Joseph Moody, Texas State Representative of the 78th district (D) | https://www.facebook.com/moodyforelpaso/
Joseph Moody, Texas State Representative of the 78th district (D) | https://www.facebook.com/moodyforelpaso/
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the establishment of a grant program to provide financial assistance to counties for transportation assistance to indigent litigants’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill establishes a grant program, administered by the Texas comptroller, to provide financial assistance to counties for transportation services for indigent litigants. The program aims to ensure efficient administration of justice across Texas by aiding counties in transporting indigent individuals, including civil litigants, criminal defendants, and others involved in legal proceedings, to and from court. Counties may apply for a grant once per fiscal year, starting January 1, 2026, utilizing appropriated funds only for the intended purpose. The comptroller will adopt rules for the application process, deadlines, use of funds, and compliance monitoring, with the act taking effect on Sept. 1, 2025.
Joseph Moody, member of the House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence, proposed another 36 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Moody graduated from New Mexico State University with a BA and again from Texas Tech University with a JD.
Joseph Moody is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 78th House district. He replaced previous state representative Dee Margo in 2013.
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 4394 | 04/09/2025 | Relating to the jurisdiction of county attorneys to prosecute the deceptive trade practice of price gouging during a declared disaster |
| HB 3834 | 04/09/2025 | Relating to the provision of services by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to offenders with intellectual or developmental disabilities |
| HB 5551 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem and the compensation of certain attorneys ad litem in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity |
| HB 5468 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the authority of the office of the attorney general to make certain examinations and inquiries |
| HB 5465 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to procedures regarding certain persons who are or may be persons with a mental illness or intellectual or developmental disability |
| HB 5463 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to emergency detention of certain persons evidencing mental illness and to court-ordered inpatient and extended mental health services |
| HB 1557 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to waiver programs for certain veterans provided by toll project entities |
| HB 4919 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the age at which a juvenile court may exercise jurisdiction over a child and to the minimum age of criminal responsibility |
| HB 4915 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to legal representation of indigent persons in this state and to proceedings before a magistrate including the appointment of counsel for an indigent defendant |
| HB 4913 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to procurement procedures for certain municipal housing authorities |
| HB 4890 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem and the compensation of certain attorneys ad litem in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity |
| HB 4624 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to a limitation on the use of a victim's gender identity or sexual orientation as the basis for a defense in the trial of a criminal offense |
| HB 4328 | 04/01/2025 | Relating to a limitation on the use of a victim's gender identity or sexual orientation as the basis for a defense in the trial of a criminal offense |
| HB 3876 | 03/27/2025 | Relating to the definition of firearm for purposes of certain criminal offenses |
| HB 3820 | 03/26/2025 | Relating to requiring an opportunity for an annual physical examination for certain students, interns, residents, and fellows enrolled in or receiving residency training or clinical education from public and private medical schools and graduate medical education programs |
| HB 3757 | 03/26/2025 | Relating to a writ to invoke the jurisdiction of a district court for the purpose of obtaining relevant documents for a postconviction application for a writ of habeas corpus |
| HB 848 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to the criminal penalties for possession or delivery of marihuana concentrate |
| HB 3550 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to evaluating available resources from certain state agencies to support peer-recovery organizations in this state |
| HB 2961 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to access under the public information law to certain information held by a law enforcement agency or prosecutor |
| HB 799 | 03/18/2025 | Relating to the release on personal bond of certain defendants charged with a misdemeanor or state jail felony |
| HB 2514 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the eligibility to participate in certain drug court programs |
| HB 1863 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the duration of a protective order against family violence |
| HB 1853 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the availability of certain information regarding persons who provide materials used in the execution of a convict |
| HB 1556 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to prohibiting the transfer of certain semiautomatic rifles to certain recipients; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty |
| HB 907 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to a requirement that certain students, interns, residents, and fellows receiving a clinical education at public or nonprofit hospitals be provided leave to undergo an annual comprehensive health examination |
| HB 903 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct |
| HB 893 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to extreme risk protective orders; creating criminal offenses |
| HB 889 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of making a firearm accessible to a child; increasing a criminal penalty |
| HB 883 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to requiring a licensed firearms dealer to report certain sales or transfers of multiple firearms or firearm magazines to law enforcement; creating a criminal offense |
| HB 877 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to prohibiting the transfer of certain firearm magazines to certain recipients; creating a criminal offense |
| HB 857 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to requiring certain persons prohibited by law from owning, possessing, or controlling a firearm to dispose of firearms owned, possessed, or controlled by the person |
| HB 833 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to credit toward a defendant's sentence for time confined in jail or prison before sentencing |
| HB 773 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to the authority of a court to grant a commutation of punishment to certain individuals serving a term of imprisonment |
| HB 651 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to abolishing the death penalty |
| HB 578 | 03/03/2025 | Relating to certain sentencing procedures in a capital case |
| HB 444 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to an application for a writ of habeas corpus based on certain relevant scientific evidence that was not available at the applicant's trial |
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