The latest proposal combines House and Senate priorities, including appraisal caps and an increased homestead exemption. However, the bill faces an uncertain fate in the Senate.
For Texans age 16 and older, information about certain mental health conditions and intellectual disabilities would be included in the routine background checks completed before they can purchase a gun.
House Democrats killed a Republican priority bill during late-night debate May 9. Parts of the bill were added to other legislation as amendments, but lawmakers agreed to leave the most contentious provisions out.
House Bill 2744 is a top priority for the families of the 19 children and two teachers who were killed in Uvalde last May. The bill now heads to the full House.
The Texas House advanced House Bill 5, which would allow large businesses to pay reduced school property taxes. The bill is meant to replace Chapter 313, which expired in December.