Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments: November 5, 2019, Election (open access)

Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments: November 5, 2019, Election

The ten joint resolutions proposing amendments to the Texas state constitution offered for approval by Texas voters in the November 5, 2019, election ballot. Includes the ballot language, an analysis of each proposed amendment, and the text of the joint resolution proposing the amendment. Each analysis includes background information and a summary of comments made during the legislative process about the proposed constitutional amendments by supporters and opponents.
Date: August 2019
Creator: Texas Legislative Council
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Constitution (open access)

Texas Constitution

The Texas Constitution updated to include amendments passed in the November 5th, 2019 Constitutional Amendment Election.
Date: 2019~
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Legislative Council.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Procedures Manual for Joint Committees (open access)

Procedures Manual for Joint Committees

Report covering budget submission, approval, and account administration; staffing issues and contracts; administrative support, including the handling of telephones, supplies and purchasing, duplication and printing, mail and messenger service, and travel; issues relating to committee proceedings, including meetings and committee's final reports; as well as examples of forms used in committee account administration.
Date: September 2019
Creator: Texas Legislative Council
System: The Portal to Texas History
Summary of Legislative Budget Estimations: 2020-21 Biennium: Senate (open access)

Summary of Legislative Budget Estimations: 2020-21 Biennium: Senate

Summary of the 2020-2021 state budget, to be passed by the Texas Senate, providing a high-level overview of expenditures and significant changes since the previous appropriations bill.
Date: January 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Summary of Legislative Budget Estimates 2020–21 Biennium: House (open access)

Summary of Legislative Budget Estimates 2020–21 Biennium: House

Th is summary of the General Appropriations Bill publication provides an overview of the appropriations included in the General Appropriations Bill, otherwise known as the state budget. Th e version of the General Appropriations Bill that becomes law, after being passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor, is referred to as the General Appropriations Act (GAA). This enacted legislation is the state’s budget for a two-year period (biennium)
Date: January 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
System: The Portal to Texas History