Report giving a summary of the state budget fiscal size-up for the 2016-17 biennium.

Report outlining information on the state budget and legislation from the 84th Texas Legislature that affected each department in the state budget for the 2016-17 biennium.

Annual report of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission describing goals for customer usage and service for various resources and programs compared to actual data during fiscal year 2016.

This Report is being provided by Sarah C. Narendorf, Ph.D to the 84th Texas Legislative Session’s House Bill 679 (Appendix A) requires the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA), in conjunction with other members of the Texas Interagency Council for the Homeless (TICH), to conduct a study of homeless youth and submit a report to the Texas Legislature. In the study, TDHCA is directed to 1) collect data on the number of homeless youth in the state; 2) examine the needs of homeless youth and the degree to which current programs are meeting those needs; 3) identify any sources of funding that might be available to provide services to homeless youth; and 4) develop a strategic plan establishing steps to be taken and timelines for reducing youth homelessness in this state.

This report describes the state’s new higher education strategic plan to assigns a new urgency to accelerating completions for the population of underprepared students. The previous plan, Closing the Gaps by 2015, included access to and success in higher education as its major goals; the new plan build on these goals and continues to focus on completions in higher education.