Sunset Commission Staff Report: Railroad Commission of Texas (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Railroad Commission of Texas

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Railroad Commission of Texas, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation. Some issues are: greater transparency by removing conflicts of interest and a change of the agency name, an increase in the cap on the Oil and Gas Regulation and Cleanup Fund, increase in the Pipeline Safety Fee, Commission to need Statutory Direction to Improve its Enforcement Processes, cease the Commissions promotion of propane, more oversight on interstate pipelines, and implement better procedural safeguards for mineral owners.
Date: November 2012
Creator: McKay, Ginny; Ogle, Steven; Reed, Joey & Wood, Janet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Final Report: Texas Forest Service (open access)

Sunset Commission Final Report: Texas Forest Service

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Forest Service, including background information, an overview of new issues and recommendations, provisions added by the legislature, and supplementary documentation.
Date: July 2011
Creator: Trost, Amy; Ninaud, Christian; Romig, Robert; Roberson, Dawn & Walraven, Joe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Final Report with Legislative Action: Railroad Commission of Texas (open access)

Sunset Commission Final Report with Legislative Action: Railroad Commission of Texas

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Railroad Commission of Texas, including background information, an overview of new issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: July 2013
Creator: McKay, Ginny; Ogle, Steven; Reed, Joey & Wood, Janet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: November 2008
Creator: Hopson, Steve; Lieberknecht, Chloe; Morales, Hector; Wood, Janet & Levine, Ken
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Final Report: Railroad Commission of Texas (open access)

Sunset Commission Final Report: Railroad Commission of Texas

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Railroad Commission of Texas, including background information, an overview of new issues and recommendations, provisions added by the legislature, and supplementary documentation.
Date: July 2011
Creator: Kennedy, Kelly; Ogle, Steven; Reed, Joseph; Spock, Karl; Wood, Janet & McKay, Ginny
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Railroad Commission of Texas (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Railroad Commission of Texas

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Railroad Commission of Texas, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: April 2016
Creator: Trost, Amy; Beverly, Eric; Long, Tim; Nash, Carissa; Wood, Janet & Walraven, Joe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Staff Report with Final Results: Railroad Commission of Texas (open access)

Staff Report with Final Results: Railroad Commission of Texas

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Railroad Commission of Texas, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2017
Creator: Trost, Amy; Beverly, Eric; Long, Tim; Nash, Carissa; Wood, Janet & Walraven, Joe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: [Texas Adult Criminal Justice System and Windham School District] (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: [Texas Adult Criminal Justice System and Windham School District]

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee, the Windham School District, and the Board of Pardons and Paroles. It includes background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: May 2012
Creator: Lieberknecht, Chloe; Kennedy, Kelly; Daly, Leah; Beverly, Eric; Reed, Joseph; Roberson, Dawn et al.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Self-Evaluation Report: Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District (open access)

Self-Evaluation Report: Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District

Self-evaluation report providing information about the operations of the Bandera County River Authority as part of the Texas sunset review process. It includes sections about the agency's history, organization, funding, programs, and other relevant information.
Date: September 2021
Creator: Bandera County River Authority (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Final Report with Legislative Action: [Texas Adult Criminal Justice System and Windham School District] (open access)

Sunset Commission Final Report with Legislative Action: [Texas Adult Criminal Justice System and Windham School District]

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee, the Windham School District, and the Board of Pardons and Paroles. It includes background information, issues and recommendations, action taken by the Legislature, and supplementary documentation.
Date: July 2013
Creator: Lieberknecht, Chloe; Kennedy, Kelly; Daly, Leah; Beverly, Eric; Reed, Joseph; Roberson, Dawn et al.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Final Report: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and On-Site Wastewater Treatment Research Council (open access)

Sunset Commission Final Report: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and On-Site Wastewater Treatment Research Council

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the On-Site Wastewater Treatment Research Council, including background information, an overview of new issues and recommendations, provisions added by the legislature, and supplementary documentation.
Date: July 2011
Creator: Lieberknecht, Chloe; Hopson, Steve; Latta, Karen; Martin, Ken; Shurtleff, Sean; Hartley, Cee et al.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: State Office of Administrative Hearings (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: State Office of Administrative Hearings

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the State Office of Administrative Hearings, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: July 2015
Creator: Texas. Sunset Advisory Commission.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: State Office of Administrative Hearings (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: State Office of Administrative Hearings

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH), including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation. It offers recommendations on topics including: proper funding, organizational flexibility, greater independence over contested tax case hearing oversight, administrative license revocations hearings, authority to informally dispose of default cases, and access to quality information on the agency hearing process.
Date: November 2014
Creator: Beverly, Eric; Shurtleff, Sean; Simmons, Joel; Wood, Janet & Jones, Jennifer
System: The Portal to Texas History