Summary of Enactments - Regular Session and 1st Called Session 2017 (open access)

Summary of Enactments - Regular Session and 1st Called Session 2017

Report with summaries of all the bills and joint resolutions passed by the Texas Legislature during the 2017 Regular and 1st Called Sessions.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Legislative Council.
Object Type: Book
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 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
Highlights of the 85th Texas Legislature: A Summary of Enrolled Legislation, Volume 1 (open access)

Highlights of the 85th Texas Legislature: A Summary of Enrolled Legislation, Volume 1

This document provides summaries of significant legislative actions conducted by the 85th Texas Legislature, broken down by topical categories. Index starts after page 412.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate. Research Center.
Object Type: Book
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
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1, Chapter 605 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1, Chapter 605

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate general Appropriations Bill.
Date: June 12, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature: Senate Committee on Criminal Justice (open access)

Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature: Senate Committee on Criminal Justice

Report from the Texas Senate Committee on Criminal Justice describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 85th Texas Legislature.
Date: November 14, 2016
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate. Committee on Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1488, Chapter 324 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1488, Chapter 324

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to nonsubstantive additions to, revisions of, and corrections in enacted codes, to the nonsubstantive codification or disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes, and to conforming codifications enacted by the 84th Legislature to other Acts of that legislature.
Date: June 1, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Report to the 85th Texas Legislature: Senate Committee on Education (open access)

Report to the 85th Texas Legislature: Senate Committee on Education

Report of the Senate Committee on Education to the 85th Texas Legislature listing the objectives of the committee and the committee's policy recommendations for each issue addressed.
Date: September 2016
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate. Committee on Education.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature: Senate Finance Committee (open access)

Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature: Senate Finance Committee

Report from the Texas Senate Finance Committee describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 85th Texas Legislature.
Date: November 14, 2016
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate. Finance Committee.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 2065, Chapter 967 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 2065, Chapter 967

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the licensing and regulation of certain occupations and activities.
Date: June 15, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature: Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (open access)

Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature: Senate Committee on Health and Human Services

Report from the Texas Senate Committee Committee on Health and Human Services describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 85th Texas Legislature.
Date: November 2016
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate. Committee on Health and Human Services.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
South Texas College Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2018 and 2019 (open access)

South Texas College Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2018 and 2019

Report submitted by South Texas College to the Texas 85th regular legislature requesting appropriations to fund programming and activities. It includes an overview of the institution's goals, summaries of appropriations requests for fiscal years 2018 and 2019, and supporting documentation.
Date: August 5, 2016
Creator: South Texas College
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature: House Committee on Urban Affairs (open access)

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

Report from the Texas House Committee on Urban Affairs describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 85th Texas Legislature.
Date: January 4, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Urban Affairs.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative DeWayne Burns: Fall 2017 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative DeWayne Burns: Fall 2017

Newsletter of DeWayne Burns for his constituents in district 58 discussing news, activities, and various updates related to work in the Texas legislature. It focuses on updates in the state budget, border security and public safety, unfunded mandates and your taxes, district-focused bills, the call for and Article 5 convention of states, actions to protect conservative values, and the convening of a special legislative session.
Date: Autumn 2017
Creator: Burns, DeWayne Christopher
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature: House Select Committee on Mental Health (open access)

Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature: House Select Committee on Mental Health

Report from the Texas House Committee on Mental Health describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 85th Texas Legislature.
Date: December 29, 2016
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Select Committee on Mental Health.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature: Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development (open access)

Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature: Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development

Report from the Texas Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 85th Texas Legislature.
Date: November 15, 2016
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate. Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 84th Texas Legislature: Senate Select Committee on Property Tax Reform & Relief (open access)

Interim Report to the 84th Texas Legislature: Senate Select Committee on Property Tax Reform & Relief

Report from the Texas Senate Select Committee on Property Tax Reform & Relief describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 84th Texas Legislature.
Date: November 2016
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate. Select Committee on Property Tax Reform and Relief.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Staff Report with Final Results: Texas State Boards of Examiners of Marriage and Family, Therapists Professional Counselors, and Social Workers (open access)

Staff Report with Final Results: Texas State Boards of Examiners of Marriage and Family, Therapists Professional Counselors, and Social Workers

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists, the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors, and the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: August 2017
Creator: Beverly, Eric; Long, Tim; Wood, Janet & Jones, Jennifer
Object Type: Report
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
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
Texas A&M University Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2018 and 2019 (open access)

Texas A&M University Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2018 and 2019

Report submitted by Texas A&M University to the Texas 85th regular legislature requesting appropriations to fund programming and activities. It includes an overview of the institution's goals, summaries of appropriations requests for fiscal years 2018 and 2019, and supporting documentation.
Date: August 2016
Creator: Texas A & M University
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas House Legislative Budget Estimates by Program: Fiscal Years 2015 to 2019, Articles 6-10 (open access)

Texas House 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 House of Representatives. 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