Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas State Library and Archives Commission (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2019
Creator: Aronstein, Tamara; Pfeiffer, Abby; Calame, Brittany & Teleki, Katharine
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1962, Chapter 533 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1962, Chapter 533

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, including the custody and ownership of certain state records and real property.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2978, Chapter 1148 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2978, Chapter 1148

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to granting an easement to the City of Austin.
Date: June 14, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4181, Chapter 1250 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4181, Chapter 1250

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the organization and efficient operation of the legislative branch of state government.
Date: June 14, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 402, Chapter 159 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 402, Chapter 159

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the adoption of the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act.
Date: May 24, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 65, Chapter 953 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 65, Chapter 953

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to oversight of and requirements applicable to state agency contracting and procurement.
Date: June 14, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Report to the 86th Legislature: Sunset Advisory Commission (open access)

Report to the 86th Legislature: Sunset Advisory Commission

Report over the 86th Legislature, in which, based on extensive analysis, testimony, and deliberations, decisions are made about the continuance/discontinuation of various state agencies.
Date: February 2019
Creator: Texas. Sunset Advisory Commission.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Historical Commission (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Historical Commission

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Historical Commission, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2019
Creator: Ogle, Steven; Pfeiffer, Abby; Linebarger, Trisha & Jones, Jennifer
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset in Texas: 2019 (open access)

Sunset in Texas: 2019

Report providing an overview of sunset reviews that happened during the 2018-2019 biennium, including background information about the process, specific impacts of those reviews, and future reviews listed by scheduling and by agency.
Date: September 2019
Creator: Texas. Sunset Advisory Commission.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 53 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 53

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate honoring Lettie England of Odessa for her contributions to the community.
Date: April 4, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 86, Number 4, September 2019 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 86, Number 4, September 2019

Report including a digest of each vetoed measure, the governor's stated reason for the veto, and a response to the veto by the author or sponsor of the bill.
Date: September 25, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 2075, Chapter 450 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 2075, Chapter 450

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to public school compliance with dyslexia screening, reading instrument requirements, and a requirement that a school district notify certain parents or guardians of a program providing students with reading disabilities the ability to borrow audiobooks free of charge.
Date: June 4, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 44 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 44

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate recognizing February 4-6, 2019, as Midland-Odessa Days at the State Capitol.
Date: February 20, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 815 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 815

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the creation and preservation of certain records of criminal proceedings.
Date: June 15, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 500, Chapter 465 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 500, Chapter 465

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to making supplemental appropriations and reductions in appropriations and giving direction, including direction regarding reimbursement, and adjustment authority regarding appropriations.
Date: June 6, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Procedures Manual for Joint Committees (open access)

Procedures Manual for Joint Committees

Report covering budget submission, approval, and account administration; staffing issues and contracts; administrative support, including the handling of telephones, supplies and purchasing, duplication and printing, mail and messenger service, and travel; issues relating to committee proceedings, including meetings and committee's final reports; as well as examples of forms used in committee account administration.
Date: September 2019
Creator: Texas Legislative Council
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Guadalupe-Blanco, Red River, and Nueces River Authorities of Texas (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Guadalupe-Blanco, Red River, and Nueces River Authorities of Texas

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, the Red River Authority of Texas, and the Nueces River Authority, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2019
Creator: Nasr, Danielle; Johnson, Emily; Sheikh, Taj; Linebarger, Trisha & Jones, Jennifer
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Senate Legislative Budget Estimates by Program: Fiscal Years 2017 to 2021, Articles 1-3 (open access)

Texas Senate Legislative Budget Estimates by Program: Fiscal Years 2017 to 2021, Articles 1-3

Compilation of recommended funding levels for various programs across the state government during fiscal years 2017-2021, prepared for the Texas Senate. It includes information about historic expenditures with requested and recommended funding, as well as specific information related to articles 1-3 on public education.
Date: January 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1, Chapter 1353 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1, Chapter 1353

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives general Appropriations Bill.
Date: June 15, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1524, Chapter 1071 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1524, Chapter 1071

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to correcting outdated references to the Texas Building and Procurement Commission.
Date: June 14, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Implementation of 2017 Sunset Recommendations (open access)

Implementation of 2017 Sunset Recommendations

Compliance report from the Sunset Commission providing an update about agencies' progress in implementing recommendations from the previous legislative session as well as legislation that addressed statutory recommendations.
Date: 2019
Creator: Romig, Robert; Nasr, Danielle; Calame, Brittany & Fajardo, Erick
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Senate Legislative Budget Estimates by Strategy: Fiscal Years 2017 to 2021, Articles 1-3 (open access)

Texas Senate Legislative Budget Estimates by Strategy: Fiscal Years 2017 to 2021, Articles 1-3

Compilation of recommended funding levels for various programs across state government during fiscal years 2017-2021, prepared for the Texas Senate. It includes information about historic expenditures with requested and recommended funding, as well as specific information related to articles 1-3.
Date: January 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Senate Legislative Budget Estimates by Program: Fiscal Years 2017 to 2021, Article 3 (open access)

Texas Senate Legislative Budget Estimates by Program: Fiscal Years 2017 to 2021, Article 3

Compilation of recommended funding levels for various programs across state government during fiscal years 2017-2021, prepared for the Texas Senate. It includes information about historic expenditures with requested and recommended funding, as well as specific information related to article 3.
Date: January 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Summary of Enactments (open access)

Summary of Enactments

Document providing summaries of all bills and joint resolutions passed by the Texas Legislature during the 2019 Regular Session, from January 8 through May 27.
Date: November 2019
Creator: Texas Legislative Council
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History