Monitoring the Session

HB 5094

Bill renames the Mexican free-tailed bat

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsReviewed
Rep. Carl H. TepperRHouse 84

Editor's call: No flags. On Nov 1, 2026 the editor checked this charge against the bill text and removed it.

Reviewed · Nov 2, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to renaming the Mexican free-tailed bat as the Texas free-tailed bat.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

State law and government materials would call it the Texas free-tailed bat.

The bill renames the Mexican free-tailed bat as the Texas free-tailed bat in state law, so any legal reference to the old name now means the new one. It also tells every state agency, university and local government to update their publications and other materials to use the new name by September 1, 2030, without spending substantial money to do it. Nothing else changes on the ground: no protections, penalties or funding are added, and the update duty expires in 2031.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 13, 2025 and referred to the House State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB5094 · 2025-03-13

SOLD BY

Rep. Carl H. TepperRHouse 84

ITEM

relating to renaming the Mexican free-tailed bat as the Texas free-tailed bat.

WHAT IT DOES

State law and government materials would call it the Texas free-tailed bat.

The bill renames the Mexican free-tailed bat as the Texas free-tailed bat in state law, so any legal reference to the old name now means the new one. It also tells every state agency, university and local government to update their publications and other materials to use the new name by September 1, 2030, without spending substantial money to do it. Nothing else changes on the ground: no protections, penalties or funding are added, and the update duty expires in 2031.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to State Affairs
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Carl H. Tepper

Donors

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$100KTexans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$25KBeef PAC$8K

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 27, 2024 to Oct 23, 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.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$100,000.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$100,000.00

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

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 22, 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: 101072176.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$25,083.33

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$25,083.33

Cash
$25,000.00
Paid by others
$83.33
Total
$25,083.33
fundraiser $83.33

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 · Jun 25, 2025 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.

Report IDs: 101009037, 101027338, 101072176.

Beef PAC$8,000.00

Beef PAC

$8,000.00

Cash
$8,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$8,000.00

Also funds 80 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 30, 2024 to Oct 20, 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: 101012320, 101057498, 101072176.

Money

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

×

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$100,000.00

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

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 22, 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: 101072176.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$25,083.33

Cash
$25,000.00
Paid by others
$83.33
Total
$25,083.33
fundraiser $83.33

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 · Jun 25, 2025 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.

Report IDs: 101009037, 101027338, 101072176.

×

Beef PAC

$8,000.00

Cash
$8,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$8,000.00

Also funds 80 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 30, 2024 to Oct 20, 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: 101012320, 101057498, 101072176.

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 Mar 13, 2025

04/07/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Nov 2, 2026 at 7:27 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

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

Subjects

Animals

City Government--General

County Government--General

Intergovernmental Relations

Political Subdivisions

State Agencies, Boards & Commissions

Text

The text as introduced · 356 words

89R15861 LRM-D

By: Tepper
H.B. No. 5094

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to renaming the Mexican free-tailed bat as the Texas

free-tailed bat.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 311, Government Code, is

amended by adding Section 311.007 to read as follows:

Sec. 311.007. REFERENCES TO MEXICAN FREE-TAILED BAT. (a) A

reference in law to the Mexican free-tailed bat is a reference to

the Texas free-tailed bat.

(b) For purposes of this section, "Texas free-tailed bat"

means the species Tadarida brasiliensis.

SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 312, Government Code, is

amended by adding Section 312.017 to read as follows:

Sec. 312.017. REFERENCES TO MEXICAN FREE-TAILED BAT. (a) A

reference in law to the Mexican free-tailed bat is a reference to

the Texas free-tailed bat.

(b) For purposes of this section, "Texas free-tailed bat"

means the species Tadarida brasiliensis.

SECTION 3. Chapter 2051, Government Code, is amended by

adding Subchapter G to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER G. NAME CHANGE TO TEXAS FREE-TAILED BAT

Sec. 2051.231. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:

(1) "Local government" means a municipality, a county,

a special district or authority, or any other political subdivision

of this state.

(2) "State agency" means a department, commission,

board, office, or other agency of any branch of state government,

including an institution of higher education as defined by Section

61.003, Education Code.

Sec. 2051.232. UPDATE OF GOVERNMENT MATERIALS. (a)

Subject to Subsection (b) and not later than September 1, 2030, each

state agency and local government shall update the state agency's

or local government's publications and other materials to rename

the Mexican free-tailed bat as the Texas free-tailed bat.

(b) A state agency or local government shall complete the

update required by Subsection (a) in a manner that does not incur

substantial expense to the state agency or local government.

Sec. 2051.233. EXPIRATION. This subchapter expires

September 1, 2031.

SECTION 4. It is not the intent of the legislature that the

changes in law made by this Act affect the application or

interpretation of any law.

SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.