Sunset Commission Staff Report: Lower Colorado River Authority (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: 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: October 2018
Creator: Fajardo, Erick; Garrison, Mikayla; McConnell, Andrew; Nasr, Danielle & Linebarger, Trisha
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Office of Fire Fighters' Pension Commissioner (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Office of Fire Fighters' Pension Commissioner

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Texas Office of Fire Fighters' Pension Commissioner, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: July 2012
Creator: Shurtleff, Sean; Ninaud, Christian; Wood, Janet & Walraven, Joe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Port of Houston Authority (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Port of Houston Authority

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Port of Houston Authority, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: August 2012
Creator: Teleki, Katharine; Martin, Ken; Spock, Karl; Tripp, Amy; Hartley, Cee & Walraven, Joe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Prepaid Higher Education Tuition Board (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Prepaid Higher Education Tuition Board

Initial report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Prepaid Higher Education Tuition Board, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: April 2020
Creator: Constantino, Morgan; Sheikh, Taj; Jones, Elizabeth & Trost, Amy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Public Utility Commission of Texas (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Public Utility Commission of Texas

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC), including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation. Issues covered are the PUC's lack of regulatory tools, need for statutory changes, transfer of regulatory oversight over water and wastewater utilities, unnecessary reporting requirements, and the necessity of the continuation of the PUC.
Date: November 2012
Creator: Spock, Karl; Beverly, Eric; Hartley, Cee & Walraven, Joe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Public Utility Commission of Texas and Office of Public Utility Counsel (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Public Utility Commission of Texas and Office of Public Utility Counsel

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Office of Public Utility Counsel, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: April 1992
Creator: McKay, Ginny; Walraven, Joe; Foote, Merrell; Leal, Roland & Spock, Karl
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: Railroad Commission of Texas (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Railroad Commission of Texas

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Railroad Commission of Texas, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation. Some issues are: greater transparency by removing conflicts of interest and a change of the agency name, an increase in the cap on the Oil and Gas Regulation and Cleanup Fund, increase in the Pipeline Safety Fee, Commission to need Statutory Direction to Improve its Enforcement Processes, cease the Commissions promotion of propane, more oversight on interstate pipelines, and implement better procedural safeguards for mineral owners.
Date: November 2012
Creator: McKay, Ginny; Ogle, Steven; Reed, Joey & Wood, Janet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: San Jacinto River Authority (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: San Jacinto River Authority

Initial report from the Sunset Commission regarding the San Jacinto River Authority, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: November 2020
Creator: Leonard, Alan; Johnson, Emily; Vree, Andrew; Jones, Elizabeth & Fajardo, Erick
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: School and Veterans' Land Boards (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: School and Veterans' Land Boards

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the School Land Board and Veterans' Land Board, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: July 2018
Creator: Stephens, Skylar; Ames, Lauren; Tijerina, Claudia; Wood, Janet & Jones, Jennifer
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: State Bar of Texas and Board of Law Examiners (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: State Bar of Texas and Board of Law Examiners

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the State Bar of Texas and the Board of Law Examiners, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: April 2016
Creator: Shurtleff, Sean; Hricik, Kay; Tripp, Amy; Calame, Brittany & Teleki, Katharine
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners

Initial report from the Sunset Commission regarding the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: November 2020
Creator: Constantino, Morgan; Thomas, Ashley; Linebarger, Trisha & Ogle, Stephen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: 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: October 2018
Creator: Nasr, Danielle; Constantino, Morgan; Linebarger, Trisha & Jones, Jennifer
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: State Commission on Judicial Conduct (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: State Commission on Judicial Conduct

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct, including background information, an overview of new issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: March 2012
Creator: Fajardo, Erick; Ogle, Steven; Roberson, Dawn & McKay, Ginny
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: State Employee Charitable Campaign (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: State Employee Charitable Campaign

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Texas State Employee Charitable Campaign, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: August 2012
Creator: Reed, Joseph; Lieberknecht, Chloe; Wood, Janet & Jones, Jennifer
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: State Office of Administrative Hearings (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: State Office of Administrative Hearings

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH), including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation. It offers recommendations on topics including: proper funding, organizational flexibility, greater independence over contested tax case hearing oversight, administrative license revocations hearings, authority to informally dispose of default cases, and access to quality information on the agency hearing process.
Date: November 2014
Creator: Beverly, Eric; Shurtleff, Sean; Simmons, Joel; Wood, Janet & Jones, Jennifer
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: State Office of Risk Management (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: State Office of Risk Management

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the State Office of Risk Management, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: November 2018
Creator: Schiff, Tamara; Tijerina, Claudia; Calame, Brittany & Fajardo, Erick
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: State Pension Review Board (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: State Pension Review Board

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Texas State Pension Review Board, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: July 2012
Creator: Downie, Michelle; Holley-Hurt, Carrie; Ogle, Steven; Wood, Janet & Walraven, Joe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: State Preservation Board (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: State Preservation Board

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas State Preservation Board, including background information, an overview of issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: March 2012
Creator: Rencher, Faye; Ninaud, Christian; Tripp, Amy; Hartley, Cee & Jones, Jennifer
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Teacher Retirement System of Texas (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Teacher Retirement System of Texas

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Hopson, Steve; Hartman, Lori; Coussan, Annette; Pogue, Stacey; Hartley, Cee & Levine, Ken
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Teacher Retirement System of Texas (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Teacher Retirement System of Texas

Initial report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: April 2020
Creator: Aronstein, Tamara; Ames, Lauren; Thomas, Ashley; Wood, Janet & Ogle, Stephen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: [Texas Adult Criminal Justice System and Windham School District] (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: [Texas Adult Criminal Justice System and Windham School District]

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee, the Windham School District, and the Board of Pardons and Paroles. It includes background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: May 2012
Creator: Lieberknecht, Chloe; Kennedy, Kelly; Daly, Leah; Beverly, Eric; Reed, Joseph; Roberson, Dawn et al.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: [Texas Agricultural Agencies] (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: [Texas Agricultural Agencies]

Initial report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Department of Agriculture, Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation, Prescribed Burning Board, Early Childhood Health and Nutrition Interagency Council, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2020
Creator: Romig, Robert; Leonard, Alan; Seagraves, Alicia; San Miguel, Senaida; Jones, Elizabeth & Ogle, Steven
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: 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: October 2018
Creator: Johnson, Emily; Foote, Merrell; King, Judy; Romig, Robert; Calame, Brittany & Teleki, Katharine
System: The Portal to Texas History