from the General Revenue Fund to address the backlog in eligible unmatched donations for research activities, contingent on specific legislation. * $89,500,000 from the General Revenue Fund for public junior college formula funding. * **Texas Division of Emergency Management:** * $135,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for regional emergency management operations facilities and resource staging areas, contingent on legislative approval. * **Texas State University:** * $24,945,000 from the General Revenue Fund for construction for the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center, contingent on legislative approval. * **Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso:** * $65,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for phase II of a comprehensive oncology center partnership, contingent on legislative approval. * **Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center:** * $25,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for a rural cancer collaborative, contingent on legislative approval. * **Texas University Fund:** * Up to $1,300,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for institutions eligible for distributions to support increased research capacity. * **West Texas A&M University:** * $4,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for a behavioral health workforce initiative. * **University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston:** * $5,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for the Aging and Technology Initiative. * **Texas A&M University - Central Texas:** * $2,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to establish a Military Transition Program. * **Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council:** * $5,100,000 from the General Revenue Fund for grants to counties for indigent defense. * $11,942,000 from the General Revenue Fund for a new appellate case management system. * $3,943,685 from the General Revenue Fund for a specialty court case management system. * **Department of Criminal Justice:** * $566,436,555 from the General Revenue Fund for correctional security operations and managed healthcare. * $301,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for dormitory expansion within existing facilities. * $226,299,300 from the General Revenue Fund for construction and major repair projects, including specific amounts for water supply and employee dormitories. * $110,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for the purchase of the Giles Dalby Correctional Facility. * $30,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for water and wastewater systems at the Memorial Unit. * $30,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for renovations at Hospital Galveston, contingent on a cost-sharing agreement. * $19,489,260 from the General Revenue Fund for integration solutions for the Centralized Accounting Payroll/Personnel System. * $1,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for replacement of the Office of the Inspector General Crime Management System. * $29,077,480 from the General Revenue Fund for replacement of video surveillance equipment. * $21,993,600 from the General Revenue Fund for replacement of outdated telephone systems. * $29,265,000 from the General Revenue Fund for expanding broadband access. * $562,640 from the General Revenue Fund for an automated call distribution system for the Board of Pardons and Paroles. * $58,300,000 from the General Revenue Fund for an inmate management system. * $294,176 from the General Revenue Fund for replacement of desktop and laptop computers at the Board of Pardons and Paroles. * **Juvenile Justice Department:** * $104,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for completing the construction of two new facilities. * $13,300,000 from the General Revenue Fund for reimbursement to counties for holding juveniles. * $675,000 from the General Revenue Fund for operational shortfall for the Office of the Inspector General. * $5,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for life safety improvements and preventative maintenance. * $4,500,000 from the General Revenue Fund for application modernization. * $30,000 from the General Revenue Fund for enhancements to the Office of the Inspector General's CRIMES database. * $100,000 from the General Revenue Fund for establishing audio and visual interview rooms. * $200,000 from the General Revenue Fund for procuring body-worn cameras for the Office of the Inspector General. * $1,600,000 from the General Revenue Fund for replacing computer equipment. * **Texas Military Department:** * $9,652,500 from the General Revenue Fund for critical roof replacement and facility operational support. * $75,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for the State of Texas Armory Revitalization (STAR) program and deferred maintenance. * **Department of Public Safety:** * $300,000 from the General Revenue Fund for additional security cameras in the Capitol Complex. * $1,200,000 from the General Revenue Fund for replacing locks. * $20,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for deferred maintenance and essential repairs. * $2,500,000 from the General Revenue Fund for expanding generator capacity for the Austin crime laboratory. * **Water Development Board:** * $48,270,951 from the General Revenue Fund for the clean water state revolving fund. * $82,989,629 from the General Revenue Fund for the drinking water state revolving fund. * $1,038,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for water infrastructure and supply projects and grants. * $881,000,000 from the Texas water fund for transfer to other funds or accounts. * $581,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for specific water infrastructure and supply projects and grants. * $2,676,054 from the General Revenue Fund for information technology risk mitigation. * **Commission on Environmental Quality:** * $55,000 from the General Revenue Fund to relocate the Amarillo office. * Various amounts from specific accounts for cybersecurity practices. * Various amounts from specific accounts for modernization of legacy applications. * Various amounts from specific accounts for personal computer replacement. * Various amounts from specific accounts for data center services. * **Parks and Wildlife Department:** * $3,350,950 from the game, fish, and water safety account, $2,129,580 from the lifetime license endowment fund, and $162,470 from the state parks account for capital construction needs. * $60,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for local parks grants. * $21,400,000 from the General Revenue Fund for improvements and repairs to the department's headquarters facility. * $2,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for a grant to the Texas State Aquarium Wildlife Rescue Center. * **Department of Agriculture:** * $6,300,000 from the General Revenue Fund for renovations to the state seed laboratory. * $1,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to renovate an office facility. * **General Land Office:** * $150,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for continued construction costs at the Alamo, exhibit support, and property enhancements. * **Railroad Commission:** * $100,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for the well plugging program. * Various amounts from the General Revenue Fund for geographic information system (GIS) cloud upgrade, produced water and injection data reporting system, oil and gas authorized pit registration system, and oversight and safety regulatory filing and permitting systems. * $7,728,398 from the General Revenue Fund for data center services. * **Department of Transportation:** * $250,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for railroad grade separation projects, contingent on specific legislation. * $52,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for the purchase of three new aircraft. * $106,800,000 from the General Revenue Fund for aviation services, including $40,000,000 for upgrades at Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Authority. * $2