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Joint Interim Committee to Study TRS Health Benefit Plans: Report to the 85th Legislature (open access)

Joint Interim Committee to Study TRS Health Benefit Plans: Report to the 85th Legislature

This report describes the most significant efforts made to ensure long-term stability for the TRS care and TRS-activecare plans by the 84th legislative session.
Date: October 2016
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Joint Interim Committee to Study TRS Health Benefit Plans.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Legislative Priorities Report: 85th Legislative Session (open access)

Legislative Priorities Report: 85th Legislative Session

Report that includes recommendations to the 85th Texas legislature and narrative summaries of the TWDB'S exceptional item requests.
Date: January 2017
Creator: Bruun, Bech; Jackson, Kathleen; Lake, Peter & Walker, Jeff
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Finance Report, Volume 85, Number 1, February 16, 2017 (open access)

Texas State Finance Report, Volume 85, Number 1, February 16, 2017

Document providing information on how the state budget is written and approved by the legislature.
Date: February 16, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Legislative Budget Board Recommendations House Version: 2018-2019 Biennium (open access)

Legislative Budget Board Recommendations House Version: 2018-2019 Biennium

Biennial report of budget and fiscal actions of each legislature and information regarding the fiscal condition of the state.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Report to the 85th Texas Legislature: Senate Committee on Education (open access)

Report to the 85th Texas Legislature: Senate Committee on Education

Report of the Senate Committee on Education to the 85th Texas Legislature listing the objectives of the committee and the committee's policy recommendations for each issue addressed.
Date: September 2016
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate. Committee on Education.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluation of Best Management Practices in Certain Water Conservation Plans (open access)

Evaluation of Best Management Practices in Certain Water Conservation Plans

Evaluates the utility's water conservation plan for compliance with TWDB'S best management practices.
Date: January 1, 2017
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
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
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Railroad Commission of Texas (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Railroad Commission of Texas

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Railroad Commission of Texas, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: April 2016
Creator: Trost, Amy; Beverly, Eric; Long, Tim; Nash, Carissa; Wood, Janet & Walraven, Joe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: [Texas Occupation and Physical Therapy Agencies] (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: [Texas Occupation and Physical Therapy Agencies]

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners, Texas Board of Occupational Therapy, and the Texas Board of Physical Therapy. It includes background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: April 2016
Creator: Fajardo, Erick; Leonard, Alan; Wood, Janet & Walraven, Joe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Department of Transportation (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Department of Transportation

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Department of Transportation, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: November 2016
Creator: Tripp, Amy; Lenoard, Alan; Schiff, Tamara; Teleki, Katharine & Hartley, Cee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Implementation of 2015 Sunset Recommendations (open access)

Implementation of 2015 Sunset Recommendations

Compliance report providing a summary of implementation for recommendations made by the Sunset Advisory Commission to the Texas Legislature impacting various state agencies reviewed during the biennium. It also includes a report from the State Auditor's Office regarding non-statutory recommendations taken by agencies reviewed under the previous legislature.
Date: January 2017
Creator: Nasr, Danielle; Wilk, Skylar; Calame, Brittany & Kirkle, Sarah
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

Final version of a report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Medical Board, including outcomes for legislation and agency management based on recommendations, with the original staff report providing background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: August 2017
Creator: Fajardo, Erick; McDivitt, Darren; Ogle, Steven; Wood, Janet & Trost, Amy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Activities and Recommendations of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee: A Report to the 85th Legislature (open access)

Activities and Recommendations of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee: A Report to the 85th Legislature

This report describes Texas Groundwater Protection Committee (TGPC) activities during calendar years 2015 and 2016, including select groundwater protection issues and recommendations to improve groundwater protection for the 85th Texas Legislature's consideration.
Date: January 2017
Creator: Texas Groundwater Protection Committee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Staff Report: Texas Optometry Board (open access)

Staff Report: Texas Optometry Board

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Optometry Board, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: November 2016
Creator: Hricik, Kay; Spock, Karl & Calame, Brittany
System: The Portal to Texas History
Staff Report: Health Licensing Consolidation Project (open access)

Staff Report: Health Licensing Consolidation Project

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Health Licensing Consolidation Project, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: November 2016
Creator: Levine, Ken; Nash, Carissa; Romig, Robert & Hartley, Cee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Optometry Board (open access)

Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Optometry Board

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Optometry Board, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2017
Creator: Hricik, Kay; Spock, Karl & Calame, Brittany
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas State Board of Pharmacy (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas State Board of Pharmacy

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas State Board of Pharmacy, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: April 2016
Creator: Ogle, Steven; Schiff, Tamara; Hartley, Cee & Teleki, Katharine
System: The Portal to Texas History
Staff Report with Final Results: Texas  State Bar & Board of Law Examiners (open access)

Staff Report with Final Results: Texas State Bar & Board of Law Examiners

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the State Bar of Texas and the Board of Law Exminers, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2017
Creator: Shurtleff, Sean; Hricik, Kay; Tripp, Amy; Calame, Brittany & Teleki, Katharine
System: The Portal to Texas History
Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners (open access)

Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2017
Creator: Nash, Carissa; Duran, Krystal; Calame, Brittany & Kirkle, Sarah
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: October 2016
Creator: Hricik, Kay; Spock, Karl; Linebarger, Trisha & Jones, Jennifer
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2017
Creator: Nasr, Danielle; Constantino, Morgan; Linebarger, Trisha & Jones, Jennifer
System: The Portal to Texas History
Biennial Report on Seawater and Brackish Groundwater Desalination: 2016 (open access)

Biennial Report on Seawater and Brackish Groundwater Desalination: 2016

Report on the results of the Texas Water Development Board's studies and activities in desalination. The report discusses the role of the state and the designation of brackish groundwater production zones.
Date: December 1, 2016
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
System: The Portal to Texas History
Priority Groundwater Management Areas and Groundwater Conservation Districts: Report to the 85th Texas Legislature (open access)

Priority Groundwater Management Areas and Groundwater Conservation Districts: Report to the 85th Texas Legislature

Biennial report discussing state agency efforts to implement groundwater management policies including legislative acts of the 85th Texas legislature, new groundwater conservation districts, and district management plans.
Date: January 2017
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature: Transition Legislative Oversight Committee (open access)

Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature: Transition Legislative Oversight Committee

Report from the Transition Legislative Oversight Committee describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 85th Texas Legislature.
Date: November 29, 2016
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Health and Human Services Transition Legislative Oversight Committee.
System: The Portal to Texas History