David Lowe, Texas State Representative of the 91st district (R) | https://www.facebook.com/DavidLowe4TX/
David Lowe, Texas State Representative of the 91st district (R) | https://www.facebook.com/DavidLowe4TX/
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to requiring certain public and private employers in this state to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify, and notice regarding certain persons whose eligibility to work in the United States cannot be verified; creating a criminal offense’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill mandates that certain public and private employers in Texas participate in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the employment eligibility of new hires. Government entities and employers are required to register and utilize the E-Verify program, further obliging them to forward notices received from the program, indicating an inability to verify a job applicant's lawful presence, to the state's Department of Public Safety. If the department suspects the individual is not lawfully present, they must notify U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The bill establishes a Class A misdemeanor for employers who fail to comply with these provisions, with the effective date set as Jan. 1, 2026.
David Lowe, member of the House Committee on S/C on County & Regional Government, proposed another 16 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Lowe graduated from American Military University in 2018 with a BA.
David Lowe is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 91st House district. He replaced previous state representative Stephanie Klic in 2025.
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 3674 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to the persons who may request an attorney general opinion |
| HB 3640 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to the prosecution of an offense committed by a peace officer acting in the course and scope of the officer's official duties |
| HB 3601 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit and the manner in which a proposed ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate is approved |
| HB 3478 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to the definitions of child abuse and neglect and the temporary emergency jurisdiction of a court in this state over a child at risk of receiving certain prohibited gender transitioning or gender reassignment procedures or treatments |
| HB 3417 | 03/21/2025 | Relating to the confidentiality of administrative subpoenas for offenses that involve the Internet-based sexual exploitation of a minor |
| HB 3304 | 03/21/2025 | Relating to a prohibition on vaccination mandates |
| HB 3262 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to an election to approve the issuance of bonds or other debt |
| HB 3224 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the compensation and professional representation of certain students participating in University Interscholastic League activities |
| HB 3137 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to a prohibition on certain herbicides and food and beverage additives; authorizing a civil penalty |
| HB 2998 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to requiring voter approval for mass pesticide application by municipalities or counties |
| HB 2990 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to elimination of the countywide polling place program |
| HB 2948 | 03/19/2025 | Relating to the cessation of tolls by toll project entities in certain circumstances |
| HB 2796 | 03/19/2025 | Relating to the permissible uses of money received from the purchase of attendance credit by a school district |
| HB 2549 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the inclusion of a person's sex on driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, commercial learner's permits, and personal identification certificates |
| HB 2291 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the required inclusion of a person's sex on a birth certificate and prohibited change of sex on the birth certificate of certain persons |
| HB 2194 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the repeal of or limitations on certain state and local taxes, including school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes, the enactment of state and local value added taxes, and related school finance reform; imposing taxes |
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