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Annual Report on Federal Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant Expenditures: 2020 (open access)

Annual Report on Federal Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant Expenditures: 2020

This report describes all expenditures for programs that received SABG funds during fiscal year 2020 (September 1, 2019 - August 31, 2020). HHSC funds a variety of substance use programs across the substance use service continuum of care. These substance use programs use SABG funds to offer a comprehensive array of prevention, intervention, and treatment services
Date: December 2021
Creator: Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Biennial Report on Texas Public Schools: 2020 (open access)

Biennial Report on Texas Public Schools: 2020

The 2020 Comprehensive Biennial Report on Texas Public Schools describes the status of Texas public education, as required by §39.332 of the Texas Education Code. This chapter of the 2020 Comprehensive Biennial Report on Texas Public Schools presents the progress the state is making on the performance indicators established in Texas law. These indicators were presented in Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) reports from 1990-91 to 2011-12. In the 2012-13 school year, the AEIS was renamed the Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) to reflect changes in legislation. Detailed analyses of three key performance indicators can be found in Chapters 2 and 5 of this report. Chapter 2 presents State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results, and Chapter 5 presents graduation rates and dropout rates.
Date: December 2020
Creator: Texas Education Agency
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Biennial report to the 87nd Texas legislature (open access)

Biennial report to the 87nd Texas legislature

This is the the State Office of Risk Management Biennial Report, as the guidelines for oversight in developing and maintaining effective risk management programs; specialized assistance and training; comprehensive data collection, monitoring, and analysis; and the workers’ compensation program.
Date: January 12, 2021
Creator: Texas. State Office of Risk Management.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Biennial Report to the 87th Texas Legislature: Public Utility Commission of Texas (open access)

Biennial Report to the 87th Texas Legislature: Public Utility Commission of Texas

Biennial report to the Texas legislature documenting the work of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, including "the scope of competition reports for the Texas electric and telecommunications markets, as well as a report on water and wastewater regulation" along with an overview of industry issues and recommendations.
Date: January 2021
Creator: Texas. Public Utility Commission.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Expanded Learning Opportunities Council: Report to the 87th Texas Legislature (open access)

Expanded Learning Opportunities Council: Report to the 87th Texas Legislature

This report describes Statewide Standards for High-Quality ELO (Expanded Learning Opportunities Council, ELO Data Collection: Coordinated Expansion, Pathways to Access for All Students, ELO’s Critical Role in Community Building and Crisis Response.
Date: November 2020
Creator: Texas Education Agency
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Final Results of Sunset Reviews: 2020-2021 (open access)

Final Results of Sunset Reviews: 2020-2021

"This report summarizes the actions taken by the Sunset Commission and the 87th Legislature on each of the 19 entities reviewed this biennium. The individual agency sections in this report list both statutory changes and management directives adopted for implementation by each entity" (p. 1). It also includes the review schedule for 2023.
Date: June 2021
Creator: Texas. Sunset Advisory Commission.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 87, Number 1, March 2021 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 87, Number 1, March 2021

Report on the creation and implementation of Texas' state budget for fiscal 2022-23, including information on how the two-year cycle works.
Date: March 8, 2021
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 87, Number 2, April 2021 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 87, Number 2, April 2021

"This report presents an overview of the proposed state budget and of each article of CSSB 1. It highlights some of the significant budget issues, including different proposals for funding individual agencies and programs" (p. 1).
Date: April 2021
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 87, Number 3, August 2021 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 87, Number 3, August 2021

Report on the proposed constitutional amendments that will be submitted for voter approval in the November 2, 2021 general election, including an explanation of the constitutional amendment process.
Date: August 18, 2021
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 87, Number 4, November 2021 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 87, Number 4, November 2021

"This report examines the 25-year history of charter schools in Texas and policy proposals related to their growth and operations" (p. 1).
Date: November 1, 2021
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 87, Number 5, January 10, 2022 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 87, Number 5, January 10, 2022

