Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2019
Creator: Sunset Advisory Commission
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Funeral Service Commission (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Funeral Service Commission

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Funeral Service Commission, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2019
Creator: Sunset Advisory Commission
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas State Board of Public Accountancy (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas State Board of Public Accountancy

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2019
Creator: Sunset Advisory Commission
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Windstorm Insurance Association

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2019
Creator: Sunset Advisory Commission
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Biennial Report: 2017-2018 (open access)

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Biennial Report: 2017-2018

Biennial report of theTexas Commission on Environmental Quality describing goals, activities, and accomplishments during fiscal years 2017-2018
Date: December 2018
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2020 and 2021 (open access)

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2020 and 2021

Report submitted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to the Texas 86th regular legislature requesting appropriations to fund programming and activities. It includes an overview of the institution's goals, summaries of appropriations requests for fiscal years 2020 and 2021, and supporting documentation.
Date: 2018
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Emissions Reduction Plan Biennial Report (2017-2018): A Report to the 86th Texas Legislature (open access)

Texas Emissions Reduction Plan Biennial Report (2017-2018): A Report to the 86th Texas Legislature

Guide describing regulations for the Texas Emissions Reduction plan for the state of Texas. This includes reports on funding, accomplishments, and more.
Date: December 2018
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Air Quality Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Activities and Recommendations of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee: Report to the 86th Legislature (open access)

Activities and Recommendations of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee: Report to the 86th Legislature

"This report describes the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee (TGPC) activities during 2017 and 2018, discusses selected groundwater protection issues, and provides recommendations to improve groundwater protection for the 86th Texas Legislature's consideration" (p. 1).
Date: January 2019
Creator: Texas Groundwater Protection Committee
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Amendments to the Texas Constitution Since 1876 (open access)

Amendments to the Texas Constitution Since 1876

Publication charting the basics of all original sections of the Texas Constitution and amendatory proposals and includes information on subject content, the dates and outcomes of constitutional amendment elections, and links to the joint resolutions containing the text of amendments.
Date: February 2020
Creator: Texas Legislative Council
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments: November 5, 2019, Election (open access)

Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments: November 5, 2019, Election

The ten joint resolutions proposing amendments to the Texas state constitution offered for approval by Texas voters in the November 5, 2019, election ballot. Includes the ballot language, an analysis of each proposed amendment, and the text of the joint resolution proposing the amendment. Each analysis includes background information and a summary of comments made during the legislative process about the proposed constitutional amendments by supporters and opponents.
Date: August 2019
Creator: Texas Legislative Council
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Condensed Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments: 86th Regular Session. November 5, 2019, Election (open access)

Condensed Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments: 86th Regular Session. November 5, 2019, Election

Analysis of the ten proposed constitutional amendments put up for a vote at the November 5, 2019, Election. Includes a brief summary and analysis of each proposed amendment, as well as comments by both supporters and opponents.
Date: August 2019
Creator: Texas Legislative Council
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
New, Renamed, and Abolished State Governmental Entities (open access)

New, Renamed, and Abolished State Governmental Entities

Report providing information on the function and composition of statutory state agencies, interagency panels, advisory committees, and other state governmental entities that have been created, renamed, or eliminated by the Texas legislature.
Date: November 2019
Creator: Texas Legislative Council
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Procedures Manual for Joint Committees (open access)

Procedures Manual for Joint Committees

Report covering budget submission, approval, and account administration; staffing issues and contracts; administrative support, including the handling of telephones, supplies and purchasing, duplication and printing, mail and messenger service, and travel; issues relating to committee proceedings, including meetings and committee's final reports; as well as examples of forms used in committee account administration.
Date: September 2019
Creator: Texas Legislative Council
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Summary of Enactments (open access)

Summary of Enactments

Document providing summaries of all bills and joint resolutions passed by the Texas Legislature during the 2019 Regular Session, from January 8 through May 27.
Date: November 2019
Creator: Texas Legislative Council
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Library and Archives Commission Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2020 and 2021 (open access)

Texas State Library and Archives Commission Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2020 and 2021

Report submitted by Texas State Library & Archives Commision to the Texas 86th regular legislature requesting appropriations to fund programming and activities. It includes an overview of the institution's goals, summaries of appropriations requests for fiscal years 2020 and 2021, and supporting documentation.
Date: August 7, 2018
Creator: Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2020 and 2021 (open access)

Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2020 and 2021

Report submitted by Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board to the Texas 86th regular legislature requesting appropriations to fund programming and activities. It includes an overview of the institution's goals, summaries of appropriations requests for fiscal years 2020 and 2021, and supporting documentation.
Date: August 3, 2018
Creator: Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Biennial Report on the Use of the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas: 2018 (open access)

Biennial Report on the Use of the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas: 2018

Report providing an update on how the Texas Water Development Board is using SWIFT program funds to support development of new water supplies by implementing projects in the state water plan, including how the funding program is supporting rural and agricultural projects, water conservation, and reuse of wastewater.
Date: December 1, 2018
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluation of the Best Management Practices in Certain Water Conservation Plants (open access)

Evaluation of the Best Management Practices in Certain Water Conservation Plants

Report summarizing the evaluations of the best management practices for utilities with 3,300 or more connections that applied for financial assistance from the TWDB during fiscal years 2017 and 2018.
Date: January 1, 2019
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Future of Desalination in Texas: 2018 Biennial Report to the 86th Texas Legislature on Seawater and Brackish Groundwater Desalination (open access)

The Future of Desalination in Texas: 2018 Biennial Report to the 86th Texas Legislature on Seawater and Brackish Groundwater Desalination

Report describing the efforts and results of initiatives in regard to the desalination of seawater and groundwater in Texas.
Date: December 1, 2018
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Report
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
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
State Flood Assessment (open access)

State Flood Assessment

Report providing an initial assessment of Texas's flood risks, an overview of roles and responsibilities, an estimate of flood mitigation costs, and a synopsis of stakeholder views on the future of flood planning.
Date: January 2019
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water Use of Texas Water Utilities: Third Biennial Report to the Texas Legislature (open access)

Water Use of Texas Water Utilities: Third Biennial Report to the Texas Legislature

Biennial report on water use by public utilities companies in Texas.
Date: January 2019
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Unemployment Compensation Act and Related Portions of the Labor Code (open access)

Texas Unemployment Compensation Act and Related Portions of the Labor Code

{{{Annotated}}} Text of the Texas law/s related to unemployment, including such topics as the definition of employment and wages, various federal funds, reimbursements, benefits, claims, lost or misplaced warrants, and vocational rehabilitation services, as well as information about various programs and divisions in place
Date: September 2019
Creator: Texas Workforce Commission
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General's Office Requests for Legislative Appropriations: Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021 (open access)

Texas Attorney General's Office Requests for Legislative Appropriations: Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021

Report submitted by the Office of Attorney General to the Texas 86th regular legislature requesting appropriations to fund programming and activities. It includes an overview of the institution's goals, summaries of appropriations requests for fiscal years 2020 and 2021, and supporting documentation.
Date: August 24, 2018
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History