HB 303
Holt Bill Lets Counties Next To A Four Million County Police Vendors
Filed
Verdict: Smells
Why it's charged
Bracket bill
THE TEXT
…“and less than 300,000 that is adjacent to a county with a population”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The population brackets, including the next-to-a-county-over-four-million test, aim the power at a small set of counties. The caption does say 'certain counties,' so the narrowness is disclosed, and the bracket is tagged at moderate confidence.
Bracket billInitial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
Caption
relating to regulation by certain counties of roadside or parking lot vendors and solicitors.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Only counties passing population tests qualify. Roadside vendors, live animal sales and solicitors covered, starting 2027.
The bill rewrites a state law that lets some county commissioners courts regulate roadside and parking-lot vendors and people asking for money in unincorporated areas. It reaches only counties that fit population tests: more than 1.3 million people, or more than 600,000 or 90,000 to 300,000 people while sitting next to a county of more than four million. In those counties, officials could regulate food and merchandise sales, including live animals, vendor structures, and solicitation of money on roads, rights-of-way and parking lots, starting September 1, 2027.
Receipt
The receipt
90R-HB303 · 2026-11-09
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ITEM
relating to regulation by certain counties of roadside or parking lot vendors and solicitors.
WHAT IT DOES
Only counties passing population tests qualify. Roadside vendors, live animal sales and solicitors covered, starting 2027.
The bill rewrites a state law that lets some county commissioners courts regulate roadside and parking-lot vendors and people asking for money in unincorporated areas. It reaches only counties that fit population tests: more than 1.3 million people, or more than 600,000 or 90,000 to 300,000 people while sitting next to a county of more than four million. In those counties, officials could regulate food and merchandise sales, including live animals, vendor structures, and solicitation of money on roads, rights-of-way and parking lots, starting September 1, 2027.
CHARGES
[x] BRACKET BILLanalysis confidence 50%
THE TEXT
…“and less than 300,000 that is adjacent to a county with a population”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The population brackets, including the next-to-a-county-over-four-million test, aim the power at a small set of counties. The caption does say 'certain counties,' so the narrowness is disclosed, and the bracket is tagged at moderate confidence.
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
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 28, 2024 to Oct 17, 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 Trial Lawyers Association PAC$20,000.00
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$20,000.00
- Cash
- $20,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $20,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Jul 18, 2025 to Oct 7, 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: 101012140, 101061664, 101070603.
Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$15,000.00
Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC
$15,000.00
- Cash
- $15,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $15,000.00
Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Jun 24, 2025 to Jun 4, 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: 101005987, 101061664.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$20,000.00
- Cash
- $20,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $20,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Jul 18, 2025 to Oct 7, 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: 101012140, 101061664, 101070603.
Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC
$15,000.00
- Cash
- $15,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $15,000.00
Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Jun 24, 2025 to Jun 4, 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: 101005987, 101061664.
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 a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 H Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:32 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Subjects
County Government--General
Health--General
Vehicles & Traffic--Rules of Road
Text
The text as introduced · 189 words
90R1738 DNC-D By: Holt H.B. No. 303 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to regulation by certain counties of roadside or parking lot vendors and solicitors. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 285.001(a), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) To promote the public safety, the commissioners court of a county with a population of more than 1.3 million and a county with a population of either more than 600,000 or more than 90,000 and less than 300,000 that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than four million by order may regulate the following in the unincorporated area of the county if they occur on a public highway or road, in the right-of-way of a public highway or road, or in a parking lot: (1) the sale of items by a vendor of food or merchandise, including live animals; (2) the erection, maintenance, or placement of a structure by a vendor of food or merchandise, including live animals; and (3) the solicitation of money. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.