Condensed Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments: 86th Regular Session. November 5, 2019, Election (open access)

Condensed Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments: 86th Regular Session. November 5, 2019, Election

Analysis of the ten proposed constitutional amendments put up for a vote at the November 5, 2019, Election. Includes a brief summary and analysis of each proposed amendment, as well as comments by both supporters and opponents.
Date: August 2019
Creator: Texas Legislative Council
System: The Portal to Texas History
Legislative Priorities Report: 86th Texas Legislative Session (open access)

Legislative Priorities Report: 86th Texas Legislative Session

Report addressing planning and financial assistance in regard to Texas's water needs.
Date: January 2019
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water Use of Texas Water Utilities: Third Biennial Report to the Texas Legislature (open access)

Water Use of Texas Water Utilities: Third Biennial Report to the Texas Legislature

Biennial report on water use by public utilities companies in Texas.
Date: January 2019
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset in Texas: 2019 (open access)

Sunset in Texas: 2019

Report providing an overview of sunset reviews that happened during the 2018-2019 biennium, including background information about the process, specific impacts of those reviews, and future reviews listed by scheduling and by agency.
Date: September 2019
Creator: Texas. Sunset Advisory Commission.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 86th Texas Legislature: House Select Committee on Cybersecurity (open access)

Interim Report to the 86th Texas Legislature: House Select Committee on Cybersecurity

Report from the Texas House Select Committee on Cybersecurity describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 86th Texas Legislature.
Date: January 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Cybersecurity
System: The Portal to Texas History
Report to the 86th Legislature: Sunset Advisory Commission (open access)

Report to the 86th Legislature: Sunset Advisory Commission

Report over the 86th Legislature, in which, based on extensive analysis, testimony, and deliberations, decisions are made about the continuance/discontinuation of various state agencies.
Date: February 2019
Creator: Texas. Sunset Advisory Commission.
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

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Medical Board, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2019
Creator: Fajardo, Erick; McDivitt, Darren; Ogle, Steven; Wood, Janet & Trost, Amy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2019
Creator: Johnson, Emily; Foote, Merrell; King, Judy; Romig, Robert; Calame, Brittany & Teleki, Katharine
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2019
Creator: McDivitt, Darren; Constantino, Morgan; Wood, Janet & Trost, Amy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Historical Commission (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Historical Commission

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Historical Commission, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2019
Creator: Ogle, Steven; Pfeiffer, Abby; Linebarger, Trisha & Jones, Jennifer
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2019
Creator: Davis, Julie; Constantino, Morgan; Linebarger, Trisha & Trost, Amy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Funeral Service Commission (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Funeral Service Commission

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Funeral Service Commission, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2019
Creator: Sunset Advisory Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Finance Agencies (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Finance Agencies

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Finance Commission of Texas, Texas Department of Banking, Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner, and Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2019
Creator: Nash, Carissa; Duran, Krystal; King, Judy; Wood, Janet & Teleki, Katherine
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2019
Creator: Sunset Advisory Commission
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluation of the Best Management Practices in Certain Water Conservation Plants (open access)

Evaluation of the Best Management Practices in Certain Water Conservation Plants

Report summarizing the evaluations of the best management practices for utilities with 3,300 or more connections that applied for financial assistance from the TWDB during fiscal years 2017 and 2018.
Date: January 1, 2019
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 86th Texas Legislature: House Committee on Agriculture and Livestock (open access)

Interim Report to the 86th Texas Legislature: House Committee on Agriculture and Livestock

Report from the Texas House Committee on Agriculture and Livestock describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 86th Texas Legislature.
Date: January 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Agriculture and Livestock.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Activities and Recommendations of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee: Report to the 86th Legislature (open access)

Activities and Recommendations of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee: Report to the 86th Legislature

"This report describes the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee (TGPC) activities during 2017 and 2018, discusses selected groundwater protection issues, and provides recommendations to improve groundwater protection for the 86th Texas Legislature's consideration" (p. 1).
Date: January 2019
Creator: Texas Groundwater Protection Committee
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
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
New, Renamed, and Abolished State Governmental Entities (open access)

New, Renamed, and Abolished State Governmental Entities

Report providing information on the function and composition of statutory state agencies, interagency panels, advisory committees, and other state governmental entities that have been created, renamed, or eliminated by the Texas legislature.
Date: November 2019
Creator: Texas Legislative Council
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 86th Texas Legislature: House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence (open access)

Interim Report to the 86th Texas Legislature: House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence

Report from the Texas House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 86th Texas Legislature.
Date: January 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence.
System: The Portal to Texas History
State Flood Assessment (open access)

State Flood Assessment

Report providing an initial assessment of Texas's flood risks, an overview of roles and responsibilities, an estimate of flood mitigation costs, and a synopsis of stakeholder views on the future of flood planning.
Date: January 2019
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
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
System: The Portal to Texas History