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      H.B. No. 1592         AN ACT   relating to an alert system for dangerous plant and wildlife pests   and diseases administered by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension   Service.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter K, Chapter 88, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 88.823 to read as follows:           Sec.   88.823.     PEST, DISEASE, AND QUARANTINE ALERT SYSTEM.   (a) With the cooperation of the Department of Agriculture, the   Texas Animal Health Commission, and the Parks and Wildlife   Department, the extension service shall develop and implement a   statewide Internet-based alert system for notifications related to   wildlife and plant pests, diseases, and quarantines. The alert   system must issue notifications for:                 (1)     a confirmed case of a dangerous plant or wildlife   pest or disease;                 (2)     the establishment, modification, or removal of a   pest or disease quarantine order; and                 (3)     any compliance agreements entered into with the   Department of Agriculture related to a pest or disease quarantine.           (b)  The alert system established under this section must:                 (1)  issue notifications through e-mail; and                 (2)     provide for enrollment in the alert system for   delivery of a system notification.           (c)     The extension service shall enter into a memorandum of   understanding with the Department of Agriculture, the Texas Animal   Health Commission, and the Parks and Wildlife Department to ensure   the extension service is able to issue a required notification   under Subsection (a) within 72 hours of an applicable action by   those agencies.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 1592 was passed by the House on April   30, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 110, Nays 27, 1 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 1592 was passed by the Senate on May   25, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor