Mary Ann Perez, Texas State Representative of 144th District (D) | https://www.houstonchronicle.com
Mary Ann Perez, Texas State Representative of 144th District (D) | https://www.houstonchronicle.com
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
The bill amends Section 351.1015(b) of the Tax Code to specify municipalities eligible for using certain tax revenue for qualified projects. It applies to municipalities with populations between 700,000 and 950,000, those containing over 70% of a county's population of 1.5 million or more, or municipalities described in specific sections of the code, including those with populations of at least two million, and those with more than 150,000 residents located entirely in a county with a population of 3.3 million or more. In case of any conflicts, this act takes precedence over other acts from the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025. The bill is set to take effect on Sept. 1, 2025.
Mary Ann Perez, member of the House Committee on S/C on Transportation Funding and vice chair of the House Committee on Transportation, proposed another two bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Perez graduated from the University of Houston Downtown with a BA.
Mary Ann Perez is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 144th House district. She replaced previous state representative Barbara Legler in 2017.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 4729 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of fraudulent use, possession, or tampering with gift cards or gift card data |
| HB 316 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to creating a criminal offense for interfering with a motor fuel metering device or motor fuel unattended payment terminal and the prosecution of certain organized criminal activity |
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