Report on the bills that Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed in the 2021 regular legislative session. (p.1)
Date: January 10, 2022
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Future of Desalination in Texas: 2020 Biennial Report on Seawater and Brackish Groundwater Desalination in Texas (open access)

The Future of Desalination in Texas: 2020 Biennial Report on Seawater and Brackish Groundwater Desalination in Texas

Report on the state of desalination in Texas, both seawater and brackish water; the results of the TWDB's studies and activities in desalination; the designation of local or regional brackish groundwater production zones; and other relevant information.
Date: December 1, 2020
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Legislative Report: 87th Texas Legislature (open access)

Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Legislative Report: 87th Texas Legislature

Report to the Texas Legislature "to evaluate the impact of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) on the state by assessing the importance of GIWW [including] an examination of the direct and indirect beneficiaries, identifying principal problems on the GIWW and their solutions, evaluating the need for significant modifications to the GIWW and specifying recommendations for legislative action" (p. 3).
Date: 2021
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
House Bill 3 Student to Teacher Ratio Report (open access)

House Bill 3 Student to Teacher Ratio Report

This report describes report to the legislature based on the information collected from each school district that offers a prekindergarten program and each private entity that provides a prekindergarten program under contract with a school district for each prekindergarten class offered by the district or private entity.
Date: January 15, 2021
Creator: Texas Education Agency
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Implementation of 2019 Sunset Recommendations (open access)

Implementation of 2019 Sunset Recommendations

Compliance report from the Sunset Commission providing an update about agencies' progress in implementing recommendations from the previous legislative session as well as legislation that addressed statutory recommendations.
Date: January 2021
Creator: Nasr, Danielle; Smeck, Sadie; Jones, Elizabeth & Trost, Amy
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Committee Charges: Texas House or Representatives, 87th Legislature (open access)

Interim Committee Charges: Texas House or Representatives, 87th Legislature

List of committees in the Texas House of Representatives with updated charges for the interim period of the 87th session.
Date: March 2022
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 87th Texas Legislature: Senate Higher Education Committee (open access)

Interim Report to the 87th Texas Legislature: Senate Higher Education Committee

Report from the Texas Senate Higher Education Committee describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 86th Texas Legislature.
Date: Autumn 2020
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate. Higher Education Committee.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 87th Texas Legislature: Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (open access)

Interim Report to the 87th Texas Legislature: Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services

Report from the Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 87th Texas Legislature.
Date: January 2021
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate. Committee on Health and Human Services.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the House of Representatives of Texas: 87th Legislature, Third Called Session, Monday, October 18, 2021 (open access)

Journal of the House of Representatives of Texas: 87th Legislature, Third Called Session, Monday, October 18, 2021

Proceedings of the House of Representatives of Texas for the 10th day of the third called session of the 87th Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
Date: October 18, 2021
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Eighty-Seventh Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1 (open access)

Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Eighty-Seventh Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1

The Journal contains the proceedings of the House of Representatives of Texas including legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order. Some volumes also contain supplementary materials.
Date: 2021
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Eighty-Seventh Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 2 (open access)

Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Eighty-Seventh Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 2

The Journal contains the proceedings of the House of Representatives of Texas including legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order. Some volumes also contain supplementary materials.
Date: 2021
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Eighty-Seventh Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 3 (open access)

Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Eighty-Seventh Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 3

The Journal contains the proceedings of the House of Representatives of Texas including legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order. Some volumes also contain supplementary materials.
Date: 2021
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Eighty-Seventh Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 4 (open access)

Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Eighty-Seventh Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 4

The Journal contains the proceedings of the House of Representatives of Texas including legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order. Some volumes also contain supplementary materials.
Date: 2021
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Eighty-Seventh Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 5 (open access)

Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Eighty-Seventh Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 5

The Journal contains the proceedings of the House of Representatives of Texas including legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order. Some volumes also contain supplementary materials.
Date: 2021
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History