Focus Report, Volume 82, Number 2, February 14, 2011 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 82, Number 2, February 14, 2011

"This report summarizes the key constitutional provisions and rules governing bills in the Legislature, with emphasis on House rules."
Date: February 14, 2012
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 82, Number 3, February 18, 2011 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 82, Number 3, February 18, 2011

"This report reviews the rules and procedures used in the committees of the Texas House of Representatives."
Date: February 18, 2011
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fiscal Size-up: 2012-2013 (open access)

Fiscal Size-up: 2012-2013

Biennial report produced by the Texas Legislative Budget Board providing information about the structure and operation of the state government including an overview of the budget, descriptions of revenue sources and funds, the economic outlook and demographic information, and descriptions of the programs, activities, and issues of state agencies and institutions.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 82, Number 7, September 30, 2011 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 82, Number 7, September 30, 2011

"During its 2011 regular session, the 82nd Texas Legislature enacted 1,379 bills and adopted 11 joint resolutions after considering more than 6,000 measures filled. It also enacted eight bills during the first called session, This report includes many of the highlights of the regular session and the first called session. It summarizes some proposals that were approved and some that were not. Also included are arguments offered for and against each measure as it was debated. The legislation featured in this report is a sampling and not intended to be comprehensive."
Date: September 30, 2011
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Public Schools Comprehensive Annual Report: 2010 (open access)

Texas Public Schools Comprehensive Annual Report: 2010

Annual report about the status of public education in Texas during 2010, including overviews of performance indicators and assessment; statistics on retention, completion, and performance of various students; descriptions of schools in the system; information about the Texas Education Agency; and other relevant information.
Date: Autumn 2010
Creator: Texas Education Agency
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
New, Renamed, and Abolished State Governmental Entities: 82nd Legislature (open access)

New, Renamed, and Abolished State Governmental Entities: 82nd Legislature

Overview of Texas "statutory state agencies, interagency panels, advisory committees, and other state governmental entities that were created, restructured, or eliminated by the legislature" (p. 1) including summary information about each entity's name, legislative backing, functions, composition, and expiration/sunset date as applicable.
Date: 2011~
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Legislative Council. Research Division.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 82, Number 1, November 23, 2010 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 82, Number 1, November 23, 2010

Report that reviews several of the issues that the 82nd Legislature of Texas were to consider during its 2011 regular session. Topics include taxes and revenue; business and economic development; criminal justice and public safety; health and human services; education; immigration; energy and environment; transportation; government organization; and the judiciary.
Date: November 23, 2010
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Commission on Fire Protection Requests for Legislative Appropriations: Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013 (open access)

Texas Commission on Fire Protection Requests for Legislative Appropriations: Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013

Report submitted by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection containing background information on the commission, and summaries of requests for appropriations and expenditures for the fiscal years 2012 and 2013 with supporting documentation.
Date: August 2, 2010
Creator: Texas Commission on Fire Protection
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Securities Act, State of Texas (open access)

The Securities Act, State of Texas

This document contains updated information about the State of Texas Securities Act for the year 2011.
Date: September 1, 2011
Creator: Texas. State Securities Board.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Statutory Memberships and Appointments of the Presiding Officers of the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session 1st Called Session 2011 (open access)

Statutory Memberships and Appointments of the Presiding Officers of the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session 1st Called Session 2011

"This document, which is updated by the Texas Legislative Council following each session of the legislature, provides information on the statutorily created entities on which the lieutenant governor and speaker of the house of representatives serve as ex officio members, those to which they appoint members, and those for which they provide nominees or other input relating to membership" (p. vii).
Date: 2011
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Legislative Council. Research Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report To The 82nd Texas Legislature: House Committee on Business & Industry (open access)

Interim Report To The 82nd Texas Legislature: House Committee on Business & Industry

Report from the Texas House Committee on Business and Industry describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 82nd Texas Legislature.
Date: December 2010
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Business and Industry.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature: House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs (open access)

Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature: House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Report from the Texas House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 82nd Texas Legislature.
Date: December 10, 2010
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Defense and Veterans' Affairs.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature: House Committee on State Affairs (open access)

Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature: House Committee on State Affairs

Report from the Texas House Committee on State Affairs describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 82nd Texas Legislature.
Date: September 27, 2010
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. State Affairs Committee.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature: House Committee on Fiscal Stability (open access)

Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature: House Committee on Fiscal Stability

Report from the Texas House Committee on Fiscal Stability describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 82nd Texas Legislature.
Date: December 2010
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Select Committee on Fiscal Stability.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature: House Committee on General Investigating & Ethics (open access)

Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature: House Committee on General Investigating & Ethics

Report from the Texas House Committee on General Investigating & Ethics describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 82nd Texas Legislature.
Date: December 2010
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on General Investigating and Ethics.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature: House Committee on Natural Resources (open access)

Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature: House Committee on Natural Resources

Report from the Texas House Committee on Natural Resources describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 82nd Texas Legislature.
Date: December 2010
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Natural Resources Committee.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature: House Committee on Public Health (open access)

Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature: House Committee on Public Health

Report from the Texas House Committee on Public Health describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 82nd Texas Legislature.
Date: December 2010
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Public Health.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature: House Committee on Emergency Preparedness (open access)

Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature: House Committee on Emergency Preparedness

Report from the Texas House Committee on Emergency Preparedness describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 82nd Texas Legislature.
Date: December 2010
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Select Committee on Emergency Preparedness.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature: House Committee on Environmental Regulation (open access)

Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature: House Committee on Environmental Regulation

Report from the Texas House Committee on Environmental Regulation describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 82nd Texas Legislature.
Date: December 2010
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Environmental Regulation.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adult and Juvenile Correctional Population Projection, Fiscal Years 2012-2017 (open access)

Adult and Juvenile Correctional Population Projection, Fiscal Years 2012-2017

"This report is provided to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice so they may incorporate the relevant information into their Legislative Appropriations Requests for the 2014-15 biennium" (June 2012).
Date: June 2012
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature: House Committee on Corrections (open access)

Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature: House Committee on Corrections

Report from the Texas House Committee on Corrections describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 82nd Texas Legislature.
Date: November 29, 2010
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Corrections.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature: House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence (open access)

Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature: House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence

Report from the Texas House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 82nd Texas Legislature.
Date: December 2010
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature: House Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence (open access)

Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature: House Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence

Report from the Texas House Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 82nd Texas Legislature.
Date: December 7, 2010
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Judiciary Committee.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 82, Number 5, June 30, 2011 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 82, Number 5, June 30, 2011

This report includes a digest of each vetoed measure, the governor's stated reason for the veto, and a response to the veto from the author or the sponsor of the bill.
Date: June 30, 2011
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History