---
title: Science & Technology - Texas Legislation
subject: Science & Technology
total_bills: 10
unique_authors: 8
critical_bills: 3
high_cost_bills: 1
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/science-technology"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Science & Technology

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 10
- **Unique Authors:** 8
- **Critical Compliance:** 3 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 1 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 9

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 9 bills
- **Senate:** 1 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 3 bills
- **Moderate:** 3 bills
- **Low:** 4 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Giovanni Capriglione** (R, House) - 3 bills
- **Brad Buckley** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Carl Tepper** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Gary Gates** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Joan Huffman** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Keith Bell** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Angie Button** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Ryan Guillen** (R, House) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Education](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education) (8 shared bills)
- [Education--Higher](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education-higher) (5 shared bills)
- [Education--Primary & Secondary](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education-primary-secondary) (4 shared bills)
- [Labor](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/labor) (4 shared bills)
- [Labor--Workforce Development](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/labor-workforce-development) (4 shared bills)
- [Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education-higher-institutions-programs) (3 shared bills)
- [Governor](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/governor) (3 shared bills)
- [State Finances](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/state-finances) (3 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-higher-education-coordinating-board) - 3 bills
- [Texas Education Agency](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-education-agency) - 3 bills
- [Office of the Governor](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-governor) - 2 bills
- [Department of Information Resources](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/department-of-information-resources) - 2 bills
- [Texas Workforce Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-workforce-commission) - 2 bills
- [Local School Districts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/local-school-districts) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB5515](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5515-89th-regular) | Relating to restrictions on freight and sh... | Critical | High |
| [HB120](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb120-89th-regular) | Relating to college, career, and military ... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB150](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb150-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of the Texas... | Critical | Medium |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB120](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb120-89th-regular) | Relating to college, career, and mili... | Keith Bell (R) | Critical |
| [HB150](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb150-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of the ... | Giovanni Capriglione (R) | Critical |
| [HB20](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb20-89th-regular) | Relating to establishing the Applied ... | Gary Gates (R) | Moderate |
| [HB2768](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2768-89th-regular) | Relating to the development of a stat... | Giovanni Capriglione (R) | Low |
| [HB322](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb322-89th-regular) | Relating to the use of funds awarded ... | Ryan Guillen (R) | Low |
| [HB4751](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4751-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment and adm... | Giovanni Capriglione (R) | Low |
| [HB4850](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4850-89th-regular) | Relating to programs to promote econo... | Angie Button (R) | Moderate |
| [HB5092](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5092-89th-regular) | Relating to the operation and dissolu... | Carl Tepper (R) | Moderate |
| [HB5515](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5515-89th-regular) | Relating to restrictions on freight a... | Brad Buckley (R) | Critical |
| [SB1620](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1620-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of the ... | Joan Huffman (R) | Low |

## Source Links

- [Full Interactive Analysis](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/science-technology)
- [All Texas Subjects](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subjects)

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