Terry Meza, Texas State Representative of the 105th district (D) | terrymeza.com
Terry Meza, Texas State Representative of the 105th district (D) | terrymeza.com
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the treatment of certain inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill mandates the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to ensure that inmates with life-threatening conditions, including conditions like viral or focal encephalitis, schizophrenia, brain tumors, and cardiac arrest, receive ongoing direct care from a physician with the relevant specialty. It requires the department to adopt a policy that prohibits transferring the care of such inmates to non-physician medical professionals unless explicitly authorized in writing by the treating physician. Additionally, it disallows non-physician medical professionals from altering any treatment, including prescription medications, prescribed by the treating physician. The bill is set to take effect Sept. 1, 2025.
Terry Meza, member of the House Committee on Trade, Workforce & Economic Development, proposed another 36 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Meza graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with a BA and again from Texas A&M University School of Law with a JD.
Terry Meza is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 105th House district. She replaced previous state representative Rodney Anderson in 2019.
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 3725 | 03/26/2025 | Relating to the reform of solitary confinement practices and the treatment of prisoners affiliated with security threat groups in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) |
| HB 3723 | 03/26/2025 | Relating to the access of certain individuals in correctional facilities to certain rehabilitative treatments |
| HB 3721 | 03/26/2025 | Relating to a study by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice concerning the transparency, oversight, and accountability of the use of the restrictive housing, security threat groups, and certain disciplinary measures |
| HB 3584 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to the carrying of a handgun by certain persons between 18 and 21 years of age |
| HB 330 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to reporting and investigating certain cases of child abuse or neglect involving a pregnant person's use of a controlled substance |
| HB 2941 | 03/19/2025 | Relating to restrictions on certain contributions and lobbyist compensation by persons appointed to public office by the governor; creating a criminal offense |
| HB 2784 | 03/19/2025 | Relating to health benefit plan coverage for conversion therapy |
| HB 2531 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the reimbursement rate for meals provided under the home-delivered meals program |
| HB 2184 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to a tenant's right to terminate a residential lease following certain outages of essential utilities |
| HB 2183 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to criminal penalties for possession offenses under the Texas Controlled Substances Act |
| HB 1920 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals diagnosed with certain mental health disorders |
| HB 1473 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to monetary assistance provided by the Department of Family and Protective Services to certain relative or designated caregivers |
| HB 1472 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the provision in the Nepali language of application forms and an alternate examination for a driver's license |
| HB 1471 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the designation of Diwali and Dashain as optional holidays |
| HB 1409 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to limitations on the use of administrative segregation by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice |
| HB 1406 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to preferential voting in a primary election |
| HB 1352 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to a law enforcement agency policy regarding the discharge of a firearm by a peace officer at or in the direction of a moving vehicle |
| HB 1351 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to employment leave for certain family or medical obligations |
| HB 1292 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to a cost-of-living increase applicable to death benefits paid under the workers' compensation system |
| HB 1270 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to the unlawful possession of a firearm by persons convicted of certain misdemeanor offenses in this state |
| HB 628 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to early voting by mail by any qualified voter and to the repeal of certain criminal offenses concerning the solicitation and distribution of an application to vote by mail |
| HB 611 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to electronic voter registration |
| HB 584 | 03/03/2025 | Relating to electronic voter registration |
| HB 568 | 03/03/2025 | Relating to the registration of voters at a polling place and related procedures |
| HB 545 | 03/03/2025 | Relating to the appointment of volunteer deputy voter registrars |
| HB 522 | 03/03/2025 | Relating to the ability of voters with certain disabilities to cast a secret ballot |
| HB 498 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to requiring a person convicted of an offense involving family violence or a person who is the subject of a family violence protective order to surrender firearms owned by the person |
| HB 481 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to creating a criminal offense for the unlawful possession or transfer of a large-capacity magazine |
| HB 461 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to the regulation of certain firearm transfers; creating criminal offenses |
| HB 443 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to creating a criminal offense for the unlawful possession or transfer of an assault weapon |
| HB 419 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to establishing a minimum wage for school bus drivers |
| HB 396 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to the prohibition on the possession of a firearm by a person following the person's conviction of certain family violence misdemeanors |
| HB 364 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to compensation of school district trustees |
| HB 299 | 02/27/2025 | Relating to a study by the Legislative Budget Board concerning the long-term effects of regulating tuition rates and amounts charged by public institutions of higher education |
| HB 226 | 02/27/2025 | Relating to creating the criminal offense of the manufacture of a firearm without a federal license |
| HB 182 | 02/27/2025 | Relating to rest breaks for employees of certain governmental entity contractors; providing an administrative penalty |
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