Monitoring the Session

HB 3476

bill changing the population count for rural salary grants

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Ellen TroxclairRHouse 19

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to the definition of population for the purpose of the rural sheriff's office, constable's office, and prosecutor's office salary assistance grant program.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

The state demographer’s estimate wins when it’s newer than the census.

The bill changes how population is counted for the state grant program that helps pay salaries in rural sheriff's, constable's, and prosecutor's offices, so the state demographer's yearly estimate is used when it is newer than the last federal census. It touches counties and prosecutor jurisdictions near the 300,000-person cutoff, along with the sheriffs, constables, and prosecutors who get these salary grants. On the ground, a fast-growing county could age out of the grant before the next census, and a shrinking one could qualify sooner, starting with county fiscal years that begin after the law takes effect.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 27, 2025 and referred to the House Intergovernmental Affairs subcommittee on County & Regional Government. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3476 · 2025-02-27

SOLD BY

Rep. Ellen TroxclairRHouse 19

ITEM

relating to the definition of population for the purpose of the rural sheriff's office, constable's office, and prosecutor's office salary assistance grant program.

WHAT IT DOES

The state demographer’s estimate wins when it’s newer than the census.

The bill changes how population is counted for the state grant program that helps pay salaries in rural sheriff's, constable's, and prosecutor's offices, so the state demographer's yearly estimate is used when it is newer than the last federal census. It touches counties and prosecutor jurisdictions near the 300,000-person cutoff, along with the sheriffs, constables, and prosecutors who get these salary grants. On the ground, a fast-growing county could age out of the grant before the next census, and a shrinking one could qualify sooner, starting with county fiscal years that begin after the law takes effect.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Ellen Troxclair

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$100KTexans for Lawsuit Reform PC$10KTexas REALTORS Political Action Committee$5K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$100,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$100,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 14, 2025 to Feb 3, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101031227, 101040659.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PC$10,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Oct 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101072162.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$5,083.34

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$5,083.34

Cash
$5,000.00
Paid by others
$83.34
Total
$5,083.34
advertising $83.34

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Sep 25, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100982032, 101031227, 101072162.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$100,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 14, 2025 to Feb 3, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101031227, 101040659.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Oct 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101072162.

×

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$5,083.34

Cash
$5,000.00
Paid by others
$83.34
Total
$5,083.34
advertising $83.34

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Sep 25, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100982032, 101031227, 101072162.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Feb 27, 2025

03/24/2025 H Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker: Mar 24 2025 2:16PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Intergovernmental Affairs · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

County Government--Employees/Officers

County Government--Finance

Courts--Prosecuting Attorneys

Law Enforcement

Salaries & Expenses

CONSTABLES

RURAL

SHERIFFS

Text

The text as introduced · 353 words

89R12372 MZM-F

By: Troxclair
H.B. No. 3476

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the definition of population for the purpose of the

rural sheriff's office, constable's office, and prosecutor's office

salary assistance grant program.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 130.911(a), Local Government Code, is

amended by amending Subdivision (2) and adding Subdivision (3) to

read as follows:

(2) "Population" means the population shown by the

most recent:

(A) federal decennial census; or

(B) annual population estimate provided by the

state demographer under Chapter 468, Government Code, if that

estimate is more recent than the most recent federal decennial

census.

(3) "Qualified county" means a county with a

population of 300,000 or less.

SECTION 2. Section 130.912(a), Local Government Code, is

amended by amending Subdivisions (2) and (3) and adding Subdivision

(4) to read as follows:

(2) "Population" has the meaning assigned by Section

130.911.

(3) "Qualified constable" means a constable elected to

an office created on or before January 1, 2023, who primarily makes

motor vehicle stops in the routine performance of the constable's

duties.

(4) [ (3) ] "Qualified county" means a county with a

population of 300,000 or less.

SECTION 3. Section 130.913(a), Local Government Code, is

amended by amending Subdivision (2) and adding Subdivision (3) to

read as follows:

(2) "Population" has the meaning assigned by Section

130.911.

(3) "Qualified prosecutor's office" means, in a

jurisdiction with a population of 300,000 or less, the office of a

district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney

with criminal prosecution duties.

SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to

the award of a grant to a county during a fiscal year of the county

that begins on or after the effective date of this Act.

SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.