David Cook, Texas State Representative of the 96th district (R) | Facebook
David Cook, Texas State Representative of the 96th district (R) | Facebook
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of interference with public duties’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill amends Section 38.15(b) of the Texas Penal Code to increase the criminal penalty for the offense of interference with public duties, reclassifying it as a state jail felony. The change in law is applicable only to offenses committed on or after the effective date, which is Sept. 1, 2025. Offenses committed before this date will be governed by the law as it stood at the time the offense occurred, with the previous law remaining in effect for those instances. This suggests the bill aims to strengthen the penalties and potential deterrent for interfering with public duties.
David Cook, chair of the House Committee on S/C on Juvenile Justice and member of the House Committee on Delivery of Government Efficiency, proposed another 23 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Crook graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University in 1992 and again in 1996 from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law.
David Crook is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 96th House district. He replaced previous state representative Bill Zedler in 2021.
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 2983 | 04/08/2025 | Relating to impoundment, storage, and notification fees for vehicles stored at vehicle storage facilities; authorizing fee increases and decreases; requiring the adjustment of authorized fees |
| HB 5595 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the determination of the best interest of the child and possession of or access to a child by a nonparent in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship |
| HB 5409 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the role of advocacy and support groups in the juvenile justice system |
| HB 4779 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the determination of the value not in dispute of property that is the subject of an ad valorem tax protest or appeal |
| HB 4515 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information |
| HB 3134 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to advanced air mobility |
| HB 4336 | 04/01/2025 | Relating to the emergency possession of a newborn by employees of a hospital |
| HB 4335 | 04/01/2025 | Relating to the renewal of a license to practice pharmacy |
| HB 4324 | 04/01/2025 | Relating to certain studies and reviews of appraisal districts conducted by the comptroller of public accounts |
| HB 4323 | 04/01/2025 | Relating to the definition of "eligible school district" for purposes of the study of school district property values conducted by the comptroller of public accounts |
| HB 4321 | 04/01/2025 | Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of a percentage of the assessed value of a property owned by certain disabled veterans and the amount of the exemption for the surviving spouses and children of certain disabled veterans |
| HB 4301 | 04/01/2025 | Relating to the financial crimes intelligence center, including the establishment of an advisory committee and grants supporting the investigation and prosecution of certain offenses |
| HB 3498 | 04/01/2025 | Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for assault of a retail establishment employee |
| HB 3999 | 03/27/2025 | Relating to the transfer and statutory novation of insurance policies from a transferring insurer to an assuming insurer through an insurance business transfer plan; authorizing fees |
| HB 1936 | 03/27/2025 | Relating to the issuance of a citation for the offense of the unauthorized use of parking designated for persons with disabilities |
| HB 1891 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to the offense of invasive visual recording of a minor, including the statute of limitations for that offense and the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to that offense; harmonizing other statute of limitations provisions; increasing criminal penalties for certain sexual offenses |
| HB 3168 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the creation of the offense of fraudulent use or possession of a gift card or gift card redemption information |
| HB 2550 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the training of certain members of the board of directors of an appraisal district |
| HB 2521 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the regulation of vertiports |
| HB 1915 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to orders for possession of and access to a child in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship |
| HB 1901 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the release of certain areas from a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction by petition or election |
| HB 1898 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to a limitation on increases in the appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes |
| HB 115 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to applications for a writ of habeas corpus after conviction |
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