Focus Report, Volume 86, Number 4, September 2019 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 86, Number 4, September 2019

Report including a digest of each vetoed measure, the governor's stated reason for the veto, and a response to the veto by the author or sponsor of the bill.
Date: September 25, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 85, Number 6, September 2017 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 85, Number 6, September 2017

Report on the amendments proposed for the November 2017 ballot by the Texas House of Representatives.
Date: September 7, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 84, Number 10, September 27, 2016 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 84, Number 10, September 27, 2016

"This report reviews some recent history of the school finance system in Texas and the Supreme Court's latest ruling upholding its constitutionality."
Date: September 27, 2016
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 82, Number 7, September 30, 2011 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 82, Number 7, September 30, 2011

"During its 2011 regular session, the 82nd Texas Legislature enacted 1,379 bills and adopted 11 joint resolutions after considering more than 6,000 measures filled. It also enacted eight bills during the first called session, This report includes many of the highlights of the regular session and the first called session. It summarizes some proposals that were approved and some that were not. Also included are arguments offered for and against each measure as it was debated. The legislation featured in this report is a sampling and not intended to be comprehensive."
Date: September 30, 2011
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 75, Number 25, September 1998 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 75, Number 25, September 1998

Periodical discussing the arguments for and against factoring standardized test scores into education. It includes sample questions from Texas Assessment of Academic Skills [TAAS] tests, the pros and cons of expanding the use of the test, and a discussion of possible bias against minority students in the TAAS.
Date: September 29, 1998
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 74, Number 25, September 1996 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 74, Number 25, September 1996

Periodical discussing the disposal of low-level radioactive waste in Texas, including proposed legislation and arguments in favor and opposed to the new regulations.
Date: September 13, 1996
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 74, Number 15, September 1995 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 74, Number 15, September 1995

This is a report by the 74th Legislature presenting the fourteen amendments proposed at the general election on November 7, 1995. The report gives the procedures on amendment implementation and information on each amendment proposed.
Date: September 25, 1995
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
System: The Portal to Texas History