Legislative Research: TX HB978 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 89th Legislature (Introduced) | Relating to prohibiting a public institution of higher education from considering a student's immigration status for purposes of the institution's disciplinary process. [HB978 2025 Detail][HB978 2025 Text][HB978 2025 Comments] | 2025-03-06 Referred to Higher Education |
| 2023-2024 88th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to pet cruelty by a pet groomer; providing civil penalties; creating a criminal offense. [HB978 2023 Detail][HB978 2023 Text][HB978 2023 Comments] | 2023-03-02 Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence |
| 2021-2022 87th Legislature (Engrossed - Dead) | Relating to authorizing the comptroller to release a reported owner's unclaimed property to the owner's crime victim in certain circumstances and payment by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice of certain amounts owed by an inmate. [HB978 2021 Detail][HB978 2021 Text][HB978 2021 Comments] | 2021-05-26 Removed from local & uncontested calendar |
| 2019-2020 86th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to certain statutory changes to reflect and address same-sex marriages and parenting relationships and to the removal of provisions regarding the criminality or unacceptability of homosexual conduct. [HB978 2019 Detail][HB978 2019 Text][HB978 2019 Comments] | 2019-04-08 Left pending in committee |
| 2017-2018 85th Legislature (Engrossed - Dead) | Relating to the terms of the board members of the Texas Indigent Defense Commission. [HB978 2017 Detail][HB978 2017 Text][HB978 2017 Comments] | 2017-05-23 Not again placed on intent calendar |
| 2015-2016 84th Legislature (Passed) | Relating to the designation of the Route 66 Historic Corridor. [HB978 2015 Detail][HB978 2015 Text][HB978 2015 Comments] | 2015-06-01 Effective on 9/1/15 |
| 2013-2014 83rd Legislature (Passed) | Relating to the transportation of certain patients to a mental health facility. [HB978 2013 Detail][HB978 2013 Text][HB978 2013 Comments] | 2013-06-14 Effective on 9/1/13 |
| 2011-2012 82nd Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to local control over reforming school board governance of academically unacceptable school districts of a certain size. [HB978 2011 Detail][HB978 2011 Text][HB978 2011 Comments] | 2011-02-28 Referred to Public Education |
| 2009-2010 81st Legislature (Passed) | Relating to the employment rights of certain individuals with disabilities. [HB978 2009 Detail][HB978 2009 Text][HB978 2009 Comments] | 2009-06-19 Effective on 9/1/09 |
References Online
| Search Phrase | Web | News | Financial | Encylopedia | Biography |
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| [Texas HB978] | Google Web | Google News | |||
| [Texas House Higher Education Committee] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | ||
| [Representative Briscoe Cain TX] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Legislative Citation
APA
TX HB978 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature. (2025, March 06). LegiScan. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB978/2025
MLA
"TX HB978 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 06 Mar. 2025. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB978/2025>.
Chicago
"TX HB978 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature." March 06, 2025 LegiScan. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB978/2025.
Turabian
LegiScan. TX HB978 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature. 06 March 2025. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB978/2025 (accessed July 29, 2026).
Subjects
Texas State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB978 |
| Text | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00978I.htm |
