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Sunset Commission Staff Report with Commission Decisions: Brazos River Authority (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Commission Decisions: Brazos River Authority

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Brazos River Authority, including decisions on statutory recommendations for the Texas Legislature and management recommendations for the agency, as well as information from the original staff report, such as the need for, performance by, and improvements to the Brazos River Authority.
Date: November 2020
Creator: Romig, Robert; Durain, Katherine Drews; Seagraves, Alicia; Jones, Elizabeth & Fajardo, Erick
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Commission Decisions: Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Commission Decisions: Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission, including decisions on statutory recommendations for the Texas Legislature and management recommendations for the agency, as well as information from the original staff report, such as the need for, performance by, and improvements to the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission.
Date: November 2020
Creator: Foote, Merrell; Keslar, Chris; Roberts, Janelle; Wood, Janet & Trost, Amy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Commission Decisions: Prepaid Higher Education Tuition Board (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Commission Decisions: Prepaid Higher Education Tuition Board

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Prepaid Higher Education Tuition Board, including decisions on statutory recommendations for the Texas Legislature and management recommendations for the agency, as well as information from the original staff report, such as the need for, performance by, and improvements to the Prepaid Higher Education Tuition Board.
Date: April 2020
Creator: Constantino, Morgan; Sheikh, Taj; Jones, Elizabeth & Trost, Amy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Commission Decisions: Texas Animal Health Commission (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Commission Decisions: Texas Animal Health Commission

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Animal Health Commission, including decisions on statutory recommendations for the Texas Legislature and management recommendations for the agency, as well as information from the original staff report, such as the need for, performance of, and improvements to the Texas Animal Health Commission.
Date: April 2020
Creator: McDivitt, Darren; Foote, Merrell; Roberts, Janelle; Linebarger, Trisha & Trost, Amy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Teacher Retirement System of Texas (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Teacher Retirement System of Texas

Initial report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: April 2020
Creator: Aronstein, Tamara; Ames, Lauren; Thomas, Ashley; Wood, Janet & Ogle, Stephen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Commission Decisions: Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Commission Decisions: Texas Commission on Law Enforcement

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, including decisions on statutory recommendations for the Texas Legislature and management recommendations for the agency, as well as information from the original staff report, such as the need for, performance by, and improvements to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
Date: November 2020
Creator: McConnell, Andrew; San Miguel, Senaida; Smeck, Sadie; Wood, Janet & Ogle, Stephen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Commission Decisions: Anatomical Board of the State of Texas (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Commission Decisions: Anatomical Board of the State of Texas

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Anatomical Board of the State of Texas, including decisions on statutory recommendations for the Texas Legislature and management recommendations for the agency, as well as information from the original staff report, such as the need for, performance by, and improvements to the Anatomical Board of the State of Texas.
Date: August 2020
Creator: McDivitt, Darren; Constantino, Morgan; Linebarger, Trisha & Trost, Amy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Commission Decisions: Teacher Retirement System of Texas (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Commission Decisions: Teacher Retirement System of Texas

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, including decisions on statutory recommendations for the Texas Legislature and management recommendations for the agency, as well as information from the original staff report, such as the need for, performance by, and improvements to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Date: April 2020
Creator: Aronstein, Tamara; Ames, Lauren; Thomas, Ashley; Wood, Janet & Ogle, Stephen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Commission Decisions: State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Commission Decisions: State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, including decisions on statutory recommendations for the Texas Legislature and management recommendations for the agency, as well as information from the original staff report, such as the need for, performance by, and improvements to the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.
Date: November 2020
Creator: Constantino, Morgan; Thomas, Ashley; Linebarger, Trisha & Ogle, Stephen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Implementation of 2019 Sunset Recommendations (open access)

Implementation of 2019 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: January 2021
Creator: Nasr, Danielle; Smeck, Sadie; Jones, Elizabeth & Trost, Amy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Anatomical Board of the State of Texas (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Anatomical Board of the State of Texas

Initial report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Anatomical Board of the State of Texas, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: August 2020
Creator: McDivitt, Darren; Constantino, Morgan; Linebarger, Trisha & Trost, Amy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Commission Decisions: [Texas Agricultural Agencies] (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Commission Decisions: [Texas Agricultural Agencies]

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Department of Agriculture, Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation, Prescribed Burning Board, Early Childhood Health and Nutrition Interagency Council, including decisions on statutory recommendations for the Texas Legislature and management recommendations for the agency, as well as information from the original staff report, such as the need for, performance by, and improvements to the Texas Department of Agriculture, Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation, Prescribed Burning Board, Early Childhood Health and Nutrition Interagency Council.
Date: June 2020
Creator: Romig, Robert; Leonard, Alan; Seagraves, Alicia; San Miguel, Senaida; Jones, Elizabeth & Ogle, Steven
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: [Texas Agricultural Agencies] (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: [Texas Agricultural Agencies]

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Department of Agriculture, Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation, Prescribed Burning Board, Early Childhood Health and Nutrition Interagency Council, including the Commission's decisions and the final actions taken by the Texas Legislature, along with information from the original staff report, such as the need for, performance by, and improvements to the Texas Department of Agriculture, Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation, Prescribed Burning Board, Early Childhood Health and Nutrition Interagency Council.
Date: June 2020
Creator: Romig, Robert; Leonard, Alan; Seagraves, Alicia; San Miguel, Senaida; Jones, Elizabeth & Ogle, Steven
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: [Texas Agricultural Agencies] (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: [Texas Agricultural Agencies]

Initial report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Department of Agriculture, Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation, Prescribed Burning Board, Early Childhood Health and Nutrition Interagency Council, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2020
Creator: Romig, Robert; Leonard, Alan; Seagraves, Alicia; San Miguel, Senaida; Jones, Elizabeth & Ogle, Steven
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Legislative Report: 87th Texas Legislature (open access)

Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Legislative Report: 87th Texas Legislature

Report to the Texas Legislature "to evaluate the impact of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) on the state by assessing the importance of GIWW [including] an examination of the direct and indirect beneficiaries, identifying principal problems on the GIWW and their solutions, evaluating the need for significant modifications to the GIWW and specifying recommendations for legislative action" (p. 3).
Date: 2021
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History
House Bill 3 Student to Teacher Ratio Report (open access)

House Bill 3 Student to Teacher Ratio Report

This report describes report to the legislature based on the information collected from each school district that offers a prekindergarten program and each private entity that provides a prekindergarten program under contract with a school district for each prekindergarten class offered by the district or private entity.
Date: January 15, 2021
Creator: Texas Education Agency
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, including the Commission's decisions and the final actions taken by the Texas Legislature, along with information from the original staff report, such as the need for, performance by, and improvements to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Date: June 2020
Creator: Nasr, Danielle; McConnell, Andrew; Wood, Janet & Trost, Amy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Progress Made in Water Conservation in Texas (open access)

Progress Made in Water Conservation in Texas

Report on the work and progress of the Water Conservation Advisory Council related to their statutory charges, including monitoring responsibilities, determining best practices, public awareness, and statewide programs related to water conservation strategies and legislation.
Date: December 1, 2020
Creator: Water Conservation Advisory Council (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History