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Texas Senate Legislative Budget Estimates by Strategy: Fiscal Years 2015 to 2019, Articles 1-3 (open access)

Texas Senate Legislative Budget Estimates by Strategy: Fiscal Years 2015 to 2019, Articles 1-3

Compilation or recommended funding levels for various programs across state government during fiscal years 2015-2019, 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 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Legislative Glossary (open access)

Texas Legislative Glossary

Document defining legal terms used in Texas legislation.
Date: January 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Legislative Council.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Legislative Priorities Report: 85th Legislative Session (open access)

Legislative Priorities Report: 85th Legislative Session

Report that includes recommendations to the 85th Texas legislature and narrative summaries of the TWDB'S exceptional item requests.
Date: January 2017
Creator: Bruun, Bech; Jackson, Kathleen; Lake, Peter & Walker, Jeff
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Finance Report, Volume 85, Number 1, February 16, 2017 (open access)

Texas State Finance Report, Volume 85, Number 1, February 16, 2017

Document providing information on how the state budget is written and approved by the legislature.
Date: February 16, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Legislative Budget Board Recommendations House Version: 2018-2019 Biennium (open access)

Legislative Budget Board Recommendations House Version: 2018-2019 Biennium

Biennial report of budget and fiscal actions of each legislature and information regarding the fiscal condition of the state.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Senate Legislative Budget Estimates by Program: Fiscal Years 2015 to 2019, Articles 1-3 (open access)

Texas Senate Legislative Budget Estimates by Program: Fiscal Years 2015 to 2019, Articles 1-3

Compilation or recommended funding levels for various programs across state government during fiscal years 2015-2019, 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 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas House Legislative Budget Estimates by Strategy: Fiscal Years 2015 to 2019, Articles 1-3 (open access)

Texas House Legislative Budget Estimates by Strategy: Fiscal Years 2015 to 2019, Articles 1-3

Compilation or recommended funding levels for various programs across state government during fiscal years 2015-2019, prepared for the Texas House of Representatives. It includes information about historic expenditures with requested and recommended funding, as well as specific information related to articles 1-3.
Date: January 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Senate Legislative Budget Estimates by Program: Fiscal Years 2015 to 2019, Article 3 (open access)

Texas Senate Legislative Budget Estimates by Program: Fiscal Years 2015 to 2019, Article 3

Compilation or recommended funding levels for various programs across state government during fiscal years 2015-2019, 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 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas House Legislative Budget Estimates by Program: Fiscal Years 2015 to 2019, Article 3 (open access)

Texas House Legislative Budget Estimates by Program: Fiscal Years 2015 to 2019, Article 3

Compilation or recommended funding levels for various programs across state government during fiscal years 2015-2019, prepared for the Texas House of Representatives. It includes information about historic expenditures with requested and recommended funding, as well as specific information related to article 3.
Date: January 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas House Legislative Budget Estimates by Program: Fiscal Years 2015 to 2019, Articles 3-5 (open access)

Texas House Legislative Budget Estimates by Program: Fiscal Years 2015 to 2019, Articles 3-5

Compilation or recommended funding levels for various programs across state government during fiscal years 2015-2019, prepared for the Texas House of Representatives. It includes information about historic expenditures with requested and recommended funding, as well as specific information related to articles 3-5.
Date: January 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluation of Best Management Practices in Certain Water Conservation Plans (open access)

Evaluation of Best Management Practices in Certain Water Conservation Plans

Evaluates the utility's water conservation plan for compliance with TWDB'S best management practices.
Date: January 1, 2017
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas House Legislative Budget Estimates by Strategy: Fiscal Years 2015 to 2019, Articles 4-10 (open access)

Texas House Legislative Budget Estimates by Strategy: Fiscal Years 2015 to 2019, Articles 4-10

