Gina Hinojosa, Texas State Representative of 49th District | Official Website
Gina Hinojosa, Texas State Representative of 49th District | Official Website
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to utilization of certain highways designated by metropolitan planning organizations’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill allows metropolitan planning organizations to designate up to 10% of the lane miles of public highways within their boundaries as metropolitan lanes, subject to a majority vote by the policy board. Upon such designation, a governmental entity in Texas, with the necessary approvals, may implement projects on these metropolitan lanes. The projects can involve transit priority lanes, high occupancy vehicle lanes, or other methods to enhance the highway's capacity for transporting people via public transportation, rail, or high-speed rail. Additionally, the projects may optimize the highway for pedestrians, cyclists, personal mobility device users, or other low-mass, low-speed road users. The bill takes effect Sept. 1, 2025.
Gina Hinojosa, member of the House Committee on Public Education, proposed another 32 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Hinojosa graduated from the University of Texas with a BA and again in 1999 from George Washington National Law Center with a JD.
Gina Hinojosa is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 49th House district. She replaced previous state representative Elliott Naishtat 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 5481 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the continuation of a residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation while the owner is temporarily absent because of service outside of the United States as a Foreign Service member employed under United States Code, title 22 |
| HB 5419 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to eliminating inefficiencies in the organization, operation, powers, regulations, and management of the Texas Education Agency to prioritize the provision of funding directly to public schools |
| HB 5288 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the allocation, use, and transfer of federal education block grants |
| HB 5286 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the release of a person on parole or mandatory supervision from a residential correctional facility |
| HB 5284 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to considerations in awarding contracts under the Medicaid managed care program to managed care organizations that are public benefit corporations |
| HB 5282 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the use of artificial intelligence to score certain portions of assessment instruments administered to public school students |
| HB 5281 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to a prohibition on the dissemination of certain personal identifying information by a state agency to the federal government |
| HB 5279 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to consideration of the compensation of a vendor's chief executive officer as an additional relevant factor in determining the best value for the state when awarding a state contract |
| HB 4821 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to speech protections for student media publications in public schools |
| HB 1175 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to the provision of a student transcript by an independent school district |
| HB 2910 | 03/19/2025 | Relating to single-family homes held by corporate owners for rental purposes; providing a civil penalty |
| HB 2227 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the period for transporting a criminal defendant who is found incompetent to stand trial to a facility for competency restoration services and to the compensation to the county for the costs of confinement occurring after that period |
| HB 1933 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the eligibility of certain persons younger than 18 years of age to preregister to vote |
| HB 1323 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to a standard and set of indicators in the academic accountability system |
| HB 1218 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to postage for early voting ballots voted by mail |
| HB 1216 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to the voter registration powers of volunteer deputy registrars |
| HB 1214 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to consideration of education-related income in determining eligibility of applicants for residential tenancies |
| HB 1213 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to the issuance of a transcript by a postsecondary educational institution to a student who is in default on certain student loans |
| HB 1212 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to the means by which schools are compared in the Public School Accountability System |
| HB 1205 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to the attempted acquisition of a firearm by a person prohibited from possessing a firearm |
| HB 1192 | 03/07/2025 | Relating to an allotment under the Foundation School Program to provide full and individual initial evaluations for special education services |
| HB 1190 | 03/07/2025 | Relating to the reduction of methane gas flaring on land dedicated to the permanent university fund |
| HB 1185 | 03/07/2025 | Relating to a landlord's notice to residential tenants regarding rent increases |
| HB 1184 | 03/07/2025 | Relating to prohibiting a prospective residential landlord from increasing the amount of rent during the rental application process |
| HB 1182 | 03/07/2025 | Relating to certain procedures for voters to vote a limited ballot in a new county of residence |
| HB 1180 | 03/07/2025 | Relating to voting a limited ballot on election day following the change of the county of residence by a voter |
| HB 1179 | 03/07/2025 | Relating to the admission policy of an open-enrollment charter school |
| HB 1174 | 03/07/2025 | Relating to a requirement that an applicant for a permit to drill an oil or gas well submit a gas capture plan for the well |
| HB 1165 | 03/07/2025 | Relating to the submission of certain reports to the legislature by the governor regarding a declared state of disaster |
| HB 1161 | 03/07/2025 | Relating to an advance directive and do-not-resuscitate order of a pregnant woman and information provided for an advance directive |
| HB 1159 | 03/07/2025 | Relating to the designation of polling place locations on the campuses of certain general academic teaching institutions |
| HB 1157 | 03/07/2025 | Relating to the use of average enrollment for purposes of the public school finance system |
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