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
Texas Legislative Manual: 86th Legislature (open access)

Texas Legislative Manual: 86th 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: ~2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Legislative Council.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 86th Texas Legislature: House Committee on Corrections (open access)

Interim Report to the 86th 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 86th Texas Legislature.
Date: November 2018
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Corrections.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Veterans' and School Land Boards (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Veterans' and School Land Boards

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Veteran's and School Land Boards, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2019
Creator: Stephens, Skylar; Ames, Lauren; Tijerina, Claudia; Wood, Janet & Jones, Jennifer
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: School and Veterans' Land Boards (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: School and Veterans' Land Boards

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the School Land Board and Veterans' Land Board, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: July 2018
Creator: Stephens, Skylar; Ames, Lauren; Tijerina, Claudia; Wood, Janet & Jones, Jennifer
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1101, Chapter 2 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1101, Chapter 2

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the name of the Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf.
Date: April 25, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: State Securities Board (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: State Securities Board

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the State Securities Board, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2019
Creator: Leonard, Alan; Sheikh, Taj; Calame, Brittany & Ogle, Steven
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Future of Desalination in Texas: 2018 Biennial Report to the 86th Texas Legislature on Seawater and Brackish Groundwater Desalination (open access)

The Future of Desalination in Texas: 2018 Biennial Report to the 86th Texas Legislature on Seawater and Brackish Groundwater Desalination

Report describing the efforts and results of initiatives in regard to the desalination of seawater and groundwater in Texas.
Date: December 1, 2018
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 25, Chapter 1210 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 25, Chapter 1210

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to measures to facilitate the transfer, academic progress, and timely graduation of students in public higher education.
Date: June 14, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas State Office of Risk Management (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas State Office of Risk Management

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas State Office of Risk Management, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2019
Creator: Aronstein, Tamara; Tijerina, Claudia; Calame, Brittany & Fajardo, Erick
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Advisory Commission Staff Report: State Securities Board (open access)

Sunset Advisory Commission Staff Report: State Securities Board

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the State Securities Board, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: 2018/2019
Creator: Leonard, Alan; Sheikh, Taj; Calame, Brittany & Ogle, Steven
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: State Office of Risk Management (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: State Office of Risk Management

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the State Office of Risk Management, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: November 2018
Creator: Schiff, Tamara; Tijerina, Claudia; Calame, Brittany & Fajardo, Erick
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas State Board of Public Accountancy (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas State Board of Public Accountancy

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2019
Creator: Sunset Advisory Commission
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
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
Texas Unemployment Compensation Act and Related Portions of the Labor Code (open access)

Texas Unemployment Compensation Act and Related Portions of the Labor Code

{{{Annotated}}} Text of the Texas law/s related to unemployment, including such topics as the definition of employment and wages, various federal funds, reimbursements, benefits, claims, lost or misplaced warrants, and vocational rehabilitation services, as well as information about various programs and divisions in place
Date: September 2019
Creator: Texas Workforce Commission
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 86th Texas Legislature: House Committee on Public Education (open access)

Interim Report to the 86th Texas Legislature: House Committee on Public Education

Report from the Texas House Committee on Public Education describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 86th Texas Legislature.
Date: December 2018
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Public Education.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset  Advisory Commission Staff Report: Texas State Board of Public Accountancy (open access)

Sunset Advisory Commission Staff Report: Texas State Board of Public Accountancy

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas State Board of State Accountancy, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: 2018/2019
Creator: Leonard, Alan; Nash, Carissa; Ogle, Steven; Wood, Janet & Trost, Amy
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Lower Colorado River Authority (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Lower Colorado River Authority

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Lower Colorado River Authority, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2019
Creator: Sunset Advisory Commission
Object Type: Report
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
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1311, Chapter 31 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1311, Chapter 31

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists.
Date: May 14, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Veterans Commission (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Veterans Commission

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Veterans Commission, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2019
Creator: Stephens, Skylar; Aronstein, Tamara; Tijerina, Claudia; Calame, Brittany & Teleki, Katharine
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1501, Chapter 768 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1501, Chapter 768

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council and to the continuation and transfer of the regulation of psychologists, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors, and social workers to the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council; providing civil and administrative penalties; authorizing a fee.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Lower Colorado River Authority (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Lower Colorado River Authority

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Lower Colorado River Authority, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: October 2018
Creator: Fajardo, Erick; Garrison, Mikayla; McConnell, Andrew; Nasr, Danielle & Linebarger, Trisha
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Real Estate Commission (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Real Estate Commission

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Real Estate Commission and the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2019
Creator: Hricik, Kay; Gandy, Rachel; Wood, Janet & Trost, Amy
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History