Compilation or recommended funding levels for various programs across state government during fiscal years 2015-2019, prepared for the Texas House of Representatives. It includes information about historic expenditures with requested and recommended funding, as well as specific information related to articles 4-10.
Date: January 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
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 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
Activities and Recommendations of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee: A Report to the 85th Legislature (open access)

Activities and Recommendations of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee: A Report to the 85th Legislature

This report describes Texas Groundwater Protection Committee (TGPC) activities during calendar years 2015 and 2016, including select groundwater protection issues and recommendations to improve groundwater protection for the 85th Texas Legislature's consideration.
Date: January 2017
Creator: Texas Groundwater Protection Committee
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Legislative Information and Resources (open access)

Texas Legislative Information and Resources

None
Date: January 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Legislative Council.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Condensed Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments: 85th Regular Session. November 7, 2017, Election (open access)

Condensed Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments: 85th Regular Session. November 7, 2017, Election

Book presenting condensed analyses of proposed constitutional amendments to be voted on the in general election of 2017.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Legislative Council.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Senate Legislative Budget Estimates by Program: Fiscal Years 2015 to 2019, Articles 6-10 (open access)

Texas Senate Legislative Budget Estimates by Program: Fiscal Years 2015 to 2019, Articles 6-10

Compilation or recommended funding levels for various programs across state government during fiscal years 2015-2019, prepared for the Texas Senate. It includes information about historic expenditures with requested and recommended funding, as well as specific information related to articles 6-10.
Date: January 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Senate Legislative Budget Estimates by Strategy: Fiscal Years 2015 to 2019, Articles 4-10 (open access)

Texas Senate Legislative Budget Estimates by Strategy: Fiscal Years 2015 to 2019, Articles 4-10

Compilation or recommended funding levels for various programs across state government during fiscal years 2015-2019, prepared for the Texas Senate. It includes information about historic expenditures with requested and recommended funding, as well as specific information related to articles 4-10.
Date: January 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 1, January 2017 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 1, January 2017

Newsletter of Ernest Bailes for his constituents in district 18 discussing news, activities, and various updates related to work in the Texas legislature. It focuses on welcoming the 85th legislative session, a recap of Texas' biennial legislature, priorities for the 85th legislative session, committee assignments, and developing youth leaders.
Date: January 30, 2017
Creator: Bailes, Ernest James, IV
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 2, February 2017 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 2, February 2017

Newsletter of Ernest Bailes for his constituents in district 18 discussing news, activities, and various updates related to work in the Texas legislature. It focuses on Bailes' committee assignments, handgun issues, school funding, open-enrollment to charter schools, support for district 18, and the Texas Association of School Administrators.
Date: February 13, 2017
Creator: Bailes, Ernest James, IV
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 3, February 2017 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 3, February 2017

Newsletter of Ernest Bailes for his constituents in district 18 discussing news, activities, and various updates related to work in the Texas legislature. It focuses on growth and property rights, pausing in prayer, new Commercial Driver's License skills standards, reduction in budget for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and a balanced and new legislation.
Date: February 28, 2017
Creator: Bailes, Ernest James, IV
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 4, March 2017 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 4, March 2017

Newsletter of Ernest Bailes for his constituents in district 18 discussing news, activities, and various updates related to work in the Texas legislature. It focuses on the filing of bill to address public school accountability, the Dayton train, an update on Constable Justin Johnstone, the filed bill to protect ecological resources, the celebration of General Sam Houston, Child Protective Services, Daylight Savings Time, the House and Senate bills on high speed railways, and Bailes' appointment to the subcommittee.
Date: March 13, 2017
Creator: Bailes, Ernest James, IV
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 5, March 2017 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 5, March 2017

Newsletter of Ernest Bailes for his constituents in district 18 discussing news, activities, and various updates related to work in the Texas legislature. It focuses on reforms in public school finance, an update on Constable Justin Johnston, the presentation of CSHB 1469, updates in teacher retirement and property taxes, and the house bill to decrease the fee for carrying a handgun.
Date: March 28, 2017
Creator: Bailes, Ernest James, IV
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History