Highlights of the 77th Texas Legislature, Regular Session: A Summary of the Most Significant Legislative Action (open access)

Highlights of the 77th Texas Legislature, Regular Session: A Summary of the Most Significant Legislative Action

Report providing summaries of significant legislative actions conducted by the 77th Texas Legislature, broken down by topical categories.
Date: July 2001
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate. Research Center.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Budget and Performance Assessments: State Agencies and Institutions, 1997-2001 (open access)

Texas Budget and Performance Assessments: State Agencies and Institutions, 1997-2001

Report summarizing budgets and performance information for Texas agencies, organized by government function: general, health and human services, education, judiciary, public safety and criminal justice, natural resources, business and economic development, and regulatory activities.
Date: 2001
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Legislature Summary of Enactments: 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001 (open access)

Texas Legislature Summary of Enactments: 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001

Summary of laws passed by the 77th Legislature of Texas, including enacted legislation, proposed constitutional amendments, changes to state agencies and governing boards, sunset legislation, vetoed legislation, and an index of passed bills (starting on page 651).
Date: October 2001
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Legislative Council.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Activities of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee: Report to the 77th Legislature (open access)

Activities of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee: Report to the 77th Legislature

A report which summarizes the activities for the preceding two years and provides recommendations to improve groundwater protection.
Date: November 2000
Creator: Texas Groundwater Protection Committee
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 77, Number 21, July 2002 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 77, Number 21, July 2002

Report on issues with the disposal of low-level radioactive waste in the state of Texas.
Date: July 5, 2002
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 77, Number 22, July 2002 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 77, Number 22, July 2002

Report on issues surrounding the payment of physicians and health-care providers by insurers in Texas.
Date: July 17, 2002
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 77, Number 18, April 2002 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 77, Number 18, April 2002

Report on the legality of requiring background checks be performed on gun buyers at gun shows in Texas.
Date: April 3, 2002
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 77, Number 19, April 2002 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 77, Number 19, April 2002

This is a report by the 77th Legislature addressing electronic commerce conducted over the Internet and the collection of sales tax on remote transactions. The report focuses on how states treat taxable sales when technological innovation are changing the way retailers, wholesalers, and suppliers do business.
Date: April 9, 2002
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 77, Number 20, May 2002 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 77, Number 20, May 2002

Periodical discussing standardizing driver's licenses, including privacy and security concerns.
Date: May 31, 2002
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 77, Number 15, December 2001 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 77, Number 15, December 2001

Report on the restructuring of the Texas electricity market, allowing competition between vendors rather than company control of a geographic area.
Date: December 17, 2001
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 77, Number 16, February 2002 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 77, Number 16, February 2002

Report on the legality of gambling operations on Native American land.
Date: February 12, 2002
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 77, Number 17, February 2002 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 77, Number 17, February 2002

Report on the role of the State Board of Education in selecting textbooks.
Date: February 22, 2002
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 77, Number 13, October 2001 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 77, Number 13, October 2001

Report on the controversy over free or reduced-cost medical care for undocumented immigrants.
Date: October 29, 2001
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Shrimp Fishery: Executive Summary (open access)

The Texas Shrimp Fishery: Executive Summary

Summary of a report on shrimp life-cycles, habitats, fishing, and conservation in Texas.
Date: September 2002
Creator: Texas. Coastal Fisheries Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 77, Number 12, August 2001 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 77, Number 12, August 2001

Periodical discussing the 19 Texas constitutional amendments proposed to be voted on in the 2001 general election.
Date: August 13, 2001
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Guardianship Issues Biennial Report: 2000 (open access)

Texas Guardianship Issues Biennial Report: 2000

Report to the Texas Legislature on guardianship issues including legislative actions, programs, organizations, and judicial actions.
Date: December 1, 2000
Creator: Guardianship Alliance of Texas
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dropout Study: A Report to the 77th Texas Legislature (open access)

Dropout Study: A Report to the 77th Texas Legislature

Report discussing the Texas dropout rate, the agency definition of a dropout, and the data found through the report.
Date: December 2000
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History