It can be helpful to follow legislative activity in Texas as a means to maintain knowledge of bills and rules that may impact children who are deaf and hard of hearing. Legislative activity can be tracked using the Texas Legislature Online-Bill Search.

Some tips for using the Bill Search are provided below:

• Search results are based on legislative years. To search past bills, choose a past year from the Legislature field. See the photo below.
  
  

• If you are familiar with a bill, fill out as much information as you can to reduce browsing time.
  
  
• If you are not familiar with a bill or are just looking for bills relating to the deaf and hard of hearing people group, you would need to use a combination of terms or try different terms. Terms are often used interchangeably or with a specific intention, depending on the author(s) of the bill. We recommend searching with the following terms:
  • deaf
  • Deaf
  • Hard of hearing
  • Hearing impaired
  • Hearing loss
  • Hearing impairment
  • Hearing disability

Creating an account with MyTLO is the most effective way to save your search and monitor bill activity. It is free to anyone who registers.