Procedures Manual for Joint Commiittees (open access)

Procedures Manual for Joint Commiittees

Book stating the senate Concurrent Resolution adopted during their regular session of the 85th legislature
Date: [2017..2019]
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Legislative Council.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Legislative Manual: 85th Legislature (open access)

Texas Legislative Manual: 85th Legislature

Manual compiled by the Texas Legislative Council as "a special information publication primarily designed as a reference tool for legislators and legislative staff" (Preface). It includes texts of the U.S. and Texas constitutions, annotated rules for the House and Senate, and directory information for members of the Texas Legislature.
Date: ~2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Legislative Council.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Implementation of 2015 Sunset Recommendations (open access)

Implementation of 2015 Sunset Recommendations

Compliance report providing a summary of implementation for recommendations made by the Sunset Advisory Commission to the Texas Legislature impacting various state agencies reviewed during the biennium. It also includes a report from the State Auditor's Office regarding non-statutory recommendations taken by agencies reviewed under the previous legislature.
Date: January 2017
Creator: Nasr, Danielle; Wilk, Skylar; Calame, Brittany & Kirkle, Sarah
Object Type: Report
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
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature: House Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence (open access)

Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature: House Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence

Report from the Texas House Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 85th Texas Legislature.
Date: January 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 317, Chapter 535 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 317, Chapter 535

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the continuation and functions of the Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners, the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners, and the Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners; authorizing a fee.
Date: June 9, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Biennial Report on Seawater and Brackish Groundwater Desalination: 2016 (open access)

Biennial Report on Seawater and Brackish Groundwater Desalination: 2016

Report on the results of the Texas Water Development Board's studies and activities in desalination. The report discusses the role of the state and the designation of brackish groundwater production zones.
Date: December 1, 2016
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3078, Chapter 282 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3078, Chapter 282

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to sunset review of the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation and the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation and the transfer of the regulation of podiatry to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; authorizing a reduction in fees.
Date: May 29, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 303, Chapter 532 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 303, Chapter 532

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the continuation and functions of the Board of Law Examiners.
Date: June 9, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 312, Chapter 533 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 312, Chapter 533

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Department of Transportation; authorizing an increase in rates charged for the use of state aircraft to provide for the acquisition of replacement aircraft; creating a criminal offense.
Date: June 9, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2950, Chapter 509 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2950, Chapter 509

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Board of Nursing and to the regulation of the practice of nursing.
Date: June 9, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Medical Board (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Medical Board

Final version of a report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Medical Board, including outcomes for legislation and agency management based on recommendations, with the original staff report providing background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: August 2017
Creator: Fajardo, Erick; McDivitt, Darren; Ogle, Steven; Wood, Janet & Trost, Amy
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1920, Chapter 1046 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1920, Chapter 1046

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the Palo Duro River Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission.
Date: June 15, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Employees Retirement System of Texas (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Employees Retirement System of Texas

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Employees Retirement System of Texas, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: April 2016
Creator: Texas. Sunset Advisory Commission.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Highlights of the 85th Texas Legislature: A Summary of Enrolled Legislation, Volume 2 (open access)

Highlights of the 85th Texas Legislature: A Summary of Enrolled Legislation, Volume 2

Report providing summaries of significant legislative actions conducted by the 85th Texas Legislature, broken down by topical categories; this volume includes topics beginning with the letters {L} through {V}.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate. Research Center.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Department of Transportation (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Department of Transportation

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Department of Transportation, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: November 2016
Creator: Tripp, Amy; Lenoard, Alan; Schiff, Tamara; Teleki, Katharine & Hartley, Cee
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Department of Transportation (open access)

Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Department of Transportation

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Department of Transportation, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2017
Creator: Tripp, Amy; Leonard, Alan; Schiff, Tamara; Teleki, Katharine; Hartley, Cee & Jones, Jennifer
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Board of Nursing (open access)

Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Board of Nursing

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Board of Nursing, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2017
Creator: Wilk, Skylar; Johnson, Emily; Lenske, Jack; Hartley, Cee & Kirkle, Sarah
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Board of Nursing (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Board of Nursing

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Board of Nursing, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: October 2016
Creator: Wilk, Skylar; Johnson, Emily; Lenske, Jack; Hartley, Cee & Kirkle, Sarah
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2561, Chapter 485 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2561, Chapter 485

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas State Board of Pharmacy and the regulation of certain prescription drugs, prescription drug prescribers and dispensers, and colleges of pharmacy; authorizing a reduction in fees.
Date: June 9, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature: House Committee on Corrections (open access)

Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature: House Committee on Corrections

Report from the Texas House Committee on Corrections describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 85th Texas Legislature.
Date: December 2016
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Corrections.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 533, Chapter 556 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 533, Chapter 556

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to governmental entity contracting and procurement.
Date: June 9, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1450, Chapter 752 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1450, Chapter 752

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the regulatory authority of the commissioner of insurance and the Texas Department of Insurance.
Date: June 12, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: October 2016
Creator: Nash, Carissa; Duran, Krystal; Calame, Brittany & Kirkle, Sarah
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History